Thekkady is the location of the Periyar National Park, which is an important tourist attraction in the Kerala state of India.Situated in Kerala, close to the Kerala - Tamil Nadu border town - Kumily, it is located about 257 km (160 miles) from Trivandrum, 185 km from Cochin International Airport and 114 km from Kottayam railway station. The sanctuary is famous for its dense evergreen, semi-evergreen, moist deciduous forests and savanna grass lands. It is home to herds of elephants, sambar, tigers, gaur,lion-tailed Macaques and Nilgiri Langurs. Things to do include boating, trekking, photography, wild life flora and fauna
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| Tourists moving to boat landing centre |
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| The misty wayside on the way to Thekkady |
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| Thekkady wild life sanctuary as seen from the tourist information center |
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| People moving over a temporary sand bridge |
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| Boat landing center as seen from boat |
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| Another view of boat landing center |
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| Tree trunks in the periyar reservoir as seen during boating |
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| Thekkady reservoir |
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| A store near the parking area at Thekkady |
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| A tourist boat in the reservoir |
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| A church on way to Thekkady |
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| Children on tour on a boat |
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| Another view from boating |
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| Another view of the periyar wild life sanctuary |
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| Water crows |
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| Another view of the Sanctuary |
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