| Thekkady, about 4 km from
Kumily in Idukki district, central Kerala The pride of Kerala and a testimony to nature's
splendor and human innovation, the Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary is situated on the banks of the Periyar lake - an artificial lake, at Thekkady. Here the high ranges of the Western Ghats are clothed in dense evergreen, most decidous forests and savannah grasslands. Below this thick green canopy roam herds of
Elephants, Sambars, Tigers, Gaurs, Lion tailed Macaques and Nilgiri
Langurs. Palace to Stay in Thekkady
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