Madurai-Munnar-Thekkady: Advice Needed

I’ll be travelling (Along with wife and friends) from Madurai to Munnar next week end and I need your expert advice on the do’s and don’ts enroute/at Munnar. I have been to Munnar earlier but that was from the Udumalapet side and by public transport.

I have gone through dreamdiesel and sriswe’s travelogues on Munnar and have collected information (Given below) on the places to visit. Thanks to them.

http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/travel…enjoyed-2.html

http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/travel…swift-d-2.html

Now I would need more info on reaching these places. Would appreciate if you guys can answer the below queries.

1. Distance and travel time from Madurai Kamarajar University to Munnar Town by self driven car?
2. Sightseeing spots enroute Madurai-Theni-Bodi Pass-Munnar route other than Lockheart Gap?
3. Sightseeing places at Munnar
   1. Been there earlier
      i. Photo Point
      ii. Mattupetty Dam
      iii. Echo Point
      iv. Kundala Lake
      v. Top Station – Trekking arranged. Planned to cover 50% of the distance we covered in our earlier trip. Pictures attached for reference.
   2. Need route info please
      i. Dairy Farm Indo-Swiss Project: Where do we get the permission to visit?
      ii. Cinema Shooting Point
      iii. Elephant Arrival Spot
      iv. Kundala Golf Course
4. Distance and travel time from Munnar Town to Thekkady by self driven car?
5. Sightseeing places in Munnar-Thekkady route
   a. Sita Devi Lake
   b. Power House Waterfalls
   c. Resorts Village View
   d. Anaiyirankal Dam View
6. I start from Munnar on 15th early morning. I have to be in Madurai by 4 PM max so I have enough time to catch my train back to Chennai. Will I be able to make it in time if i visit the places mentioned in point # 5 and the boat ride in Thekkady?
7. Distance and travel time from Thekkady to Madurai?

Trip itenary
13th Feb 2010
• Reach Madurai from Chennai at 5AM
• Start to Munnar from Madurai by 8AM
• Reach Munnar. Sightseeing enroute/at Munnar
14th Feb 2010
• Sightseeing at Munnar
• Trekking at Top Station
15th Feb 2010
• Start from Munnar to Madurai early morning
• Visit Thekkady enroute based on time availability
• Start to Chennai from Madurai