Mukkombu is a picnic spot that is situated about 18kms away from Trichy. Cauvery river splits into Cauvery & Kollidam at this place.
This is a place which has everything to entertain a family namely a theme park, children’s park, sports center, etc because of which, people considers this place to be the best place to visit.
The Mukkombu dam is a great place for sightseeing and has a lot of food items and food stalls.
This place has a small toy train, some joy rides for kids and a small island in the middle of the river.
Beware of monkeys. Few of them snatching food from various visitors.
It is open for people on all days including public holidays from 10 AM to 5 PM.
Siruvani falls and Siruvani Dam can be visited at the same as they are close by. It is situated 37kms towards the west of Coimbatore.
Siruvani water takes care of all the water needs of the city and the reservoir here was constructed by the Kerala Government for Tamil Nadu through the funds collected by the Tamil Nadu government.
This area offers trekking, camping, bird watching, walking etc. Forest department can make arrangements for your camping if you are planning to.
A charge of Rs.50 should be paid at the check post and that’s it. Nothing more. Just fun and adventure.
The water is sweet to taste and it is believed to be the second sweetest water in the universe.