THEKKADY-EASTERN GATEWAY TO KERALA

Thekkady (Idukki district) is the location of the Periyar National Park, which is an important tourist attraction in the Kerala state of India. Thekkady enjoys a pleasant climate throughout the year. The temperature drops to 13 degree Celsius during December/January and rises to 30 degree Celsius during April/May. Thekkady is one of the important tourist destinations in India. It is located at a distance of about 160 miles from Thiruvananthapuram and is well known for wildlife preservation.

The very sound of the word Thekkady conjures up images of elephants, unending chains of hills and spice-scented plantations. The sanctuary is famous for its dense evergreen, semi-evergreen, moist deciduous forests and savanna grass lands. It is home to herds of elephants, sambar, tigers, gaur, lion-tailed Macaques and Nilgiri Langurs. Thekkady is also known as the eastern gateway to Kerala – God’s Own Country and is vastly popular on the tourist map of India for it is full of dense green vegetation, heady scents of spices, panoramic view, lakes, evergreen forests, herds of elephants and birds. Unlike other wildlife sanctuaries located in India, Thekkady features a wide diversity of rich flora, fauna and a huge variety of birds.

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PLACES TO VISIT IN THEKKADY

Periyar Tiger Reserve

 Periyar Tiger Reserve, Thekkady, is an example of nature’s bounty, with great scenic charm, rich bio diversity and providing veritable visitor satisfaction. This tiger reserve is located on the Southern Western

Ghats. Periyar Tiger Reserve is a place which showcases real and raw nature as well as opulent and lavish diversification of tropical forests. Periyar is really famous for its wild elephants, 100-year-old artificial lake and its setting in the beautiful thickly forested Western Ghats.

Gavi and Parunthmpara
                                               

Gavi is an exotic land and is one of the best tourist destination of Thekkady. Travellers can go for activities such as trekking and bird watching or simply check the numerous sholas, cascading waterfalls and cardamom plantation at one place. Gavi is part of the Periyar Tiger reserve, and the route can be covered by car from Vandiperiyar. Parunthumpara is a small village, located between Peermade and Thekkady. The word parunth in the local language means Eagle and para means rock. Purunthampara is another very exotic location, which is well known for providing panoramic views of the surrounding areas, forests, plantations from the top of the cliff.