Visitor Information
Trekking in the forest is allowed with prior permission. Boating can be done at the reservoir. The Cannimare Teak Tree, which is said to be Asia’s largest, is here near Thoonakkadavu village.
There is a tree-house in the Reserve Forest area in Thoonakkadavu, the headquarters of Parambikkulam, which has to be booked in advance. The Rest Houses of the State Forest Department at Thoonakkadavu, Thellikkal and Elathode offer comfortable lodging.
Parambikkulam is only accessible by road from Pollachi, Tamil Nadu. Palakkad to Pollachi is about 45 km; then Pollachi to Parambikkulam is about 65 km. The nearest railway station is at Pollachi and the nearest airport is at Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, about 120 km via Palakkad.
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