This is also a good picnic spot. Thekkadi It is 137km from Madurai located in Kerala State on the border of Tamilnadu state. It had established in 1934.It extends over 775 sq kms. It has India's Southern Most Tiger Reserve. A dam called Periyar was built in 1895.
Boats are available on hire.
It is excellent place to see wild elephants,bison, sambhar, barking deer,will boar. The seaon to visit Thekkadi is between September and May. The National Park in Thekkadi has facilities for camping. Kodaikanal Kodaikanal is 120kms from Madurai. It is a hill station .It has wooded slops, mighty rocks, waterfalls and a beautiful lake.