Located amidst shady rubber plantations, streams tinkle as they make their way through the rugged landscape and roars down cascading. Milky white sheet of water rushes down the blackened rocks forming a natural pool. A breathtaking sight! From there, the water finds its way through big and small rocks to become a bubbling stream. Here the chorus of birds can be barely heard over the crash of water as it cascades over the rocks. The water column falls from an impressive height of 100 feet. This tiered dance of water set against a backdrop of shady rubber plantations, is an arresting sight. And this is what you experience at Aruvikuzhi in Kottayam, Kerala.
Aruvikuzhi waterfalls have the unique distinction that it is easily accessible by road right up to the spot. Tourists don’t have to trek or walk a long distance to reach the waterfalls, since the falls is located right under the road bridge. The waterfall here is not perennial and will last for three to four months after the monsoon.
How to access:
The waterfall is located 25 km from Kottayam town on way to Pallickathodu. From Kottayam, one can reach Aruvikuzhi via Manarkad – Areepparambu – Kooroppada route. Otherwise, one can access the site through K.K.Road. From Pampadi on K.K.Road, turn right and reach the spot via Kooroppada junction. The fall is located 2 km from this junction. The falls due to its proximity to the District headquarters and the main road has thus easy linkages with the major tourist centres of Kumarakom and Thekkady.
Facilities:
Aruvikuzhi presently has little basic amenities for the tourists. Hence, the village panchayath has taken up the proposal for creating necessary facilities at the site owned by the panchayath. This project will result in the overall economic development of this village and will benefit the local people and community.
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