Cherupuzha is a hilly town (part of Western Ghats) on the eastern side of Kannur district.

The terrain is undulating in nature and the extreme eastern side has forests bordering Karnataka state.

Surrounded by green terrains and mesmerizing hills, Tejaswini river in Cherupuzha offers adventurous tourist activity like white water rafting in Western ghats.

The rafting experience at Cherupuzha is an ideal stepping stone for those who aspires challenging high altitude rapids.

[8][9] Satellite towns that are nearby and places at a longer distance which has direct bus route from Cherupuzha includes Pulingome, Thayyeni, Kozhichal, Thirumeni, Padiyotchal, Peringome, Chittarikkal, Vellarikundu, Panathur, Alakkode, Chemperi, Payyavoor, Iritty, Payyanur, Kanhangad, Taliparamba, Kannur, Kasaragod, Kozhikode, Mangalore, Bangalore, Ernakulam, Thrissur, Thodupuzha, Pala, Kottayam, Pathanamthitta etc.

It originates from Brahmagiri hills of Coorg forest in Karnataka, enters Kerala near Pulingome, flows through the districts of Kannur and Kasaragod and meets the Arabian Ocean, near Nileshwaram as a part of Valiyaparamba Backwaters.

Direct trains are available to Mumbai, Delhi, Bangalore, Mangalore, Ernakulam, Kozhikode, Thiruvananthapuram, Chennai and other parts of the country.

A new bridge, for the proposed Ezhimala-Payyanur-Cherupuzha-Pulingome-Talakkaveri-Bhagamandala-Bengaluru road, has already been constructed over Pulingome river near Cherupuzha, connecting Kerala and Karnataka.

The road is strategically important for the northern part of the state because it connects two major institutions, the Indian Naval Academy in Ezhimala and the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) training centre in Peringome with Karnataka.

The major attraction in Cherupuzha is a hanging bridge in Tejaswini river (also known as karyamkode puzha) which connects both Kasaragod and Kannur districts.