Thenmala Hill Station

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Sight Address : Thenmala is situated about 66kms from Kollam Town, in the District of Kollam. Edit

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Thenmala is India’s first planned Eco-tourism destination. Covered by dense forests, Thenmala in Kollam district is a natural habitat of diverse flora and fauna. This unique place harbours a fragile eco-system. Straddling the hill ranges of Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam and Pathanamthitta districts, the Thenmala eco-tourism project shares its resources with the famous Shenduruney Wildlife Sanctuary at the foothills of the Western Ghats. The rugged landscape, nature trails and delightful waterfalls of Thenmala offer plenty of adventure activities. Situated around 72 kms from Thiruvananthapuram, Thenmala Eco-tourism is a unique destination from a visitor’s point of view. As the place offer equal chance for fun, adventure, leisure and a lot about eco-tourism activities. Divided into different zones with a particular theme, the eco-tourism are currently has three major zones viz. Culture Zone, Leisure Zone and Adventure Zone.

Thenmala

HistoryEdit

Thenmala offers equal chance for fun, adventure, leisure and a lot about eco-tourism activities. When the idea of developing Thenmala as a tourism destination was mooted seriously in 1996, it was decided to develop it as an ecotourism destination by keeping the degraded forest area, in the outskirts of the Sanctuary, as a familiarization zone. The studies and discussions followed helped to evolve a strategy to control the mass tourism within the outer limits of the Sanctuary. Hence the ecotourism products, which are developed within Sanctuary, are expected to be supply driven, which eventually takes care of ecological sustainability. It was also planned to have satellite centers in various places in Western Ghats mountainous region within a radius of 50 km from Thenmala. The familiarisation zones thus created function as area for soft ecotourists.Eco-friendly General Tourism is planned in the periphery of the sanctuary so that pressure of tourism will not affect sanctuary. The real ecotourism is to take place in sanctuary and only ecotourists are encouraged for that. Others can experience the ecofriendly products such as small nature trails, elevated walkway through canopies, mountain biking etc. This will give them a feeling of what awaits as ecotourism in the sanctuary area, for which they have to wait since it is supply driven. This was a consciously developed management strategy after analysing what is happening in various sanctuaries by way of tourist pressure.Facilities such as boating in the Sanctuary reservoir, boardwalk, sculpture garden, amphitheatre, Musical Dancing Fountain, etc. are also provided at Thenmala for soft ecotourists. An Environmental education and interpretation center is also being set up at Thenmala.

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Best Season to VisitEdit

August to March.

Best Time To VisitEdit

Morning, Afternoon, Evening.

Time Required for SightseeingEdit

1 to 3 Hours.

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Restaurants NearbyAdd / Edit

Aaditya Resorts – Kollam ;Karali junction | Near Sasthamkotta, Kollam, India ; Ph/M – N.A. ; Food Serve – Indian Cuisines.

How to ReachEdit

Taxi : Taxi service is available from the airport and railway station to reach this place in kollam.

BUS : Nearest Bus Station is Kollam bus station.

Train : Nearest Railway Station: Kollam Junction Railway Station.

Air : Nearest Airport: Trivandrum International Airport.

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Things to CarryEdit

Camera and of course sun-screen.

Safety / WarningEdit

The climate of Kollam is tropical and humid with regular showers almost throughout the year. The summer season (March to May) can be oppressive with temperature and humidity climbing to high levels while the monsoon arrives in June and continues till September.