Athirapally - Jungle Town of Kerala

There are countless places in India and we all are completely unaware of these places. The reason is less popularity of these amazing destinations. Today our prime target for voyagers is Athirappilly that is also spelled as Athirapally. This town is turned as a favorite destination for abroad users. However, it is really bad for us that abroad voyagers are known in this place, but we Indians are not such aware. This short note is available for you to learn about this rain forest resort town.

Talking about the land area, it is the Grama Panchayath spread in 489.00 km² land area. This town comes under Mukundapuram Taluk of Thrissur region, Kerala. You have to cover the distance of 60 km from City Thrissur to reach Athirapally. However, Kochi is 70 km far and international airport of Cochin is only 55 km away from this spot. Foreign as well as Indian travelers can easily reach to our place for their holidays.

We will discuss the important facts about Athirapally so that you will not get bored by going through long story.

Wildlife: The falls of Athirappilly are a major attraction for travelers. These falls are situated 1000 feet above the sea level. River Chalakudy is flowing from this region that is one of the heavy river of Kerala. This river enters the town from Sholayar ranges. Even the whole Kerala is beautiful, but Athirapally is having a scenic combination of jungles and small streams. Heights waterfall is of just 80 feet in this region, but the water flow is higher so taking bath need more attention. As Athirapally is dense in jungle so you will find many dangerous wild animals and endemic species of fauna in the forest. The Western Ghat is important center of biodiversity in this region.

As per WTI (Wildlife Trust of India), Athirappilly is India's best elephant saving efforts.

Tourism: Athirappilly Falls are all time best attractions for voyagers. The falls at Vazhachal are popular among travelers as well. Athirappilly town is the destination accessible from Chalakudy and state buses are available for Athirapally from Chalakudy terminal.

Rivers are always high in pressure so it is advised to the visitors to take precautions while swimming or moving to the jungle. Police camp is accessible there to help explorers. Athirappilly is dangerous forest area and night driving is strictly not allowed. If you have planned to reach this wonder destination, then you should get the SH-21 highway that connects the Tamil Nadu state of Kerala. This could be best adventurous drive of your life because the jungle and the route is full of natural sceneries.

Major attraction areas of the town Athirapally:

Thumpurmuzhi Gardens: An ideal location that is full of greenery, scenic splendor and noisy waterfall.

Charpa Falls: water from this falls plunges on the road in monsoon. Most enjoying spot of Athirapally.

Forest Gardens of Vazhachal: A dense jungle and the waterfalls are key spots of Vazhachal.

Malakapara Tea Gardens: Want to take pleasure of Jungle safari? Reach Malakapara where you can do safari and can enjoy the high end tea gardens. Gardens are only 51 km away from Athirapally.

Sholayar Dams and Peringalkuthu: The dam constructed on the Chalakudi river is another spot to visit. You have to enter the jungle to reach the dam portion.

How to reach Athirapally?

There are multiple routes that people can follow to reach their destination:

Valparai Route: This is the road that starts from Coimbatore towards Pollachi. Valparai is only 40 km away from Coimbatore. Don’t forget to enjoy the tea estates that come during this route. The curved roads and deep valleys can excite you, but drive safe to reach safe. The road that starts from Valparai is surrounded by thick, dense jungle and many wild animals comes on the road so this is the place you have to be very-very careful. The route becomes more dangerous from Malakkiparai to reach Athirapally.

Angamaly Route: People coming from Cochin can get the route of Angamaly town. It is the shortcut route to reach Athirapally. Take a right turn from the bridge that comes after crossing Angamaly town. The towns that come between Athirapally and Angamaly are Mookkannoor, Ezhattumugham, Edalakadu, Oil Plantation and Vazhachal.

Chalakudy Route: People coming from Chalakudy should get the route of Anamala Jn. And Chalakudy town.

Note: Once you enter the jungle area you will see elephants and bison on the road. The night journey from this road is discouraged. You will not find human settlement from Malakkiparai to Peringalkuthu area. If you get stuck anywhere then you have to help yourself as getting support from others is not possible here.

June to October are the best period to reach Athirapally town and the forest. You can enjoy the real wildlife and the theme parks know as Silver Storm and Dream world in Athirapally.

Masinagudi - Wildlife Park of Tamil Nadu

As there are countless places to visit in India, today we are going to discuss about the town that is having one of the best national park of India. This Wildlife Sanctuary is house of Tiger. We all know that wildlife parks are full of greenery and thick forest, though jungle of Masinagudi is covered with Nilgiri Hills. You have to reach Nilgiri region that is just 150 km away from Coimbatore City of Tamil Nadu State, India. The park is spread in 321 km² area and their registered office phone number is 0423-2445971.

 

Detail study on Masinagudi:
After a deep search about this place we came to know some valuable facts that make this place special for the tourism. Its not easy to describe each feature of Masinagudi in this short note but we are trying to put some best information collected by our executives.

 

Few things that people like most about Masinagudi are jungle lodges, available resorts, thick forest, lodging in forest and bird watching. You will get surprised and will live the original wildlife in this city. The best thing is hiring guide to enjoy the wildlife of Masinagudi.

Tiger Reserve Forest:
The most important about Jungle of Masinagudi is you are not allowed to walk in reserve forest. You will be advised to stay in resorts or lodgings of forest department. Tiger reserve forest is dangerous part of the city. For safety measurement you are not allowed to enter jungle alone. Because of thick forest the day time is dark as well so the risk factor is always there in the jungle.

 

Safaris Van:
You will be getting a chance to watch animals in jungle as the forest department is having safaris for voyagers. Safari van is designed for the tourist, though you have to reach the office by morning 6 o’clock. Safari timing is from 6:30 am to 8.30 am and 3 pm to 6 pm. Duration for safari is 45 minutes to 1 hour. The basic reason behind limited time safari is the jungle is full of wild animals and department don’t want to disturb the animals so that voyagers can enjoy the forest properly. The common viewing animals are spotted deer, bear, elephant and tigers. Forest office is having elephant ride as well so enjoy watching live animals like in Mowgli style.

 

Elephant Camp:
Whichever national park you visit you will find the elephant camp there. The reason is elephant is comfortable to walk any path of the jungle. They are safe and even wild animals also scared of elephant attacks so you are safe once you go for elephant ride.

 

Enjoy the coffee plantation and some greener valley areas to make your holidays special.

 

Nearby tourist places of Masinagudi:
Ooty: One of the best tourist places of India such as Ooty is few kms away from this spot. You have to complete a day trip to reach this best Indian tourist place Ooty. It is the hill station discovered by British government during their ruling period. Few major spots of Ooty are botanical gardens, lake, boating, Toda museum, coffee plantations, etc.

 

Gopalaswamy Betta: One closer destination for travelers in Masinagudi is Gopalaswamy Betta, though Bandipur and Mudumalai are other two closest sanctuary point in this region. Historic temple at peak is best experience for voyagers in this region.

 

Gauribara: Nilgiri ranges are famous for adventure lovers. Gauribara is the place closer to Mudumalai sanctuary. People also recognize this place as Gauri nestles. The word Gauri Bara means honey cleft that is located at 5 ½ hour journey distance from Bangalore. This coffee estate is covered with white snow in winter season.

 

Kallikudi: In ancient period Kallikudi was the town of rubber estates. However, today people are doing plantation of tea, spices and pepper. Private wildlife reserve is attraction of Kallikudi. Get the Mettupalayam to Kotagiri Road to reach the spot. However, its located at 90 minutes distance from Coimbatore. If you are coming from Bangalore then you will reach spot in 6½ hours. Nature view, forest visit and wild animals view is best thing for voyagers in this area.

 

Bird Watching: Masinagudi is full of greenery areas so birds are reaching this place at large level. You can enjoy watching around 320 types of birds in park. Some common but impressive birds of jungle are Grey Head Bulbul, Minivet, Lark, Woodpecker, Piculet, Hornbill, Quail, Pigeon and many more.

Camping spots closer to Masinagudi: If you love camping then visit Malabar Hornbill, Blue Rock Thrush and Rufus Babbler.

 

Best period to reach Masinagudi:
June - September: The city is having moderate climate all the time so reaching the spot anytime is not problem for voyagers. Lust forest becomes more impressive in rainy season. Reach the spot between June to September is best period. Wear quality shoes for comfortable walk in the jungle of Masinagudi.

 

How to reach Masinagudi?
By Air: The closest International Airport for Masinagudi is Coimbatore located at 123 Kms distance. Flights for Coimbatore are available from almost every city of India. Frequent flights for destination are available from Bhubaneswar, Delhi, Chennai, Hyderabad, Bangalore, Mumbai, Ahmadabad, Kochi/Cochin and Pune. International flights are available from Sharjah, Singapore and Bangkok.

 

By Road: Road trip to Masinagudi is best mode to enjoy the nature. Get the private or government buses for Masinagudi from Mudumalai City that is 20 Kms away from destination. Ooty located at 29 km distance is also the best way to reach spot. If you get the transport from Mettupalayam city then you have to cover the distance of 81 Kms.

 

By Train: closest big railway station Coimbatore connected with large amount of trains from major cities of India. This Indian tourist place Masinagudi is easily reachable through Coimbatore.