valparai is a town in the coimbatore district. it is in the mountain region and is an excellent tourist place. this town is also famous for tea plantations. several waterfalls such as the monkey falls are in this district. parambikulam wildlife sanctuary is in a valley between the anaimalai hills and nelliampathi hills. the perur pateeswarar temple, vana badhrakali amman temple, masani amman temple, marudamalai murugan temple are famous temples present here. the mountains of the western ghats also run through this district.