KUMAAR HOLIDAYS
No. 42, Chowdary Nagar Main Road,
Valasaravakkam, Chennai-600 087.
Cell: 78109 86933 / 78108 96933 / 93810 61000
E-mail: kumaarholidays1@gmail.com
www.kumaarholidays.com
Thenmala is a first planned Eco tourism spot in India. In Thenmala there are 3 zones namely Leisure Zone, Adventure Zone and Culture Zone. Adventure Zone offers various adventurous activities namely
rock climbing, mountain biking, river crossing, Burmese bridge walk, boating in
the forest pond, rapelling etc.
The
major tourist attractions here in Adventure zone of
Thenmala are, Forest Canopy Elevated walkway bridge, Nature trails through the forested hills. You
shouldn't miss this adventure spot of Thenmala ecotours, even if you are not
much adventurous. Being adventurous helps you to get the most out of this eco
tourism location of southern Kerala. For a Nature tourist the canopy
walkway and Nature trails will be an experience with chances to watch the
nature, birds and the mighty forest trees closer walking towards them.
The calm and quiet small forest pond seen
at the valley below the canopy walking bridge. In the manual a lotus pond is
listed here in the adventure zone which is said to have many water plants.
LIFE IS EITHER A DARING ADVENTURE
OR NOTHING
After verifying the tickets you will
be entering right into a museum
here. A descriptive display of all the types of rope knots
used during rock
climbing like adventure sports and also by Surgeons, Fishermen,
rescue professionals, sailors etc. From the knot museum
you will move on to the Canopy Walkway or Elevated bridge
of the adventure zone, a must visit here.
From canopy bridge you can either
walk to the top of the hill
and traverse through the nature
trails or select a more adventurous way to go down to the forest pond through a
rope (valley crossing), exactly the same way you have to cross the river
using ropes. The information
board says, "Resemble Canopy Walkway. The canopy bridge hangs suspended
over the forest floor". Specifications of the bridge is gives as, Length
of the Bridge: 120 meter, Number of Steps: 109, Number of tree canopies: 11 big
trees. The platform of the bridge is done with of wooden planks paved over
steel structure,very similar to the old hanging bridge of Punalur.
The view of the bridge that winds up
between the trees, snapped from some what, a quarter length up. What you can get
is a close encounter with the forest trees
and the flying and jumping tree top wild life.Canopy
walkways were used for studying the flora
and fauna
by watching them closer by researchers. Present days are time of canopy cranes
for the same purpose. Wonder if they using tree houses
too for living in the forest canopy while research.
Huge canopy hanging bridges are still existing through rain and tropical forests, mostly intended for tourism and recreation. Some of the famous eco tourism canopy walkways are the Canopy walk bridge of Amazons, Dhilinza forests, and some of them seen in South African forests. The longest and highest canopy walkway is in Taman Negara, a hanging canopy walk which may swing as you walk.
Huge canopy hanging bridges are still existing through rain and tropical forests, mostly intended for tourism and recreation. Some of the famous eco tourism canopy walkways are the Canopy walk bridge of Amazons, Dhilinza forests, and some of them seen in South African forests. The longest and highest canopy walkway is in Taman Negara, a hanging canopy walk which may swing as you walk.
The canopy bridge here in Thenmala
winds through the big forest trees to the top of the hill and connects you to
the pathway that extends through the hill there.You can continue your nature
walk through the trails of nature
winding through the hilltop
after getting there through this bridge.You can access the rock
climbing spot from there. And to the nervous ones, don't be afraid as the
bridge won't swing as you walk for it's a fixed steel structure over pillars.
The canopy bridge has resting platforms and viewing points in between. Being
with a group you have amazing chances for taking memorable photos
here posing in between the green lush of dense forest trees.
Adventure Attractions like Burmese
bridge, bow and arrow target practice, photo point
rock, river
crossing, valley crossing etc are concentrated around this pond. A spider
net for tourist adventures was present. Some
pedal and row boats
are seen in the pond and a lady is there to manage the boating
activities here. some of the boats resembling the shape of basket boats
of Hogenekkal
river journey.
The rope bridge model of Burma,
which is meant for the adventure tourists coming to this adventure zone.
The tourist information board near
to the bridge says:- the bridge is of 30 meters long and what it 's written
there about the bridge is, "Burma bridge is a body balancing activity of
ropes on the obstacle course that link two ground structures. Burma bridge
usually has a large thick rope to support feet and two smaller ropes on either
sides for holding hands. We organize these adventure sport activities keeping
in mind all the safety measures".
Eventhough the real Burma bridge has
only a rope to walk, here they have provided sticks to support the feet.. Hmm
may be giving an opportunity even for grannies to have some adventures here.
The whole place is drenched in the
beauty and calmness of the forest around and if you a nature
tourist you will be preferring to excavate the nature trails through forests
more than any other activities here. The sign boards in nature trails are
interesting, ceramic arrows fixed in walking trail side rocks or on the nature
trails itself.
The eco tourism points coming under
the Thenmala
eco tourism project is scattered throughout the forests here in the southern
part of Western ghats.
So many waterfalls
are there deep inside and also in the outer circles of the forests around
Thenmala, like the famous waterfalls of Palaruvi. You should visit Thenmala if you a tourist or traveller
who loves adventure, trekking, nature, mountain biking or someone who want to
disappear into the forests and relax with nature from the daily busy life.
Along with natural attractions many tourist activities are planned here for the needed
tourists everyday like forest camping, trekking by the ecotour authorities.
LIFE IS EITHER A DARING ADVENTURE
OR NOTHING
KUMAAR HOLIDAYS
No. 42, Chowdary Nagar Main Road,
Valasaravakkam, Chennai-600 087.
Cell: 78109 86933 / 78108 96933 / 93810 61000
E-mail: kumaarholidays1@gmail.com
www.kumaarholidays.com
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