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| About ITL Residency |
ITL Residency is one of the professionally managed hospitality venture of ITL World, in Palakkad, at Robinson Road. “ITL Residency” is built amidst a soothing ambience of absolute serenity even within the bustles of the city offering a complete range of affluent amenities. Our well trained disciplined staffs with unique service and star facilities welcome you to spend your holidays and vacations, where the ambiance suites very much to the business class hotel. |
| ITL Residency invites you to experience some of the major tourist attractions of Kerala. A short 0.4 Kms drive away situates the Palghat Fort that takes you to the glorious times of the great ruler Tippu Sulthan who has a prominent identity in the history of Indian independence. And, towards enjoying the beauty of a wonderful dam as Malampuzha is just a 10 Kms drive away. Further, if you are a nature lover and an adorer of natural waterfalls pick your journey unto Nelliyampathy located in expanse of 55 Kms or to Silent valley. |
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| A Brief History of ITL World |
It all began in the 1980's in the field of Human Resources. ITL World's first office was established in the commercial capital of India, Mumbai. In 1990 – ITL Tours and Travels opened its first IATA office in the 1990's. Since then, ITL has grown substantially not only within India but opening offices in the Middle East, Europe and Far East Asia. In 2006 ITL spread its roots into the GCC region with its first office established in Dubai followed by opening offices in Abu Dhabi and Sharjah in UAE. Realizing the growth in the GCC regions, ITL further expanded into the Kingdom of Bahrain KSA iin Dammam & Al Khobar in 2008. In 2010, ITL World opened two more offices, one in Riyadh, KSA and other in Doha, Qatar to cater our enhancing clientele in GCC.
With expansion came diversification into various Industries and ITL Tours & Travel was rebranded as ITL World. The ITL Group now consists of 92 companies, spread across 4 continents and 15 countries, employing close to 12,000 employees various nationalities, providing its products, expertise and skills to the Oil & Gas Industry, Travel & Aviation, Hotels & Resorts, Medicare & Medical Care, Information Technology, Clothing and Garments, Human Resources, Consultancy Services, Construction & Maintenance, Trading etc. Our business activities and services cater to Corporate Companies/Clients for all their travel requirements ranging from providing airline travel (ticketing & reservations), hotel procurement, conference/ event management, training, team building & marketing representations etc – we also offer entire turnkey solutions for all MICE requirements. For VIP Clients we also undertake making and providing individual travel plans/itineraries with exclusive services at the destination.
Our business principles are based on a strong foundation of trust & transparency ensuring successful relations and long term partnerships. Every assignment is undertaken with a personal commitment and a passion for perfection with the client's objective being our goal. By offering a comprehensive range of services, clients and partners benefit by working with us, as one professional company that understands them effectively, aligns thoughts as well as strategies and delivers. Our client testimonials support our claim to fame. Our reputation for service is second to none; our professionally trained staff will work in coordination with your team and provide assistance as well as solutions that will save both time and money for you. |
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| PLACES OF NEAREST |
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MALAMPUZHA DAM :
Malampuzha, a little township on the foothills of the Western Ghats takes its name from the River Malampuzha. Nurtured by this tributary of Kerala's longest river, the Bharathapuzha, Malampuzha is a lush green town is a major tourist attraction for its trekking trails and the large irrigation dam.
Around the reservoir of the dam are beautiful gardens and amusement parks. Boating facilities are available on the lake. Other attractions in the Malampuzha garden are the beautiful rock garden, the fish-shaped aquarium, the snake park, the ropeway which takes you on an aerial tour of the park, and the gigantic Yakshi (an enchantress) sculptured by Kanai Kunhiraman, a renowned sculptor of Kerala. The most interesting feature of the rock garden is that the whole place is made of unwanted and broken pieces of bangles, tiles, used plastic cans, tins and other waste materials. The garden is a master work of sculptor Padmasree Neck Chand Saini. His rock garden in Chandigarh is world famous and attracts thousands of tourists every year. |
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NELLIYAMPATHY : From the town of Nenmara in Palakkad district, the cloud-caressed peaks of the majestic Nelliyampathy hill ranges are a sight to behold. The height of the hills ranges from 467 m to 1572 m. To reach Nelliyampathy, one has to take the road starting from Nenmara that proceeds to the Pothundy Dam. There are about 10 hairpin bends that have to be negotiated on the way to Nelliyampathy. The Pothundy Dam is a picturesque locale with facilities for boating and is a nice option as a picnic place. As the Ghat road winds its way up to Nelliyampathy, at certain places there are viewpoints from where the vast stretches of Palakkad district are visible with its extensive paddy fields forming a verdant carpet. It also offers a splendid view of the Palakkad Gap, which is a geographical phenomenon in the Western Ghats formation in this region, bringing into view, parts of the adjoining State of Tamilnadu.
On the way up, those interested in bio farming can take a close look at the privately managed farms and also vast expanses of tea estates managed by different plantation companies. The hills of Nelliyampathy are also well known for its orange cultivation. |
Privately owned hotels and resorts are located at various points, as one goes up the hills of Nelliyampathy. The bio-farms located here are a major landmark as one proceeds up before reaching the topmost point at Palagapandi estate. The estate has a quaint bungalow, built during the period of the British rule in India, and has now been converted into a private owned resort. At Kaikatty, a community hall is available, which is usually used as a base by those interested in trekking.
Not far away from Palagapandy is Seetharkundu where one can have a fantastic valley view, and a 100 m high waterfall providing an added attraction. From Palagapandy, one can trek or go by jeep to reach Mampara; another breathtaking vantage point at Nelliyampathy. The area in and around Palagapandy estate has tea, cardamom and coffee plantations with adjoining hills allowing one to catch a glimpse of the wildlife in the form of Indian gaur, elephants, leopards, giant squirrel etc. and is also a paradise for birdwatchers. |
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PALAKKAD FORT :
The Tipu's Fort, also known as Palakkad Fort, stands in the heart of Palakkad town. Palakkad is a small town on the lower edges of the Sahyadri ranges of the Western Ghats, with patches of dense forests and crisscrossed with rivers.
One of the well preserved forts in south India, Tipu's Fort was constructed in 1766 AD and is today a protected monument under the Archaeological Survey of India. The sober majesty of the laterite walls of the fort reminds one of the old tales of valour and courage.
The fort was built by Hyder Ali (1717 - 1782), the emperor of Mysore province (now part of Karnataka State), supposedly to facilitate communication between both sides of the Western Ghats, (Coimbatore and the West Coast). He had captured the Malabar and Kochi regions which come under the West Coast area. His son Tipu Sultan (1750 - 1799) a warrior as well as a linguist was known as the 'Tiger of Mysore'. Tipu waged a series of wars against the British colonial rule. |
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SILENT VALLEY NATIONAL PARK : The Silent Valley National Park with an area of 237. 52 sq km is located in the Northeastern corner of Palakkad district. It rises abruptly to the Nilgiri Plateau in the North and overlooks the plains of Mannarkkad in the South. Extremely fragile, a unique preserve of tropical evergreen rain forests which is a veritable nursery of flora and fauna, some of which are found nowhere else in the world.
The core of the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve is the Silent Valley National Park. Despite its name, the Silent Valley (the clamour of Cicadas is conspicuously absent here) is a rich storehouse of biodiversity. |
| It is a true Garden of Eden for students of life sciences, professional scientists and field biologists.
Perhaps, nowhere else can one find such a representative collection of Western Ghats biodiversity - more than 1000 species of flowering plants which include about 110 species of orchids, more than 34 species of mammals, about 200 species of butterflies, 400 species of moths, 128 species of beetles of which 10 are new to science, about 150 species of birds including almost all the 16 endemic birds of southern India.
The River Kunthi descends from the Nilgiri hills, from an altitude of 2000 m above sea level, and traverses the entire length of the valley and rushes down to the plains through the deep gorge. The River Kunthi never turns brown and is always crystal clear, perennial and wild.
The evapo-transpiration from these forests is much higher than from any other surface. This cools the atmosphere, helps easy condensation of water vapour, causing summer rains in the plains. |
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PARAMBIKULAM WILDLIFE SANCTUARY : This famous picnic spot which comprises a dam and Parambikulam wildlife sanctuary is situated in Chittur taluk of Palakkad district and is about 100 km away from Palakkad. The challenging hill ranges here are placed at an altitude of 300 to 1438 m above sea level and the place offers a good climate with temperatures ranging from 15 degree Celsius to 32 degree Celsius. Sprawling over an area of 285 sq km, Parambikkulam can boast of the first scientifically managed teak plantations of the world and also houses the world’s tallest and oldest teak tree.
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| The forests here were under two administrative units – the Sungam Forest Reserve and the Parambikulam Forest Reserve during the 19th century. In 1907, a tram railway was introduced here in order to shift the timber from the remote areas of the forest to Chalakkudy from where it could be exported by road. The area came under official protection and was declared a sanctuary in the 1960s. A special teak plantation division too was constituted from Parambikulam Forest reserve in the same year. Later the Teak Plantation Division was merged with the already notified sanctuary and by 1985, the Parambikulam Sanctuary, about 285 sq km, was officially opened. |
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| OUR PROPERTIES |
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ITL Residency, Palakkad |
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Robinson Road, Palakkad. Phone: +91 9388308778 |
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Ottapalam Residency |
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Ottapalam, Palakkad. Phone: 0466 2249577 |
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ITL Holidays & Resort, Nelliyampathy |
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Kaikatty, Nelliyampathy, Palakkad. Phone: 04923 246357 |
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