Vagamon is a
hill station located in
Kottayam-
Idukki border of
Kerala,
India. It has a warm and friendly place with cool climate as the
temperature between 10 and 23 degree
Celsius during a summer midday. It is situated 1,100 meters above sea level.
Kurisumala monastery is a famous hill station and
pilgrimage center for the
Christians where
cross put-up in each sub hill stations. The nearby Kurisumala Ashram is an abode of calm and spiritual delight. This hill area includes 12 sub mounds where
pilgrims visit as a
sacrifice. Travelers can enjoy
trekking and climbing this high hill. The area is fully surrounded with
Tea estates and lakes. Indo-Swiss Project
dairy farms is situated on the hill. The hill dairy farm, managed by the Kurisumala
monks. Wagamon is surrounded by three hills namely, 'Thangal hill', 'Murugan hill' and 'Kurisumala'. Other attractions include Tea estates,
pine forests, grass lands,
meadows, mist and
shola forests, the famous suicide point of ‘Thangal hill’, a peculiar rock formations at Thangal Para, a
dairy farm in Kurisumala (hill)


Wagamon is at the fringe of the
Western Ghats and the foot hills on its lower side reach up to
Teekoy with a gradual descent. Traveling by the hill highway in this section is an exhilarating experience with deep
valleys and magnificent views all around. Wagamon presents very spectacular views with an ethereal touch. Wagamon's charm is worth experiencing. Indeed one of the must seen places for tourism loving people. One speciality of Wagamon is that you will never get tired of Wagamon as each day or visit will display the varied moods of nature and climatic differences; the mist you can touch, the rain drops, the gentle breeze,or the golden hue in December-January will be greatly rewarding and soothing for you and can romanticize your mind and thoughts. You can easily be humbled by nature and its not -so- completley -lost pristine condition here.



The trees and shrubs in Wagamon give it an added attraction It is located 33 Kilometers away from
Palai and about 65 KM from
Kottayam.
Cochin International Airport is the nearest airport while the closest rail connection is
Kottayam. There are many finest
resorts available in the surrounding areas with affordable cost for trekkers....
wonderful pictures, heard a lot about Vagamon, its a lovely place in Kerala, I wish to visit there when I get a chance...
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