Landscape
Tropical evergreen forest. Huge trees, thick undergrowth. Heavy rains during the monsoons. Shola grasslands higher up.
Flora and fauna
Lion tailed macaque, elephant, leopard, tiger, nilgiri thar, malabar giant squirrel. Variety of other large mammals including deer, gaur etc.Large population of birds like hornbills, malabar whistling thrush etc. The place is teeming with the more "common" birds like drongos, tailorbirds, spotted dove, koels etc.
Climate
Humid during the rains June, July, August, otherwise generally hot and tropical.