PERIYAR TIGER RESERVE, THEKKADY
The best Sanctuary for watching and photographing wild elephants. The oldest wild 
Life sanctuary in the state. An estimated number of about 6 lakh tourists including a large number of foreigners visit this sanctuary every year.

1. How to reach:
   i. Nearest Airport – from Coimbatore – 145 km.
   Kochi – 190 km. 
   Trivandrum 272 km.
   
   ii. Nearest Railway Station – Kottayam – 114 km.
   
   iii. Nearest town - Kumily 4 Km. 
   
   

2. Accommodation
   KTDC hotels, Aranya Nivas, Periyar House, Lake 
   Palace. Private hotel and lodges at Kumily. Forest Rest House, Anavanchal, Kumily. Tamilnadu PWD, rest house, Thekkady, Kerala PWD rest house, Thekkady.
   
   

3. Contact Address: Deputy director,
   Project Tiger,
   Thekkady – Pin 685536
   Phone: 04869-2322027
   
   

4. Map/ Photograph 
   Deputy director,
   Project Tiger,
   Thekkady