Lakkom Water Falls, also known as Lakkam Waterfalls, is a tourist attraction located near

Marayoor Marayur or Marayoor is a town in Devikulam taluk of Idukki district in Kerala, India. It is located 42 kilometers north of Munnar on SH 17 connecting Munnar with Udumalpet, Tamil Nadu. Marayur is situated at around 1,600 metres (5,200 ft) above ...

in the Idukki district of

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. These falls are part of the Eravikulam stream, which is a part of

Eravikulam National Park Eravikulam National Park is a 97 km2 national park located along the Western Ghats in the Idukki and Ernakulam districts of Kerala in India. Situated between 10º05'N and 10º20' north, and 77º0' and 77º10' east, (Semap) it is the ...

and is one of the major tributaries of the

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Reaching there

Situated at about 25 km from

Munnar Munnar () is a town and hill station in the Idukki district of the southwestern Indian state of Kerala. Munnar is situated at around above mean sea level, in the Western Ghats mountain range. Munnar is also called the "Kashmir of South Indi ...

, Lakkom Waterfalls is on the way to

Udumalaipettai Udumalai, also known as Udumalaipettai and Udumalpet (), is a town in Tiruppur district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Udumalaipettai is located 535 km (332 mi) south west from the state capital, Chennai and 72 km (45 mi) away from Coimbato ...

from

. One can either catch a bus to Udumalaipettai or hire a local

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from Munnar to reach here. It is on State Highway 17.

Other details

Visiting time at Lakkom Waterfalls is from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm and visitors have to pay an entrance fees of . There are no separate fees for DSLR cameras. There is also a guided trekking programme available at Lakkom Waterfalls for an amount of , and with this you can trek alongside the waterfalls.

External links

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Kerala Tourism

Lakkom Waterfalls
Waterfalls of Kerala Waterfalls of Idukki district {{Idukki-geo-stub