Rich in bio diversity, here you
will see two important
watersheds of sprawling rivers namely Periyar and Pamba.
Between the wonders of Periyar it
covers an area of 925 Sq.km and it is one of the 27th Tiger Reserves
of India. Stunning range of flora and fauna nestling and nurturing wounds of
nature is so much variable and dazzling that it feels like nature has perfectly
marched an era and dimension.
Conservation here is kind
initiative to build nature that strikes life of natural inhabitants that shares
moment of gentle life and possesses remarkable importance in terms of saving
highly endemic and endangered life.
Orgasmic weather and affluent
surroundings are nevertheless the eye catching features of this reserve.
Silently settled at banks of Periyar lake and lake in its turn has blessed this
place with all the amenities require to make it a brilliance of Human
Innovation. High ranges of Western Ghats compliments beauty like a horizon
compliments a breaking dawn of Morning.
Dense evergreen, moist deciduous forests
and savannah grasslands that covers every corner of Periyar is something so
classic, nature lovers would surely feel an inspiration making its way to the
site of Periyar.
Meadows of green and within its
lap some endangered animals crawling to prove their existence are so vivid and
irregular from human sights. Beneath this thick canopy you will spot elephants,
sambars, tigers, gaurs, lion tailed macaques and Nilgiri langurs.
Here one can enjoy ride of elephant beside
that trekking experience and its amazing way to the ruined Mangaladevi temple
is some of the other activities that tourists usually loves to do.
Mangaladevi temple is a beautiful
old stone temple, which is located in the heart of the Thekkady forest. One
should pay a visit here if they are more into wildlife photography, because
silent moment here could prove to be a click of your life.
Eco tourism being a motto of
sanctuary, journey here means a brilliant opportunity to understand their
delicate existence and origin. And the species they have preserved are just
aspiring, wildlife photographers escape a moment of their life to pay a visit
here in order to get a beauty of the clicks.
The solitary valley of Sanctuary
is designed in a way to captivate tourist so that they could comprehend a meaning
of isolation.
How to Reach
By road: Thekkady, about 4 km
from Kumily in Idukki district, Central Kerala
By rail: Nearest railway station
is Kottayam, about 114 km
By air: Nearest airports are
Madurai (Tamilnadu) about 140 km; Cochin International Airport, about 190 km
Things to Do
Sightseeing, watching elephant,
feeding and giving them a bath, trekking to a site of hilly region, embracing a
beauty of tigers, photography are some of the activities and things you can do
during your visit.
Best Time to Visit: The
best time to visit this exotic Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary is from November to
March. If you are planning to visit during summer season, possibility of
spotting the wildlife species inside the sanctuary is quite high and it would
be the time, where you can capture the pictures of animals at its best.
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