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A walk among treetops
Posted By thecouple
A 120-m long elevated walkway touching the treetops in the middle of forest! Take this path interspersed with 109 steps and you could try out some adventure activities – all handled by trained professionals. Thenmala or honey hills, named so because the hills were once abundant with honey, offers you this and more…
This is part of Thenmala ecotourism, India’s first planned eco-tourism project. Thenmala is situated about 70 km from Thiruvananthapuram. A relatively less-known tourist destination, Thenmala is a nature lover’s dream destination. Nestled in the ranges of Western Ghats is the Thenmala Dam and around it is the Shenduruney Wildlife Sanctuary.
Thenmala’s diverse flora and fauna and its rugged terrain are perfect for leisure as well as adventure activities. Lush forests of Thenmala also hide the old ‘Thiruvanathapuram-Shenkottai’ road, a large part of which is submerged in water now. This serves as mountain biking trail.
Based on the type of activities there are adventure zone, culture zone and leisure zone in Thenmala. During our short visit, we explored the adventure zone, which offers flying fox, Burma bridge, river crossing, rock climbing, mountain biking, etc. The setting is ideal for a first-time adventure sport enthusiast.
Forest department also organizes 1 to 3 days of trekking in the deep forests, bird watching, etc. We signed off the visit with a dip in the nearby Palaruvi waterfalls.
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We, Unny & Bindhu, are a couple currently based in Mumbai. The best introduction can be: He (Unny) - Armchair traveler. Reluctant reader. Would-be writer. Amateur photographer, Day dreamer… and likewise, a pretender of too many things.
She (Bindhu) - Add a few more pretensions - a good cook, a good host, etc. Easily mistaken for a serious, intellectual reader, but far from it. Engineer by qualification; freelance writer by choice. Also volunteers as a teacher for Akanksha, an NGO.
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