Explore the Tiger Trail inside Periyar Tiger Reserve

Explore the Tiger Trail inside Periyar Tiger Reserve

The Trekking Programme starts at 09.00 am on the first day and ends by noon on the second or third day. Normally about 20 km trekking distance will be covered, though it may stretch up to 35 kms depending on the trail chosen. Usually it may take about 4 hours to reach the base camp. Enroute vegetarian lunch prepared and served. However, lunch is optional. You may get a chance to encounter many indigenous Birds and mammals like Nilgiri Langoos, Sambar deer, Wild Boar, Indian Goat, Malabar Giant Squirrel, Elephants etc. and during the trek, you will be crossing grass lands, teak forest and a wide variety of tropical trees and flowering plants. Your Escort or Guide will be competent enough to explain details about these. Normally, the camp site is near to a water source. Accommodation will be in Tents pitched by the Guides or Escorts. The Tents are with side openings for safety and where the base camp has trenches, closed tents are also available. The armed forest guards and your escorts will be staying near you in a separate tent. As per the rules some members of the team will be staying awake vigilantly, watching over nocturnal animal activities. Watch the starlit night sky of the tropical rainforest, listen to the cacophony of myriads of crickets, frogs and nocturnal birds, watch the preparation of ethnic cuisine and have a sumptuous dinner – if it is included in the itinerary under the million stars.

By the first rays of Sun, filtering through the misty mountains and the orchestra of thousands of beetles and birds, you will get an unadulterated impression of the different moods of Mother Nature.
After the simple breakfast – if it is included in the itinerary, start the trekking through forests, looking and learning, observing animals and birds in their natural environment. Some of them are most endangered and on the verge of extinction, which are now conserved and sustained for the next generation. A walk through the jungle will offer you an unforgettable opportunity to have a first-hand experience of the harmony and extra ordinary beauty of the virgin nature.

Conservation by Sustainable tourism in protected area is practiced by limiting the number of visits to this selected area. Different trekking routes are carefully made with the expertise of the Eco-committee members and wildlife officer wardens. About 5 lakhs of tourists visit Periyar tiger reserve every year. To minimize the impact on the ecosystem, only a maximum number of 20 people will be allowed to participate in the Tiger Trail Programme every week. And only five visitors are allowed at a time.
The camping sites are ideally located near water sources. The safety of the visitors are of highest importance, hence all the trekking groups are accompanied by armed forest guards with communication facilities and are geared to face any emergency situation.

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