Lush green Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary is home to wild animals such as gaurs, panthers, langurs, elephants, star tortoises, spotted deer and several other wild animals and rare birds. Tour the exotic Thoovanam waterfalls that create music for your eyes and ears and trek through nature trails at the Marayoor Sandal Forests on your tours to the picture perfect Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary in Kerala, South India.

Located at a distance 150 kilometers from Munnar in Kerala, South India, Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary is very well connected to Kerala towns and villages through regular bus service and taxi services.

Situated in the Devikulam district in Idukki, this lovely forest was declared as a wildlife sanctuary in the year 1984. The main aim for establishing the Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary was to create a secure habitat for the endangered giant grizzled squirrel.

The dense Chinnar vegetation consists of wet grasslands, shola grasslands and dense deciduous forests. Spread over a sprawling 90, 422 square kilometers the vast Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary, Kerala is the perfect wildlife safari destination in Kerala, South India.

Certain rocky patches that lie in the midst of dense greens create picture perfect dramatic natural vistas. The nearest airport to the Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary is located at a distance of 150 kilometers from the wildlife reserve and the nearest railway junction is located at Ernakulam in Kerala, South India.