Attractions

Kerala Backwater Tours
The backwaters of Kerala are networks of natural and manmade canals stretching over 1500km, there are 38 rivers and 5 lakes extending from one end of the city to the other. The backwaters can be explored by hiring a boat for a day or several, when going for more than a day the boats will usually have a cook as well as a navigator. The tours reveal a part of the Kerala lifestyle that is hidden from the road and round each corner the scenery changes; narrow tree covered canals change into long stretches of paddy fields and further on there are churches, temples and mosques as well as small village and farms that have been untouched by the modern world.

Periyar National Park
Periyar National Park is situated high up in the Western Ghats in Southern India; the park is made up of a National Park and a Tiger Reserve. In the centre of the park a stunning lake is preserved, the lake was first formed to provide drinking water for the animals and around the edges are tall grass and marshlands giving it an appealing look. The park has altogether 62 species of mammal as well as many endangered species including 24 tigers, entire herds of Indian elephants, deer, mongoose, foxes and leopards. There are also 320 different kinds of birds and 45 kinds of reptiles as well as amphibians and insects; the park also has a wide variety of Flora from woody grassland to the dense rainforests.

The park offers visitors the chance to trek through the forests with a guide; the jungle treks can be taken at night or in the morning and afternoon. The jungle treks let visitors see the animals and plants up close and some might even be lucky enough to see some of the bigger animals of the cat family.