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Saturday: Coimbatore/Pollachi → Aliyar → 40 hairpin bends → Valparai
- 105 km from Coimbatore (3–3.5 h) · 64 km from Pollachi (2 h)
- Valparai
- Dinner
Pickup by 7 AM in Coimbatore (8 AM in Pollachi) keeps you ahead of the weekend traffic on the ghat. Breakfast in Pollachi, a stop at Aliyar Dam, Monkey Falls if it is open, then the climb with a pause at Loam's View Point. After lunch and check-in, spend the afternoon at Koolangal river and Sri Balaji Temple, and take an evening walk on the estate roads near your stay.






