Kerala's exotic appeal is centered in the highland area of the Western Ghats. Amongst the most popular hill stations of Kerala are Munnar, Ponmudi, Idukki, Peermade, Devikulam, and Wayand.

MUNNAR: Location:About 190 km from Cochin International Airport.
The nature-lover’s paradise. Snuggling in the green and serene Kannan Devan Hills, lies the quite and restful resort of Munnar, at an altitude of 1524 m and 136 km off Cochin.It is famous for its lush green surroundings, lakes, reservoirs, forests, and tea estates. The quiet environs of Munnar attract the traveler to relax in the lap of Mother Nature. Munnar also beacons the adventure-seeking traveler, who is interested in paragliding. It has some of the highest tea estates in the world.
Panoramic views of low-flying clouds and mist filled valleys make it a pretty little heaven with a cool bracing climate. It was opened up out of virgin forests a century ago by pioneering planters.
The Kundale Tea Plantation - An area surrounding a lovely lake that offers some of the most stunning views of the region. It offers the best opportunity you are ever likely to have to see the tea plantations, to watch tea being picked, to learn how tea is processed, to smell the sweet scent of tea wafting through the air and to buy the tea directly from the gardens.

PONMUDI: Location: About 61 km from Thiruvananthapuram city,south Kerala.
Situated at an attitude of 915 m above sea level, Ponmudi is a beautiful hill station known for its pleasant climate, tea plantations and enchanting scenery in Thiruvananthapuram. The deep forest trails are ideal for hiking and trekking.

IDUKKI:
Idukki is one of the popular hill stations of Kerala. Idukki is the land of majestic mountains, wondrous valleys and spectacular streams. The mountains of Idukki are the starting point of the River Pamba. The small hill town of Idukki derives its name from the Malayalam word Idukku that literally means 'a narrow gorge'. Idukki lives true to its name and the Periyar River has the hills of Kuravan and Kurathi on its sides forming a gorge. The mist clad hillocks of the hill resort of Idukki work magic. Idukki offers forests rich in teak wood, rose wood and sandalwood.

PEERUMADE:Location:About 40 km from Kumily,Idukki district, central Kerala.
Peerumedu is a small hill station on the way to Thekkady. It is an ideal stopover on the way to Thekkady. Surrounded by rolling hills and valleys, Peerumed is well known for its waterfalls, open grasslands and delightful trekking trails. It is a fertile land at an altitude of 914 meters. Formerly the summer palaces of Travancore Rajas, this tiny and cool hill station is full of rubber, tea, coffee, pepper and cardamom plantation, interspersed with waterfalls and open grass lands.

DEVIKULAM:
Earlier an old rubber plantation, Kumarakom was developed The hill station of Devikulam is located in the Indian state of Kerala. Devikulam has gorgeous green slopes that are as high as if to touch the sky. Lovely large lawns, rare fauna and flora and the cool breezes in Devikulam are not just refreshing but rejuvenating to the souls. Devikulam literally means "the pond or lake of the Devi". As per the beliefs of the people Goddess Sita had bathed in the waters of the lake in Devikulam.

WAYANAD:
Wayanad is one of the hill stations of Kerala that has been able to retain its pristine nature. Hidden away in the hills of Wayanad are some of the oldest tribes, as yet untouched by civilisation. Wayanad is known for picturesque mist-clad hills, sprawling spice plantations, luxuriant forests and rich cultural traditions.
Luxuriant plantations of coffee, tea, cardamom, pepper and rubber, stretch over the hills of Wayanad as far as the eye can see.
With the fast-flowing rivers - Panamaram, Mananthavady and Kabini - cutting across the undulating panorama and lending a picture-postcard look to the whole region - the north eastern tip of Kerala.