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Athirappilly Waterfalls

A wide curtain of water crashes through the Sholayar forest landscape.
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Photo: Jan Joseph George · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

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01 — About

About Athirappilly Waterfalls

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We’re still writing about Athirappilly Waterfalls: its history, what’s there and why it’s worth the trip.

02 — Plan your visit

Plan your visit

When to go

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Good time to go This month

Best months
June–January; best conditions vary
Time of day
Morning; avoid heavy-rain warnings
Crowds
Very high in holidays

Time and effort

Easy–Moderate

Time needed
2–3 hours

Tickets and permits

Entry fee
Entry fee may apply
Parking
Official parking near entrance
Permits
Forest/visitor rules apply

On the ground

Local food
Kerala meals, banana fritters, local snacks
Access
Flow and access change sharply with rainfall.

Stay safe

Slippery paths; obey barriers and monsoon closures

Where it is

Thrissur, Kerala

10.28° N 76.57° E