Vegetation in the Neyyar Wildife Sanctuary
The vegetation in the Neyyar Wildlife Sanctuary comprises of the rugged terrain with rushing brooks and flat meadows. The diversity of the flora at Neyyar makes the sanctuary an ideal gene pool preserve. There are nearly 109 rare plants in the region. Medicinal plants abound in the Agastiar hills. The forest type consists of the tropical evergreen forest in the west coast and southern hilltop, moist mixed deciduous forest in the southern region, sub tropical savannah and the reed breeks in the southern region.

Wildlife Attractions in the Neyyar Wildlife Sanctuary
The major wildlife animals which can be seen in the Neyyar Wildlife Sanctuary are elephant, gaur, sambar, barking deer, wild boar, Indian porcupine, three-striped squirrel, tiger, Malabar squirrel, lion–tailed macaque, mouse deer, bonnet macaque, Nilgiri tahr, Nilgiri langur etc. Various reptiles which can also be seen in this sanctuary are Cobra, viper, python, rat snake, flying snake, lizard etc. Various birds are also found in this sanctuary like Common myna, kingfisher, white-breasted water hen, little green heron, woodpecker, house crow, koel, Indian cuckoo, grey jungle fowl, hoopoe, jungle myna, darter, little cormorant, little egret, brahminy kite etc. The other major tourist attraction in this sanctuary is the crocodile farm.

How to reach Neyyar Wildlife Sanctuary
By Air:
The nearest airport is located at Thiruvananthapuram or Trivandrum which is about 32 kms.

By Rail:
The nearest railway station is located at Thiruvananthapuram.

By Road:
The Neyyar Wildlife Sanctuary can be easily reached from Trivandrum (Thiruvananthapuram).