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About Sri Venkateswara
National Park
Sri
 Venkateshwara
National Park extends over two districts of Chittoor and Cuddapah of
Andhra Pradesh in an area of 353.62 sq.km. The hilly terrain bounded
by Seshachalam and Tirumala hills is rugged and beautiful with gorges,
steep slopes, plateaus and valleys. The park is also famous for its
beautiful waterfalls like Talakona, Gundalakona and Gunjana.
Temperature:
The area is quite hot during the summer and not very cold during the
winter with a max/min of 15 to 40o C. The principal rainfall is from
North East monsoon.
Accommodation and facilities:
Accommodation is available at Forest Rest House, Rajampet & Forest
Rest House, Tirupati. Also one can avail luxury hotels at Tirupati.
Wildlife
Flora: It's dry deciduous mixed type of forest with patches of
moist deciduous forest. It is famous for plant species like
Sandalwood, Redsanders, Shorea, Thumbergiana, Shorea talura,Terminalia
pallida, Cycas beddomei, Syzygium alternifolium etc. It has about 1500
plant species belonging to 176 families.
Mammals The sanctuary is famous for very rare slender Lorises and
the rare and endangered golden Gecko, Indian Giant Squirrel, Tree
Shrew and Flying Lizards. There are other mammal species like the
Nilgai, Wildboar, occasional leopard, hyena etc to be seen here as
well.
Birds: There are more than 100 species of birds in Sri
Venkateswaram including Crested Serpant Eagle, Ashy Crowned Finch
Lark, Indian Roller, Kingfishers, White bellied Woodpecker etc. So
bird watchers can look forward to a busy and happy time.
Access:
By Air: Nearest airport is at Tirupati. Flights to Tirupati are
available from Hyderabad, Bangalore, Chennai and Vijayawada. Indian
Airlines, Opposite Central Bus stand, Tirupati
By Rail: Nearest railway station is at Hyderabad and the
nearest railhead is Tirupati. There are trains that travel via
Renigunta or Gudur, but do not touch Tirupati. In such cases,
Renigunta (just 10-km from Tirupati) is a convenient point to alight.
By Road: 10 kms from Tirupati by road. The park is a three
hours drive or 160 km from Madras, the capital of Tamil Nadu. |
