Thekkady Periyar Wildlife Stay
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This private Thekkady wildlife stay lasts four days and keeps you in a single Thekkady hotel in Kerala for three nights, next to the 777 sq km Periyar Tiger Reserve. Flights land and leave at Madurai in Tamil Nadu. Families and nature lovers will enjoy it most from September to March.
Families and nature lovers who want one base, short drives and a mix of lake, forest and plantation time
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Booking
Places on boats and forest programmes go through the reserve's online booking, and weather can alter what is availableSightings
Wild animals are not guaranteed; the boat trip watches from a distanceMornings
Pack a light jacket: the early hours in December and January can drop to about 13 CDrive days
Day 1 and Day 4 each have a road transfer of roughly 150 km to or from Madurai airportDay-by-Day Itinerary
- Hill road into Kerala
Madurai airport to Thekkady, Kerala
- 1Meet your driver at Madurai airport
- 2Drive about 150 km into Kerala, with a stop for lunch on the way
- 3Check in at the hotel near the reserve
- 4Rest and an early dinner before a morning start
- Guided forest nature walk
- Periyar Lake boat trip
- Lake shoreline wildlife
Periyar Lake boat trip and a forest walk
- 1A guided nature walk on a forest-department trail, with eyes open for birds and butterflies
- 2Midday break at the hotel
- 3Boat trip on Periyar Lake, the water that the 1895 dam created
- 4Watch the shoreline for deer, bison and elephants coming to drink
- Bamboo rafting or green walk
- Spice plantation walk
- Kumily spice shops
- Cardamom auction
Kumily spice plantation and a forest programme of your choice
- 1Start with a forest programme picked together with the forest department, such as bamboo rafting, a green walk or a longer hike, depending on places
- 2Stroll around a Kumily spice plantation
- 3Visit the spice shops of Kumily, 4 km from Thekkady
- 4Stop by the cardamom auction if it is running
- 5Evening free
- Spice shopping
Thekkady to Madurai airport
- 1Breakfast and a last stroll or spice purchase
- 2Check out and meet your driver
- 3Drive about 150 km back into Tamil Nadu to Madurai airport
- 4Leave 3 hours or more for the road before your flight
Indicative — varies with season and hotel category.
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Trip Facts
Local Activities & Events
Updated Oct 3, 2026Kerala — across your trip
Vettukadu Feast
festivalMadre de Deus Church in Thiruvananthapuram marks the feast of Christ the King over ten days, with worshippers of several faiths attending.
Champions Boat League: Kayamkulam
sportsA snake-boat race at Kayamkulam in Alappuzha district, a round of the 2026 Champions Boat League.
Kalpathy Ratholsavam
festivalChariot festival in Kalpathy, Palakkad, where decorated chariots are pulled through the village streets from the Viswanatha Swamy Temple.
Sabarimala Mandalam-Makaravilakku pilgrim season
festivalPilgrim season at the Ayyappa temple in Pathanamthitta district, from the Mandalam opening through Mandala Pooja and Makaravilakku to closing in January.
Champions Boat League final and President's Trophy Boat Race
sportsThe league's closing round on Ashtamudi Lake in Kollam, held together with the President's Trophy Boat Race.
Guruvayur Ekadasi
festivalEleventh-day observance at the Guruvayur Sree Krishna Temple in Thrissur, with strict fasting and elephant processions.
Bekal International Beach Festival
culturalBeach festival at Bekal in Kasaragod district with music, dance and arts; the state calendar lists it for December to January.
Thiruvananthapuram flower show
seasonalA seasonal flower and plant exhibition in the capital over the Christmas and New Year period; exact dates not yet announced.
Events are reviewed by our team before publishing and drop off after they end. Please confirm timings and availability with us before your trip — local schedules can change without notice.
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