Periyar Sightings: March 03, 2012

Mr.Gill, a guest at Cardamom County, shared some photos from his visit at the Periyar Tiger Reserve.

I had the pleasure of seeing the giant elephants at a very close distance. We feel very fortunate to have had these experiences. – Mr.Gill

A herd of Elephants grazing at the Periyar Tiger Reserve

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Periyar Experiences: February 27, 2012

We met Mr.Steve from England who stayed at Cardamom County from 26th Feb to 28th Feb. He kindly shared his experiences with us. He sighted herds of elephants, a niligiri langur, and also went to see the Kathakali program.

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Gavi Sightings: February 25, 2012

I happened to meet Mr.Madhu Menon who is a Director of ANALA (Ahmedabad Nature Lover’s Association) when he came to Cardamom County for a property visit on the 25th of Feb. He happily shared his nature loving photos with us.

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Gavi Sightings: February 23, 2012

Here we are sharing the photos of Mr. Jonathan, who recently stayed at Cardamom County. He visited the Gavi Ecotourism destination and experienced the wilderness through trekking, bamboo rafting, and a nature walk.

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Periyar Sightings: February 21, 2012

This afternoon I went to the main entrance of the Periyar Tiger Reserve to assist one of  our groups staying at Cardamom County. We had the good fortune to see a herd of elephants along with baby at a very close distance to the main entrance.  Our group members got very excited and took many photographs. Continue reading

Swimming Elephants

We happened to meet Mr. Senthil – a planter who regularly assists the Forestry Department, who is also a frequent customer at Cardamom County. He shared one of his rare videos taken near the southern region of the Periyar Tiger Reserve.

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Forest Adventures

Here we are sharing the rare collections of Mr.Kannan (a senior forest watcher), a person who is particularly adventurous and due to his fortunate job is able to stay deep inside the forests to study and share the habits of wild animals. Continue reading

Animal Sightings At Periyar Tiger Reserve

We’re happy to share some of the photos of our guests Mr. & Mrs. Jackob (who enjoyed  the “Nature Walk” at the Periyar Tiger Reserve) while staying at our Cardamom County. Continue reading

Monitor Lizard

Photos By Kannan

The Monitor Lizard is a carnivorous reptile with a diet of eggs, smaller reptiles, nestling birds, grasshopper and the like. Some species of monitor lizard also eat fruit and vegetation depending on where they live.  Continue reading

Periyar Experience

Photos by Mr.Ravi Varma, Director, Vishal Xperia Holidays Pvt.Ltd

A group of seventeen guests from the United Kingdom who stayed at Cardamom County for the last three days (7th Feb to 9th Feb) have shared their photos with us. They have had wonderful experiences in and around Thekkady.

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Periyar Sightings: February 2, 2012

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We are sharing some of the snapshots taken by Mr.Whiteley, who is staying at Cardamom County from 2nd of Feb-2012 onwards, from Periyar Tiger Reserve.

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Chellarkovil – The Green Planet

One of the most green overlook sites of the Western Ghats is situated 15km from the Periyar Tiger Reserve. Located 15 km from Kumily, Chellarkovil is well known for its views of a cascading waterfall and the flourishing patchwork of fields in Tamil Nadu. One of our Cardamom County guests shared some of their snapshots taken at Chellarkovil during their visit. 

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Flora and Fauna of Thekkady

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I happened to speak with Mr.Ravi from Bangalore who is staying with us. They went for the boat cruise yesterday evening and they sighted a herd of sambar deer, a bunch of elephants, wild gaur etc.

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