If
trekking, bird watching, tiger safari, elephant ride
and nature walk are your
interests you have made the right click. This was the
first wildlife sanctuary to be created in
South India in
1940.
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More about
Masinagudi / Mudumalai
Climate
At an altitude of 3000 ft, it is
pleasant in the mornings
and evenings which is the right time for a
safari. In summer, it
gets a little hot and dry in the day and evenings are cold in
winter. The best time to visit the sanctuary is
between Sep-May.
Language
Tamil, Kannada and
Malayalam are the main languages, but
English
is also spoken and understood in some
places.
Connectivity
Masinagudi / Mudumalai is famous for its
elephant habitat and also home to
gaur, chital, sambar,
tiger, panther, sloth bear, Indian giant squirrel, flying
squirrel, wild dog and birds like
the Malabar grey hornbill, crested hawk-eagle
and serpent eagle.
Accommodation in
Mudumalai is in a forest rest
house and guest houses are also
there at Masinagudi, Kargudi, Abhayaranyam and
Theppakkadu. Apart from the van, jeep,
elephant safaris and night drives, one can visit the
elephant feeding
camp, museum, Moyar
river, Kallatty falls and
Pykara Lake.
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