Chinna Suruli

Chinna Suruli is a mid size waterfall located near Kumana Thozhu in Theni District. You have to take the right 3 KM before Mailadumparai and head towards the Kadamalaikundu Forest range. Chinna Suruli is a good destination for nature lovers and eco travellers. Chinna Suruli can be clubbed with Vellimalai and can be done in one single day.

Accommodation facility is available in Vellimalai Poaching prevention checkpost and is purely a forest department guest house with no or very limited facilities. Guest houses are also available in Tea estates at Vellimalai. Try to stay in Theni and travel from Theni to the water falls.

Staying at Theni helps in enjoying Suruli, Meghamalai, Thekkadi and then travel to Munnar and come down from Munnar through the Marayoor Forest range.

We have to ride over a small bridge to cross the major stream that satisfies the water requirement of these ranges for both drinking and agriculture.

Once you cross the stream, you will see the road lonely for most of the distance untill Kumana Thozhu is reached. Get some stuffs for munching and ensure that you have enough drinking water before you cross this village. On reaching the Chinna Suruli, you need to park your vehicle well before the water falls and walk for about few meters. You will hear the water rushing on the other side of the walk way. There are are many mango trees as you pass by.

Above is the Vellimalai view on the way.

Entire way to Chinna Suruli is really great. We enjoyed a lot all the way to Chinna Suruli. We were surprised when we saw the water falls was more huge and broad than we expected.

There are several other small streams around the waterfalls looking like small waterfalls around greeny shrubs. You should go in person and look at them to enjoy them.

We had a wonderfull time enjoying at the waterfalls, munched few snacks, ensured social responsibility to not to use any plastic, soap, shampoo, etc. and left the place with our foot prints and carried enough sweet memories.

We headed towards Vellimalai to have a glimpse of ecological forest and wildlife still unspoiled.