God's Own Country: GAVI

GAVI

Spread across the beauty of Periyar Tiger Reserve, Gavi is quite, beautiful and pristine forest haven. It is at the eastern extreme of Pathanamthitta district at 3400 ft above MSL. These evergreen forest are abundant with magnificent wildlife including tiger, elephants, leopards, bears,Indian gaur, sambar, barking & mouse deers, lion tailed macaque, other varieties of monkeys, Nilgiri marten and a lot more. For nature explorers Gavi offers the complete acquaintance with the flora around including Nageia Wallichinia, a highly endemic species of gymnosperm family seen only around Gavi in the whole Western Ghat's; the forest over Gavi are home to over 320 species of birds- the great Indian hornbills, sunbird, woodpeckers, kingfishers and myriads of mynas, dongos, cuckoos and bulbuls. The shear beauty of this place is indeed worth a closer look! hear is nature at its unadulterated best. Gavi often serves as a base camp for deep jungle trekkers, birdwatchers, nature lovers research students and like that.

Gavi is a heaven for bird watchers. Active involvement of tribal's in Gavi makes it unique venture of its kind in the country. Traditional knowledge about the forest and its way of life helps Gavi to sustain its surroundings in its original state.

highlight of Gavi Eco project is the involvement of local populace in its activities as guides, gardeners and cooks. This will provide livelihood for the locals and also will help to create awareness on conservation of nature. Gavi offers its visitors activities like trekking, wildlife watching, outdoor camping in specially built tends, and night safaris.

The road leading to the picturesque Gavi is blackened by tea plantation, which itself is a refreshing experience. En route to Gavi are places of interest like Mundakayyam, Kuttikanam, Peermedu, and Vandiperiyar from where the rood deviates to Gavi.

Climate :

Summer : February - April, day time temperature up to 28 degree Celsius, but can drop to 20 degree Celsius at night.

Monsoon : June - August, day time temperature up to 25 degree Celsius, but can drop to 10 degree Celsius at night.