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Periyar National Park
& Tiger Reserve
One of the oldest wildlife sanctuaries in India, Periyar National Park
and Tiger Reserve was established in the verdant stretches of Kerala
in 1895 and declared a Tiger Reserve in 1978. The Periyar Widlife
Sanctuary covers an area of 777 sq km, out of which 360 sq km is under
thick and dense evergreen forests. Surrounded by the dense forests, it
is quite popular for the Periyar Lake.
An ideal habitat for Indian Elephant, you can see this mighty
herbivore living in accord with the ferocious carnivore - Tiger - in
the national park. Whereas the wooded hills and the forest provide
shelter to the resident animals, the Periyar Lake is the vast water
resource, which quenches their thirst anytime and everytime. The
national park and the tiger reserve is rated as one of the best
wildlife sanctuaries in India for wildlife photography, bird watching,
elephant herds and tiger watching.
Special Attractions in
Periyar National Park
Periyar Lake
The Periyar Lake attracts grey heron, ibis, the great
Malabar hornbill and grey hornbill. The other birds include
kingfishers, ospreys and kites as well as orioles, hill mynas, racket
tailed drongos, parakeets, including the unusual blue winged parakeet
and flycatchers.
Kumily
You can go for a short excursion to Kumily, just 4-kms away
from Periyar. The former spice trade centre, the town is still growing
the spices largely. There are plenty opportunities for accommodation
in the hotels and resorts in the town.
Best Time to Visit
1st October till 30th June
How to reach there
The nearest airports from Periyar are
Kochi (Cochin) at 200 kms or Madurai in Tamil Nadu at 140 kms from
Periyar.
The nearest railhead from Periyar is
at Kottayam, which lies at a distance of 114 kms.
The nearest town from Periyar is
Kumily, well connected with Kottayam, Ernakulam and Madurai in
Tamil Nadu with a good network of roads.
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