A popular picnic spot, it has a watchtower, crocodile farm, lion safari park and a deer park. Boating facility is available at the reservoir. A picturesque picnic spot on the banks of Karamana river. The 2000-year old Sree Janardhana Swamy temple and a nature cure centre are two main attractions. It is a hill station at an altitude of 1000 mts.
Climate is cool.
It has good trekking trails. Government accommodation available. The town is on the Ashtamudi lake. The picturesque promontories, the beaches at Thirumullavaram and Kochupilamoodu and the Thangassery lighthouse are the attractions. Boat rides and backwater cruises are available.