Your refined search for Land of hills comes to halt, as you lay your first step at Salem. Famously called as Mango city, the place is rounded up by the hills of Nagaramalai to the north, Jarugumalai to the south, Kanjamalai to the west, Godumalai to the east and is located 160 kms northwest of Coimbatore.
Salem city is one of the biggest in Tamilnadu and is close to the state of Karnataka as well. There are a number of local attractions here. One can start off by visiting the servarayan temple situated at an altitude of 4970 ft above sea level and at a height of 5,326 ft which is the highest point of Yercaud hill station. Abundance of trees spread like jewels in the crown of beauty on the side of lake which by default takes away the name- Lake of Forest. Having so many feathers of attractions, Yercaud of Salem is called Jewel of South.
Adventure, this thought itself ignites your long hidden passion for trekking for which Western Ghats of yercaud is the right place as it is surrounded by plants of coffee, citrus fruits, oranges, bananas, pears and jack fruit. Apart from the many natural farms here, there are numerous temples as well. Some of the notable ones which are worth a visit include the 1008 Lingam temple, Kottai Mariamman temple, and the Tharamangalam temple.
Salem is easily accessible by road, rail and air. The bus terminus has a steady stream of buses connecting to various other locations in the state and elsewhere. The railway station and the recently inaugurated Air terminal can be put to use as well.
