Periyar
 Periyar is the best-known wildlife sanctuary in south India. Though billed as a tiger reserve, Periyar is really famous for its wild elephants, 100-year-old artificial lake and its setting in the beautiful thickly forested Western ghats. This is not your best shot at spotting the Bengal Tiger considering there are less than 40 of them that inhabit an area of 777sq.km but there’s plenty of other game like the Nilgiri langoor, Nilgiri tahr, bison, deer, antelope and about 700 elephants to make the trip worthwhile.
Accommodation at Periyar:
Cardamom County,
Spice Village,
Silver Crest,
Aranya Nivas - KTDC,
Michael's Inn
Weather and Best Time to Visit:
Any time during the year except the monsoon. The ideal time would be
September to June.
Activities at
Periyar
Places
nearby Periyar
Access
By Air: Nearest Airport Madurai is 140 km / Cochin is 170 km connected to Lakshadweep (Agatti), Bangalore, Kozhikode (Calicut), Coimbatore, Chennai (Madras), Delhi, Goa, Mumbai (Bombay), Thiruchirapally (Trichy) and the Middle East.
By Rail: Nearest Station Teni - 60, Kottayam - 114, Changanassery - 114, Madurai - 140 km for trains to major cities.
By Road: Kodaikanal 160 km, Kottayam 114 km, Munnar 113 km, Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum) 272 km. There are frequent buses from Kumily (4 km away).
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