Location:
Tirunelveli District, Tamil Nadu
Famous As : Project Tiger Reserve
Area: 567-Sq-Km
Situated 42-km
from Tirunelveli, the Mundanthurai wildlife sanctuary boasts of dry
deciduous to tropical wet evergreen forest patches of pure reeds. The
sanctuary covers an 
rea
of 567-sq-kms. There is nothing to differentiate this sanctuary from
that of Kalakadu, except the absence of Elephant and the Gaur.
Though this
sanctuary is a Project Tiger reserve, one can likely to sight other
animals like Leopard, Sambar, Sloth Bear and Chital apart from a wide
variety of Indian Primates including Bonnet Macaque, Common Langur,
Nilgiri Langur and Lion-tailed Macaque. The best time to visit
Mundanthurai is between October and January.TOURIST INFORMATION
Best Time To
Visit: October to January
Trekking:
Trekking can be done with prior permission from the Forest (Wildlife)
Department; trekking trails can be undertaken.
HOW TO GET
THERE
: Air: The
nearest airports to these sanctuaries are Madurai (200-km) and
Trivandrum (140-km).
Rail: The
nearest railway station to reach Kalakadu sanctuary is Cheranmadevi
(20-km) and to reach Mundanthurai sanctuary is Ambasamudram (6-km).
Road: There are
regular buses from Tirunelveli and the neighbouring towns to reach
these sanctuaries.
WHERE TO
STAY
The Forest Rest
House at Sengaltheri is the nearest accommodation for tourists
visiting Kalakadu sanctuary. For tourists visiting Mundanthurai
sanctuary, accommodation is available at the Forest Rest House at
Mundanthurai, PWD Rest House at Ambasamudram and the EB Rest House at
Papanasam Camp
