Thekkady (Periyar) Tour Guide

Thekkady, 115 km from Kottayam, is the one of best known wild life centres in India. The Periyar Wild Life Sanctuary here, offers a fairly good chance of seeing the great Indian tiger in its natural habitat. There are excellent services to Kumily from Kottayam from both the KSRTC bus stand and the Nagampadom Private bus stand. The journey takes about 4 hours. Kumily is also accessible from Madurai. Thekkady is 4 km from Kumily.
The forest department runs a bus service (Rs. 5) to the sanctuary from Kumily though the bus is not regular, one can reasonably expect it to make a trip once in 2 hours. Autorickshaw fare will be Rs. 40 from the Kumily bus station. Walking or cycling through the shady roads is also a good alternative. Getting to Thekkady is as sublime as the destination itself. A scenic journey past mist-capped mountains, spice plantations and open grasslands lined with spectacular water-falls and delightful trekking trails forms the access to your hideway here. Perched amidst dense greenery in the outskirts of the Periyar Tiger Reserve. Throwing up pleasant surprises like wild boars scuttling across the road in front, as you near the sanctuary. Which, sprawling across 777 sq. kms, is one of the largest in India.

You can even set upon a walk through the bending lanes, which wind through the plantations filled with the heady fragrance of fresh spice. Black peper, cardamom, cloves and cinnamon. And an engaging visit to a tribal village deep inside the forest provides your close-quarter observance of the curious ways of neolithic life.

How to reach

• Air
  Nearest airport at Madurai

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