📍 Tiger Reserve🐅 Wildlife📍 Boating

Thekkady (Periyar Tiger Reserve)

Kumily, Kerala, India

4.7 (0)

Overview

The lake-hearted tiger forest where boats drift past elephant herds — plus bamboo rafting, border treks and Kumily's spice gardens.

Why visit: Kerala's flagship wildlife experience, water-borne and green.

Things to do

›Periyar lake cruise
›Bamboo rafting
›Spice plantation tours
›Kathakali at Kumily

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Travel Information

Best time

Sep–May

Entry fee

₹45–500 + boats

Est. budget

₹1,500–3,500

Duration

2 days

Nearby attractions

Within

14.8 km

🐅 Wildlife

4.5

Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary

Thekkady, Kerala

Elephants swim and gaur graze around a century-old artificial lake ringed by cardamom hills — explored by boat cruise, bamboo raft and guided treks with reformed poachers turned rangers, in one of South India's finest reserves at Thekkady.

Oct–Feb1–2 daysExplore

16.4 km

💎 Hidden Gem📍 Nature

4.4

Gavi Eco-Tourism

Pathanamthitta, Kerala

The cardamom-forest hamlet made famous by 'Ordinary' — jeep safaris, canopy treks and lake canoeing deep inside Periyar's buffer.

Sep–May1–2 daysExplore

16.9 km

💎 Hidden Gem🌄 Viewpoint

4.3

Ramakkalmedu

Nedumkandam, Kerala

The windiest inhabited spot in Asia — turbine ridges, the giant Kuravan-Kurathi statue and Tamil-plains views falling away forever.

Sep–May2–3 hrsExplore

17.2 km

💧 Waterfall

4.2

Suruli Falls

Theni, Tamil Nadu

A two-stage 150-ft cascade in cardamom hills near Cumbum, sung in Silappathikaram, with 18-step cave shrines beside the spray.

Jun–Oct (flow), Oct–Jan2–3 hrsExplore

19.6 km

📍 Temple

4.7

Sabarimala Ayyappa Temple

Pathanamthitta, Kerala

The forest shrine of Lord Ayyappa reached barefoot through Periyar's hills — one of the largest pilgrimages on earth each Mandala season.

Nov–Jan (Mandala-Makaravilakku)1–2 daysExplore

22.1 km

💎 Hidden Gem⛰️ Hill Station

4.2

Kuttikkanam & Parunthumpara

Peermade, Kerala

Planter-era Peermade's misty tea ridges and the 'eagle rock' grassland of Parunthumpara staring down at the plains.

Sep–May1 dayExplore