Watch the Pampa spread wide and crash over a broad shelf of rock at Perunthenaruvi, visit Erumely's Vavar mosque and Sastha temple on the Sabarimala trail, then take tea by the river at Ranni.
Highlights: Perunthenaruvi Falls, Pampa valley forest, Erumely Vavar mosque, Erumely Sastha temple
Itinerary
7:30 AM — Pickup Pathanamthitta KSRTC stand · Thiruvalla station · Chengannur station (Thiruvalla 7:30 · Chengannur 7:50 · PTA 8:30)
9:45 AM — Perunthenaruvi Falls A wide waterfall on the Pampa, tumbling over black rock shelves in the forest. (Closed Tuesdays · entry own expense)
12:00 PM — Erumely Vavar mosque and the Dharma Sastha temple, both visited by Sabarimala pilgrims. Lunch here, own expense. (Modest dress)
2:45 PM — Pampa at Ranni Tea and a short walk by the river in the old market town of Ranni.
5:00 PM — Drop-off Pathanamthitta, Thiruvalla, Chengannur, or your own stop on the way
Good to know
💧 At the falls: No bathing or wading — the rocks are slippery and the current is deceptively strong. Guests stay behind the railings and on marked paths; children held by the hand.
🗓️ Days & seasons: Perunthenaruvi is closed on Tuesdays — we don't run this tour that day. Fullest just after the monsoon; in heavy rain the falls may be closed for safety.
🕌 Erumely: Pilgrims of every faith visit the Vavar mosque; the temple follows its own entry rules. Modest dress. In the Sabarimala season (Nov–Jan) Erumely is packed with pilgrims — we may shorten this stop.
🚉 Pickup points: Thiruvalla first, then Chengannur, then Pathanamthitta — we share exact times the evening before. Drop-off in the reverse order, or at your own stop on the way.
