Valparai

Taste of Valparai...

The weather of the hill station is conducive to having a hot tea and it’s definitely worth drinking tea in any small/medium tea stall for the taste is very good. There are a lot of tea estates in Valparai, and people sell tea packs for wholesale. For something more substantial, Mary Matha Mess, Sri Lakshmi Chettinadu Mess, Green Hills Restaurant serve good vegetarian and non vegetarian foods during the breakfast, lunch and dinner times. If you plan for long trip to Valparai and you have the means to hire your own personal cook, that will work out well for you, as you can get anything from the market there. And for the strict vegetarians it’s not so easy to manage as you can hardly find vegetarian restaurants. There is a small mess for vegetarians named “Sabari Mess” which is located on the market road which offers delicious vegetarian food at reasonable rates. Apart from them there are lots of good bakeries (such as Bharath Bakers, Top Touch Bakery) with fresh eatables, biscuits, breads and other bakery products. Stick to water or other non-alcoholic drinks, as alcohol is strictly prohibited by forest officials. As most of the land in Valparai belongs to tea estates, there are only limited options for staying in Valparai. There are a few decent hotels, estate bungalows and cottages. Vi, Airtel and Bsnl are the mobile networks which cover this region; the rest simply doesn't work.