Exploring the wilderness with nature’s care
A protection-oriented hard trek taking up a full day, starting at 8am and ending at 4pm, covering a total of 18km. The route passes through moist deciduous forest with undulating terrains. Attitudinal variations up to 1000 meters will be covered and trekkers obtain glimpses of the beautiful forest and watershed of the sanctuary. Elephant, Gaurs, Sambars, Leopard etc. are often sighted along this route apart from birds and butterflies. The programme is offered only for one time slot and lasts for eight hours. A maximum of 5 persons can go for trekking at a time along each nature trail. The trekkers will be accompanied by two guides and a forest guard.
Reporting time : 7.30am
Reporting Point : Information centre Thenmala
Nearest railway station: Kollam, about 75 km away
Nearest airport: Trivandrum International Airport, about 72 km from Kollam town