Kerala Adventure sports include several enthralling activities such as:
Canoeing
The beautiful lagoons and meandering rivers of Kerala are full of fascinating attractions. If you wish to explore that unique divine beauty, you must try out canoeing in Kerala backwaters. This ideal way to relax and unwind is generally considered as a fun activity, but it is not recommended for the amateurs. A canoe can accommodate 2 people and is built in a way that it tapers at both ends.
Bird Tours
If the musical chirping of the colourful birds fascinates you, the dense greens of Kerala are unbeatable for spending some quality time. Kalakkad National Park, Kumarakom Bird Sanctuary, dense forests of Munnar and scented Kerala spice plantations are a few places where you can spot a number of brilliantly coloured native & migratory birds. A few parts of the Periyar National Park also provide home to some of the rare avifauna species. Moreover, tale a trip to Thattekkad Bird Sanctuary and you will come across a number of parrots, woodpeckers, mynas, thrushes, flycatchers, wood pigeons, blackbirds, white-eyes, pitpits, bulbuls, schimitars, pelicans, petrels, cormorants, egrets, storks, herons, spoonbills, flamingos, geese, kites, vultures, falcons, quails, coots, bustards, partridges, pheasants, plovers, jacanas, snipes, pintails, sandpipers etc.
Forest & Wildlife Photography Tours
The dense forested areas of Periyar Tiger Reserve, Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary, Parmbikulam Wildlife Sanctuary, Wayanad, Kumarakom Bird Sanctuary etc. are the excellent places where one can try out the best of Jungle Safaris. While exploring these dense areas, you can also capture the interesting elements as well as various animal species to make your trip memorable for a lifetime.
Hiking & Biking
The jungles of the Periyar Sanctuary are perfect gateways that take you to the mountain paths on bicycles to Munnar. While biking through these mountains, you will come across many tea or cardamom plantations in Munnar. You can also go hiking the hill trails winding through the cardamom plantations, the rubber and coffee farms, and the misty mountain forests. The hill stations of Munnar, Palakkad, Wagamon and Idukki are ideal for such activities. Hiking and biking is perhaps the best way to explore the pleasant green-carpeted hills of Idukki, the tea plantations & old British mansions of Munnar, the Eravikulam National park, plantations of Wayanad and the Sahya Hill ranges.
Trekking & Camping
Water Sports
When it comes to waters sports, there is no dearth of options in Kerala. The water sports are the best adventure sports of Kerala. The beautiful 44 rivers and the vast network of lakes, lagoons and canals form the enchanting backwaters, which are declared one of the 1001 best attractions of the world. These waterways are ideal for some of the best adventure sports that are almost inevitable. The tourists who flock this green state very frequently, love to try out sports like Canoeing, Catamaran Sailing, Kayaking, Para Sailing, Scuba Diving, Snorkeling and Wind Surfing. Apar from that, the famous 'Snake Boat Race' is the identity of Kerala.
Wildlife Tours
Apart from the forested mountains, rivers, lakes and backwaters, Kerala is blessed with the best of greenery and some of the most exotic species of animals like elephants, tigers, wild dogs, sambars, gaurs, leopards, along with many indigenous and water birds. All such factors give the tourist a rare sight. The Wildlife Sanctuaries and National Parks in Kerala provide refuge to different forms of wildlife and provide tourists with an opportunity to see these rare creatures in their natural surroundings and capture them in their cameras.
A few of the highly frequented sanctuaries & national parks covered in Kerala wildlife tours are:
Silent Valley National Park
Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary
Thattekad Bird Sanctuary
Parambikulam Wildlife Sanctuary
Idukki Wildlife Sanctuary
Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary
Aralam Wildlife Sanctuary
Peppara Wildlife Sanctuary
Neyyar Wildlife Sanctuary
Peechi - Vazhani Wildlife Sanctuary
Nagarhole Wildlife Sanctuary
