Eco Tourism park Aiyur

The Aiyur reserve forest is located 43 kms from Hosur in Denkanikottai taluk, and is 1060 mts above the sea level in western Ghats region. Forest department has created 1) Eco Tourism park in Aiyur – here we can find out bamboo cottages, heritage cottage, modern cottages and dormitory, modern watch tower, tree top watch tower. Children playgrounds, gardens artificial waterfalls are the main attraction of the park. 2) Sathankal – Watch tower 3) Green valley views are seen from sunai parai, and kodikarai and 4) Evergreen cool forest (shola forest) called as “Allal Thoppu” as trees like Allal and naki combined together spread their leaves as a shield and sun light is unable to penetrate to the ground. This forest region always cool and chill throughout the year.

Thally Garden and lake

is located 25 kms from Hosur. Thally village is fully surrounded by number of hill stations in Denkannikottai taluk and the place is located 1000 ft above the sea level. It has a salubrious weather and so the British remembering England climate called it as “Little England”.

Hoganekkal Falls

is a waterfall on the Kaveri river located 90 kms away from Hosur on the border between Tamil Nadu and Karnataka. Carbonatite rocks in this site are considered to be the oldest of its kind in South Asia and one of the oldest in the world. Hogenakkal falls is mentioned in Sangam Literature as Thalaineer aruvi. All the areas around these waterfalls are called Thalaineer Naadu. It was ruled by the King named Adiyaman Neduman Anji. References to this King and the Falls are found in the Sangam Literature like Purananooru, Agananooru and Kurunthongai. The place came under the rule of the Mysore Kingdom from 1652 to 1768 and during when many Kannadigas were employed and settled here for tax collection work.

Due to this reason, the pure Tamil name of the place Uguneer Kal became Hogenakkal. The name Hogenakal is derived from Kannada means ‘Smoky Rocks’. The river when falls on the rock below, the gushing force of water resembles like smoke emanating from the rocks. It is also called as Marikottayam by the people of Tamil Nadu. The Kaveri as it flows down from Talakaveri in the Brahmagiri hills becomes larger as various tributaries feed into it on the way down. At Hogenakkal, the Kaveri, now a large river, drops and creates numerous waterfalls as the water cuts through the rocky terrain. In places the water falls are as much as 20 m (66 ft) and sound like continual thunder. At Hogenakkal the river spreads out over a wide area of sandy beaches, then flows south to the Mettur Dam and creates a 160 km2 lake called Stanley Reservoir which was built in 1934 for irrigation and hydel power. It is a popular tourist destination and is known for its coracle rides, oil massage and outdoor fresh catch cooking.

Kelvarapalli Dam

is located 10 kms from Hosur and was constructed in the year 1995. The dam park is a picnic spot

Avathanapatti Boat House

Krishnagiri is a picnic spot located 55 kms from hosur alongside the Krishnagiri Salem National Highway. It has picturesque surroundings and recreational activities like boating and fishing and a children’s park.