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Explore Periyar in 3 Days
Periyar, is an example of nature’s bounty, with great scenic charm, rich bio diversity and providing veritable visitor satisfaction. Sprawled over an area of 777 Sq .km., Periyar is one of the 27 tiger reserves in India. We give you an opportunity to explore the unexplore beauty of Periyar in 3 days.

The Highlights of the Program: Walk inside the Tiger Reserve, Cooking Demonstration, Village Visits, Bamboo Rafting with Tribes, Spice plantation visit and Organic farm visit.

Day1:  Reach Periyar - Nature Walk

Check-in Koshys before lunch. You will be briefed about the place and the activities. After lunch you relax and get used to the chill whether at Periyar. By evening, get ready with your trekking shoes, before our first adventure activity in Periyar - the Nature Walk. We will be transferred to the boat landing point, and led by the forest guide through the grasslands of the Periyar Tiger Reserve. This is an excellent opportunity to explore the Periyar Forest. You have a great chance to spot the wildlife coming down to the lake.
 Af the three hour walk we will drive back to Koshys. Overnight at Koshys.
Day 2: The Periyar Village Safari
To day, We will spend it with a local family to see the real life style of a farmer. We take a drive to the village of Chellarkovil where we spend our day with Mathew and his family. Mr. Babu will take us with him to his farm land. We will get to see how he maintains his cardamom, pepper and coffee plantations. We can also help Mrs Babu, who is making lunch for us. She uses the organically grown vegetables from the garden and cookes some delicious Kerala dishes. After a typical Kerala Lunch with the family we will visit the spice plantations and depart back to the Kumily Town.
We will have lunch at the Green Mansion forest Lodge. We can do a trek in the forest, children can have fun on the paddle boat or relax at the beautiful garden facing the lake at Gavi. Afternoon head back to Kumily on our jeep. Overnigh Koshys
Day 3: The wild side of Periyar

After an early breakfast we head to the forest for Bamboo Rafting. This is a dawn to dusk range hiking and rafting program through some of the richest forest tracts of Periyar Tiger Reserve. Starting at 8 am from the boat landing, a mosaic of habitats will be traversed before the party gets into rafts made of bamboos. 

The forests are rich in bird life and arboreal animals like giant squirrel and Nilgiri langur. The rafting is for about three hours and one gets a panoramic view of forest-clad hills reflected on the lake. Animals like elephant, gaur and sambar are sighted keeping close to the edges of the lake.

We will be back to Koshys by evening. After freshening up you can take a stroll around the Kumily Town, known as the Spice Capital of India. It is fun to mingle with local people and greet the smiling faces. You also have an option of doing an ayurvedic massage.

Day 4:  Depart
After Breakfast you will depart back home from this beautiful hill county.
Price: Rs 15,000/- (For 2 PAX)
Inclusive of Stay, all meals, Nature Walk, Village Safari, Bamboo Rafting - For 2 PAX

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