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Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary

Idukki District, Munnar 685612, India
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Ranked #10 of 34 attractions in Munnar
Type: Nature/ Wildlife Areas
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Perpignan, France
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 7, 2013

I really wanted to get away from the usual hotel / guest house accommodation that I am used to on my regular travels to India. As a keen amateur photographer, I decided that a nature reserve would be ideal. Unfortunately, most of these are upmarket resorts and out of my budget. I was very pleased to read about Chinnar that... More

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Vadodara, India
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 5, 2013

Chinnar wildlife sanctuary was really very beautiful ,if u want to take some beautiful photos its really good place.

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Melbourne, Australia
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed April 27, 2013

We took an exciting walk along a creek bank that runs through this sanctuary and photographed some stunning birds, some of which we had seen before, but had not neen able to obtain good pictures. Our guide was helpful and sharp-eyed finding birds by their calls and by his knowledge of their habitats. Probably the best birding experience we had... More

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Bangalore, India
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed April 21, 2013

It was like december in April, When we drove through this place. Its has elephant and tiger reserves, But we could only locate monkey's and langoors. One money almost got inside the car at one of the checkpost you need to stop by and enter the details. securty guard ask for minimum of 20 rs on all check posts you... More

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Thane
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed March 26, 2013

You are not allowed to go inside . We were fortunate to see Elephant family crossing over and take phographss. Nothing beyond on what you would expect on wild life.

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Knaresborough, United Kingdom
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed March 20, 2013

Went on 3 hour trek to the waterfall. Not much water but still worth the effort.Great walk & scenery with knowledgeable guide. Didn't see any animals other than squirrels & monkeys. Lots of birds.good value.

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Kottayam, Kerala, India
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed March 11, 2013

Chinnar was bliss to me when I visited the place along with my school friends. We stayed at Marayoor, a forest range unit and Kerala-Tamil Nadu border and the forest rangers would take us around from here. There are a lot of rare species of animals you can spot here and alot of monkeys to be careful from :P

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Wigan, United Kingdom
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2 of 5 stars Reviewed February 17, 2013

We arrived around midday, and we saw very little wildlife. However nobody seems to mention this either before travelling there, or paying. The guide said early morning of evening is better, but we spoke to somebody who had stayed overnight, who told us they had seen very little. Also, after paying for tickets, you see lots of staff walking around,... More

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Middletown, New Jersey
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed February 9, 2013

You are about 8500 ft high and enjoying the view of a life time. As you walked up the switch back road you were exposed to pure nature. We did see the rare Nigili Thar (wild goat). The waterfalls were pretty dried up, but the birds and scenery were matchless.

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Thane
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed February 9, 2013

see only mountain & 5-6 goats. nothing else.not recommended for aged people.disliked.stand in line for 1-2 hrs.Go up with hopes of seeing animals as the name suggest but nothing to see.

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