Periyar Wild Life Sanctury & Tiger Reserve
Situated around 80 k.m. from Munnar is the Periyar wild life sanctury &
Tiger Reserve.
Periyar wild life sanctury has a 55 sq. km.lake , the Periyar lake,
surrounded by forests which provide protection to the wild animals.
Periyar is one of the few place where one can see the elephants in their
natural surroundings .
Apart from the elephants one may get to see Wild Pigs , Sambar , Barking
Deer and very rarely one might also get to see a tiger . The Periyar Tiger
Reserve has a population of about 40 tigers.
One can take a tour of the sanctury on the motor launches run by the forest
department and by the K.T.D.C., these boat rides last for about 2 hours
during which you coast along the edges of the Periyar lake in search of wild
life.
I would personally recomend the early morning ,7:30 am ,boat for the early
riser's and the last boat, 4:30 pm, for those who do not like to get up
early (especially honeymooners) since these are the times when one is most
likely to get to see wild animals who come out of the dense forest to drink
water.
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