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Kerala Wildlife Tours
Kerala, the land of mountains, rivers, lakes, backwaters, has
numerous national parks and Sanctuaries. The enchanting green
forest with elephants, tigers, wild dogs, sambars, gaurs, leopards,
and many indigenous and water birds gives the tourist a rare
sight.
Kerala Wildlife Tour Packages
| Kerala
Short Wildlife Tour |
Nature
& Wildlife Tour |
Explore
Wildlife in Kerala |
Duration: 03
Nights / 04 Days
Destination Covered : Cochin - Periyar - Cochin.
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Duration: 09
Nights / 10 Days
Destination Covered : Cochin - Houseboat - Kumarakom
- Periyar - Kovalam - Trivandrum.
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Duration: 13
Nights / 14 Days
Destination Covered : Cochin - Athirapally - Calicut
- Vythiri - Sulthan Bathery - Kannur - Calicut - Cochin.
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Kerala Wildlife National Parks
& Sanctuaries
Silent
Valley National Park
The Silent Valley contains India's last substantial stretch
of tropical evergreen rain forests and it is perhaps the
only vestige of a near virgin forest in the whole of the
Western Ghats. Elephants, tigers, wild dog, flying squirrel
and lion-tailed macaque are found here.
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Periyar
Wildlife Sanctuary
The most renowned destination is the Periyar Wildlife
Sanctuary at Thekkady, one of India's major sanctuary
areas. The drive to Thekkady itself is enchanting as the
road winds through tranquil countryside, rich plantations
and thick jungles.
The Periyar sanctuary offers a lovely and comfortable
way to see the animals via boat rides on the man-made
lake, which the wildlife areas encircle. In addition to
the wild life, there are water and land birds galore here,
and one can sometimes find dedicated bird watchers setting
in for one or two weeks of serious observations.
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Thattekad
Bird Sanctuary
This bird sanctuary is a peninsular land of 25 sq. km.
Formed between the branches of River Periyar. The rivers
are rich in fishlife and are shallow for most of the year.
The avifauna includes both resting indigenous birds and
water birds. The most notable of the indigenous birds
are Malabar grey hornbill, grey jungle fowl, heron, egret,
jungle myna, wood pecker, rose winged and blue winged
parakeet. Rare birds like Ceylon frog-mouth, rose billed
roller etc. are also seen.
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Parambikulam
Wildlife Sanctuary
This bird sanctuary is a peninsular land of 25 sq. km.
Formed between the branches of River Periyar. The rivers
are rich in fishlife and are shallow for most of the year.
The avifauna includes both resting indigenous birds and
water birds. The most notable of the indigenous birds
are Malabar grey hornbill, grey jungle fowl, heron, egret,
jungle myna, wood pecker, rose winged and blue winged
parakeet. Rare birds like Ceylon frog-mouth, rose billed
roller etc. are also seen.
Parambikulam is endowed with luxuriant vegetation. It
has one of the largest population of gaur (bison). Sambar,
spotted deer, jungle cat, lion-tailed macaque, common
otter, sloth bear etc. are also seen. There are also a
few tigers and leopards.
Facilities for boarding and lodging are available at the
sanctuary. There are forest rest houses at Thunacadavu,
Thellikkal and Elathode. Motor transport and boat cruise
can be arranged on requestThe Indira Gandhi Wildlife Sanctuary
of Tamil Nadu lies adjacent.
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Idukki
Wildlife Sanctuary
The sanctuary is situated just above the arch dam. An
area of 70 sq. km. of forest land in between the Periyar
and Cheruthoni rivers form an excellent habitat for wildlife.
Elephants, bisons, bear, wild boars, sambar etc are found
in this area. The lake on the three sides of the sanctuary
offers a panoramic view to the tourists.
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Chinnar
Wildlife Sanctuary
Proximity to Eravikulam National Park and Anamalai Wildlife
Sanctuary in Tamil Nadu makes Chinnar rich in wildlife.
This sanctuary is easily accessible from Udumalpet in
Tamil Nadu and Munnar in Kerala.
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Peppara
Wildlife Sanctuary
Peppara is accessible from Vithurai on Thiruvananthapuram
- Ponmudi road. This sanctuary with its rich fauna and
birds is emerging as a big attraction to wildlife enthusiasts.
It is spread over an area of 53 Sq. km. on the Western
Ghats. This is dotted with large hills and numerous hillocks
with forests and Eucalyptus plantations. Elephant, Sambar,
Leopard and Lion tailed macaque are commonly seen.
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Nagarhole
Wildlife Sanctuary
It is 40 km from Mananthavady. There are no bus services
to Nagarhole from Mananthavady, only jeeps and trucks
are available. There is a PWD Rest House, Forest Rest
House and Forest Inspection Bungalow at Mananthavady.
The reservation authorities are the District Collector,
Waynad and the DFO, Mananthavady. There are also mid range
hotels and an Indian Coffee House here. From Cannanore,
Tellicherry and Calicut there are frequent buses to Mananthavady.
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Aralam
Wildlife Sanctuary
Elephants, sloth bear, sambar, mouse-deer etc. are found
in this sanctuary. It is also rich in avifauna and reptiles.
This sanctuary is easily accessible from Kannur.
Neyyar Wildlife Sanctuary
The Neyyar reservoir is easily navigable and extends 9.06
sq. km. The vegetation varies from tropical wet evergreen
to grasslands. Agasthyakoodam of 1890 metres elevation
is in this sanctuary. Elephants, gaur, sloth bear, Nilgiri
Tahr, jungle cat, wild boar, Nilgiri Langur etc. are seen.
A crocodile rearing centre, deer farm and lion safari
park are the main attractions near the dam site.
Peechi - Vazhani Wildlife Sanctuary
It lies in the catchment areas of Peechi and Vazhani dams
in Trichur District. Peechi, the headquarters of the sanctuary
is 15 km by road from Trissur. |
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