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Attractions in Tamil Nadu || Tamil Nadu Facts || EcoTourism in Tamil Nadu ||
Tamil Nadu Travel || Tamil Nadu Cuisines
Tamil Nadu Travel || Tamil Nadu Cuisines
The sheer diversity of landscape found in Tamil Nadu, and its range of animal and plant life, makes it a favorable destination for incentive groups wishing to experience something of the State's natural wealth.
Top of the list is the Mudumalai Sanctuary. Situated among the hills, this wildlife reserve covers 321 square kilometres and shelters gaurs, deer, wild elephants, and langurs, and also predators such as tiger, leopard and the Asiatic wild dog (dhole).
The sky-bound population includes the Hornbills, the Great Black Woodpecker with its red crest, Mynahs, Barbets, Parakeets, Tiny-Eared Owl, Scops Owl; and majestic birds such as the Crested Hawk Eagle and the Crested Serpent Eagle.
Nearby to Mudumalai is the Annamalai Sanctuary. This famous wildlife sanctuary is the home for gaur, tigers, panthers, elephants, spotted deer, bears, and a variety of birds. The sanctuary, recently renamed as the Indira Gandhi Wildlife Sanctuary, is on the border between Kerala and Tamil Nadu, and is famous for its spectacular scenery and diverse range of flora and fauna. Treks can take place on foot, or by jeep. The best time to visit the reserves is between February and June.
Tamil Nadu is also home to the National Deer Park and is the only place in the world where one can still find a sizeable number of the endangered species of Indian antelope (the Black Buck). The Deer Park, along with the fascinating Madras Snake Park, is supported by the Worldwide Fund for Nature, and both are located in the Raj Bhavan premises, at Guindy.premises, at Guindy.
Ninety kilometres Southeast of Thanjavur is the Calimere Wildlife and Bird Sanctuary. Located near the Palk Straits, which separate India and Sri Lanka by a distance of 28 kilometres, Calimere Wildlife and Bird Sanctuary is famous for its vast flocks of migratory water fowls such as flamingos, barbets, and mynahs during the spring season
The Nilgiris is the oldest and the second highest mountain range in India after the Himalayas and is part of the Western Ghats and the renowned Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve. Besides a splendid variety of wildlife such as the Nilgiri Tahr, mouse deer, barking deer, sambar, langur, flying squirrels, four-horned antelopes, and gaur an amazing variety of bird life is also present in the Reserve.
The Nilgiris is the most popular region in Tamil Nadu for the purpose of trekking. There are regular walking tours for the tourists with guides through the hills. The guides are usually expert at explaining, in detail, the flora and fauna of the area.
Top of the list is the Mudumalai Sanctuary. Situated among the hills, this wildlife reserve covers 321 square kilometres and shelters gaurs, deer, wild elephants, and langurs, and also predators such as tiger, leopard and the Asiatic wild dog (dhole).
The sky-bound population includes the Hornbills, the Great Black Woodpecker with its red crest, Mynahs, Barbets, Parakeets, Tiny-Eared Owl, Scops Owl; and majestic birds such as the Crested Hawk Eagle and the Crested Serpent Eagle.
Nearby to Mudumalai is the Annamalai Sanctuary. This famous wildlife sanctuary is the home for gaur, tigers, panthers, elephants, spotted deer, bears, and a variety of birds. The sanctuary, recently renamed as the Indira Gandhi Wildlife Sanctuary, is on the border between Kerala and Tamil Nadu, and is famous for its spectacular scenery and diverse range of flora and fauna. Treks can take place on foot, or by jeep. The best time to visit the reserves is between February and June.
Tamil Nadu is also home to the National Deer Park and is the only place in the world where one can still find a sizeable number of the endangered species of Indian antelope (the Black Buck). The Deer Park, along with the fascinating Madras Snake Park, is supported by the Worldwide Fund for Nature, and both are located in the Raj Bhavan premises, at Guindy.premises, at Guindy.
Ninety kilometres Southeast of Thanjavur is the Calimere Wildlife and Bird Sanctuary. Located near the Palk Straits, which separate India and Sri Lanka by a distance of 28 kilometres, Calimere Wildlife and Bird Sanctuary is famous for its vast flocks of migratory water fowls such as flamingos, barbets, and mynahs during the spring season
The Nilgiris is the oldest and the second highest mountain range in India after the Himalayas and is part of the Western Ghats and the renowned Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve. Besides a splendid variety of wildlife such as the Nilgiri Tahr, mouse deer, barking deer, sambar, langur, flying squirrels, four-horned antelopes, and gaur an amazing variety of bird life is also present in the Reserve.
The Nilgiris is the most popular region in Tamil Nadu for the purpose of trekking. There are regular walking tours for the tourists with guides through the hills. The guides are usually expert at explaining, in detail, the flora and fauna of the area.
