Skip to main content

Posts

Showing posts from January, 2018

Chinnar WildLife Sanctuary Munnar

The Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary is located in the Western Ghats and is a part of the Idukki District. This region is richly populated with a wide array of indigenous flora and fauna which makes it a trendy tourist destination. Chinnar houses a myriad variety of medicinal plants, and its animal population includes species such as grizzled giant squirrel, star tortoise, gaur, spotted deer, tufted grey langur, slender loris, crocodile, wild elephant, tiger, leopard and many birds. If animals and plants fascinate you, then there is no better way to get acquainted with them than to visit the Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary . Since it is a government protected enclosure, you can experience flora and fauna in its natural habitat, uninterrupted by the hullabaloo of the city. The mixed deciduous forests found here are ideal for some rudimentary trekking as well. Rich in its diversity, this destination is a delightful learning experience for children and adults alike. It is one of the twelv

Birding in Munnar: Paradise of Birds

Munnar is located in the High Ranges of the South Western Ghats. Munnar surrounded with different national parks and wildlife sanctuary making it a goal for Bird viewing . Eravikulam National Park is the famous birding spot in Munnar . The vegetation in this region is mostly grasslands and shola forests. The landscape of the park is a thing apart in this mountain chain. Rolling grassland stretching between the horizons, cool breeze, mist and greenery, the experience is indeed unique. The grassland is dotted with small patches of shola forests in the sheltered hill folds. Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary, Manjampatti Valley and the Indira Gandhi Wildlife Sanctuary, the Pampadum Shola, and Anamudi Shola National Park are the other places famous for birding. Therefore, the extensive variety of bird watching places here gives a delightful experience to travellers for Birding in Munnar . Munnar holds a magnetic beauty that attracts travellers from all corners of the world. The abundance o

Role of Ayurveda in Kerala Tourism

Ayurveda  is a holistic system of medicine that deals with the body, mind and spirit of a person.  The Sanskrit term, Ayurveda , has two components: Ayur and Veda . Ayur means life/longevity.  Veda means wisdom/science. Hence Ayurveda means the science of life or wisdom for longevity.  An ancient traditional system of medicine, Ayurveda is the oldest healthcare system in the world, with literature going back 5000 years and an oral tradition that is much older. This healing system has been practised in daily life in India for more than 5000 years.  In Ayurveda , health is a state of spiritual and physical attainment. It is a medical, metaphysical healing life science - the mother of all healing arts. The practice of Ayurveda is designed to promote human happiness, health and creative growth.   Ayurveda helps the healthy person to maintain health and the diseased person to regain health.  Kerala is the land of Ayurveda.  It is world famous for various Ayurveda treatmen

Neelakurinji Blooms Again in Munnar

In 2018, the beautiful hills of Munnar shall once again attract people from across the planet to view a very special phenomenon in person. This monumental event is the blooming of the Neelakurinji flower, which appears once every 12 years, and can only be viewed here in Munnar. Neelakurinji or 'Strobilanthes kunthianum' blooms in 40 or so varieties, a majority of them being blue in color. 'Neela' literally translates to 'blue' and kurinji is the name given to it by the tribals of the area. Last seen in 2006, the time for viewing them begins in August and lasts up to October. In Munnar , one can view this great sight from Kovilur, Kadavari, Rajamala and Eravikulam National Park. Eravikulam is incidentally home to the endangered Nilgiri Tahr, hosting a majority of the remaining population of the species on the planet. The flowering of Neelakurinji this time was reported at Puthukudi tribal settlement areas inside the Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary.  The