The story of Munnar
British planters began growing tea around Munnar in the late 19th century. Today the hills are among the highest tea estates in South India, at around 1,600 metres.
The hills are also home to Eravikulam National Park, where the rare Nilgiri tahr mountain goat lives, and to the neelakurinji flower that turns slopes blue once every 12 years.
