Altitude: 340-2400 m.
Climate: Pleasant, equable warm climate Jan- Oct, Chill winter at high altitude: Nov- Dec;
Best season: May through January;
Access: Pollachi 35 kms by rail and road, Coimbatore 75 kms.
by Air; Nearest Gasoline Station: Pollachi 35 kms.
Time to Visit: hrs. to 8.00hrs. & 17.00 hrs. to 19.00 hrs,;
Accommodation: Forest Guest House at Topslip, Varagaliyar, Amaravathi, Sethumadai
PWD Guest House with food at Udumalaipettai or Amaravathi EB Guest House at Attakatti;
Other facilities: Elephants and Vehicles on hire; available
Authority: Wild life Warden, 178, Meenakarai Salai, Pollachi- 642 001. Phone: 25356
Spread over 9.58 Sq.kms., this sanctuary can be reached through Topslip in Anamalai Hills on the Western Ghats. An Ecological Paradise, this sanctuary encompasses a National Park with an area of 108 Sq.km. Abutting Kerala on the West, this hill forest boasts of thick growth of trees, folds of terrains with evergreen sholas. About 800 species of South Indian flora are distributed here.
