📍 Dam📍 Trek🐅 Wildlife

Neyyar Dam & Agasthyakoodam

Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India

4.2 (0)

Overview

The lake-and-lion-safari reservoir under Agasthyarkoodam (1,868 m) — the sage's peak of medicinal forests, trekked by permit each season.

Why visit: From crocodile lake to the Ghats' most sacred summit.

Things to do

›Lake boating
›Lion safari park
›Agasthya trek (permit)
›Sivananda ashram

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Travel Information

Best time

Sep–May; trek Jan–Mar

Entry fee

₹30 + safari/trek permits

Est. budget

₹300–2,000

Duration

1–2 days

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19.8 km

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