Areekkal Waterfalls

Areekkal Waterfalls is located in Pampakuda around 35 kilometers away from the Ernakulam main city on the Thodupuzha- Ernakulam road.^[1]

Areekkal Waterfalls
Location	Ernakulam district, Kerala, India
Longest drop	100 ft

Overview

Areekkal Waterfalls located in Pampakuda Panchayat of Ernakulam district which was not known much to tourists until earlier.^[2] It received attraction in 2014, after the Kerala government launched the Areekkal tourism development project.^[3] It is located on the Piramadam-Vettimudu route and is around 100 feet in height with forest and rubber plantations in its background.^[4] It is one of the major domestic tourist destination in Pampakuda.^[5] The waterfall originates from Mannathur Hills in Tirumaradi Panchayat. It comes down from a height of more than 70 feet over the rocks. It falls on all three levels and there is a barricaded area built below the third level for travelers to access.^[6] Other notable places and tourist destinations near Areekkal falls are Kochareekkal caves, Mandalam Mount, Mayeeladam Para, Shoolam waterfall, Pazhur Padipura, Pazhur Perumthrikovil Temple and Piravam Valiya Palli.^[7]

References

1. "Areekkal Waterfalls | Tourist Places in Ernakulam | Top Waterfalls in Kerala". Kerala Tourism. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
2. "എറണാകുളത്തുണ്ടൊരു വെള്ളച്ചാട്ടം; എവിടെയാണെന്ന് അറിയാമോ?". Samayam Malayalam (in Malayalam). Retrieved 10 February 2023.
3. ഡെസ്ക്, വെബ് (7 June 2022). "അരീക്കൽ ഉദ്യാനം പദ്ധതിക്ക് തുടക്കം". www.madhyamam.com (in Malayalam). Retrieved 10 February 2023.
4. "So close, yet so surreal". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
5. "Areekkal waterfalls, an untouched and pristine tourist destination". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
6. "ചാട്ടം അത്ര പോര; അരീക്കൽ വെള്ളച്ചാട്ടം ശോഷിച്ചു". ManoramaOnline (in Malayalam). Retrieved 10 February 2023.
7. "അരീക്കൽ വിളിക്കുന്നു; സഞ്ചാരികളേ വരൂ." Deshabhimani (in Malayalam). Retrieved 10 February 2023.