The journey from Chalakudy to the Athirappilly Falls passes through a landscape of winding roads, small villages and lush green trees. Located on the west-flowing Chalakudy River near the Vazhachal Forest Division. Athirappilly Falls is the largest waterfall in Kerala and is nicknamed "The Niagara of India". About 7 million tourists visit the falls and the Vazhachal picnic spot each year. The waterfall attracts visitors from across India, especially during the monsoon months (June–September).

Chalakudy River also called as Chalakudy Puzha is one of the major rivers in Kerala State of India. River flows through Palakkad district, Thrissur District and Ernakulam District of Kerala and is the fourth longest river in the state with a length of 145.5 km. The river though has its origin in the Anamalai region of Tamil Nadu, is actually a collection of some major tributaries originated from Parambikulam, Kuriyarkutti, Sholayar, Kara Para and Anakkayam in Kerala. It merges with the Periyar River near Puthenvelikkara, adjacent to Manjali, North Paravur in Ernakulam District. The ever flowing Chalakudy river is so inviting and so cool that one will really love to be soaked for hours. The so crystal looking water flowing across the rocks is good to see and hear.

Vazhachal falls is located further 5 kilometres from Athirapally waterfall. At Vazhachal do not expect to see water falling or cascading in one or many precise steps. People are drawn here to enjoy more of a horizontal fall. Water gushes down along steeply inclined rocky terrain, in the footsteps of Sholayar hills.

The Pisharikkal Bhagavathy temple is an ancient Amman temple that has been there for more than 1000 years and situated in Chalakudy, Kerala. This temple is known as it has been showcased under the list of 108 Goddesses Durga temples in the state of Kerala. Amid March – April, the yearly celebration is commended in the terrific way to be specific Meenam. This celebration initiates upon the arrival of Makayiram and closures at Arattu. "Thalappoli" is the huge celebration celebrated in this temple that young ladies holds the plate having oil light, blooms, turmeric and so forth on the Atham day of the celebration. The temple holds two main God statues that are Vanadurga and Bhagavathy. Generally, all the devotees used to mention this divine god as “Bhadrakali Amman.” This temple is completely surrounded by divine aura everywhere.

Chalakudy is one of those areas in Kerala with high concentration of the Christian population majority being Syro-Malabar Catholics. St. Mary's Forane Church, is one of the 10 Foranes or deaneries under the Diocese of Irinjalakuda. It is one of the most popular Syro-Malabar Church near Chalakudy which every traveler should visit. It represents the Syro-Malabar Catholics culture. People visit the place often to find inner peace.

This impressive waterfall cascades from about 70 feet above and lies in between the famous Athirapally and Vazhachal waterfalls. The source of this beautiful fall is from river Chalakudy, which flows with great speed and moves along the roadside. The Charpa falls looks magnificent in the monsoon. The damp clouds when hover above the waterfalls, the surroundings become exceptionally beautiful and enchanting. The Charpa fall is frequently visited by a large number of tourists and nature lovers, who often stop here to witness the exquisite beauty of the place.

Kodassery is a Village in Chalakkudy Taluk in Thrissur District of Kerala State, India. It belongs to Central Kerala Division. 9 KM from Chalakudy. Kodassery is famous for the big hill station near by named Kodassery hills. Mainly people depend on private bus services to go there. There is full of greenery every where. This Place is in the border of the Thrissur District and Ernakulam District. Ernakulam District Parakkadavu is South towards this place .

Sholayar dam is around one hour from Valparai. There is nothing much to see around. It's good enough for a couple of photos. It is windy all the time, so overall a good place to spend an evening. The Sholayar dam is a vital reservoir under the Parambikulam Aliyar Project and has a water storage capacity of 160 ft (49 m). The reservoir's overflowing waters are let into the Parambikulam Reservoir through the saddle dam. It is constructed by a team who was working under K Palanisamy, the most popular engineer in that area. Lovely place for a picnic surrounded by hills. The roads are winding and great drive up in the hills.

This is the Devi temple in chalakudy, years old though no one knows exactly how long. The temple is marvellous if you pray with a true mind you will be successful everywhere. Devi is synonymous with Shakti, the female aspect of the divine, as conceptualized by the Shakta tradition of Hinduism. Originally the term sakthi signified the energy or power of a deity. Goddess worship is an integral part of Hinduism.