Top slip, located in the Anamalai Mountain range of 240 m (800 feet) from the sea level stands majestically with Green Spread Mountains and forest all around.
The name top slip comes from the practice carried out in 19th century, of sliding logs of teak timber down the hills that took place in this area.
Top slip is the small part in Indira Gandhi National Park and Wildlife Sanctuary lies in the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve. Top slip is the tourism and main birding area of Indira Gandhi National Park (IGNP). It is separated from the Nilgiri Hills by the Palghat Gap on the north, Parambikulam Wildlife Sanctuary (Kerala) to its west and to the Eravikulam National Park (Kerala) and Chinnar WLS to its south.
The beautiful evergreen forests that surround this area are full of spotted deer, wild boar, barking deer, the Nilgiri Langur, and the lion-tailed macaque. Diversity of landscape and its components enchants one and all alike be he a tourist, a trekker, an anthropologist, a wild lifer or a naturalist In Top slip the vacation can be enjoyed by staying at tree hut, elephant safari, forest tracking and enjoy in watching all kind of wild animals and beauty full birds.
Valparai stands majestically with Green Spread Mountains and forest all around. This hill station sports tall grass and houses elephants, boars, cheetah and other wild animals. In addition one can drive around the mountain tea estates, enjoying the pleasant climate. The 64 km drive from Pollachi to Valparai is an exotic experience. Enroute is Indira Gandhi National Park , where Lion Tailed Macaque ,Nilgiri and Common Langur , Malabar Giant Squirrel , elephant, gaur, sambhar, barking deer and wild boar resides.
Valparai is a mid-elevation hill station. The tea plantations are surrounded by evergreen forest. The region is also a rich elephant tract and is known to have many leopards
The Valparai range is also habitat the Nilgiri Tahr, an endemic wild goat. These mountain goats inhabit the high ranges and prefer open terrain, cliffs and grass-covered hills, a habitat largely confined to altitudes from 1200 to 2600m in the southern Western Ghats.
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