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Athirapilly Waterfalls
Athirapally and Vazhachal Waterfalls in Chalakudy is 77kms away from Kochi. These waterfalls presents an enchanting sight of great scenic beauty.
Athirapally waterfalls is of 80ft. height and joins Chalakudy river.
The charm of the Athirampally and Vazhachal nature cannot be described by words, Starting calmly from the high ranges, and crashing through gorges overhung with trees, these waterfall is one of the best places in India to re-capture a real sense of the classical idea of the Picturesque not just calm and sweet, but something wild and natural.
Akkulam Lake
Akkulam Lake is situated 3 kms away from Ulloor junction, in Thiruvananthapuram city. Boating facilities are provided in the lake. The children's park here is one of the biggest in Kerala.
There is a tranquil picnic spot on the banks of the Akkulam Lake. Akkulam is a place of great scenic beauty with a picturesque lake. There is a boat club with over dozens of boats, available for joy riders.
Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary
The Periyar Widlife Sanctuary, in Kerala, is one of the 16 Project Tiger Reserves in India. About a century ago, a British engineer Col J Pennycuick chalked out a plan to dam the Periyar River and subsequently, a dam was constructed in 1895. This resulted in the adjoining forests being granted protection by the Maharaja of Travancore. The 55 sq kms reservoir and the surrounding forests provide protection to the animals within.
Today, Periyar is undeniably one of the most impressive wildlife sanctuaries in the world.
Bekal Fort
Bekal Fort is the largest as well as the best preserved Fort in Kerala. This 300 year old imposing structure was built by Shivappa Naik of the Ikkeri dynasty in the 1650s.
This Fort was later taken over by Haider Ali in 1763 AD. The British occupied it later. Presently, this fort has been taken over by the Archeological Department of India. The Bekal beach fort is located on a vast 35 acre headland that runs into the Arabian Sea. The Fort stands on a promontory between two long classically beautiful palm fringed beaches.
Edakkal Cave
Two caves are located at a height of 1000 m on Ambukutty Mala near Ambalavayal.The New Stone Age pictorical writings on the walls of these natural caves at Edakkal are evidence of the civilisation that existed in these regions in prehistorical times. The caves can be accessed only by a 1 km trekking trial from Edakkal.Morning hours are the best time to visit the caves.
The name “Edakkal” literally means “a stone in between”, and this describes how the cave is formed by a heavy boulder straddling a fissure in the rock. Inside the cave is on two levels, the lower chamber measures about 18 feet long by 12 feet wide and 10 feet high and can be entered through an opening of 5 x 4 feet.
A passage opposite the entrance leads upward to a small aperture in the roof through which one climbs up to the next storey whose interior is about 96 feet long, 22 feet wide, and 18 feet high. Light enters the cave through a big gap at the right-hand corner of the roof where the boulder does not touch the facing wall.
Ponmudi
Ponmudi is a small hill resort in the lower highlands not far from Trivandrum and the southern beaches. The area is good for walking and it is possible to visit Neyyar Dam and Wildlife Sanctuary and Peppara Wildlife Sanctuary.
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