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Sightseeing Highlights
The Tiruchendur temple is a shore temple dedicated to Lord Subramanya. It is one of the six Aarupadai veedu shrines of Murugan situated on the shore, while the other five 'Padaiveedu' shrines are situated on hills or mounds.
Kalakadu wildlife sanctuary is situated in an area of 223-sq-km in the Tirunelveli district, spreading over the foothills of the Western Ghats and its adjoining area. It is very popular with wildlife lovers and ornithologists as it has a great variety of fauna and bird life. Animals seen here include, lion tailed macaque, nilgiri langur, bonnet macaque, langur, nilgiri tahr, sambar, sloth bear, gaur, elephant, tiger, flying squirrel, panther, wild dog, and pangolin.
The Mundanthurai wildlife sanctuary also situated in Tirunelveli district has dry deciduous to tropical wet evergreen forest patches of pure reeds. The sanctuary covers an area of 567-sq-kms. There animals seen here are the same as those seen at Kalakadu, except for the absence of elephant and gaur.
Other Activities
As a port city Tuticorin has one of the major attractions in the form of Tuticorin Port, which is strategically built to handle a host of international cargoes. You can witness the sight of the cargoes loading and unloading here.
Thoothukudi, popularly referred to as Tuticorin, is a city in the Thoothukudi district of Tamil Nadu. It has been a centre for maritime trade and pearl fishery for more than a century now, hence the town is also known as "Pearl town". The natural harbour with a rich hinterland activated the development of the Port. It developed from a small fishing village into a flourishing Portuguese colony in the 16th century and further expanded during Dutch and British occupancies; the port later declined with the growth of Madras. Tuticorin is a seaport which serves southern Tamil Nadu including the inland cities of Coimbatore, Madurai and Tirunelveli. It is one of the seaports in India with a history dating back to the 6 th century. |
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