What to See in Rajamalai National Park (Eravikulam) Munnar – Famous for Nilgiri Tahr
This wide life national park is located Eravikulam-Munnar in the Idukki district (border of Kerala and Tamil Nadu). It is about 45-50 Mins travel from Munnar. National Park was created to preserve the Nilgiri Tahr (Varayaadu), a rare species of the wild goats found only in the south of the Himalayas. Also you can see rolling grasslands and shola forests spread over 97 Square Km in Rajamalai hills. It is yet fairly new as it was after construction in 1978.
During the British kingdom, the place was owned by Rajamalai and Eravikulam, and later on it was given to Kannan Deven Hills for tea plantation. Later it was declared as sanctuary and was founded in 1975 and upgraded as national park in 1978. 
In this park you can see Elephant, Nilgiri langur, Nilgiri marten, Atlas moth (Largest in the world), lion-tailed macaque, small-clawed otter and a rare tiger or leopard and the Nilgiri wood pigeon. The Kurichi or Neelakurinji Flowers turn the hills of Rajamalai blue every 12 years. The next bloom will be in 2018. One can actually debate if going to the high peak just to see some goats is worth all the effort or not.
