Kodanad Elephant Training Center

Kodanad is now primarily used as a rescue training center, and houses baby elephants at their infancy and various stages of their growth. Tourists arrive at Kodanad fascinated by baby elephant’s various stages of development at the Care center. Training plays an important role for elephants while their brains develop and they learn vital survival and cultural knowledge. The baby elephants at Kodanad are owned and taken care of by the Forest Department. There is also a mini zoo at Kodanad sheltering wild animals which have become unfit for survival in the forest.

Earlier elephants snared from the Malayatoor forests (the forests located on the East and North of Kodanad) were working as the only elephant training centre after the ban on elephant capture was imposed in 1977. There is a mini eco-park to enjoy Periyar river. The tourists can have a unique experience along the walkways along the riverside .It is included in the list of Ecot, one of the important places in the tourist map of Kerala. This place attracts tourists from many places all around the year with its scenic beauty along the riverside .This tourist spot is an age one can enjoy the elephant safari along the riverside, it’s luxurious bath in the river .
Getting there
Nearest railway station: Aluva Railway Station, about 25 km
Nearest airport: Cochin International Airport, about 19 km
Google map coordinates: 5GVG+CR Vadakkambilly, Kodanad, Kerala