Jatayu Nature Park, Nature park in Chadayamangalam, India
Jatayu Nature Park sits on a rock outcrop in Chadayamangalam and features a giant bird sculpture made from reinforced concrete. The entire site covers more than 26 hectares at around 350 meters elevation.
The adventure park on Adventure Rock Hill opened on 5 December 2017, while the wider park opened to visitors on 4 July 2018, soft-inaugurated by Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan. Its first phase cost ₹100 crore and included a 3 km adventure zone. It was Kerala's first public-private partnership tourism project, built under the BOT model.
The enormous bird sculpture depicts Jatayu, who according to Hindu mythology attempted to rescue Sita from Ravana. Visitors can walk through the sculpture and explore viewing platforms built inside.
Visitors reach the hilltop sculpture either by an 826-step walkway or by Kerala's only cable car, which needs a separate paid ticket. A security check is on the way up: cameras and bags are allowed, food is not, and water only in non-plastic containers, with free filtered water at the top. Cafes line the route.
An adventure center uses the natural rock formations for activities like climbing and zip-lining across different difficulty levels. The facility also offers paintball and rappelling down the steep hillside.
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