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50. Thekkady

f the magical beauty of Kerala has to be macaque, Malabar giant squirrel, flying
Idescribed in word, it has to be squirrel, tiger, jungle cat, sloth bear,
‘Thekkady’! One of the most beautiful hornbill, stork, woodpecker, kingfisher,
and heart-warming hill stations in Kerala, raptor, cormorant, grackle, darter, cobra,
this tourist town in God’s Own Country is viper, krait, monitor lizards, frogs, toads,
a true treasure trove for the visitors. masheer (famous and endangered game
fish of India) and otter. There are over 1965
The Periyar forests of Thekkady is one of flowering plants including 171 grass species
the finest wildlife reserves in India The and 143 species of orchids here. The only
flora of the park includes over flowering south Indian conifer, scientifically known
plants, grass species, species of orchids as Podocarpus Wallichianus, grows in the
and the only South Indian conifer forests of the Periyar Tiger Reserve. Kumily
Podocarpus Wallichianus. Apart from the : 4 km , , Idukki : 65 km, Munnar 106 km
tigers, the fauna of the park includes wild
elephant, gaur, sambar deer, wild boar, Bamboo Rafting in Thekkady
Nilgir Tahr, lion tailed macaque, bonnet Plantation Tours, Elephant rides

Best Compliments from
Best Compliments from

Tijo Joseph & Family

Tijo Joseph, Tinu Maria Thomas, Tiara Elza Tijo, Tiaan Joseph Tijo
(Paramthottu House, Kumily)
"Turn your wounds into wisdom"

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