Thalaiyar Fall/ Rat Tail Fall, Kodaikanal

Ranked as the highest waterfall in Tamil Nadu, the Thalaiyar or the Rat Tail fall falls from the height as high as 297 meters. The fall makes its way through the steep slopes of Palani Hills, serving hundreds of trees and animals in its way. The waterfall also holds rank among the highest waterfall in the world and also the country.

This mesmerizing waterfall can be looked clearly from the view tower at the Dum Dum rock. The fall also got its name as a Rattail fall because the narrow stream of the fall looks like the tail of the Rat, with the face being the black rock of the cliff. This place is visited by nearly every visitors coming to Kodaikanal and hence a popular place.