Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary Tiger Reserve
Idukki, Pathanamthitta
Periyar
Semi-evergreen forest, grassland, lake
Asian Elephant, Gaur, Nilgiri Langur, Indian Giant Squirrel, Giant Flying Squirrel, Sambar, Wild Boar, Barking Deer, Tiger, Leopard, Wild Dog, Stripe-necked Mongoose; Racket-tailed Drongo, Blue-winged Parakeet, White-bellied Drongo, Small Sunbird, Malaba
Bombax malabaricum, Careya arborea, Pterocarpus marsupium, Lagerstroemia lanceolata, Tectona Grandis, terminalia, Ficus phoenix, Cullenis excelsa, Dipterocarpus bourdilloni, Vateria indica, Canarium strictum, Artocarpus hirsutum, Callophyllum tomentosum,
Madurai airport (140 km) is the nearest airport.
Kottayam (114 km) is the railhead for Periyar.
Kumily town is located at the entrance to the sanctuary. There are buses to Kumily from cities such as Kottayam, Ernakulam and Madurai.
Hotels in and just outside the sanctuary.
Assistant Field Director, Periyar Tiger Reserve Thekkady 685536
Phone: 04869-222027, 04869-224571