Nov 17, 2008 05:10 PM
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*Parambikkulam FOREST :** Parambikkulam forest is about 110 km from Palakkad. This place is situated in between two states kerala & tamilnadu. The forest is very thick & it will be really thrilling, when we travel. The forest is surrounded with sandal wood trees. The forest guards will always be in rounds. There are large numbers of species in this forest. The forest guards will tell how we should go & we should behave there because if the animals are passing here & there means we should not disturb them, like that they will tell some advice.
Here the rain will be high & the climate will be excellent. The pollachi road will be easier to reach. We didn’t take the room (Tree house) inside the forest because the rate is high, so we stayed in thelikkal. Parambikkulam is greenery nestled in a valley between the Anamalai ranges of Tamilnadu and the Nelliyampathy ranges of Kerala. The sanctuary offers an exotic experience of the rare fauna of Kerala. We can enjoy a lot by seeing places like hill tribes, Malayars, the Kadas and the Muthuvans also live in the jungles of Parambikkulam. The animals here include bonnet macaques, Nilgiri langurs, lion tailed macaques, tigers, spectacled cobras, kraits, vipers, turtles, darters, little cormorants and black eagles.
When we travel through this forest, some times we can see these animals. The sanctuary also has a variety of trees mainly teak, neem, sandalwood and rosewood. The oldest teak tree 'Kannimari' stands tall here. Boat cruises can be arranged in the Parambikkulam Reservoir. Trekking in the sanctuary is possible with the permission of forest officials. There is a tree-house in the Reserve Forest area in Thoonakkadavu, the headquarters of Parambikkulam, which has to be booked in advance. They have arranged some Rest Houses, the State Forest Department at Thoonakkadavu, Thellikkal and Elathode offer comfortable lodging also .
The Parambikkulam Wildlife Sanctuary here spreads over an area of 285 sq km on the Western Ghats.
• Parambikkulam is accessible by a road from Pollachi in Tamilnadu.
• Palakkad-Pollachi is about 45 km by road and Pollachi-Parambikkulam is about 65 km by road.
• Nearest railway station is Pollachi about 65 km
• Nearest airport: Coimbatore in Tamilnadu state, about 55 km from Palakkad.
