45 kilometers from Munnar, in Kerala's Idukki District, along the western ghats, is where you'll find the 7.5 km square Anamudi Shola national park. The Chinnar River, Pambar River, and Thoovanam waterfall are just a few of the additional attractions that the park has to offer, in addition to trekking opportunities. This is one of the national parks in Kerala where a number of rare animals and unusual vegetation can be found.

It boasts of Pullardi shola, Idivara shola, and Mannavan shola backwoods. You can catch 62 types of plants and 174 kinds of herbs and 39 varieties of climbers in this national park. You can spot civet cats, leopards, Indian Bison, wolves, tigers, wild boars, panthers, elephants, jungle cats, sloth bears, wild dogs, and flying squirrels, to name a few.

Location: Kanthalloor-Perumala Road, Kannan Devan Hills, Kerala, India

This enchanting national park in Kerala was originally established in the form of a wildlife sanctuary way back in the year 1975 and was given the status of a national park in the year 1978. Situated in Idukki District, the Eravikulam national park is the abode to the endangered Nilgiri Tahr, also called the wild goat. This park fortifies the Anamudi peak at 2695 meters altitude.

This national park is breathtaking in size, enclosing an area of approximately 97 square meters, and has a rich diversity of flora and fauna including high-level sholas and rolling grasslands to its credit. This national park is also known for 'Neelakurinji', which is a flower that blooms once in 12 years. Some of the notable species found here are Nilgiri Tahr, leopard, tiger, gaur, panthers, Nilgiri langur, sloth bear, wild dog, giant squirrel, Atlas moth, jungle cats, and Civet cats.

Location: Idukki and Pooyamkutty forest, Ernakulam, Kerala, India

The Idukki district, which is on the interstate border between Kerala and Tamil Nadu, is home to one of Kerala's most stunning national parks. This national park is the last remaining portion of the Cardamom Hill Reserve and is located in the higher peaks of Kerala's southwest ghats. The residents of Poopara and Santhanpara can always get the water they need for drinking and agriculture purposes thanks to the Mathikettan Shola national park.

This national park has a unique forest ecosystem and the soil here is rich in silica. This national park has tropical evergreen forests, semi-evergreen forests, and moist deciduous forests with grasslands in northern and eastern boundaries. This national park is an excellent habitat for leopards, Asian elephants, sambar, wild dog, gaur, civets, wild boars, black eagles, jungle cats, Malabar parakeets, scarlet Minivet, etc.

Location: Pethotty, Idukki, Kerala, India

The Pampadum Shola national park is very well known among nature enthusiasts all over the world and is located in Kerala's Idukki district's Marayoor town near the Western Ghats. It has attracted a huge influx of wildlife enthusiasts ever since it was established as a national park in the year 2004. The Kerala Department of Forests and Wildlife is in charge of overseeing this park, which has a total area of 11.75 square kilometers.

The rough landscape present in the tropical evergreen forest of Kerala with all-natural vegetation never fails to astound wildlife enthusiasts. The national park is home to more than 93 species of moths and 10 types of butterflies with a great variety of deer, elephants, langurs, wild canines, and buffaloes.

Location: Near Vattavada, Devikulam taluk, Idukki, Kerala, India

Thekkady, which is part of Kerala's Pathanamthitta and Idukki districts, is where the Periyar national park is located. The center of the sanctuary is the Periyar lake, which was created as a reservoir. The 26 square kilometer park gives visitors the chance to enjoy the wonderful natural treasures that God has endowed us with while paddling around in a boat.

Another significant feature of this national park in Kerala is that it is a tiger reserve. This Kerala National Park is the perfect habitat for splendid creatures such as the Bengal Tiger, Gaurs, Indian elephants, Malabar giant squirrel, Sambar, Viper, flying squirrels, woodpeckers, kingfishers, and Krait, to name a few. Beautiful tea, cardamom, and coffee plantations surround the park to make it a pacified destination.

Location: Idukki and Pathanamthitta, Kerala, India

Silent Valley, which is situated in the northeastern portion of the Palakkad district, was only designated a national park in 1984. It was given the name "Sairandhrivanam" because legend has it that Sairandhiri, Panchali's secret identity in the Mahabharata epic, and her five husbands, the Pandavas, took refuge here while evading the Kauravas, their evil cousins. It serves as the focal point of the Western Ghats' Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve, which UNESCO designated as a World Heritage Site in 2012.

The richness of the fauna is astounding, ranging from tigers, leopards, elephants, snakes, lion-tailed macaques, and Malabar giant squirrels to moths, bugs, and toads. Additionally, there are 110 species of orchids that enchant everyone who sees them, along with more than 1,000 species of flowering plants. Here, 200 species of butterflies and more than 400 species of moths have been listed. Given that 10 of the 128 species of beetles were previously unknown to mankind, they merit special attention.

Location: Mannarkkad, Kerala, India