konni elephant cage
DESCRIPTION
Konni is a small hilly town in the Pathanamthitta district, Kerala state, India. The elephant training centre is about 10Kms from the Pathanamthitta town. In the past, wild elephants caught from the forests were brought here and put in wooden cages known as 'Aanakoodu' (Elephant Cage, or Kraal) to be tamed and trained for work.TRANSCRIPT
"ELEPHANT CAGE"
Konni is a small hilly town in the Pathanamthitta district, Kerala state, India. The elephant training centre is about 10Kms from the Pathanamthitta town. In the past, wild elephants caught from the forests were brought here and put in wooden cages known as 'Aanakoodu' (Elephant Cage, or Kraal) to be tamed and trained for work.
Konni Elephant Cage
Entrance to Konni Elephant Sanctuary
'Aanakoodu' (Elephant Cage, or Kraal)
Konni Elephant Camp
Elephants in Camp
Elephants in Camp
'Aanakoodu' (Elephant Cage, or Kraal)
You can take an elephant ride along with trained mahouts.
Elephant Museum : Houses a display of elephant skeleton, various devices used by mahouts to control elephants, details of anatomical features of the elephant etc.
with prior arrangement you can watch feeding of elephants, bathing of elephants and go for trekking in the nearby forests.
Activities to Do in Konni Elephant Camp
Baby Elephant in the Camp
With prior arrangement you can watch feeding of elephants
Tourist with Baby Elephant in the Camp
Tourist with Elephants in the Camp
Tourist watching Elephant in the
Camp
You can take an elephant ride along
with trained mahouts.
Elephant is ready for a ride!!!!!!
Enjoy Elephant Ride...
In the camp the elephants have mahouts and have working schedule and diet guidelines as per the Forest Deptartment. The elephants are allowed to graze in the forest plus a diet that include Palm leaves, Wheat, Ragi, Horse gram and Karipetti (a variety of Jaggery).
Elephant Museum : Houses a display of elephant skeleton, various devices used by mahouts to control elephants, details of anatomical features of the elephant etc.
Watch bathing of elephants and try by yourselves...
Bathing of Elephants
IT’S NICE.... YEA!!!!!!!!!
Watch the Bathing of Elephants in early morning
Trekking to Teak forest in Konni is another activity here
Teak Woods stored for sale. Teak wood is a Government property anywhere in Kerala and it is most costly wood here. The selling of Teak Wood doing by special bidding occasions arranged by Government Forest Department of Kerala.
Road to Teak Forest, Konni
Vechuchira Perunthenaruvi Water falls
Konni Forest Trekking
Konni Reserve Forest
Kumbhavurutty Waterfall is located inside the Konni forest near the Achankovil River.
Tourists taking bath in Kumbhavurutty Waterfall
Achenkovil River
Rubber Plantation near Konni
The nearest railway station : Chengannur which is at a distance of 34 km .Other stations as well Thiruvalla which is approximately 41 km .Kottayam which is around 60 km away from.
The nearest airport : Thiruvananthapuram International Airport which is around 99 km away from here Other airport as well and that is The Cochin International Airport which is approximately 124 km away from Konni.
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