Sairandhri Trip, Silent Valley National Park Kerala
Planning the Sairandhri trip Checked 27 October 2026. The story below is from my 2017 visit. Start: Mukkali Ecotourism Reception / Forest Office ( Google Maps ). The trip: A guided Forest Development Agency jeep or bus trip to Sairandhri, taking about five hours in all. It was roughly 22 km from Mukkali on my visit; Kerala Tourism gives about 23 km. Timings and fees: Kerala Tourism lists 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. The Forest Ecotourism portal showed ₹650 per Indian adult or ₹955 per foreign adult for the Jeep Safari . Check the fare and vehicle arrangements when booking. The river: Bathing in the river inside Silent Valley is prohibited. The dip described in my 2017 Keerippara account was at the Bhavani River near the Mukkali office, a separate stop. Ask locally about access to that stretch. Sairandhri(Named after Draupathi) is a place inside the Core Zone of Silent Valley National Park and the jeep or Bus trekking to sairandhri is the most popular activity in silent valle...