3 h

About this activity

Your day start with a pick up from the Hotel / Railway Station. Get ready to watch the maximum of the local bird life accompanied with your knowledgeable guide as you make your way through the surrounding backwater Villages.

Kumarakom Bird Sanctuary

Set within the lush acres of wooded land nearby the Kumarakom Bird Sanctuary (also known as Vembanad Bird Sanctuary) is sprawled over an area of 14 acres on the bank of the Kavanar River. The bird sanctuary is home to a variety of locals birds including the waterfowl, owl, cuckoo, heron, egret, moorhen, cormorant, darter, and Brahmani kite, as well as the migratory Siberian crane. Birds including Parrot, teal, lark, flycatcher, and others are also seen here during their respective migratory seasons. Some of the migratory birds come from the Himalayas, and a few from Siberia.

The nearby Vembanad Lake attracts many birds including waterfowl, cuckoo, owl, egret, heron and the water duck, and migratory Siberian cranes. Witness most beautiful sight of birds flying across the rice fields. Most of the migratory birds are seen here during the migratory seasons from November to February. Learn about the moves and sounds of various bird species from your guide. As your tour ends, you will be driven back to your Hotel / Railway Station.