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| Kerala – South India |
Kerala is a state on India's tropical Malabar Coast, has a rich and beautiful 600km of Arabian Sea
shoreline. Palm-lined beaches and backwaters, a network of canals, the Western
Ghats, mountains slopes with tea, coffee and spice plantations and wildlife –
These all make Kerala truly God’s Own Country!
Kerala is famous for shopping for Spices, Tea and Coffee, Coir
Handicrafts, Shell Showpieces, Kathakali Masks, Kasavu Mundu, Nettipattam,
Cashews and many more…
Kerala has a multitude of both vegetarian and non-vegetarian dishes
prepared using fish, poultry and red meat with rice a
typical accompaniment. Chillies, curry leaves, coconut, mustard seeds,
turmeric, tamarind, and asafoetida are all frequently used.
Don’t miss unique and the
delicious foods like Puttu
and kadala curry, Appam with stew, Karimeen pollichathu (fish), Malabar Parotta
with Kerala beef curry, Erissery or pumpkin and lentil curry,
Palada payasam (dessert), Kerala prawn curry (chemmeen curry), Thalassery
biriyani, Fish moilee, Banana fritters (dessert) and a lot more…
Here are some most beautiful places you should not miss to
visit in Kerala.
Alappuzha
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| Alappuzha |
Alappuzha or Alleppey, the Venice of
East, is a city on the Laccadive Sea. Alappuzha is best known for houseboat
cruises along the rural Kerala backwaters. You can also visit Mullakkal Temple which features
a traditional design of South India. Annually held snake boat races in the Punnamada Lake also a great attraction.
You can also taste the traditional and
variety of seafood from here. Kerala Sadya is a different experience for one who
loves vegetable meals.
Kochi
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| Kochi Cheena Vala (Cantilevered Chinese fishing nets) |
Kochi or has been a port since 1341, when where Arab, Chinese
and European merchants came for trading. Fort Kochi, a settlement with tiled colonial
bungalows and diverse houses of worship is a worth to visit. Cheenavala (Cantilevered
Chinese fishing nets), typical of Kochi, have been in use for centuries. St.
Francis Church was the original site of Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama’s
burial when he died in Kochi in 1524.
Santa Cruz Basilica where you can see an imitation by Fra
Antonio Moscheni of Leonardo da Vinci's "The Last Supper."
In AD 1568 founded Paradesi Synagogue is built with imported Chinese blue & white ceramic tiles.
You can have a great shopping experience with antique shops and old spice warehouses. Mattancherry
Palace, built by the Portuguese in the 16th century and later renovated by the
Dutch showcases vivid Hindu murals.
Munnar
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| Munnar |
Munnar is a mall hill station in the Western Ghats mountain of Kerala state. The tea plantations are famous and
beautiful. Once Munnar was the resort of British Rule.
Eravikulam National Park is famous as it is the habitat for the endangered
mountain goat Nilgiri tahr. Lakkam Waterfalls, Anamudi Peak, The Tea Museum at
the Nallathanni Estate, Chinnar Wildlife are also spots for visitors. Trekking in Munnar
will be a great experience. Mattupetty Dam and Kundala Dam are popular for
boating and picnicking. Aside from Lakkam, the region's many picturesque
waterfalls include Attukal and Chinnakanal.
The Blue Neelakurinji flowers bloom which happens once in
every 12 years is very famous in Munnar.
Kovalam
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| Kovalam Beach, Thiruvananthapuram |
Kovalam is a small town located in the south of
Thiruvananthapuram, the capital city of Kerala.
Once Kovalam was just a fishing village with crescent beaches boarded with an ocean of palm
trees. Now it’s the most famous tourist spot for international travellers.
Varkala, the adjacent beach completes the Kovalam as the heaven of travellers.
Kovalam
is also good to go for Ayurveda and Yoga.
Kumarakom
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| Kumarakom |
A lakeside village laced with canals,
where you can enjoy the serene beauty of the Kerala backwaters along with the
amazing experience with the houseboat stay.
Kumarakom
a Bird Sanctuary is home to many
species including cuckoos and Siberian storks. The Bay Island Driftwood Museum is famous for wooden
sculptures. Pathiramanal Island situated in the lake is a haven for rare migratory birds. At the east
of Kumarakom, you can visit the Ancient Thazhathangady Mosque, which
is considered as one of the oldest mosques in India and believed to be more than 1000 years old.
Thiruvananthapuram
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| Thiruvananthapuram |
The capital of God’s Own Country, Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram
or Trivandrum is distinguished by its British colonial
architecture and many art galleries.
Trivandrum is also home for Kuthiramalika Palace,
Thiruvananthapuram (or Trivandrum) is the capital of the
southern Indian state of Kerala. It's
It’s also home to Kuthira Malika (or Puthen Malika) Palace, decorated
with carved horses on wood and a museum of Travancore royal family, who
was the rulers of Thiruvithamcore (Travancore) from the 18th–20th centuries.
Thiruvananthapuram was the capital of their era.
MG (Mahatma Gandhi) Road is the main street, where you can see art
and antiques shops, carpet sellers and sari stalls maid out of handlooms. Napier
Museum houses ancient Indian carvings, bronzes and natural-history specimens, Sri
Chitra Art, Thiruvananthapuram Zoo which is home to Bengal tigers, Asian
elephants and Indian rhinos are other main attractions.
The great Dravidian-style Padmanabhaswamy Temple is dedicated to
Vishnu, with a 7-tier entrance tower (gopuram). The treasure opened here
recently is the biggest one ever found in adjacent to any other temples in the world.
The popular beaches of
Shankumugham, Kovalam and Varkala are very close to this city.
Wayanad
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| Wayanad |
Wayanad is a provincial locale in Kerala state, southwest
India. In the east, the Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary is a rich, forested locale
with regions of high height, home to creatures including Asiatic elephants,
tigers, panthers and egrets. In the Ambukuthi Hills toward the south, Edakkal
Caves contain old petroglyphs, some going back to the Neolithic age. The town of Sultan Bathery is named after its adjacent
old Jain Temple, which was utilized as an armoury by Tipu Sultan's military in
the eighteenth century. Wayanad is additionally known for its trekking courses.
The trail to its most noteworthy pinnacle, Chembra, passes a heart-formed
lake in transit to the summit. In the region's western region, Banasura Sagar
Dam worked of immense stones and rocks, has made a monstrous repository.
Encompassed by slopes, the repository is dabbed with little islands. Close-by,
a wilderness trek prompts the ground-breaking Meenmutty Waterfalls, where waterfalls
more than 3 soak levels of shake.
Vagamon
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| Vagamon |
Vagamon is a Hill station
situated in Kottayam-Idukki outskirt of Kerala. It has a cool atmosphere with
the temperature between 10-23°C amid a mid-year late morning. It is arranged
1,100 meters above ocean level.
The slope station has a
chain of 3 wonderful slopes called Thangal slope, Murugan slope and Kurismala
that give a charming feel to this excellent slope station. So visit Vagamon
slope station to encounter unceasing rapture and tranquillity of mind. The
Vagamon slope station offers you an exceptional and distinctive environ in
contrast with other slope stations of Kerala. Besides, being copious in
common magnificence, the spot additionally offers space for otherworldly
exercises. The serene surroundings with cool and delicate breeze blowing over
the valley makes it an ideal spot for contemplation.
Thenmala
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| Way to Thenmala Eco-Tourism |
Thenmala is an ecotourism
site in Kollam, Kerala. It lies only north of the Thenmala
Dam, which traverses the Kallada River. The Elevated Walkway twists through a
thick shelter of trees, home to numerous local fowls. Toward the east, Pathimoonam
Kannada Bridge is a 13-curved scaffold along a mountain railroad course. More
distant east, the Palaruvi Falls course into a profound pool.
Gavi
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| Gavi, Pathanamthitta, Kerala, South India |
Gavi is an eco-place of
interest in Kerala which has broadly turned out to be prevalent after 'Alistair
International' the world acclaimed the travel industry major recorded it among
the main eco-the travel industry focuses and one of the must-see puts in India.
An unquestionable requirement visit place for all nature darlings as Gavi is
safeguarded in its regular beautiful magnificence untainted by the forceful
hands of advancement. Gavi is principally known for its untamed life. Imperilled
species including the Nilgiri Tahr and Lion-followed macaque are frequently
located at the edges of Gavi. Kerala's own one of a kind fortune elephants can
be located liberally. On the off chance that you are the fledgeling watcher,
Gavi is the spot for you. Within excess of 260 types of winged animals
including the extraordinary pied hornbill, woodpecker, and kingfishers, Gavi is
a paradise for birdwatchers. An astonishing spot to be visited in any event
once for every one of the individuals who love nature.
