Enjoyed Elephant Ride, Kathakkali and Kalarippayattu. Elephant ride was superb. The staff was kind to elephants and the elephants were well trained. Kathakkali was a great experience. They explained all expressions and stances before the show and also had a live demo with an audience member. Kalarippayattu was the cherry on the cake. Supremely skilled fighters with great precision and coordination.

Big Animal Park here and a must see place in Thekkady. You fund elephants, Tiger and other animals here

Great experience. The place was beautiful and super clean. Big thumps up for the authorities maintaining the place like that. The park has a 3-4 km road through which people could either walk or cycle. Cycles are available at the entrance they only charges 20 rupees for an hour. Entry fee is 45 for adults and 15 for below 18's. Also there is concession for students visiting the park but for that they require bonafide certificate from principal.Extra charges have to be given to enter cameras in to the campus. Inside the park there is a small network of roads through which we could either walk or cycle (I would prefer cycling). We can see many animals on the forest as side views during the ride. Ride was super nice (if you know how to ride a bicycle😅). We got to meet lot of monkeys, deer and a pack of wild pigs were crossing the road In a single line. (I am not sure they were pigs. They look like pigs with fur around them so I assumed they are wild pigs) I think there are many special ride for foreigners (since I saw some foreigners in a bus passing me many times during my ride) . The lake is situated in the middle of the park. Boating is available at a price of 220 per person(apprx.) Boat ride is also good.

Here in Thekkady . I prefer to get online tickets at least one day before your journey. And try to book the morning 11:15 boating. Because at this time there are some chances for animals sightings. After the chances are very less. 11:15 am , 1:45 pm and 3:15 pm are the boating times. If you prefer buying tickets from the ticket counter, be there at least 2 hours before the boating time. And the important thing, you can’t drive your vehicles to the boat landing everybody need to park there vehicle in the KTDC parking spot 3 kms away from the boat landing, and need to catch up the govt. tourist bus till landing. Note : every services needs payment. No tickets for under 5 .

Excellent place. Book your tickets in advance. Take an early morning trip on the boat in order to see some wild life. You can see the wild boars and elephants in the pictures. You have to be lucky to find tigers.

We may or may not see Animals however it's an awesome natural view from boat.

Tiger reserved forest is peaceful place.. big black giant forest squirrel also famous here..

It is one of the best place that could be choosen for a one day trip with your friends or families.The park is inside a forest away from the city rush and sounds.The place is very peaceful indeed and relaxing we can get that feel as we are walking through a forest with the birds and animal sounds.The place is clean and taken well care of.There is boating facility available here and to reach the lake we can walk or hire a cycle (ticket has to be taken for that). The best part i loved here is the cycling part we can slowly watch the scene and cycle with our beloved ones.There is greenery everywhere and the image is unforgettable.This is that place that you are looking for that will give a memory of a lifetime .

3 km travel through the forest. If you have luck you can see some animals like different types of monkeys, deer, etc. At the end of the road there is boating available. One and half hour travel charge 350 indian rupee. You can see animals on the river side. You can travel through the forest 3 km by bus. And also cycle available, Rs20 per hour. Vehicles Not allowed to inside the forest. Only bus, cycle and forest department vehicles. And also jeep travel available at the entrance.

Worth it --- didn't see as many wild animals as I would have liked but it definitely still has a wild untamed feel- still dangerous.

Superb Experience..... A place which we can really relax fresh air , atmosphere..boating etc....

Beautiful tourist destination Boating facility is available Enjoyed the Cycle ride through the park

A best place to enjoy the stay and experience the boating and forest trucking. KTDC HOTEL available even in the centre of the lake. Bookings made through online customer can go by their own vehicles, otherwise no private vehicle allowed, bus service available from checkpost to lake operated by Periyar wildlife sanctuary.