Best Budget Hotel in Thekkady

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Thekkady close to the Kerala – Tamil Nadu border town – Kumilyfrom Trivandrum Cochin International Airport andfrom Kottayam railway station. The sanctuary is famous for its dense evergreen, semi-evergreen, moist deciduous forests and savanna grass lands. It is home to herds of elephants, sambar, tigers, gaur, lion-tailed Macaques and Nilgiri Langurs.

The Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary is thick evergreen forest. The Wild Life Sanctuary was declared a Tiger Reserve . The splendid artificial lake formed by the Mullaiperiyar Dam across the Periyar River adds to the charm of the park. The greatest attraction of Periyar are the herds of wild elephants that come down to play in the lake.

Thekkady is considered a heaven for natural spices such as black pepper, cardamom, cinnamon .

The Thekkady lake as seen from Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary

The Periyar National Park is spread over an area of about 777 km² and comprises a thick evergreen forest with exotic wild life. The sanctuary was declared a tiger reserve sometime in 1978. It has an artificial lake formed by the Mullaperiyar Dam.

Bamboo Rafting during guided tourthrough Periyar[disambiguation needed] Wild Life Sanctury Murikkady-This place consists of spice and coffee plantations. It is about 5 km from Thekkady.Chellar Kovil- leads to the Theni district of Tamil Nadu. This place has a lot of waterfalls and cascades. It is very beautiful 
Anakkara
Anakkara is an upcoming spice tourism destination in the state.Mangala Devi Temple  

 It is surrounded by lush greenery and is closed throughout the year except during the Chitra Pournami festival. At other times tourists can still view it by getting a special letter from the forest ranger. 

The main attraction in thekkady is the boating on the lake to see around the lake and Mullai Periya Dam. The boating will take apx. 2 hours. You can enjoy to see the wild animals when boating. Dont forgot to take photos. Bring a digital camera with Optical zoom to take the closer shots of the animals. 

Places of Interest

Periyar Lake

Mullai Periyar Dam
Periyar Wildlife Santuary

You can reach by road from Madurai–>Theni–>Kumuli or Dindigul–>Theni–>Kumuli (Through Tamilnadu) 
or from Kottayam–>Kumuli 
Thekkay is 5Km from Kumuli, you can reach by Bus, Autorishaw, Bike, Car or by walk is a good.

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