Known for its social service societies that promote and help the villagers to thrive on the sale of local produce and be self sufficient, Kodaikanal’s increasingly growing popularity has made it a sought out tourist destination. Tour operators offer Kodaikanal tour package as a separate article and not as a clubbed package with southern India or South India tour package.

Around coakers walk the most important and prominent tourist attraction of Kodaikanal are a series places and shops that you can visit and have yourself relaxed as well as entertained. This steep edgy sloppy path provides magnificent viewing of the mist clad mountains. The walk is not short of churches that hold a lot of history. St.Peters Churchbesides being a heritage centre also offers a scintillating view of the valley.

Kodaikanal bust stand is a prime access area to all tourist attractions. The Kurinji Andavar temple known for its kurinji flowers that blossom once in 12 years, The Kodaikanal Solar observatory situated in the highest location of Kodaikanal has a terrestrial telescope that offers a view that’s blissful and remains open to public round the year, the shembaganur museum of natural history  famous for its 300 species of Orchids and exotic taxidermy collections or the Silver cascade waterfall that has tourist flocking around in abundance- all lie in close proximity to the bus stand.

Bear shola falls demands a quiet climbing to a reserve forest where the tall waterfall starts to fall. The cascade view cannot be described in words. The Green Valley View, notoriously known as the suicide point attracts tourists just for the 5000 ft rattling drop into the steep valley. Its deadly popularity has strangely helped the locals set up shops and make their livings with souvenirs, local produce, crafts, and home made chocolates so and so forth.

Not far away from the bus stand is the Kodai Lake that’s a massive attraction. The lake offers pedal and row boats for couples and families to have fun. Around the lake you can enjoy a mule or horse ride too. Kodaikanal is also an attractive place for trekkers and outdoor enthusiasts. You can hire cycles or walk and enjoy the scenic beauty of Kodaikanals Park, reserved forest and heritage centers that your tour package may or may not comprise.