South India Wildlife Trip

Duration :09 days / 08 nights
Destinations Covered : Cochin - Periyar wildlife sanctuary - Munnar - Chinnar wildlife sanctuary- Thattekkad Bird Sanctuary - Eravikulam National Park.

Day 01 : Cochin

n Arrival at Kochi, Met by our representative & transfer to hotel. Known as " Queen of Arabian sea " its is the commercial hub of Kerala, the city offers beaches, palaces , meseums, lagoons & backwater. Cochin has one the best natural port of the country. Overnight Hotel.

Day 02 -03 : Cochin - Periyar wildlife sanctuary.

Drive to Periyar, located in Cardmom Hill region of Western Ghats Periyar is one of the most picturesque wildlife sanctuaries in the world. Forest formation is grass lands to hill tops to valleys is covered with semi - evergreen and deciduous woodland forests. Periyar has a great range of wildlife like including Tigers , Gaur, Wild Pig, Leopards, Sambars, Barking Deer, Mouse Deer, Malabar Flying Squirrel, Stripe - necked Mongoose, Otter, Nilgiri, Tahr ( Periyar is one of the last habitat for them), Flying Snake, Flying Lizards, King Cobra, Wild Dog (very common), Porcupines, Nilgai, Langur, Lion Tailed Macaque, Common Langur, Bonnet Macaque, Sloth Bear. Periyar is also home to 260 species of birds.

Day 04 - Periyar Wildlife sanctuary - Munnar

Drive to hill town of Munnar, Located at a height of 1600mts, Munnar town was the summer resort for British. Munnar is the highest tea estate in the world.
Overnight hotel.

Day 05 - Munnar - Chinnar wildlife sanctuary - Munnar.

Fullday excurtion to Chinnar wildlife sanctuary , This wildlife Sanctuary is known for highly endangered giant grizzled squirrel . The flora of the sanctuary includes dry decidious forest, high Sholas & wetland. The fauna of the place includes Elephant, gaur, panther,spotted deer,sambar, giant grizzled squirrel, hanuman monkey, rabbit,bonnet macaques, gaur, Kraits, spotted deer, spectacled cobras, sambar, turtles, vipers, little cormorants, darters and black eagles etc.
Overnight hotel.

Day 06 - Munnar - Thattekkad Bird Sanctuary - Munnar

. Fullday excurtion to Thattekkad Bird Sanctuary, It's a unique birding site with Tropical evergreen forests, tropical semi-evergreen forests and tropical deciduous forests. The sanctuary is a great spot to see rare birds like Crimson-throated barbet, bee-eater, sunbird, shrike, fairy blue-bird, grey-headed fishing eagle, blackwinged kite, night heron, grey heron, Malabar shama, common grey hornbill and Malabar hornbil , Indian roller, cuckoo, common snipe, crow pheasant, jungle nightjar, kite, grey drongo, Malabar trogon, woodpeckeer, large pied wagtail, baya sparrow, grey jungle fowl, Indian hill myna, robin bird, jungle babbler and darter. Thattekkad Bird Sanctuary offer a occasional chance to see wild elephant , Leopard, bear, porcupine, python and cobra .

Day 07 - 08 Munnar - Eravikulam National Park

Drive to Eravikulam National Park,The area is tropical evergreen forest. Grasslands, shrubs, and forests are what one finds throughout. Grasslands with patches of forests known as sholas in between cover almost the entire region. This Sanctuary is is set up for the preservation of the endangered Nilgiri Tahr. The park home to Elephants, Sambhars, Gaurs, Lion-tailed Macaque, Nilgiri, Langur, giant squirrel, Tigers and Leopards.

Day 09 - Eravikulam National Park - Cochin.

Drive to Cochin to board your international flight. End of trip.