Eravikulam National Park - Location : 15 km from Munnar.
Eravikulam National Park - Visiting hours : 7:00 am to 6:00 pm.
A sanctuary for the endangered mountain goat of South India, the
Nilgiri Tahr ( Hemitragus hylocrious), the Eravikulam National Park
stands out for the stark beauty of its rolling grasslands and sholas,
spread over 97 sq km in the Rajamalai hills.
Anamudi, the highest peak (2695 m) south of the Himalayas, towers
over the sanctuary in majestic pride. The slopes of the hills abound
in all kinds of rare flora and fauna. The Atlas moth, the largest
of its kind in the world, is a unique inhabitant of the park. Other
rare species of fauna found here are the Nilgiri Langur, the lion-tailed
macaque, leopards, tigers, etc.
An ideal place for trekking, facilities are provided here and tourists
are allowed to go on foot up to Anamudi.
A protected area, the sanctuary is divided into three regions - the
core area, the buffer area and the tourism area. Visitors are allowed
only to the tourism area - Rajamalai - the region lying beyond the
road entry into Eravikulam. Here one can observe the Nilgiri Tahr
at close quarters.
Don't make this your destination for a monsoon visit because visitors
are not allowed here during this season.
Eravikulam National Park - Getting there: Eravikulam is 15 kms from
Munnar.
Eravikulam National Park - Nearest railway stations: Kottayam, about
142 km from Munnar; Ernakulam, about 130 km from Munnar.
Eravikulam National Park - Nearest airports : Madurai (Tamilnadu)
about 142 km; Cochin International Airport, about 150 km
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