This morning enjoy a boat ride on Lake Periyar, which is a haven for birdlife including herons, hornbills and egrets. You may even see wild elephants coming down to the lake for a drink.
There are over 320 bird species (including over half of India's endemics) and 35 different mammals found in adjoining Periyar National Park, a dense 400 sq. mile (640 sq. km) wildlife sanctuary that it is an important elephant and tiger reserve and home to many threatened species. However tiger sightings are rare as they are so difficult to spot in the jungle. This park is also home to gaur, sambar, wild boar, giant squirrel, flying squirrel, jungle cat, sloth bear, nilgiri tahr, lion-tailed macaque, nilgiri langur, nilgiri marten, stripe-necked mongoose and fruit bats.
In the afternoon enjoy a shared jeep ride through a Spice Plantation, surrounded by evergreen and moist deciduous forests interspersed with grasslands. The plantation grows cardamom, cinnamon and pepper to name a few, along with some plants of medicinal use.
In the evening enjoy a Kalaripayattu Martial Arts show, to see one of the oldest fighting styles in the world.