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Taj
Garden Retreat, Periyar
About
Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary
Taj Garden Retreat is located at a distance of 140-kms
from Kochi airport and neighbours the Periyar Tiger
Reserve.
Get back to nature with the Taj Garden Retreats.This
rustic resort is set in a three and half acre estate of
coffee, spices and fruit trees at the periphery of the
Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary. The Taj Garden Retreat has 32
rooms in cottages built on stilts and surrounded by thick
woods. All rooms are aquipped with modern amenities and
facilities to ensure a comfortable stay. Apart from the
usual four star services, it also provides the therapy of
an ayurvedic massage centre.
Accommodation
The hotel has 32 charmingly rustic, thatched roof villas
on stilts. Each of the guest-rooms come with well
furnished look, adorned by beautiful natural fabrics. Each
room has an attached bath with shower.
Leisure Activites & Other Services
» A Multi-Cuisine Restaurant and Bar
» Swimming pool
» Ayurvedic treatment and Massage.
» Money Change Facitlies & All Major Credit Cards
Accepted.
» Book Shop
» Boating On Lake Periyar
» Spice Plantation Tour
» ravel desk
Room Facilities :
» Mini Bar and Refrigerator
» Telephone
» Television
» Hairdryer
» Personal Safe
Hotel Facilities :
» Restaurant
» Bar
» Live entertainment
» Swimming Pool
» Babysitting
» Massage / Sauna
About Periyar
Wildlife Sanctuary
Sunderbans, Periyar
National Park is situated in the hills of the Western
Ghats in the state of Kerala in SW India. The centrepiece
of the park is the 5,500-hectare Periyar lake formed by
the construction of a dam on the Periyar river in 1895.
The dam submerged low-lying forest whose dead treetrunks
still jut out of the waters. Along the fringes of the lake
are marshy areas with tall grasslands. This is one of the
richest hanitats ofor large mammals, as it provides both
excellent cover and nourishment in the form of succulent
shoots and grasses. Here it is possible to see large herds
of Indian Elephant with relative ease as well as Nilgiri
Langur near Aranya Niwas and the Liontail Macaque in
higher areas.
The forests are tropical, a mixture of deciduous,
semi-evergreen, and evergreen shola's, the last occurring
in the moist valleys and characterised by tall trees and a
closed canopy. The forests alternate with extensive
patches of grasslands. Periyar's rich birdlife includes
the Giant Hornbill, Cormorant, Darter, Osprey and
Racket-tailed Drongo. The Indian Python and King Cobra are
among the reptilian fauna. Periyar has a few Nilgiri Tahr,
good numbers of which may also be seen on a day excursion
to nearby Eravikulam National Park near Munnar.
Season
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Open year-round, the best period being November-April.
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