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Periyar National Park

Protected area in Kerala

Photo: McKay Savage from London, UK, CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Overview

Periyar National Park (also known as Periyar Tiger Reserve, Thekkady) is in Northern Travancore, in the state of Kerala, in India.

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Getting there

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Private vehicles are not permitted in the park. Visitors must catch a bus from the ticket booth in Kumily (price included in entry fee).

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UnderstandPeriyar is a protected area, and a nature reserve in the South Indian State of Kerala, set high in the mountains of the Western Ghats at the border to Tamil Nadu. It lies in the districts of Idukki and Pathanamthitta.

Get inThe only way to the tourism zone is through the gate at Thekkady, a few kilometers from Kumily. Kumily on the Tamil Nadu border is well connected to Kodaikanal, Madurai, Theni in Tamil Nadu and Kottayam in Kerala.

Fees and permitsEntrance to the park is ₹475 for foreigners which includes the bus to the boat ramp.

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EatPeriyar is near a pepper-growing region. Try an omelette (or anything you can find) with crushed fresh peppercorns - nothing to beat it!

SleepThe best way to experience Periyar is to stay in the treehouse. The ranger will escort you there around 10AM and come to collect you at the same time next day.

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Guide text adapted from the Wikivoyage article "Periyar National Park" by its contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Read on Wikivoyage · Contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Photo: McKay Savage from London, UK, CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons

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