It
is situated at 30km east of Thiruvananthapuram, at the foot
of western ghats. It was established in 1958. It is occupying
the basin of the rivers Neyyar, Mullayar and Kallar. This popular
picnic spot has a watch tower, crocodile farm, lion safari
park and deer park. The 128sqkm Neyyar sanctuary occupies a
beautiful wooded and hilly landscape, dominated by the peak
of Agasthya malai. Wild life includes gaur, sloth bear, Nilgiri
Tahr, jungle cat and Nilgiri langur but most commonly seen
animals are wild elephants and sambar deer. Boating facilities
are available at the reservoir.
