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| Tourist Attractions in Periyar |
| Set high in the mountains of the Western Ghats, bordering Tamil Nadu, Periyar is home to many tourist attractions. Periyar is an excellent place to go on a wildlife safari, as the forests abound with elephants, gaur, wild pigs, sambar, barking deer, nilgiri langur, ordinary langur, wild dog, elephants and tigers. The wildlife sanctuary is also home to a large number of birds like the Cormorants, Darters, Kingfishers and reptiles like the Monitor Lizards, Python and Cobra. |
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| Hotels and Accommodation in Periyar |
| Famous for its natural beauty and wildlife, Periyar attracts many tourists year after year and hence has a wide range of hotels for people to choose from, right from budget accommodation to five star luxury. |
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| How to get to Periyar |
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| Being a popular tourist destination there are quite a few ways to get to Periyar: |
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| Air: The closest airport to Periyar is Kochi, the capital of Kerala, which is 140 km away from Periyar. Being a domestic airport it is very well connected to major cities in India like Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and Madurai including others. |
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| Road: Periyar has an extensive network of roadways and is well connected to cities like Alleppey and Kumarakom. |
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| Rail: The nearest railway station to Periyar is Kottayam and it is very well connected to major cities in South India as well as other major cities across the country. |
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