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Welcome to home of the Majestic Tiger. Periyar Tiger
Reserve is one of the best run reserves in India.
The professional management, trained forest guides
and the rich diversity of wildlife make it a great
option for your Wilderness Holiday. |
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Day1: Reach Periyar - Cloud Walk |
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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
Cloud Walk. You will be met by a forest
guide, who will explain about the Trek. We will
follow him up the hills of Kurushumala, a scenic
view point on the boundary of the Tiger Reserve. You
will have a birds eye view of the reserve and spot
where our activities are going to be in the next
couple of days. |
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After we get our breath back to normal as we put our
first step in the reserve. Periyar tiger Reserve,
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 continue our walk through the reserve
until we reach the Mannan Tribal Colony. We will be
met by a Tribal guide who will take us around the
tribal museum. We will reach back to Koshys to
discuss about our walk over a warm cup of coffee.
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Day 2: The wild side of Periyar |
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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. |
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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. |
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Day 3: Safari to the interiors of the Reserve |
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We wake up early in the morning for the full day
Jungle Safari in the Tiger Reserve. We will head
to Gavi, 50 Kms away, on our open 4x4 Jeep. We
should reach the Tiger Reserve by dawn so that we
have the best chance to see wildlife. In Periyar
Tiger Reserve there is a rich diversity of
vertebrates. The diverse forest types, vayals,
marshes, and a large aquatic habitat together
support 62 species of mammals, 320 species of birds,
45 species of reptiles, 27 species of amphibians,
and 38 species of fishes. |
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We will have lunch at the Green Mansion forest
Lodge. We can do a trek in the forest, do paddle
boat or relax at the beautiful garden facing the
lake at Gavi. Afternoon head back to Kumily on our
jeep. In the evening you have an option of doing the
Elephant Ride |
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Day 4: Depart |
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After Breakfast you
will depart back home from this beautiful hill county. |
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Price: Rs 17,000/-
(For 2 PAX) - You Save Rs
3,000 |
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Inclusive of Stay, all
meals, Cloud Walk, Bamboo Rafting, Jungle Safari -
For 2 PAX |
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