Silent Valley Wildlife Sanctuary

Silent Valley National Park is located in the Nilgiri International Biosphere Reserve of the Nilgiri Hills of the Palakkad District and is the largest national park in Kerala. Silent Valley Ntional Park is contiguous with the proposed Karimpuzha National Park (225 km2) to the north and Mukurthi National Park (78.46 km2) to the north-east. Silent Valley National Park is a part of the sub cluster of the Western Ghats World Heritage Site, recognised by UNESCO.

The local name for the area is Sairandharivanam meaning the forest of Sairandhari that is Draupadi wife of the Pandavas in Mahabharatha. It is said that they lived in this area during their one year exile period.

Here mainly lion-tailed macaques, one of thee endangered species of Primates, are being protected
You can find teak, rosewood, amla, bamboo and semal in these forests as well as tropical hill forests, temperate forests and grasslands.

How to Reach Silent Valley Wildlife Sanctuary?
By Air:
You can reach Coimbatore Airport from the cities of Chennai, Mumbai, Kozhikode, and Madurai easily. The airport of Coimbatore is about 155 kilometers away from the Silent valley. You can take Transport Buses, Cabs and Private vehicles to Silent Valley from there.

By Rail:
Olavakode / Palakkad railway station is the closest alternative which is 75 kms from the Silent Valley National Park.