Thekkady
Periyar Wildlife Circuit - Boat Safari, Bamboo Rafting & Border Hike
Periyar Wildlife Circuit - Boat Safari, Bamboo Rafting & Border Hike
Three days of Periyar - boat safari, bamboo raft, border hike, elephant camp.
About this experience
Highlights
- Periyar Lake Dawn Cruise - 6 AM boat departure for the elephant and Gaur sighting window
- Core-Zone Bamboo Rafting - Forest Department permit into the section of Periyar closed to tourist boats
- Border Hiking Trail - full-day guided trek along the Kerala-Tamil Nadu ridge inside the reserve
- Elephant Junction - hand-feed and join the bathing session at a working timber elephant camp
- Periyar Tiger Reserve - 925 sq km Cardamom Hills forest at 900m, India's 10th Project Tiger reserve
SUV
Inclusions & Exclusions
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Itinerary
Periyar Dawn Boat Safari & Core-Zone Bamboo Rafting
The core wildlife day - a 6 AM Periyar Lake boat cruise for elephant and Gaur sightings, followed by a Forest Department bamboo raft into the reserve's restricted core zone.
Border Hiking Trail - Kerala-Tamil Nadu Ridge Trek
A full day on the Border Hiking Trail, a Forest Department eco-tourism trek along the ridge separating Kerala and Tamil Nadu, with views opening into the plains below.
Elephant Junction Morning & Forest-Edge Dusk Walk
The final day - a hands-on morning at Elephant Junction's working timber elephant camp, then a dusk walk along the forest edge for macaques and roosting hornbills.
Requirements
What you’ll need and key rules before you go.
- Valid government photo ID for Forest Department permits at every activity
- Earth-tone or muted clothing for the boat cruise and bamboo rafting
- Trekking shoes with grip for the Border Hiking Trail and rafting forest trek
- Thekkady accommodation for both nights arranged independently before booking
- Binoculars for the dawn boat cruise and Border Hiking Trail
- Camera with a zoom lens for elephant and bird sightings
- Insect repellent for the bamboo rafting trek and ridge hike
- Periyar core zone: no flash, no loud noise, stay within trail or raft boundaries
- Bamboo Rafting minimum age is 8 years - ranger instructions are mandatory
- Border Hiking Trail requires a Forest Department eco-tourism wing guide at all times
- Elephant Junction: no sudden movements near the elephants, follow mahout direction
Policies
Cancellation & Refunds Policy
Effective date: 15 Oct 2026
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Paying for your trip
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If you cancel
Cancellation charge on package price; cash refund from amount paid; never pay the difference if charge exceeds amount paid.
If you cancel within 24 hours of booking
Cancel within 24 hours when the experience starts at least 48 hours after booking. Cash: everything except platform fee. Travel Credit: everything paid.
Guided Experiences
Paid in full at booking.
- Within eligible 24-hour window: platform fee only
- After 24 hours to 7 days before start: 10% of package price
- 7 to 3 days before start: 50% of package price; Travel Credit 55% of the package price, or your cash refund plus Rs. 5,000, whichever is lower
- Under 72 hours, at least 24 hours before start: no cash; 10% of the package price, up to Rs. 10,000.
- Under 24 hours or no-show: no refund or credit
A quick example
Part Payment cancellation example and charge-exceeds-paid rules on evynx.com/cancellation-refund.
Travel Credit
Use on any eligible Evynx booking. Book within 3 months; travel within 12 months after that. One conversion per cancelled booking. Late-cancellation credit bands on evynx.com/cancellation-refund.
Changing your travel date
First date change free at least 7 days before travel (same operator and trip). Second change or change within 7 days: 10% of the package price plus unrecoverable costs where applicable. Cancellation bands do not restart on reschedule.
If you do not pay the balance
Private balance due 21 days before travel; Group 14 days. Unpaid after reminders: cancelled at 10% of the package price; no extra bill if charge exceeds amount paid.
Platform fee
Once per package; not refundable to cash except where operator cancels. Evynx absorbs payment-provider refund charges.
Costs that may not be refundable
Non-recoverable permits, tickets, passes and third-party reservations once committed in your name.
If some travellers withdraw
No fixed percentage; operator assessment within 3 working days; recovered amounts passed to you in full.
If you add travellers
Additional travellers at price when added; platform fee not charged again.
If your operator cancels
Full refund including platform fee, or reschedule at no additional cost.
If the trip cannot go ahead
Reschedule first where possible; otherwise refund rules in policy section 16.
Changing a traveller's name
Private/Group: up to 48 hours before departure. Guided Experiences: 24 hours before start.
How to cancel and when your refund arrives
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