Pandallur, Cherambady and Mango-Orange Estate

Pandallur and Cherambady are very beautiful towns hidden in a vast expanse of tea estate area called the Mango Orange estate.  There is no accommodation available in Cherambady town but food of good quality over there.  There are three hotels of mini size in Pandallur offering rooms in 300 rupee range.   For the tea estate bums, Pandallur is real heaven. 

PANDALLUR WAKS

One walk available to up the hill to the kovil or little temple.  Another walk of lesser effort is to proceed on the mosque road.  If you walk three kilometres you can reach the second mosque and the whole path is very photogenic.  A third walk is on Ooty road.  Take a bus to Ooty, pay five rupees and get down at the second bus stop.  Then walk back.  Wow! What a fantastic scenery!

You can also travel to Devala town and it is also a suitable place for nice strolls.  Walk on the Rodusson Mullah Estate Road.  After 300 meters, you reach a closed gate which you can cross or return.  The good scenes begin only after the Holy Cross school on the way. Another walk is the the road after the green mosque.  It is suitable for a long treck watching the locals and their lifestyle.  The road opposite the Bijo Lodge is also suitable for walking through a silent track but take care of an occasional attack from a wild elephant.  The locals will guide you about any dangers involved.  This road takes you to an electric transformer at a bend called Palathingal or ‘at the bridge’ in Malayalam language.  The next village is called ‘Koovan Moola’ where there is a Masjidh and school.  Turning right you reach Kuruman tribal colony and going right in the mud track takes you to Athikkunnu village.

Useful telephone numbers:

Bijo Lodge, Pandallur. Mr. Thomas / Joseph / Bijo. 09443931250 ]04262220756

2. Neha Restaurant, Bus stand, Pandallur. 09786780221

3. Jas Lodge, Pandallur. Mr.Shashi, Manager: 09487315708

Another walk is to Koomola village, a colony of the rich people of Pandallur which is three kilometre from Pandallur town.  Another road takes you to Ayyankunnu and Sultan Battery in Kerala.  This road has strange villages like ‘foreignmukku’ or the corner of foreigners and ‘kollappalli’ or the killing fields.  Nambiarkunnu and Cheeral are other villages before the T.junction of Pazhool.  Right means Gudalur and left means Sultan Battery from here.