Elephant Court hotel is located in Thekkady. A land reigned by verdant forests, majestic tuskers and royal tigers. From sheer wilderness under rainforest canopies to aromatic spice plantations, Thekkady is the most captivating tropical rainforest destination in India. Thekkady is a nature reserve, a key feature that makes the destination standout from other high ranges in Kerala.
Thekkady is a significant tiger reserve and an elephant reserve. The core zone of the forest is declared as National Park in 1982, known as Periyar national park. Periyar Tiger reserve is an intensely protected area in the country. It bagged the award as India’s best managed Tiger reserve. Periyar Tiger reserve is also part of the World Heritage site “Western Ghats” under UNESCO. Also a remarkable basin of Kerala’s two major rivers, Periyar and Pamba.