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Palakkad Gap

A rare 30-km break in the Western Ghats, which is the main route between Kerala and Tamil Nadu.

Photo: Premnath.T.Murkoth · CC BY-SA 3.0
Price
Free
Time Needed
30 minutes
Address
Walayar, Palakkad, Kerala 678624Directions

Why Go

The gap shapes the climate and is why Palakkad is known as Kerala's rice bowl. The drive across it runs through rice fields, with wind turbines ahead.

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