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City Overview :

Thekkady is the city located in the center of Kerala and famous for hill station as well as wildlife center. This town is imperative plantation centre, pleasant hill station and spice scented plantations. Thekkady’s Periyar forest is one of the premium wildlife reserves of India. The Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary offers a practically high-quality opportunity of seeing the enormous Indian tiger in its natural environment.

Fast Facts :

Languages :

Malayalam, Tamil, Hindi and English are most commonly spoken.

Climate :

Summer :

Tropical and humid, Temperatures - 22°C To 32°C.

Monsoon :

Heavy rainfall, Annual - 2050 mm

Winter :

Cool and pleasant, Temperatures - 10°C To 21°C

Best Time to Visit:

October to April.

What to See :

The place is famous for its exotic wildlife where Herds of elephant, wild pigs, sambar and gaur. This can be seen on the lakeside from the cruise very easily. During the hot season of March and April the animals spend their most of the time in water and enjoy while swimming and taking bath and can be catch in the cameras of tourists. The best time to visit the city is in the months of October and June.
The Thekkady Wildlife Sanctuary is a very popular and demanding destination for the fun and adventure lovers. It is one of the renowned sanctuaries of India. The road is covered with thick trees and bushes and dense forest all around gives a pleasure to the drive till Thekkady. The boat rides to view the thrilling sanctuary is like icing on the cake. There are approximately 40 tigers and 800 elephants and rare species of other animals and birds found in the national park and the experience to this place remains in the minds of the tourists forever.

Getting There :

By Air :

The nearest airport is at a distance of 136 kms.

By Train :

The nearest railway station is in Kottayam which is 114 kms far from Thekkady and prepaid taxis, cabs are frequently available.

By Bus :

Through road Thekkady is connected to National Highway 7 and linked with Kumily which is at a distance of 14 Km.

Where to Stay:

Thekkady has different types of hotels which mainly consist of budget hotels and star category hotels. The choice of hotels and Thekkady hotel packages can be availed at low prices with many exciting offers. The tourists with a lower budget have nothing to worry as Kolkata has many economic hotels for the budget travelers in the city. Search the best and comfortable accommodations and book online Thekkady hotels...