Kanthalloor and Marayoor are two sleepy hamlets situated high up on the Western Ghats. Situated around 40 km away from Munnar in Idukki district, the scenic Marayoor offers a unique experience to all travellers.

Marayoor is famous for the sandalwood forest and Marayoor Sharkara. The 2000-year-old megalithic monuments called Muniyara (dolmenoid) is an added attraction here.

Kanthalloor, the apple valley of Kerala is noted for its vegetable and fruit farms. Acres of land stretching across Kanthaloor village is famous for the cultivation of apples, apricots, plums, oranges, pomegranate, guava, gooseberry, peach and passion fruit. Many vegetables are also cultivated here with minimum use of chemical fertilizers and the yield is very impressive.