Thekkady is one of the city or town of Kerala situated near the Periyar National Park, the most important point of tourism within the state. The name has been derived from the word “Thekku’ which means teak, the place experiences a pleasant climate throughout the year. Thekkady is situated at an distance of 257km from Trivandrum, 141km from Mdurai, 145km from Cochin International Airport, and 114km from Kottayam railway station. The exact location of Thekkady is nearby Kerala & Tamil Nadu border.

The Sanctuary situated in this city is famous for the dense evergreen, semi-evergreen, most deciduous forests, and savanna grass lands offering home to the many species of endangered animals like Nilgiri langurs. The sanctuary is named as Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary. The sanctuary has its linking to the trekking, boating, and jeep safari. The place has been declared as a tiger reserve. The add-on charms of nature and man-made could be seen in this place as the Mullaperiyaar Dam creates an artificial lake across the Periyar River.

Basically, the city is commonly regarded as the heaven for natural species like black pepper, cardamom, clove, and many more. The one having the craze towards the nature are highly recommended to visit out this place as this place is ideal picnic spot.

How to reach

The connectivity of the place is to the city with the near-by airports like Cochin makes it quite easy for the travelers to reach this place. The place is at small distance from the main railway stations or the junctions like Madurai, Trivandrum, Kottayam, and Cochin. Thus, the travelers willing to enjoy the beauty of nature could book a car or taxi to the city to get the view of the nature around.

Even the tourists could book the car from their own city as the Kerala state is linked to the North to South corridor National Highway that makes a pleasure for them enjoy the ride to the city through bus or the taxi or drive own their own

Things to do

The place or the city is filled will all the adventure trek pints as well as the view points for spending their time with silence all around and feel the presence of nature. The one travelling to the thekaddy place shall enjoy more if they explore the near-by place with complete enjoy.

Best time to visit

Normally, the travelers love to visit the thekaddy place is during winters, i.e. From October to February. Although one could visit during the March to May or June to September but during the Winders the viewpoints look super glorified due to the weather prevailing over the place

Honeymoon Special

The couples will enjoy their moments to the fullest onto the thekaddy as they will have the opportunity of booking each level sweets, or luxurious hotels, and may move to the trek points for adventure all around.

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