{"id":3972,"date":"2018-04-13T10:21:32","date_gmt":"2018-04-13T04:51:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gozocabs.com\/blog\/?p=3972"},"modified":"2018-04-06T15:40:21","modified_gmt":"2018-04-06T10:10:21","slug":"explore-places-near-kodaikanal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gozocabs.com\/blog\/explore-places-near-kodaikanal\/","title":{"rendered":"Explore places near Kodaikanal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you have spare time and wish to explore places near Kodaikanal, this list could help.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Coimbatore<\/span><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3606\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3606\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gozocabs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Coimbatore.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3606\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gozocabs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Coimbatore.jpg?resize=1200%2C720\" alt=\"Coimbatore\" width=\"1200\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gozocabs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Coimbatore.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gozocabs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Coimbatore.jpg?resize=300%2C180&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gozocabs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Coimbatore.jpg?resize=768%2C461&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gozocabs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Coimbatore.jpg?resize=1024%2C614&amp;ssl=1 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3606\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Courtesy: en.wikipedia.org<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Coimbatore is famous for Marudamalai temple, built during the Dravidians time. Some of the main attractions of Coimbatore include-<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Anamalai tiger reserve<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dhyanalinga<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Monkey falls<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Siruvani waterfalls<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Marudamalai temple<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Distance between Kodaikanal and Coimbatore:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> 180 kilometers, 4.5 hours drive<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gozocabs.com\/book-taxi\/kodaikanal-coimbatore\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Book a cab from Kodaikanal to Coimbatore<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pondicherry<\/span><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3678\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3678\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gozocabs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/pondicherry-beach.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3678\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gozocabs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/pondicherry-beach.jpg?resize=1024%2C768\" alt=\"pondicherry beach\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gozocabs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/pondicherry-beach.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gozocabs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/pondicherry-beach.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gozocabs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/pondicherry-beach.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3678\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Courtesy: www.flickr.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The city is also known as Puducherry. It was a French colony in India till 1954. The main attractions of this place are-<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Basilica of the sacred heart of Jesus<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rock beach<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Immaculate conception cathedral<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Old lighthouse<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Aurobindo Ashram<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Arulmigu Manakula Vinayagar temple <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Puducherry science center and planetarium <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Distance between Kodaikanal and Pondicherry:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> 397 kilometers, 7.5 hours drive<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gozocabs.com\/book-taxi\/kodaikanal-pondicherry\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Book a cab from Kodaikanal to Pondicherry<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Munnar<\/span><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3643\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3643\" style=\"width: 1246px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gozocabs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Mattupetty-Dam-Munnar.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3643\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gozocabs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Mattupetty-Dam-Munnar.jpg?resize=1246%2C769\" alt=\"Mattupetty Dam Munnar\" width=\"1246\" height=\"769\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gozocabs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Mattupetty-Dam-Munnar.jpg?w=1246&amp;ssl=1 1246w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gozocabs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Mattupetty-Dam-Munnar.jpg?resize=300%2C185&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gozocabs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Mattupetty-Dam-Munnar.jpg?resize=768%2C474&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gozocabs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Mattupetty-Dam-Munnar.jpg?resize=1024%2C632&amp;ssl=1 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3643\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Courtesy: commons.wikimedia.org<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Munnar is a beautiful Hill Station located in the Kerala state of India. The town captures the landscapes of the Western Ghats mountain range.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Some of the great sites in Munnar include-<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Eravikulam National Park<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Munnar Tea Museum<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hydel Park<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pothamedu View Point<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mattupetty Dam<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Distance between Kodaikanal and Munnar:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> 165 kilometers, 4.5 hours drive<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gozocabs.com\/book-taxi\/kodaikanal-munnar\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Book a cab from Kodaikanal to Munnar<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rameshwaram<\/span><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3958\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3958\" style=\"width: 900px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gozocabs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/pamban-bridge-rameswaram.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3958\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gozocabs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/pamban-bridge-rameswaram.jpg?resize=900%2C600\" alt=\"pamban bridge rameswaram\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gozocabs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/pamban-bridge-rameswaram.jpg?w=900&amp;ssl=1 900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gozocabs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/pamban-bridge-rameswaram.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gozocabs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/pamban-bridge-rameswaram.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3958\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Courtesy: motherofpearl.deviantart.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rameshwaram is one of the four most important Hindu pilgrimage places in India (one among the <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Char Dham<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">). This is the place from where Lord Rama built a stone bridge to Sri Lanka to rescue his wife from Ravana. People believe that the remains of the bridge are still present in the seabed. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Well, the place presents beautiful sea view and moderate climate throughout the year.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Distance between Kodaikanal and Rameshwaram:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> 285 kilometers, 6.5 hours drive<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gozocabs.com\/book-taxi\/kodaikanal-rameswaram\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Book a cab from Kodaikanal to Rameshwaram<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Madurai<\/span><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2873\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2873\" style=\"width: 1440px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gozocabs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/madurai.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2873\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gozocabs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/madurai.jpg?resize=1440%2C550\" alt=\"madurai\" width=\"1440\" height=\"550\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gozocabs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/madurai.jpg?w=1440&amp;ssl=1 1440w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gozocabs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/madurai.jpg?resize=300%2C115&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gozocabs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/madurai.jpg?resize=768%2C293&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gozocabs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/madurai.jpg?resize=1024%2C391&amp;ssl=1 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2873\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Courtesy: www.daiwikhotels.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Madurai is an important town in Tamilnadu, famous for the <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Meenakshi Amman temple<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. The city also presents the historical traces of the dynasties like Chola, Pandya, Nayaks, to name a few. The place is worth a visit, especially when you have interest in history. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Distance between Kodaikanal and Madurai:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> 115 kilometers, 3 hours drive<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gozocabs.com\/book-taxi\/kodaikanal-madurai\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Book a cab from Kodaikanal to Madurai<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>More about Kodaikanal-<\/b><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gozocabs.com\/blog\/best-way-to-spend-one-day-in-kodaikanal\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Best way to spend one day in Kodaikanal<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gozocabs.com\/blog\/best-food-in-kodaikanal\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Worth trying food in Kodaikanal<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gozocabs.com\/blog\/how-to-reach-kodaikanal\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How to reach?<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>If you have spare time and wish to explore places near Kodaikanal, this list could help. 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