Valparai
Tea estates at thirteen hundred metres reached by forty hairpin bends, with lion tailed macaques in the shade trees.
- Where
- Tamil Nadu, India
- Grade
- Well known
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 1 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 10.3270, 76.9500
Get the Valparai stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Valparai. 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 Valparai
Malakkappara 12 km
A plantation settlement in the Thrissur hills, right on the Tamil Nadu border.
Aliyar Reservoir 17 km
A reservoir at the foot of the Valparai road, under the Anaimalai hills.
Anaimalai Tiger Reserve 20 km
Shola forest and grassland in the Anamalais, formerly Indira Gandhi Wildlife Sanctuary.
Eravikulam National Park 20 km
High rolling grassland above the tea, where the Nilgiri tahr is tame enough to walk past.
Anamudi 22 km
The highest peak in India south of the Himalaya at two thousand six hundred and ninety five metres, inside Eravikulam.
Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary 25 km
Thorn forest in the rain shadow of the Western Ghats, with the grizzled giant squirrel.
Parambikulam Tiger Reserve 27 km
Teak forest between the Anamalais and Nelliampathy, with the oldest teak tree anybody has dated.
Masānī Ammān 28 km
The chief temple of Masani Amman at Anaimalai, a household goddess to families across the Coimbatore country.
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Questions
Where is Valparai?
Valparai is in Tamil Nadu. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Malakkappara (12 km), Aliyar Reservoir (17 km), Anaimalai Tiger Reserve (20 km).
How do I get the Valparai stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Valparai 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 Valparai 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.
Collect your first stamp.
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