Kumaar Holidays

Monday, 25 August 2014

ATTRACTIVE ARIPPA

KUMAAR HOLIDAYS

No. 42, Chowdary Nagar Main Road,

Valasaravakkam, Chennai-600087.

Cell: 78109 86933 / 78108 96933 / 96000 76933

Mail: kumaarholidays1@gmail.com

Website: www.kumaarholidays.com

Arippa, the spectacular wooded high lands of the Western Ghats is located 52 Kms away from Trivandrum city along the Trivandrum-Shencottah State high way. The virgin land offers a perfect destination for the nature lovers amidst the forest environment. Arippa is known for its diverse species of bird and wild life and is a renowned haunt for bird watchers.

Trekking & Bird Watching:

A keen naturalist can see more than 200 species of birds and more than 100 species of butterflies occupying different habitats of tropical evergreen and deciduous forests. Common birds include Great black woodpecker, Southern trogon, Malabar grey hornbills, Warblers, Fly catchers and Babblers of different varieties.

Accommodation:
Jyothismathy Rest House, a small and beautiful inspection bungalow of Kerala Forest Development Corporation situated atop a small hill provides a unique ambience for a lover of nature with its silence and serenity. Constructed during 1981, the guest house has 3 double rooms which serves as a perfect halting space for the visitors en route to other eco tourism centers also like Thenmala, Kallar, Konni, etc.

BREATHE

IN THE

BEAUTIFUL

AIR

KUMAAR HOLIDAYS

No. 42, Chowdary Nagar Main Road,

Valasaravakkam, Chennai-600087.

Cell: 78109 86933 / 78108 96933 / 96000 76933

Mail: kumaarholidays1@gmail.com

Website: www.kumaarholidays.com

Tuesday, 22 July 2014

WILDLIFE SANCTURIES HELPS TO DEVELOP KERALA TOURISM

KUMAAR HOLIDAYS

No. 42, Chowdary Nagar Main Road,Valsaravakkam, Chennai-87

Cell: 78109 86933 / 78108 96933 / 93810 61000

E-mail: kumaarholidays1@gmail.com

www.kumaarholidays.com

Ayurveda, houseboats and tea plantations aside, Kerala tourism is looking for ways to reinvent and introduce niche products to foreign markets. The tourism department has now set its sights on improving tourist activities in protected forest areas.

An expert committee set up to strengthen the management effectiveness of important protected areas in the state held its first meeting last week. The agenda included non-invasive ways to increase international tourist awareness about forest reserves and luring them for a vacation there. "Any activity in a protected zone would require the forest department's permission. We understand the sensitivity of these eco systems, which is why a committee was constituted to figure out how to take this project forward. Marketing such destinations will be through a coffee-table book that could be sold or given away at tourism fairs, but the question remains whether the forest department will be able to introduce new products so that they can be featured in the book. The target is high-end luxury seeking tourists," a tourism department source said.

However, forest officials have expressed reservations on amending rules enforced in the highly sensitive areas to facilitate more tourists. "We have a good amount of tourists visiting designated areas of Periyar Tiger Reserve. We have some 17 activities tied to the area such as night scouting, boating, trekking etc. These activities draw a large crowd, which we have to often restrict. The committee suggested setting up more camera traps along the migratory path of animals so that people could view a live feed as and when it happens in an enclosure nearby, but we have to take a call on that. We cannot reveal the locations of these camera traps as it could have a detrimental effect," said an official at the office of the field director (project tiger), Periyar Tiger Reserve, who is a member of the committee.

The committee is expected to make its suggestions in the next couple of months. The other members include ecotourism director, tourism director and secretary, principal conservator of forests (wildlife), conservator of wildlife (Palakkad) and a planning board member.

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