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Wildlife Adventures in Kerala

Duration:3 Hours 

Exertion Level: Medium 

Minimum Group : 5

Camp Site: Thekkady, Munnar

Not only will your route pass through the amazing scenery of mountains and valleys, you may also have the chance to encounter Giant Squirrels, Gaur, Elephants, Nilgiri Langur or even the Tiger. The transfer of traditional knowledge, from the experienced ethnic guides, in the wilderness make you feel secure. The Forest Exploration is the right programme to feel nature, hear her whispers and smell her flowers.

Jeep Safari

Duration:6-8 Hours 

Exertion Level: Easy

Minimum Group : 7

Camp Site:  Thekkady, Munnar

Jeep safaris are the perfect way of discovering some of Kerala's less accessible places, for the Jeep is a sturdy and hardy vehicle that can travel with ease on rough and rocky terrains. Also, due to its varied and unique topography, Kerala offers some unique destinations that are best reached in jeeps.

Make sure you utilize the services of an experienced organization and resourceful manpower that has thorough knowledge of the area, for a lifetime of an experience. A good driver is a must and so is a good team taking care of day-to-day arrangements. Some of the areas require inner line permits for foreigners so advance planning is vital for jeep safari programs
 

Tiger Trail

Duration: 2/3days

Exertion Level: Hard 

Minimum Group : 5

Camp Site:  Thekkady,  Periyar Tiger Reserve

Here, one may chance to encounter much indigenous wildlife like Nilgiri langur, giant squirrel, elephant and who knows, even the tiger! The trek route passes through hills and valleys with a variety of tropical plants and wide-open spaces. Enroute vegetarian meals will be prepared and served and country tents will be pitched for holing up in the night. Trekking groups are accompanied by armed forest guards with good communication equipments, and geared to face any emergency situation.  Normally 20 to 35 kms. of trekking distance will be covered, depending on the route chosen. Remember to listen to unusual and strange adventure stories of the former poachers, now your guides and protectors of the forests.

Duration:2 Days 

Exertion Level: Hard 

Minimum Group : 10

Camp Site: Thekkady, Munnar

Thekkady is one of the off-the-track destinations ideal for a wilderness retreat replete with trekking, birding, canoeing and facilities for boarding. There are hills and valleys, tropical forests, sprawling grasslands, sholas, cascading waterfalls and cardamom plantations. Endangered species including the elephant, Nilgiri tahr, lion-tailed macaque are often sighted at the outskirts of Thekkady

Hosted and accompanied by trained local people, the visitors can go for trekking and bird watching in the many trails around, paddle in still waters to cool off or perhaps settle down for watching sunset in this oasis of peace and tranquility. Native vegetarian food and snacks will be provided to the visitors. Wilderness camps have become the ultimate focus of wildlife conservation in the whole world. Since the days when natural wilderness and wildlife of the the world cam under threat, the wildlife authorities of forests preservation societies, started of a new kind of awareness programme, which will educate the people about nature and its preservation in a better way and that's how, wild camps came into being.

Wildlife camping is not very different from normal camping, except the wild camping doesn't get restricted to season or any adventure activity. It works as a recreational program and there isn't any age limit in this. Any one who likes to explore nature and want to learn the facts about what nature has given to us and what we can give in return, can take up this camping expedition.

Elephant Safari

Duration:1 Hour

Exertion Level: Easy

Minimum Group : No Limit

Camp Site: Thekkady

Elephant Safari is a trail; except that instead of walking, hiking or trekking, you have also got the options of explore the unreachable areas on an Elephant. You will have the opportunity to go deep inside the forest which is really remote and enchanting. You also has the option to go for a plantation visit on an Elephant. You can see and feel the plantations like cardamom, pepper, vanilla etc sitting like a king on the Elephant top.

Bamboo Rafting

Duration:8-9 Hour

Exertion Level: Medium

Minimum Group : 6-10

Camp Site: Thekkady

This is a dawn to dusk range hiking and rafting programme through some of the richest forest tracts of Periyar Tiger Reserve. Starting at 8 am from the boat landing, a mosaic of habitats will be traversed before the party gets into rafts made of bamboos.

The forests are rich in bird life and arboreal animals like giant squirrel and Nilgiri langur. The rafting is for about three hours and one gets a panoramic view of forest-clad hills reflected on the lake. Animals like elephant, gaur and sambar are sighted keeping close to the edges of the lake.

Night Trekking

Duration:10 Hours

Exertion Level: Hard

Minimum Group : 8

Camp Site: Thekkady, Munnar

The trekking could be at any time between 7 pm. and 4 am. and could be taken by persons having proper physical and mental fitness to trek through the wilderness in the night. They will accompany two protection watchers and one armed forest guard. This programme is part of the regular night patrolling in the fringe eco development zones of the tiger reserve. By participating in this, one is actually helping in the protection of the forests. Try the limits of your senses-sight, hearing and smell and take in the totally different world of nocturnal jungle life.

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