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At a separation of 54 km from Idukki, 143 km from Kochi, 211 km from Trivandrum, 111 km from Kottayam, 136 km from Madurai and 82 km from Munnar, 151.6 km from Alappuzha, Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary, extraordinary compared to other untamed life havens in India, is situated in Thekkady in Idukki region of Kerala. It is situated at a separation of 4 km from Kumily on Kerala - Tamilnadu visitor. It is a standout amongst the most celebrated Tourist puts in kerala and furthermore a surely understand summer escape in Kerala state. Thekkady is otherwise called one of the beautiful Kerala Backwater trips in Periyar lake.

In 1899, the Maharaja of Travancore, Chithira Thirunal Balarama Varma has pronounced the backwoods around Periyar Lake as a private amusement save to stop the attack of tea estates. Further, in 1934, the lake save was changed over into a diversion haven, the Nellikkampatty Game Sanctuary, secured a territory of around 500 sq. km. It was set up as Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary in 1950 and named after the Periyar River. The haven is spread crosswise over 777 sq. km, of which 360 sq. km is thick evergreen woods. It was proclaimed as Tiger Reserve in 1978. Thekkady is among the must incorporate place in your Munnar visit bundles.

The wonderful fake lake shaped by the Mullaperiyar Dam over the Periyar River adds to the appeal of the recreation center. There are a couple of watch towers inside Periyar Tiger Reserve which are astounding for survey natural life. Thekkady is well known for Asian Elephants, Tigers, Gaurs, Sambars, Lion-followed Macaques, Nilgiri Langurs, Wild Boars, Spotted Deer, Barking Deer, Stripe-necked Mongoose, Wild Dogs, Sloth Bears, Malabar Giant Squirrel, Civet, Nilgiri Tahr, and so forth. This is the main haven in India where you can watch untamed life around other people from the wellbeing of a pontoon from the lake. The principle fascination of the haven is gathering of wild elephants that come to play in the lake.

The asylum contains 265 types of feathered creatures including transient. Malabar dim hornbill, Indian pied hornbill, White bellied Treepie, numerous types of drongos, woodpeckers, flycatchers, babblers, awesome Malabar trogon, and so on can be seen close to the pontoon arrival. The asylum is additionally home for a wide assortment of reptiles. The Periyar Lake and streams have a few types of fish including the masheer, the well known and imperiled diversion fish of India. The recreation center offers elephant rides, jeep safari, drifting in the lake, tiger trails and woods treks. All travels, treks begin from boat storage in Thekkady. Contact Eco Tourism Center in Kumily for more data on tourism projects and propel booking.

Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary, Thekkady, Kerala likewise draws in a considerable measure of pioneers each year who come here to visit the Sabarimala Temple. Murikkady, Chellar Kovil, Anakkara, Mangala Devi Temple, Suruli Falls and Pullumedu are the prevalent Thekkady traveler places. Madurai (148 km) and Kochi (135 km) are the closest airplane terminals from Thekkady. Kottayam (111 km) is the closest rail head from Thekkady. Kumily is associated by transport with significant towns of Kerala and Tamil Nadu. Thekkady can be come to by open/private vehicle from Kumily. The perfect time to visit Thekkady is between Sep - May while the pinnacle season is from Feb to May. It more often than not takes half day to 1 day to visit this asylum.