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Bhoothathankettu Dam

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One of the Top rateds in Thattekad


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Bhoothathankettu Dam, Kothamangalam, Kerala 686681, India

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4.40 (844 reviews)

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  • Wednesday: Open 24 hours
  • Thursday: Open 24 hours
  • Friday: Open 24 hours
  • Saturday: Open 24 hours
  • Sunday: (Eid al-Adha), Open 24 hours, Hours might differ
  • Monday: (Eid al-Adha), Open 24 hours, Hours might differ
  • Tuesday: Open 24 hours

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  • 5/5 Romy G. 1 year ago on Google
    The Bhoothathankettuย dam is really a good tourist spot inย Ernakulam district. ** Behind the name - The old people here believed that the dam was build was monsters ( bhootham ) and thus the name. * Now the vehicle transport through the dam is restricted because of the new bridge parallel to the dam. The view of the dam ( when the shutter is opened ) from the new bridge is quite a view. * Old times there were no entry fee to see the dam. But now if you are deviating to the dam road from the park the there will be entry ticket.
    5 people found this review helpful ๐Ÿ‘

  • 5/5 Lin Sara S. 1 year ago on Google
    One of the most Beautifully constructed Dams in God's own country. It's a very big dam and a tourist spot in Ernakulam district. This dam is situated in the edamalayar forest division. It is about 10km away from kothamangalam. There is an old natural dam that is supported by a modern dam. We can explore the forest after getting permission pass from the forest department. It is like small trekking through the beautiful jungle. Long ago large round rocks were put to block the Periyar river and which is known as a "kett" made by a "Bootham".You can visit a children's park there. Boating services are also available in the dam which includes small boating and pedal boating. Entry Pass to the dam- 10/- rupees per head - 20/- for Car parking inside
    4 people found this review helpful ๐Ÿ‘

  • 5/5 HIRAN K. 6 years ago on Google
    BhoothathanKettu Dam & Reserve Forest is a small but popular tourist attraction near the famous Thattekad Bird Sanctuary at Kothamangalam in Ernakulam district. There is a small children's park and boating facility available near the dam. A short trek through the forest would lead you to the Periyar. Highly recommended!
    3 people found this review helpful ๐Ÿ‘

  • 5/5 Roshina A. 2 years ago on Google
    Nice place, there is a small trekking space near to it ie idamalayar hydroelectric project that was also amazing. Nice spot for a 1day trip.
    3 people found this review helpful ๐Ÿ‘

  • 4/5 darsu s. 10 months ago on Google
    One of scenic dam in Ernakulam district. Easy to reach Kids park situated near to it, included in dam entry ticket fee. Parking space available
    2 people found this review helpful ๐Ÿ‘

  • 5/5 Jimmy M. 5 years ago on Google
    It's an awesome place to be at with family for picnic. Nice and calm place. It drives into the forest and the chances of ending up seeing wild elephants are more. The drive to the dam is also beautiful, with canals and pastures all around. The best time would be during the rainy season which would add up to the extraordinary beauty of the place. Its a must Visit place.
    2 people found this review helpful ๐Ÿ‘

  • 5/5 Binil P K. 5 years ago on Google
    Bhoothathankettu is located at kothamangalam, its dam site, boating is available and conducted by private agency, nearby there is small entertainment for kids and adults called jungle park, thattekad is nearby from this location, best picturesque view of dam site.
    2 people found this review helpful ๐Ÿ‘

  • 3/5 Sruthymon P R. 5 years ago on Google
    *One of the major tourist spots in Ernakulam district of Kerala *50km away from kochi *There is a small park near to dam * Boating facilitie is available for tourists *Thattekad Bird Sanctuary is near to the location *Dam in under Irrigation department of kerala
    2 people found this review helpful ๐Ÿ‘

  • 4/5 amrutha p. 1 year ago on Google
    You can spent there with ur family, frndz and others. Nice place to go. Boating service are there. 1000 rupees for a small boat. It can include 9 people. House boats are also there. New and old bhothathankettu are there. New bridge is currently used for driving. Entry fee is needed for to visit dam. A park is there. If u r a person who enjoy the beauty of nature..it is one of the best place to visit.
    2 people found this review helpful ๐Ÿ‘

  • 3/5 MAHESH M. 6 years ago on Google
    This place one the tourist place in Kothamangalam,ernakulam District. June-July months will be the main tourist season.Many people comes to visit this place. Across this dam there is reserved forest. The overflow water of bhoothathankettu dam is flowing through the Oonjapara Aqudate situated at Kothamangalam,keerempara.There is park on the side of the dam which not currently working. A parallel road path is built on side of the dam. During rainy season the dam will be filled with water. A security check post is also there.The painting and renovation works are proceeding now
    1 person found this review helpful ๐Ÿ‘

  • 4/5 Dean S. 1 year ago on Google
    It is a Nice place to visit. Bhoothathankettu is picturesque dam located 10kms away from Kothamangalam in the district of Ernakulam. This eco-destination unveils before you the spectacular views of nature like towering hills, rocks, forests, migratory birds and wild animals and the mighty flowing Periyar River. Boating through the Periyar is the best way to explore the wilderness of this area and on the way you can see the Thattekkadu Bird Sanctuary. Besides boating the place has a children's park and watch tower.
    1 person found this review helpful ๐Ÿ‘

  • 5/5 Vee J. 2 years ago on Google
    Very clean place. No need to pay for ticket if you want to see only the dam.
    1 person found this review helpful ๐Ÿ‘

  • 5/5 Lukmanul H. 5 years ago on Google
    One of the fantastic ever place to replenish yourself with your family. Boating is must to enjoy THE place. Has beautiful parks and ideal for kids. A good restaurant is a must there since there is no a good one. Easily accessible from anywhere and its not much crowded these days. Boat staff are really friendly and helpful. Pedel boats are available. Entry is till 5 pm.
    1 person found this review helpful ๐Ÿ‘

  • 5/5 Anuj C. 3 years ago on Google
    ๐˜ฝ๐™๐™ค๐™ค๐™ฉ๐™๐™–๐™ฉ๐™๐™–๐™ฃ๐™ ๐™š๐™ฉ๐™ฉ๐™ช ๐™ž๐™จ ๐™– ๐™™๐™–๐™ข ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™™ ๐™ฉ๐™ค๐™ช๐™ง๐™ž๐™จ๐™ฉ ๐™จ๐™ฅ๐™ค๐™ฉ ๐™ž๐™ฃ ๐™€๐™ง๐™ฃ๐™–๐™ ๐™ช๐™ก๐™–๐™ข ๐™™๐™ž๐™จ๐™ฉ๐™ง๐™ž๐™˜๐™ฉ ๐™ž๐™ฃ ๐™†๐™š๐™ง๐™–๐™ก๐™–, ๐™„๐™ฃ๐™™๐™ž๐™–. ๐™„๐™ฉ ๐™ž๐™จ ๐™จ๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™ช๐™–๐™ฉ๐™š๐™™ ๐™ค๐™ช๐™ฉ๐™จ๐™ž๐™™๐™š ๐™ฉ๐™๐™š ๐™ซ๐™ž๐™ก๐™ก๐™–๐™œ๐™š ๐™ค๐™› ๐™‹๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™™๐™ž๐™ข๐™–๐™ฃ๐™–, ๐™–๐™—๐™ค๐™ช๐™ฉ 10 ๐™ ๐™ข ๐™–๐™ฌ๐™–๐™ฎ ๐™›๐™ง๐™ค๐™ข ๐™ฉ๐™๐™š ๐™ฉ๐™ค๐™ฌ๐™ฃ ๐™ค๐™› ๐™†๐™ค๐™ฉ๐™๐™–๐™ข๐™–๐™ฃ๐™œ๐™–๐™ก๐™–๐™ข ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™™ 50 ๐™ ๐™ข ๐™–๐™ฌ๐™–๐™ฎ ๐™›๐™ง๐™ค๐™ข ๐™ฉ๐™๐™š ๐™ข๐™–๐™ž๐™ฃ ๐™˜๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™ฎ ๐™ค๐™› ๐™†๐™ค๐™˜๐™๐™ž. ๐™๐™๐™š ๐™ค๐™ง๐™ž๐™œ๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™–๐™ก ๐™ฃ๐™–๐™ฉ๐™ช๐™ง๐™–๐™ก ๐™™๐™–๐™ข ๐™๐™–๐™จ ๐™—๐™š๐™š๐™ฃ ๐™จ๐™ช๐™ฅ๐™ฅ๐™ก๐™š๐™ข๐™š๐™ฃ๐™ฉ๐™š๐™™ ๐™—๐™ฎ ๐™– ๐™ข๐™ค๐™™๐™š๐™ง๐™ฃ ๐™™๐™–๐™ข ๐™ž๐™ข๐™ฅ๐™ค๐™ช๐™ฃ๐™™๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ ๐™ฉ๐™๐™š ๐˜ฝ๐™๐™ค๐™ค๐™ฉ๐™๐™–๐™ฉ๐™๐™–๐™ฃ๐™ ๐™š๐™ฉ๐™ฉ๐™ช ๐™๐™š๐™จ๐™š๐™ง๐™ซ๐™ค๐™ž๐™ง (๐™๐™๐™–๐™ฉ๐™ฉ๐™š๐™ ๐™–๐™™ ๐™๐™š๐™จ๐™š๐™ง๐™ซ๐™ค๐™ž๐™ง).
    1 person found this review helpful ๐Ÿ‘

  • 4/5 SHAHEEN S. 10 months ago on Google
    I had a wonderful experience at this place! It's a great destination to visit, easy to reach, and finding parking was a breeze. The scenic view was simply amazing

  • 4/5 JEEVAN 7 months ago on Google
    Bhoothathankettu is picturesque dam located 10kms away from Kothamangalam in the district of Ernakulam. This eco-destination unveils before you the spectacular views of nature like towering hills, rocks, forests, migratory birds and wild animals and the mighty flowing Periyar River. Boating through the Periyar is the best way to explore the wilderness of this area and on the way you can see the Thattekkadu Bird Sanctuary. Besides boating the place has a children's park and watch tower

  • 4/5 Lalichan M. 1 year ago on Google
    From ernakulam, the best way to go to kothamangalam, is to take the kolanchery route. Bhudathankettu and thattekkattu bird sanctuary are the two main attractions for a tourist. Bhudathankettu is outside the village of pindimana and approximately ten kilometres from kothamangalam town. Almost fifty kilometres from ernakulam and the road leading to the spot is good.

  • 5/5 nandhini R. 7 months ago on Google
    The dam is surrounded by lush greenery and is built across the Periyar River. It's a popular spot for nature lovers and offers a serene environment..There is an entry ticket for checkin to the dam . The old boothankettu dam is nearby the new bridge over the river. You need to trek through the forest for around 700m to reach the view point. An entry ticket of 50rs charged for adults and also you can avail guide if needed

  • 5/5 Anupriya S. 1 year ago on Google
    Nyc view, there is a park outside the dam. It will be entertaining for kids. The dam was beautiful, very calming.

  • 4/5 BINESH M. 7 months ago on Google
    A picturesque damโ€ฆsituated outside the village of Pindimana, about 10 km away from the town of Kothamangalamโ€ฆ๐Ÿž๏ธ

  • 1/5 Ebrahim B. 1 year ago on Google
    Not maintained, stray dogs everywhere in the park, not a safe place for children. Rusted equipments.

  • 5/5 Prashant N. 1 year ago on Google
    Lovely place. Do walk around the place. Beautiful walkway on the dam as well near boating area. Swing on those hanging tyres and that long swing! Boating experience too is nice with forest both sides. Keep 2 hrs to enjoy.

  • 4/5 Abhijith G. 2 years ago on Google
    Good place for spent time with family and friends.

  • 5/5 Anjali K. 2 years ago on Google
    Beautiful place. 15 shutters.. 5 were open today

  • 4/5 Vishnu P. 1 year ago on Google
    Beautiful place, about 10 km away from the town of Kothamangalam and 50 km away from the main city of Kochi. Nice spot for a 1day trip.

  • 5/5 BenE 4 years ago on Google
    Bhoothankettu i(above 4500 reviews)s the orginal page of this place, rest of page is duplicates, including this page. 08/01/20.The new bridge is on final stage, The view from the bottom side of dam is beautiful. The road to Edamalyar was closed due to Elephants July2019 .We reached their by 6pm and left by 8 pm.Very silent and safe, we spent time near the dam side. The lighting and surroundings are neat and safe. Good hotel and food is available at kothamangalam(12km away from here) Boating, light house, Park is up to 6.30pm. Very nice, safe place for kids and family.

  • 3/5 Anoop P A. 5 years ago on Google
    It's a good place if you don't love crowds. We went on a weekday and it was very quite. A children's park is nearby. We searched for a tea shop in the park; but for vain. For adults, the entry fee to the Children's Park is Rs.10/- only. The main disadvantage we found was with finding a decent restaurant. Though KTDC has a restaurant, it just had Chappathi to serve for lunch. Most Malayalis prefer rice to Chappathi for lunch. Though boating was available, spending Rs.1500/- for a family of 3 or 4 adults for 1 hr is not really worth. They do have pedal boats which was not so costly.

  • 4/5 Movie Travel I. 5 years ago on Google
    Amazing nature/dam view. Be safe & be cautious of wild animals sometimes

  • 5/5 Manu M. 5 years ago on Google
    Good place for family... Kids will enjoy the park..

  • 5/5 RAM P. 3 years ago on Google
    the dam is very beautiful with stunning backwaters

  • 4/5 Arun J. 3 years ago on Google
    Good ambience. Peaceful


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