The area is peaceful and quiet out in remote surroundings. It is very serene away from city crowd and also not overcrowded like other holiday hill stations, it is a place where one can enjoy NATURE at its best.

A small hill station for a casual break or a weekend getaway. Since the climate is always moderate, it attracts tourists all through the year. It is also an ideal weekend gateway due to its proximity from both CHENNAI and BANGALORE . Just 215 KM from Chennai(4 hours journey) and 125 KM from ( Bangalore 3 and half hours journey)

The road to Yelagiri is beautifully laid and well punctuated with the milestones and signboards all waythrough. It has 14 hairpin bends, each bend named after famous tamil poets, and with VIEW POINT in the 7th bend and an OBSERVATORY after the 12th bend with a TELESCOPIC POINT.

PLACES OF INTEREST:

BOAT CLUB : Small, clean and beautiful aritificial lake with pedal boat options.

NATURE PARK : Elegantly laid out garden with vast area and with excellent landscaping. Well maintained park with greeneries all around and with flowers of different colours. Large playing area for children with plenty of playing equipments, aquarium, artificial waterfalls.

MUSICAL FOUNTAIN conducted on the evening of weekends.Water jets dance to popular tune.

TREKKING: Swamimalai, four km away of which there is trekking for two kms.

Jalagamparai Water Falls

The river 'Attaru' in the Yelagiri hill flows down at Jadayanur after height of 30 mts. Bathing in this Waterfalls cure many diseases because it passes through various herbal plants in the hills. One can reach this waterfalls by a trek route Kmt. from Nilavur in the hills.

A temple in the shape of Shivalinga with the deity of Lord Muruga is situated near the waterfalls. From this falls one can reach Tirupathur by Bus.