Wildlife & Trekking Diaries

Silent Valley National Park, Ecotourism Review Ecotourism is well organised and all bookings are done at the Ecotourism Center, Mukkali . All accommodation and Trekking details are available in the Silent Valley National Park Website . Ecotourism Reception Booking Contact Details The following are the contact numbers for Silent Valley Booking ( Accomodation, trekking, Jeep ride etc) 04924 253 225 +91 8589895652 Basic Information 1) Birding  Best Season - January to Feb.  Best Places for Birding Ranking No 1 :   There is a nature camp in between Mukkali and Sairandhri that can accommodate 20 people. Birding camps are organised for large groups, typically educational tours . This is not an option for general public or individual birders Ranking No 2: Karuvara Trekking.The Trek runs through a coffee plantation and along a stream and excellent for birding. I've been there in January and was astonished by the wide varieties of birds. Ranking N...

Planning the Keerippara trek Checked 27 October 2026. My trip was in 2017. Start: Mukkali Ecotourism Reception / Forest Office. The trail starts on the Mukkali–Anaikatty Highway near the bus stop ( Google Maps ). The trek: We walked about 4 km to the camp shed in roughly an hour and a half, stayed overnight and returned the next morning. This was the two-day package; there is also a separate day trek. Timings and fees: Kerala Tourism lists a two-day stay, with check-in at 3 p.m. and check-out at 8:30 a.m. The listed price is ₹8,500 for up to five people, plus ₹1,500 for each additional person. The Forest Ecotourism page gives ₹2,150 . The official pages give different figures. The river: The dip in my account was in the Bhavani River near the Mukkali Forest Office, a separate stop after the trek. Bathing in the river inside Silent Valley is prohibited. Silent Valley National Park recently launched a monsoon package to Keerippara . A day trekking to Keeripp...