🌄 Viewpoint📍 Nature📍 Landmark

Pillar Rocks & Guna Caves

Kodaikanal, Tamil Nadu, India

4.4 (0)

Overview

Three 400-ft granite columns rising from the shola, with the infamous 'Devil's Kitchen' chasms of Guna film fame between their roots.

Why visit: Kodai's most dramatic geology, mist permitting.

Things to do

›Pillar viewpoints
›Guna caves boardwalk
›Pine forest stop

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Travel Information

Best time

Oct–Jun (mornings)

Entry fee

₹10

Est. budget

₹100–300

Duration

1–2 hrs

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Within

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