Top Slip is a pollution free Godly land on earth. TopSlip lies in the 958 km Indira Gandhi National Park and Wildlife sanctuary. The Park is contiguous to the Parambikulam Wildlife Sanctuary (Kerala) to its west and to the Eravikulam National Park (Kerala) and Chinnar WLS to its south. IGNP is an Indomalayan Malabar Rainforest and the Tropical Humid biome comprises primarily of wet evergreen, sub-tropical evergreen, moist deciduous, dry deciduous, semi-evergreen and montane-shola grasslands. Both southwest and northeast monsoons occur here.
The area is drained by several perennial and semi-perennial river systems like the Kallar and Sholaiar rivers and contains man-made reservoirs such as Aliar and Thirumurthy. The best season is between May to June and October to February. The Min temprature was at 2°C (winter) & Max 25°C (summer).
lion-tailed macaque, the nilgiri, langur, Malabar giant squirrel, elephants, gaur, spotted deer, sambar, barking deer, and wild boar etc., seen largely in the IGNP. Other places in and around Topslip are Aaliyar dam, Sholayar dam, Upper & Lower Nirar dams, and tunnels bored into the mountains and countless locations that portray the tradition and scenic beauty of this isolated high range of Western Ghats.
Entry formalities:
1. If you are visiting the park for the day you can go directly to Top Slip (Entry INR 50). The Sethumadai checkpost is the entry point to IGNP.
2. In case you plan to stay at Top Slip, accommodation must be booked in advance at the:
Wildlife Warden Office, 178 Meenkarai Road, Pollachi.
Open Monday to Friday between 9 am to 5 pm.
3. Park entry time is between 6.30 am and 6 pm
How to reach:
IGNP is best approached from Pollachi. The usual route is to travel by road from Coimbatore to Pollachi (40 kms) to the Wildlife Warden's Office and then by road to Top Slip (35 km), the entry point to the Park. There are regular buses from Coimbatore and Palani to Pollachi and there are two buses a day from Pollachi to Top Slip
Nearest airport: Coimbatore (75 kms)
Nearest railhead: Pollachi (30 kms).
Park details and tips:
1. There is provision for a conducted bus ride from the Park Reception Office and riding elephants may also be available.
2. Local food and refreshments are available at the facility run at the Tourist Complex, Top slip.
3. Many lone male elephants at Top Slip are known rouges, travel on foot with a guide.
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