The Parambikulam Wildlife Sanctuary is a paradise for wildlife lovers and nature gazers. Ensconced between the Annamalai ranges of Tamil Nadu and the Nelliampathy ranges of Kerela, several rivers flow in the area too.Parambikulam Wildlife Sanctuary, has the largest population of Gaurs (bison). It is also a home to elephants, sloth bears, wild boars, sambhars, chital tigers, panthers, and crocodiles. There are also bonnet macaques, spectacled cobras, kraits, vipers, turtles, darters, little cormorants, and black eagles.
Though the sanctuary is open throughout the year, it is best to avoid the monsoons as during these months, from June to August, torrents of rain make the hillsides unstable. The forest department has suitable provisions for accommodation at the forest rest houses at Thoonakkadavu, Thellikkal and Elathode. You can avail of the tree house in the reserved forest area in Thoonakkadavu, which has to be booked in advance. The two watch towers one at Anappadi, 8km from Thunakadavu, and another at Zungam, 5km from Thunakadavu, are ideal locations to spot the wildlife through powerful binoculars
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