Thenmala - A Day well spent

Thenmala Eco Tourism

We read about Thenmala Eco Tourism and decided to visit the place during a marriage trip to Sivakasi. The place is 66 kms from kollam, Kerala. It could also be reached from Tenkasi crossing TamilNadu border. There are frequent buses from Tenkasi bus stand to Thenmala, but make sure to get down at Kallada Junction. Here you could see the "Kallada Irrigation Project" Dam and all the eco-tourism zones in a walk-able distance from here.

The Thenmala Ecotourism Promotion Society has maintained the place well under the following zones:

• Leisure zone
• Adventure zone
• Culture zone

Culture Zone:

This is the first place you should visit so you could collect the tickets to all other zones. This facility provides dormitory accommodation as claimed by their website. But when we asked for a room, the officials said we are not providing any such accommodation. So if you are planning for a stay please confirm well before you reach there. But we strongly recommend not to stay since there are not much places to visit in the surroundings unless you want a pleasant stay in leisure. Please refer the eco-tourism website.

Adventure zone

This zone boasts a lot of adventure activities but were not up to the expectations of an average adventure lover. There are lot of activities mentioned in the website but during our visit only river crossing was active. Archery and trampolin were there not maintained or active. We surely not recommend this place as an adventure spot but could be a good place for activities for kids. Find the tariff details here.

Canopy walk

River Crossing

Flying fox

 Leisure Zone

The Leisure zone includes a butterfly zone and a aquarium where you could see some good varieties of fishes.

There is also a Deer rehabilitation centre which did not visit. It is a good place  to spend a day with the nature around. Please visit the place if you are travelling near kollam or Thenkasi.

The Nemo ;-)

Pirana