Hill View Park

Hill View Park is a famous tourist attraction offering great views of the Idukki and Cheruthoni Dams. This is a well maintained park that sprawls over a wide area of 8 acres and is closely located at a distance of 1.5 km from the Idukki town. The travelers wishing to observe the majestic sights of the animal shelter, over here, must not forget to carry their binoculars.One can also spot diverse wildlife in its natural habitat.

Anyone will like that magnificent and wonderful park spreads over 8 acres and flourished with many hundreds of species of crotons, flowers and other vegetation. The entry fee is just Rs.10/- for adults and Rs.5/- for children. It will be kept open throughout the year and you can come here with full confidence to enjoy natural sceneries. The park is situated at about 1.5 Km from the Idukki town and at about 350 ft above the dam water level. From the park we can get the panoramic aerial view of both Cheruthoni, lying on the left and Idukki Dam, lying on the opposite side of the park.

The park has been carefully and neatly constructed on a small hill and we can easily climb up and enjoy every part of the park which would attract us with countless numbers of colorful crotons, herbal plants and beautiful flowers. We can easily reach every part of the park as it is provided with gentle slope paths. Words to be found to express the ultimate beauty of surrounding cloud capping hills, variety of wood species and flowering plants that we could view while climbing up the park. In one corner of the park we can find a small pond where we can enjoy pedal boating. On the toppest point of the park we can find a beautiful watchtower from where we could enjoy the ultimate beauty of glittering water of both dams, bird eye view of Idukki town and surrounding beautiful hills in all the four directions.

Getting there
Nearest railway station: Ernakulam Railway Station, about 118 km
Nearest airport: Cochin International Airport, about 101 km
Google map coordinates: RXQ7+W2 Idukki Twp, Kerala