Kerala is the dream destination to almost every tourist. The best place to see the wild life is Thekkady in Kerala. Situated in the Cardamom hills and Pandalam hills, Periyar tiger reserve in thekkady is the nature’s gift to us with all greenery and scenic charm and its rich bio diversity.
Periyar tiger reserve is one of the best potential tiger conservation reserves in Kerala. Make a lovely trip to this forest reserve as you will find Elephants, Leopards, Wild dogs, Deers, boars, bisons and lion tailed macaques are a common sight in the reservoir area. Going through the scenes of mountains and a jungle walk, you can also find 7 species of mammals, 17 reptiles, 14 birds, 16 fishes, 12 amphibians and nearly 20 butterfly species.
How to reach
Periyar tiger reserve in Thekkady is nearly 4 kms from kumili in Idukki district. By air, you can reach to Cochin International airport which is about190 kms and also Thiruvananthapuram International airport that is nearly about 267 kms. By rails you have four stations that you can reach. They are the Kottayam station -114 kms, Changanassery – 120 kms, Ernakulam – 190 kms and Madurai – 135 kms. By road, you can reach by bus from Thiruvananthapuram, Cochin, Kottayam, Munnar and Madurai.
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