Treat yourself to some rare varieties of flora and fauna at the popular Thusharagiri Falls, a nature lover's paradise, located in the serene settings of lush green town of Kozhikode. Known for its refreshing surroundings and stunning waterfalls, this pristine destination exhibits a unique kinship between the land and water. Thusharagiri offers a breathtaking sight to the visitors, it is the same point where two streams originating from the Western Ghats meet to form the Chalippuzha River. This river diverges into three beautiful waterfalls, that flows together and create a snowy spray of water, because of which the place got its name as 'Thusharagiri,' which means 'Snow-capped mountain.
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Thusharagiri Falls is blessed with abundant natural beauty and offers endless scope for trekking, rock-climbling, and wildlife sightseeing. A large number of tourists, especially nature lovers and wildlife enthusiasts visits this pristine fall to enjoy the exotic life of dense evergreen forests, surrounding the waterfall. They often spot amazing birds and animals near the river path. The plantation that flourishes in here include, rubber, arecanut, pepper, ginger, and spices. It gives immense opportunities to the trekkers to explore the pristine forests and see what is there inside them.
It is always a pleasure to visit Thusharagiri Fall, which is surrounded by serene beauty and lush greenery and looks its best in the monsoon season. If you want to see an exhilarating and a spellbinding sight of the fall on the backdrop of the Western ghats, visit this place in the months between September to December. It is certainly the best time to spend your holidays in Kozhikode in a blissful & rejuvenating atmosphere.
Out of the three waterfalls in Thusharagiri, the highest waterfall is the Thenpara waterfall, that falls from an altitude of 75 meters. The trekkers had to start early in the morning to reach the waterfall on the hills and climb up through the dense evergreen forests to spot exotic birds and animals on their way.