Thenmala Ecotourism
India's first planned ecotourism destination
  

Thenmala

Attractions

Facilities

Tour itinerary

 

 

BOATING IN THE SHENDURUNEY WILDLIFE SANCTUARY

  • One hour duration
  • Transported to boat landing in Battery Powered Road Vehicles through forest to sensitize tourists on non-polluting sources of energy.
  • Sightings - Elephants, Bison, Sambar etc.
  • Unique scenic beauty and hillocks of high lush evergreen forests.

Battery powered road vehicle

Cruising on a double hull boat


Goan Banana

Goan Banana

Rate: Rs.80/- per head + Sanctuary Entrance fee Rs.10/- (Max Six passenger in one trip) 15 min. (Minimum 4 persons required at the time of trip or on equivalent payment of Rs.320/- )

DEER REHABILITATION CENTER

  • Established to give protection to deer that are strayed out from forests.
  • Deer's protected - Spotted deer, Sambar deer, Barking deer
  • Tree top huts for family day spending,
  • Children's eco-park
  • Short Riverside trek

Tree top Hut

Spotted Deer

PALARUVI FALLS

  • 16 km from Thenmala towards Shenkotah
  • 300 ft height
  • Amidst evergreen forests
  • Managed by local people


Run and maintained by the committee of Local forest dependent community Known as Palaruvi Vana Samrashana Samithi with technical and financial support by Thenmala Ecotourism Promotion Society.
Contact Ph: 0475-2211200
Rate: Entry fee Rs.7/- Adult, Free for children below 13 years of age and students as part of educational trips. Parking fee extra.
Contact address: Divisional Forest Officer. Thenmala Forest Division, Thenmala
Ph: 0475-2344521

 
TREKKING

Soft Trekking

Distance – 4 kms
Route: Trekking to a Myristica Swamp Forest
Patch. Conducted by TEPS.
Adult (Rs. 50/-)
Child (Rs. 30/-)
International Tourist - Rs. 100/-)
Maximum trekkers 19 Minimum No. 5 in one trip.
Minimum charge Rs.250/- per trek

Soft trekking programmes and night camps for one to three days conducted at Thenmala by National Adventure Foundation. One to three days guided trekking tours and bird watching trails in Shenduruney Wildlife Sanctuary.

Riverine biking trail Route: Cycling to a Myristica Swamp Forest Patch. Conducted by TEPS.
Adult (Rs. 100/-)
International Tourist - Rs. 150/-)
Maximum trekkers 4 Minimum No. 2 in one trip.
Minimum charge Rs.200/- per trip

Trekking in Shenduruney Wildlife Sanctuary More…

  • 1. Nature Walk (1/2 day trekking programme) Duration 6 hrs Distance 10 kms Rs.600/- for 10 persons. Rs.75/- per extra person Maximum 20 persons. Start time of trekking 7.00 a.m. & 11.00a.m
  • 2. Kananayathra (One Day trekking) Duration 8 hrs Distance 20kms Rs.1000/- for 5 persons Rs.250/- per extra person Maximum 10 persons. Food inclusive. Start time of trekking 7.00 a.m. & 11.00a.m
For booking Contact:
The Wildlife Warden,
Shenduruney Wildlife Sanctuary,
Ph: 0475-2344600.
Email:wlwshendurney@yahoo.com.
(Enquiries for these trekking to info@thenmalaecotourism.com will be forwarded to the Wildlife Warden Shenduruney for further action.)

 

 

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