Elephant Safari

The adventure tour in India is popular and especiallyElephant Safari in Kerala
the elephant safari trips. Elephant safari helps theTake a tour of the Periyar sanctuary in search of
visitor to travel through such difficult terrains wherewildlife and you'd be surprised with what you see.
even jeeps cannot venture. And why not, riding anPeriyar Wildlife Sanctuary is the best elephant hub
elephant takes you back to the royal era, when onlythat any animal lover would love to check out. From
the kings use to ride on these majestic beasts, sincethe rooms of the forest rest houses provided by the
nothing can even compare to the majesty of aKerala forest department to the tourists within the
Pachyderm.vicinity of Periyar, you can get a wide-screen view of
Equipped with a howdah, a large seat on which theythe whole sanctuary.
would sit, complete with soft silk cushions, and with aVisiting the Lake Palace in Kerala's lake centered
ceremonial umbrella over the rider's head, modernwildlife sanctuary of Thekkady, also referred to as
day elephant safaris may lack in comparison with thethe Periyar sanctuary is an experience to remember.
ones that use to be done by the kings, but are noWhen a Maharaja ruled this land, he had a dam
less regal on that account.thrown across the Periyar River. The backed up
The elephant moves slowly and steadily, that's whywaters of the dam flooded a valley, partially
this type of safari is ideal in and around the wildsubmerging trees, leaving their bare trunk standing
regions or within the vicinity of the wildlifeover their reflections like a Daliesque waterscape.
sanctuaries, where riding the elephant can give youVisitors put-put around this surreal lake, delight in
an easy excess for viewing the wildlife. More of all anspotting wildlife including herds of foraging wild
elephant safari tour in the tropical wildlife sanctuarieselephants.
of India gets you up, close and personal with thesePeriyar is, clearly, the safest elephant sanctuary of
majestic animals.India and the world. Elephants have never been
During your ride, you can watch the wild elephantsknown to attack a tourist launch, even as the vehicle
taking bath in the water ponds. The photographerspasses by a herd of elephants taking a royal bathe.
can easily take pictures of the wilds while riding andElephant, Wild Pig, Sambar and Guar are the four
as a souvenir of the amazing journey into the wilds,most popular at Thekkady.
take one with the elephant too.