After breakfast to Thekkady (119 kms). Check in at the hotel in Thekkady. Then its time for a plantation tour covering tea, coffee, cardamom, pepper and rubber plantations. By 3 pm at Periyar lake around which the sanctuary is built for boating. Thekkady is one of the finest wildlife reserves in the world. Noted for its geomorphology, diversity of wildlife and scenic beauty the sanctuary attracts tourists form across the globe. This is the only sanctuary in India where you can have the unique experience of viewing the wildlife at close quarters from the safety of a boat. The greatest attraction in Thekkady is the herds of elephants that come down to the lake to play. By 6.30 back in the resort. |