jaya30
★★★3.0Wrote on 23 Dec 2023
Beautiful lake, very well maintained. But crowds are killing.
Managed by Forest Dept, it’s well maintained. But crowd management leaves much to be desired. Only with luck you spot wild animals. We saw at a distance, wild boar, deer and bisons. Not a single elephant. Suggest you go for the cruise, not for sightings.
prathameshshruti_06
★★★3.0Wrote on 9 Dec 2023
Waste of money
Waste of money. You will be sitting in boat for 1 and half hour just waiting to see one wild animal. Also, don’t book from KTDC it’s bit costly. If possible book from government website which is not that expensive but you need to book prior as very few seats are available.
Traveler22149182138
★★★★★5.0Wrote on 28 Oct 2023
Very good view of Periyar lake
famous for boating, you have to go through tiger reserve in a bus. Boating booking to be done in advance. Buses available from boating parking. It has good view of lack.
AZCasualTraveler
★★★★★5.0Wrote on 22 Sept 2023
Lake with a Scenic Forest in the Background
Periyar Lake flows through the forest in Periyar Wildlife Preserve when the Mullaperiyar Dam was constructed. With the backdrop of the dense forest of the Wildlife Preserve, the lake is very scenic - as can be seen from the photos. The best way to experience this lake is to take a boat trip. Kerala Tourism Development Corporation runs boat trips every day which are almost 2 hours long. From the tour boats, you will be able to see wildlife such as deer, monkeys, birds, elephants and more from the boats. The Periyar Lake is definitely worth the visit.
632kip
★★★★★5.0Wrote on 12 Jun 2023
Do not miss it. Once in a life time experience.
Once in a life time experiences for sure! Here is their current boat ride schedule… Boating Timings: 7:30 am to 9:00 am; 9:30 am to 11:00 am; 11:15 am to 12:45 pm; 1:45 pm to 3:15 pm; 3:30 pm to 5:00 pm We almost missed the boating experience. We arrived in the late morning on Sunday. Prior to arriving I tried online booking. This service is worthless. No same day booking allowed. Next day it showed 1 seat available for a couple of boat times which wasn’t true whatsoever. We were dejected thinking we will miss out on this experience. We asked the person at the hotel about it who suggested another site where we were able to book for next day morning easily. Same service through the first department. It was a little more expensive (Rs 100 more). Sadly, so many people miss out in this experience. I even asked at the ticket counter if there were any other options. Gentleman suggested arriving at 6am for a 7:30 am boat next day (Monday). He never suggested the other website by the first department!!! Boating experience was out of this world. Do not miss it. We were lucky to have seen a bunch of animals and birds. Don’t think that you may spot a Tiger though. Person on the boat Saud he has worked there for 24 years with only 8 Tiger spottings. The whole experience is so worth it. Do not miss it!!!
