Periyar
Wildlife Sanctuary is one of the project tiger reserves in India and is one of
the best places to see wild life in Kerala. This sanctuary is located in
Thekkady area of Idukki district in central Kerala. This tiger reserve is
famous among the tourists due to possibility to see wild animals. Tourists can watch
wild elephants and others animals when they take a boat trip through the
Thekkady Thadakam (Lake). Most of the time people can see the elephant herds
near the Periyar Lake in Thekkady.
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Periyar
Wildlife Sanctuary is an evergreen forest and mist is always present in the
Periyar forests. You can take a forest trekking with the forest watchers and
observe the different species of animals, birds, reptiles and amphibians very
closely and capture them in your camera as well. Elephants, sambars, tigers,
gaurs, lion tailed macaques and nilgiri langurs are the major attractions of
Periyar wild life sanctuary.
Most of this
Kerala Jungle is covered with evergreen or semi-evergreen rain forests. This
national park was started in 1934 with a name Nellikkampatty Game Sanctuary and
later it was renamed as Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary in 1950. The sanctuary was
declared as a Tiger Reserve in 1978. Later in 1991, Periyar was brought under
Project Elephant to protect the elephants from extinction.
You can
experience the joy of actual safari in Periyar. You can hire a approved guide
from Forest Department office near Thekkady Lake boat jetty and take a jeep to
visit the interiors of the jungle. The permit for Safari from forest
authorities is a must and read the literature on code of conduct regarding the
forest rules thoroughly before the start of hiking to avoid fines.
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