The Western Ghat range of mountains are composed of high mountain peak rising on an average to 1500m above sea level, with gorges, and deep-cut valleys covered with dense forests, interspersed with tea, coffee and spice plantations, spectacular waterfalls and mountain streams.
This is the most species-rich eco region in peninsular India with eighty percent of the flowering plant species of the entire mountain range found here.
The mountains are ideal for travelers with a passion for the outdoors. Numerous outback trails and trekking routes snake through the forests with many spots ideal for adventure sports.
Visitors will also find delight in the dazzling profusion of flora and fauna endemic to the Western Ghats. Forty-one of Kerala’s forty-four rivers originate in this region.
The Western Ghats in an unbroken stretch separate Kerala from the rest of the country with a natural mountain pass known as the Palakkad Gap provides access to peninsular India. Situated west of the mountains, the midland plains comprise a swathe of land running along central Kerala with paddy fields at the bottom and groves of rubber and fruit trees besides crops such as black pepper and tapioca on the elevated areas.
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