kadalundi bird sanctuary, kerala, india

KADALUNDI BIRD SANCTUARY
consisting of 25 acres of mudflats at the kadalundi river estuary, this is a wet land habitat for migratory and terrestrial birds and and a haven for environmentalists.

Terns, gulls, herons, sandpipers, whimbrels and other exotic birds flock to this place in November and return home in April.

NEARBY ATTRACTIONS

BEYPORE
A coastal village, it is known for its boat building expertise, the construction of the Uru, the arabian trading vessel, a tradition goes back 1,500 years.




TASARA CREATIVE WEAVING CENTER
this centre creates works of art in handloom-rugs, durries, wall hangings and bed spreads. Tasara attracts artists and weavers from all over the world and provides basis for research and workshops. The training programs on weaving and allied subjects are open through the year.

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teak museum, nilambur, kerala, india

This is the original home of the cholainaickans, the oldest aboriginal, tribe of Kerala.The extensively forested area is well known for Canoli's plot, the world's oldest teak plantation and bamboo woods. located here is the only teak museum in the world, which houses around 55 types of bamboo, arboretum, the biggest teak on earth and a butterfly park.




In the museum, through exhibits and associated texts, information is provided on historic, aesthetic, scientific and cultural values of the species.

BIO-RESOURCES NATURE TRAIL
Adjacent to the teak museum, there is an 800 m long
Bio- resources nature trail starting at the pond behind the museum and ending at the information center at the entrance.The nature trail depicts habit and habitat of various plants and animals under various themes.

HOW TO REACH
BY AIR    :   KOZHIKKODE 45 km
BY RAIL  : NILAMBUR ROAD  4 km
                   terminus for the
                   Nilambur- Shornur lane 65km
BY ROAD : Nilambur is on kozhikkode- Ooty
                     state highway
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iruppu falls, karnataka, india

This narrow waterfalls is extremely beautiful and soothing.The lush green mountains around the falls make it look more elegant and picturesque.


A forest trail leads from these falls to the Brahmagiri Peak in Southern Kodagu. Irupu falls is a major tourist attraction as well as a pilgrimage spot. A famous Siva temple, the Rameshwara Temple, is situated on the banks of the Lakshmana theertha river^, en route to the Falls.

HOW TO REACH
BY ROAD : Irupu is situated at 48 km from Virajpet, 260 km from Bangalore and 120 km from Mysore. The Falls can be visited by the highway from Gonikopal to Nagerhole National Park off the Kutta Road after Srimangala.

a perfect getaway from wayanad

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MUZHUPPILANGAD BEACH, KERALA

Make your weekend special by visiting country's only 'drive-in-beach.'

Muzhappilangad is a small coastal village in kannur district in the indian state of kerala. This village is renowned for its 4 km long pristine Muzhappilangad beach.
Black rocks protect this long, clean beach from the currents of the deep, making its shallow waters a swimmer's paradise.

a perfect getaway from wayanad, kerala

HOW TO REACH

AIR   :  nearest airport: KOZHIKKODE 93km away

RAIL:   nearest railway station: THALASSERY 7km away

            KANNUR is about 10km from the beach

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HIMVAD GOPALASWAMI BETTA, KARNATAKA, INDIA

Himavad Gopalaswamy Betta, is a hill (betta in Kannada) located in the chamaraja nagar district of the state of karnataka,at a height of 1450m,India and is extensively wooded. It is also the highest peak in the Bandippur national park.









It lies in the core area of the Bandipur National Park and is frequented by wild life including elephants. Dense fog predominates and covers the hills round the year and thus gets the prefix Himavad (in the native language of Kannada) and the temple of Venugopalaswamy (LordKrishna) gives the full name of Himavad Gopalaswamy Betta.



 HOW TO REACH
  BY ROAD: 220 km from Banglore
                   75 km from Mysore
( on the Mysore Ooty road -10 km away from Gundlupet,which is 60 km away from Mysore)
There is a motor-able road all the way to the top of the hill.


                                                                                
 It is a perfect getaway from wayanad.

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parassini kadavu temple, kerala

Parassinikadavu temple

The sree muthappan temple of parassinikadavu stands on the banks of the valapattanam river and is one of the most important shrines in kerala.this pilgrim centre is famous for the muthappan theyyam performed every morning and evening.

This celebrated shrine follows the unusual custom of offering dried fish and toddy (made from the sap of coconut flower before it blooms, the sweetish liquid is allowed to ferment overnight in bottles or earthenware vessels to produce toddy. Combining the mildly intoxicating spirit with snacks, usually spicy seafood, has been the tradition in kerala for a long time) to deity.

The temple is open to people of all religions.

Deity of the temple : sree muthappan, the hunter incarnation of lord siva

HOW TO REACH

AIR        : Kozhikkode (112 Km)

RAIL    : Kannur (18 km)

ROAD   : An excellent road transport system connects Kannur

            to all the major towns of south india.

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silent valley

SILENT VALLEY NATIONAL PARK

Let us all work towards a great world

The silent valley national park is a stretch of pristine wet evergreen forest located along the south-west corner of the nilgiris in south India,

in the state of Kerala.

 

The park has one of the best representative evergreen forests in

the country. The pre-eminence of the park is due to its rich forest ecosystems.flowering plants, particularly a great diversity of orchids,

impatiens species, and strobilanthes, the only species of south Indian rhododendron and many other plants

not normally occurring in the evergreen forests of

the Western Ghats found here make it an incomparable nature’s refuge.

 

Although the park is famous for its lion tailed macaques, it has all the large mammals including tiger, leopard, wild dog, sloth bear and lesser predators such as smaller cats, otters and mongooses. Herbivorous animals including elephant, gaur, sambar, barking deer, chevrotain and wild boar are found here. Four species of primates, many chiropterans, rodents and squirrels including the giant squirrel and two species of flying squirrels are common in the park. 

The park regularly arranges nature study camps for the public especially students.

HOW TO REACH

BY RAIL:  PALAKKAD JUNCTION (60KM), SHORNUR JUNCTION (75KM),
                   COIMBATORE JUNCTION (45KM)

BY AIR:   KOCHI (135KM),

                   COIMBATORE (55KM),  KOZHIKKODE (80KM)

FOR MORE INFORMATION

www.silentvalley.gov.in 

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