Monday 9 December 2013

Sprawling Beauty of Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary

Periyar is an epitome of a successful preservation initiative, as a bounty of nature Periyar reserve is visitor charm. Inhabiting highly endangered species of Tiger, Periyar provides scenic charm and natural magnificent.


Rich in bio diversity, here you will see two important watersheds of sprawling rivers namely Periyar and Pamba.

Between the wonders of Periyar it covers an area of 925 Sq.km and it is one of the 27th Tiger Reserves of India. Stunning range of flora and fauna nestling and nurturing wounds of nature is so much variable and dazzling that it feels like nature has perfectly marched an era and dimension.

Conservation here is kind initiative to build nature that strikes life of natural inhabitants that shares moment of gentle life and possesses remarkable importance in terms of saving highly endemic and endangered life.

Orgasmic weather and affluent surroundings are nevertheless the eye catching features of this reserve. Silently settled at banks of Periyar lake and lake in its turn has blessed this place with all the amenities require to make it a brilliance of Human Innovation. High ranges of Western Ghats compliments beauty like a horizon compliments a breaking dawn of Morning.

Dense evergreen, moist deciduous forests and savannah grasslands that covers every corner of Periyar is something so classic, nature lovers would surely feel an inspiration making its way to the site of Periyar.

Meadows of green and within its lap some endangered animals crawling to prove their existence are so vivid and irregular from human sights. Beneath this thick canopy you will spot elephants, sambars, tigers, gaurs, lion tailed macaques and Nilgiri langurs.

 Here one can enjoy ride of elephant beside that trekking experience and its amazing way to the ruined Mangaladevi temple is some of the other activities that tourists usually loves to do.
Mangaladevi temple is a beautiful old stone temple, which is located in the heart of the Thekkady forest. One should pay a visit here if they are more into wildlife photography, because silent moment here could prove to be a click of your life.

Eco tourism being a motto of sanctuary, journey here means a brilliant opportunity to understand their delicate existence and origin. And the species they have preserved are just aspiring, wildlife photographers escape a moment of their life to pay a visit here in order to get a beauty of the clicks.

The solitary valley of Sanctuary is designed in a way to captivate tourist so that they could comprehend a meaning of isolation.

How to Reach
By road: Thekkady, about 4 km from Kumily in Idukki district, Central Kerala
By rail: Nearest railway station is Kottayam, about 114 km
By air: Nearest airports are Madurai (Tamilnadu) about 140 km; Cochin International Airport, about 190 km

Things to Do
Sightseeing, watching elephant, feeding and giving them a bath, trekking to a site of hilly region, embracing a beauty of tigers, photography are some of the activities and things you can do during your visit.


Best Time to Visit: The best time to visit this exotic Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary is from November to March. If you are planning to visit during summer season, possibility of spotting the wildlife species inside the sanctuary is quite high and it would be the time, where you can capture the pictures of animals at its best. 

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