Engulfed in the tall ranges of the western ghats in the southern state of Kerala, deceit the enthralling terrain of Periyar, the place is well acknowledged in travel industry for its wildlife sanctuary. Extend in an area enclosed by the tropical forests which offers the guests a magnificent sight of the blend of the deciduous, semi evergreen and tall trees that looks like poignant the sky. Periyar boaster of a congested cover and its best control is the Periyar wildlife reserve.

The Periyar wildlife Sanctuary conserve a good-looking lake in the heart of the sanctuary. The lake originally shaped as a pool of a Dam provides drinking water to the wildlife for their sustainance. Down the sides of the lake are boggy tall grass land areas giving it an beautiful look. In the boggy land are occasionally seen the Langurs and the Macaque.

The wildlife sanctuary attained the status of a national park in the year 1982 and it was stated a tiger reserve way back in 1978 to look after the tiger population under the project Tiger Plan, a plan in use with the Government of India, to save the increasingly lessening king of the Jungle.

Periyar is well linked by surface with the cities similar to Kumilly, Cochin, Trivandrum, Alleppey, and Madurai.

To enter in Periyar, close by stations are Kottayam (110 km), Trivandrum (270 km), Cochin (204 km), and Madurai (150 km).

Periyar has no airport. But one can get a flight for Cochin, Madurai or Trivandrum.

Cochin Airport is at the space of 204 km from Periyar. Trivandrum Airport is 270 km as of Periyar. And Madurai Airport is 150 Km from Periyar. Periyar is well linked via road with these destinations.

Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary is protected area in Kottayam, Idukki and Pathanamthitta districts of Kerala and covers an area of 952 km2. This elephant and tiger reserve is also known as Thekkady and is located in Pandalam Hills and Cardamom Hills along the border of Tamil Nadu.  Apart from elephants and tigers, the other animals to be seen here are wild pigs, gaur, barking deer, sambar, mouse deer, Indian wild dog, dole, and more. The tempera...

Periyar Lake is an artificial lake created as a result of construction of a dam on the Periyar River, in the southern Wester Ghats, 200 kms away from Kochi. The Lake is spread over an area of 26 square kms. and, lies near the Idukki district in Kerala, within the Periyar national Park or Periyar Tiger Reserve, making it a must visit site for tourists, wildlife and nature lovers. The Periyar Lake is the main source of water for wild animals livin...