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Travel to the beautiful picnic spot near to the Neyyar Dam which is
a charming dam site of the region. Several rarest kinds of medicinal herbs are
found in the area of Neyyar. Indulge in a boating spree along the adjacent Neyyar
Lake which is near to the dam. Travel to the Neyyar dam, which is a popular
dam site situated in the district of Thiruvananthapuram within country of Kerala.
Indulge in an excursion around Trivandrum and tour to the Neyyar Dam , which
is situated almost 30km east along the base of the Western Ghats.
The Neyyar Dam in Trivandrum was established way back in 1958 and inhabits
the basins of the three main rivers namely Neyyar, Mullayar and Kallar. The
Neyyar Wildlife Sanctuary is worth mentioning while speaking about Neyyar Dam.
The Neyyar Dam is a part of the Neyyar Wildlife Sanctuary which is a home to
several animal species like elephants, wild buffaloes, wild boar, porcupines,
tigers and snakes. Wild life species can be easily glanced from the watch tower
of the region where you might chance to visit species like gaur, sloth bear,
Nilgiri Tahr, jungle cat and Nilgiri langur, wild elephants and sambar deer.
The crocodile farm, the lion safari park and the deer park are some of the main
attraction of the Neyyar Dam in Trivandrum.
The Neyyar Wildlife Sanctuary is spread to an area of about 128sq km which
is surrounded by the hilly terrains and forested landscape, dominated mainly
by the Agasthya malai peak. Travelers are facilitated with boating along the
reservoir near to the Neyyar dam. One can easily reach the region of Neyyar
Dam from the Thiruvananthapuram International Airport which is about 38 km from
the region. Thiruvananthapuram is the adjoining railway station of the region.
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