Pareekshith Thampuran Museum

Pareekshith Thampuran Museum is a very good archeological museum located near the Shiva temple, on the Durbar Hall Road at Ernakulam. This museum boasts of an impressive collection of 19th century paintings, ancient monuments and coins, scriptures made in stone and Plaster of Paris, murals as well as memorabilia belonging to the Cochin royal family. Infact, Parikshit Thampuran Museum is counted amongst the best museums of not only Kerala, but the whole of the Indian subcontinent. 

Much before it was turned into a museum, the building housing it was used as a venue to receive the guests of the Kochi royalty. It also substituted as a place for official ceremonies and meetings. The most attractive part of this magnanimous structure is the former guest room, or the durbar hall, of the Kochi rajas. It has a sprawling, stringently Kerala style structure. The museum is, now, under the administration of the State Archaeological Department, which named it after Rama Varma Parikshith Thampuran, the Royal family's last ruler.

The museum is situated on the Durbar Hall Ground on DH Road, Eranakulam. The museum is open all days except Mondays and national holidays, from 9:30 hrs to 12:00 hrs and 15:00 hrs to 17:00 hrs.

How to Reach:

Nearest Railway Station : Ernakulam

Nearest Airport : Cochin International Airport, about 20 km from Ernakulam city

Peechi Dam

Peechi Dam, 23 km from Thrissur is the main irrigation project of the city, What started as an irrigation project has now burgeoned into a popular picnic spot ,which offers boating facilities at the reservoir. The dam is built across the Manali River and is endowed with an immense catchment area that stretches across an expanse of nearly 3200 acres. The project is intended for irrigating 17555 Hetr land in Mukundapuram, Thalappally, Thrissur and Chavakkad Taluk, through the left and right bank main canal and Branch canals.

There are several lush green botanical gardens near by the dam. This place is ideal for spending holidays. Boating and trekking are the bonus of this dam site.You will see many tuskers and tigers during your boating. Peechi wildlife sanctuary is located near to the dam. There are many orchids and medicinal plants near by the area that are also making Peechi dam very demanding. There are dense, moist deciduous forests and semi-evergreen forests in the area of the dam. You might see Sambar, Spotted and Barking Deer, Tigers, Leopards, Wild Dogs and more wild animals during boating.

The colorful and beautifully tended botanical gardens as well as the rippling fountains accentuate the beauty of the place. The Peechi Wildlife Sanctuary, located a mere 15 km away from Thrissur is also a big draw with the tourists. Peechi, a small and picturesque town, sited at a distance of 23 km from Thrissur , is one of the ideal spots to attract tourists with its vast catchment area, botanical gardens and lush green forests.

How to Reach:

Nearest Railway Station: Thrissur

Nearest Airport: Cochin International Airport