Kuttikkanam, situated near Peermedu is also a plantation town where most of the area’s Resorts located. Peermedu Development Society-run Sahyadri Ayurvedic Pharmaceutical Factory and Treatment Centre are located here. Here treatment with accommodation is available. The Ayurvedic Factory, a km away from Treatment Centre, is open to visitors to have a close look at multi-staged processing of ingredients into medicinal concoction and decoction. Watching the process is informative and interesting.

Peermade is a big small beautiful plantation town located to the south of the Idukki district In Kerala India. Blessed by the fragrance of cardamom and spices, the beautiful green mountains crowned with mist. Surrounded by tea plantations and greenery.

Major activities include sight seeing and adventure. There are a lot of places to see including, Plantation, waterfalls, hills, viewpoints Ghats, Periyar wildlife sanctuary and more. The places link in this site gives u more information on the tourist spots and the spot maps. Some are more interested in adventure sports like paragliding, trekking ,walking etc. Vagamon a place 10 kilometers away from Peermade is the official site for paragliding in Kerala.

The place derived its name from the name of a Sufi saint called Peer Mohammad. The meaning of the word Peermade is ‘the Hill of Peer’. The famous tourist destinations namely Thekkady and Vagamon are very near to Peermade. The place is known as Kerala’s Own Ooty. It stands at an altitude of more than 1000 meters above the sea level. The climate is always pleasant here. The place is very easy to reach, it is beside NH 220 on the way to Thekkady From Cochin. The place is connected by a network of roads from all the places. There are bus services and Other vehicles very frequently to the spot.

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