Parks
Kannur Kandal Park (Mangrove Park)
Pappinisseri · 12 km from Kannur
Photo: S.mini · CC BY-SA 3.0 · via Wikimedia Commons
Boardwalks through a mangrove forest on the Valapattanam river, home to otters, kingfishers and mudskippers.
The Kandal Park at Pappinisseri is Kerala's first mangrove theme park: a network of wooden walkways winds through a natural mangrove forest on the banks of the Valapattanam river. Kannur has about half of Kerala's remaining mangroves and the park is an easy introduction to this ecosystem.
Timings
9 am – 5 pm
Entry
Nominal
Best time
Early morning for birds
Managed by
Kerala Forest Dept.
How to reach
12 km from Kannur on the Kannur–Taliparamba road; buses to Pappinisseri.
Photos
Photo: S.mini · CC BY-SA 3.0 · via Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Shareef Taliparamba · CC BY-SA 2.0 · via Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Mithu at ml.wikipedia · Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Shareef Taliparamba · CC BY-SA 2.0 · via Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Yadhu Krishna BP · CC BY 4.0 · via Wikimedia Commons
