Mudumalai national park (Admission Rs 30, Dec to June) is the best place in Tamil Nadu for wildlife viewing. It is home to chital (spotted deer), gaur, tiger, panther, wild boar, sloth bear, otter, crocodile and wild elephants numbering around 600. Heavy rain is common in Oct and Nov. Minibus tours (Rs 35 per person for 45 min, 15 km) run from 7 am to 9 am and 3 pm to 6 pm around the outskirts of the park. Masinagudi is the nearest village (7 km from Theppakadu). Bus runs at every two hour. Trekking can be done outside the national park.



Tirunelveli - Kantimati and Nellaipapper temples, Tiruchendur shore temple (13 km).

Kuttalam waterfalls : Near Tenkasi on the Kerala border.

Hogenakal waterfalls : On Salem - Hosur road near Karnataka border.