Agasthyamala Biosphere Reserve
The southern end of the Western Ghats, three and a half thousand square kilometres of it across two states.
- Where
- Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu, India
- Grade
- Hard to reach
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 15 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 8.7030, 77.2354
Get the Agasthyamala Biosphere Reserve stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Agasthyamala Biosphere Reserve. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Tamil Nadu volume with your photos and a note.
Near Agasthyamala Biosphere Reserve
Kalakkad Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve 9.2 km
The river sanctuary at the southern tip of the Ghats, and the wettest part of Tamil Nadu.
Agastya Mala 9.7 km
A peak the Kani people hold sacred, climbed only with a permit and only in season.
Peppara Wildlife Sanctuary 9.8 km
Forest around the Peppara reservoir in the Agasthyamalai, and where the capital's water starts.
Agasthiyar Falls 14 km
Papanasam falls on the Tamiraparani, below the Agastya hills.
Ponmudi 14 km
A ridge at a thousand metres an hour from Thiruvananthapuram, reached by twenty two hairpins through rubber and tea.
Shendurney Wildlife Sanctuary 15 km
A hundred and seventy square kilometres of the Western Ghats in Kollam district, protected since 1984.
Papanasam 17 km
The Tamiraparani, and the falls above it.
Courtallam Falls 25 km
Nine falls in the Western Ghats where people bathe for the minerals the water carries off the herbs above.
More offbeat places in Tamil Nadu
Questions
Where is Agasthyamala Biosphere Reserve?
Agasthyamala Biosphere Reserve is in Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Kalakkad Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve (9.2 km), Agastya Mala (9.7 km), Peppara Wildlife Sanctuary (9.8 km).
How do I get the Agasthyamala Biosphere Reserve stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Agasthyamala Biosphere Reserve and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Tamil Nadu volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Agasthyamala Biosphere Reserve before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Tamil Nadu volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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