Soubin Nath
A list of places which you can experience wild life in the state of Kerala (Southern State of India). Kerala has highest amount of forest among the states of India.
Eravikulam National Park at Munnar, Idukki district of Kerala is a sanctuary famous for the endangered mountain goat of South India, the Nilgiri Tahr (Hemitragus hylocrious).
Nearest railway station: Aluva, about 109 km from Munnar; Angamali, about 108 km from Munnar.
Nearest airport: Madurai (Tamilnadu) about 142 km; Cochin International Airport, about 150 km
Aralam Wildlife Sanctuary, situated on the highlands on the slopes of the Western Ghats near Thalassery in Kannur is famous for its common sights of herds of deer, elephant, boar and bison.
Nearest railway station: Thalassery, about 55 km away
Nearest airport: Calicut International Airport, about 96 km from Thalassery town
Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary is situated at Munnar in Idukki district of Kerala. It is an ideal place for trekking and is also the habitat for the endangered Giant Grizzled Squirrel of India.
Nearest railway station: Ernakulam, about 230 km
Nearest airport: Cochin International Airport, about 204 km
Mayiladumpara is a well known spot in Palakkad district of Kerala. It is famed for its peacock sanctuary where a large number of varied species of peacocks are found.
Nearest railway station: Palakkad
The Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary in Kerala, India is contiguous to the protected area network of Nagarhole and Bandipur of Karnataka on the Northeast and Mudumalai of Tamil Nadu on the Southeast.
Nearest railway station: Kozhikode, about 110 km away
Nearest airport: Calicut International Airport
Parambikkulam Tiger Reserve is situated in Anamalai ranges of Tamilnadu and the Nelliyampathy ranges of Kerala in Palakkad district, Kerala.
Nearest railway station: Palakkad Jn, about 93 km and Pollachi Junction (Tamilnadu), about 53 km
Nearest airport: Coimbatore International Airport (Tamilnadu), about 55 km from Palakkad
Periyar Tiger Reserve located in Thekkady in the district of Idukki, is one of the 27 tiger reserves in India. The Periyar forest is one of the finest wildlife reserves in India. Wildlife can be watched at close quarters around the artificial lake in Thekkady.
Nearest railway station: Kottayam Railway Station, about 68 km away
Nearest airport: Madurai, about 140 km and Cochin International Airport, about 190 km.
Kumarakom Bird Sanctuary, situated in the village of Kumarakom is a ideal place to watch avian life in Kerala.
Nearest railway station: Kottayam, about 13 km
Nearest airport: Cochin International Airport, about 94 km
Silent Valley National Park, situated at Mannarkkad in Palakkad district in Kerala, India, is the core of the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve.
Nearest railway station: Palakkad, about 69 km away
Nearest airport: Coimbatore International Airport (Tamil Nadu), about 91 km
Thattekkad Bird Sanctuary situated in Ernakulam district, is the much acclaimed bird sanctuary owes much of its fame to Dr. Salim Ali, the internationally renowned ornithologist. Thattekkad is famous for its plantations of teak, rosewood and mahogany.
Nearest railway station: Aluva, about 48 km away
Nearest airport: Cochin International Airport, about 44 km
Born and brought up in Kerala, India. Now in Mumbai, India doing first year of my Masters in Film Studies (M.A)..
