Approx. 6 hours · Private tour
Jatayu Earth's Center
A half-day out to Chadayamangalam, where a two-hundred-foot stone bird lies on a rock exactly where the Ramayana says it fell.
The day, hour by hour
Hotel pickup
We collect you from your hotel in Kollam and head inland.
Arrive Chadayamangalam
About fifty kilometres from Kollam, on the road toward Thiruvananthapuram.
Cable car to the rock
The ropeway carries you up to the summit and the sculpture.
Jatayu Earth's Center
Two hundred feet long and seventy feet tall, lying on the rock where — in the Ramayana — Jatayu fell after trying to stop Ravana carrying off Sita. There is a museum and a 6D theatre on site.
Lunch
At a local restaurant on the way back.
Hotel drop
Back to your hotel by mid-afternoon.
Highlights
- The Jatayu sculpture — the largest bird sculpture in the world
- Cable car ride up to the rock
- The Ramayana story told where it is set
- Views across the Western Ghats foothills
- Adventure zone available on site
What’s included
- Hotel pickup and drop
- Private air-conditioned vehicle
- English-speaking local driver-guide
- Lunch
- Drinking water
- All parking and tolls
Not included
- Jatayu Earth's Center entry and cable car tickets
- Adventure zone activities
- Alcoholic drinks
- Gratuities
Good to know
Entry and cable car tickets are paid at the site. Check current opening days before you travel — the park closes for maintenance periodically.
Book at least 24 hours ahead so we can hold the vehicle and any boats.
Free cancellation up to 48 hours before the tour.
Private group — you will not be joined by strangers.
Common questions
Yes. We collect you from your hotel or homestay in Kollam in the morning and bring you back the same evening. There is no meeting point to find.
Yes. The vehicle, the driver-guide and any boats are yours for the day. You will not be grouped with strangers.
Yes, every tour runs in a private air-conditioned vehicle, with drinking water on board.
Yes. Tell us when you book and we will arrange it. A vegetarian Kerala sadya is available on any tour.
Kerala rain usually passes within the hour. We reorder the day to keep you indoors until it clears rather than cancelling. If a boat cannot sail safely we substitute another stop or refund that portion.
At least 24 hours, so we can hold the vehicle and any boats. In peak season, a week ahead is safer.
Free cancellation up to 48 hours before your tour date.
Entry and cable car tickets are paid at the site. Check current opening days before you travel — the park closes for maintenance periodically.
At a glance
Approx. 6 hours
Private, 2 to 12 guests
Hotel pickup & drop
09:00 pickup · 15:00 drop
