Thekkady

Introduction and history: Thekkady is one of the important, serene tourist attractions in kerala. It is located in Kerala -Tamil Nadu border town called Kumily. The primary attraction of Thekkady is its Wildlife Sanctuary, is Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary. It was declared as Tiger reserve in the year 1978 and the whole part is spread across 777 square kilometres. It is primarily famous for its dense evergreen, semi-evergreen, moist deciduous forests and savanna grass lands, where toursists get opportunity to see the natural living of elephants, sambar, tigers, gaur, lion-tailed Macaques and Nilgiri Langurs. Watching the elephants playing in the lake is one of its unique scene that should not be missed.

What to see and when to go: The Primary attraction of Thekkady as mentioned above is The Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary. Apart from that travellers get an array of beautiful places to taste the nature within few hours of reach. Vandiperiyar, Vandanmedu, Pullumedu, Kumily, Murikkady,Pandikuzhi,Mangala Devi Temple and Chellarkovil are some of the major tourist attractions around the place. Elephant rides, Trekking and boat cruises are offered here, which adds to the tourist’s delight.

Accommodation: Thekkady offers multiple accommodation facilities starting with luxurious resorts which also offer Ayurvedic massage parlours. Apart from them it has multiple hotels offering accommodation at rates ranging from 800 to 5000 rupees per day.

Mode of transport: As Thekkady is in the border of Tamilnadu and Kerala, it can be reached both states. Madurai is the nearest Airport and railway junction which is 140 kilometers away. From the Kerala side, Cochin (140 kilometers) and Kumarakom (114 kilometers) are the nearby air and train stations. It is well connected thro’ road with rest of the country starting from Kumily.

Related links:
• Thekkady Tourist information: http://www.thekkady.com/
• Kerala information: http://www.keralagreenery.org/

See also (nearby places): Peermede and Munnar are the nearby tourist attractions to Thekkady. Each of them offer more than a dozen tourist attractions in the nearby locations. Pattupetti,Devikulam,Tattekad,Chinnar,Eravikulam,Rajamalai,Marayoor,Meenuli,Bhoothathankettu, Malankara Reservoir, Chithirapuram hill station, Valara, Cheeyapara and Thomankuthu waterfalls are some of those places near to Thekkady.