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Thekkady Travel Guide
Thekkady Travel (Periyar)
The very sound of the word thekkady conjures up images
of elephants, unending chains of hills and spice scented
plantations. In the periyar forest of thekkady is one
of the finest wildlife reserves in india, and spread across
the entire district are picturesque plantations and hill
towns that hold great opportunities for treks and mountain
walks.
Access :
Air - Nearest Airport : Madurai (Tamil
Nadu) 140 kms, Kochi (Nedumbassery - 185 km), Thiruvananthapuram
(265 kms).
Rail - Nearest railway station is Kumarakom
114 kms. Madurai station is about 136 kms.
Road - An excellent road network from
kumily (4 kms) links the to all major towns and cities
in india.
Places to visit :
The periyar wildlife sanctuary - Lying
close to the plantations, in the rich jungles of periyar
in thekkady is one of the world's most fascinating natural
wildlife reserves - the periyar wildlife sanctuary, spread
across 777 sq km, of which 360 sq.km is thick evergreen
forest, the periyar wildlife sanctuary was declared a
tiger reserve in 1978. The splendid artificial lake formed
by the mullaperiyar dam across the periyar river adds
to the charm of the park. This is the only sanctuary in
india where you can have the unique experience of viewing
wildlife at close quarters from the safety of a boat on
the lake. The greatest attraction of periyar , however,
are the herds of wild elephants that come down to play
in the lake. You can also see wild Elephant, gaur, sambar
deer, tiger, jungle cat, sloth bear and wild boar which
can be sighted from the boats also 265 species of birds
including migrants the hornbill, stork, woodpecker, kingfisher,
raptor, cormorant, grackle etc.
Kumily - 4 kms from thekkady this plantation
town, closely associated with thekkady, is situated on
the outskirts of the periyar sanctuary. An important shopping
centre and spice trade centre.
Murikkady - 5 kms from thekkady. Washed
in fresh spice scented air, murikkady is a panorama of
cardamom, coffee and pepper plantations.
Vandanmedu - 25 kms from thekkady, this
is one of the world's largest auction centres for cardamom.
A walk through the sprawling cardamom plantations of vandanmedu
is a heady experience.
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