En Ooru Tribal Heritage Village Wayanad

En Ooru Tribal Heritage Village Wayanad

En Ooru Tribal Heritage Village Wayanad : The first tribal heritage village in Kerala named En Ooru has been opened at Pookode in the Wayanad district. It has been set up on 25 acres on the slope of a hillock at Pookode. A tribal market, a centre with 10 prototype tribal huts, rain shelter, toilet block, landscape works, art and crafts workshop, shop to introduce tribal medicines to tourists, cafeteria, amphitheatre to showcase tribal art forms, heritage pathway, and children’s park have been set up.

It is a new addition to the tourism map of Wayanad, has become a preferred destination for tourists in a very short time of its inaguaration. This new destination has been set up jointly by the Tourism and Scheduled Tribe Development departments. The comprehensive tribal development project was aimed at setting up a permanent platform to showcase the diverse tribal traditional knowledge and heritage as well as to enhance the livelihood options of tribal communities.
A cluster of traditional tribal huts covered with hay, facing the faraway camel hump mountain complex, set up on around two acres is a major attraction of the site. As many as 16 stalls selling souvenirs, spices, and handicrafts of tribal artisans, a felicitation centre, warehouse for collecting handicrafts, and an open-air theatre with seating capacity for 300 people have also been set up atop a hill. Two cafeterias, run by tribal cooks and Gothrasree, a Kudumbashree unit of tribal people selling ethnic cuisines, are the other attractions. Private vehicles are allowed up to a parking ground near the gate of the Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University headquarters at Pookode. Shuttle jeep services are available to reach the spot at a cost of ₹20 per head. The entry fee for tourists is ₹50 for one adult and ₹20 for a child.

En Ooru Tribal Heritage Village Wayanad

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En Ooru Tribal Heritage Village Wayanad