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| Alleppey backwaters |
| Alappuzha ( Alleppey ) is famous for its boat races, houseboats, coir products, fish and lakes. Alappuzha remains prominent on the tourist trial of Kerela as one of the major centers for backwater boat trips. An enchanting backwater destination, Alleppey offers visitors many other leisure options. Boating and fishing facilities are available at Alappuzha. Holiday packages on the houseboats, traditional Kettuvalloms, are an out-of-this-world experience at Alleppey...More |
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| Kumarakom backwaters |
| The village of Kumarakom is a cluster of little islands on the Vembanad Lake, and this small water world is part of the Kuttanad region. The bird sanctuary here, which is spread across 14 acres is a favorite haunt of migratory birds and an ornithologist's paradise....More |
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| Kerala Houseboats |
| The God's Own Country offers an array of prime properties set in the finest spots of Kerala's theme destinations. Sprawling mansions set in lovely locales-exotic islands, luxuriant game reserves...on hill sides, by beaches, backwaters.... presents an exotic ways to experience Kerala. Designed to give you a feel of the heritage of hospitality this land is renowned for. Offering you a spectacular view of its natural splendour. And a taste of its spicy richness....More |
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| Kerala Beaches |
| Kerela has a 600 km long shoreline dotted with some of the finest, most charming beaches of the world, coconut groves, natural harbors, lagoons and sheltered coves. All of it as peaceful as the rest of the land, washed by the pleasant tropical sun and as pristine as ever...More |
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| Kerala Hill stations |
| Kerela has a long chain of lush, mist-clad Hill stations that are home to exotic wildlife. All the hill resorts in Kerela offer the most enchanting experience of nature in all its virgin beauty...More |
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| Kerala Wildlife |
| Nestled in the lush forests of the Western ghats in Kerala are 12 Wildlife sanctuaries and two National Parks...More |
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| Kerala Waterfalls |
| The forests of Western ghats are punctuated with large and small waterfalls that gurgle and splash down the mountain side. The wooded forests forests of Western ghats are hidden with cascading showers...More |
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| Kerala Artforms |
| Kerala boasts of centuries of tradition and cultural heritage. The rich repertoire of Kerala's dance-forms is one of the most cogent evidence of its myriad culture and tradition. Throughout history dance has been a part of ceremony, rituals, celebrations and entertainment in Kerala. Many dance forms of Kerala are among the most graceful and beautiful in the world. These dance forms are reflections of the diverse religious and cultural traditions of Kerala....More |
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| Kerala Ayurveda |
| Ayurveda is the traditional health science of India. The word ‘Ayurveda’ means Science of Life (AYUR means life and VEDA means knowledge) which explains the knowledge of various guidelines to be followed to keep one healthy. So this is not only a medical system but also a way of life. This science has a strong basis of India Philosophy, which has been handed down to us by means of ancient scripts in palm leaves. Ayurveda has two main aims, which are the preservation of health in healthy people and curing of diseases in diseased people...More |
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| Padmanabha Swamy Temple |
| The temple is located inside the East Fort. Dedicated to Lord Vishnu, the temple is a blend of the Kerala and Dravidian styles of architecture. It is known for its mural paintings and stone carvings. One among the 108 sacred Vishnu temples in India, the presiding deity in here is Lord Vishnu reclining on Anantha the Serpent...More |
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| Padmanabapuram Palace |
| The old palace at Padmanabhapuram 15 kms from Nagercoil on the highway to Trivandrum is a rare archaeological museum containing fine architectural, works, sculptures, mural paintings and weapons of war. The ancient town is surrounded by a square fortification of stone about 4 kms perimeter. The beautiful Mantrasala (Council Chamber) which displays exquisite wood carvings, Thaikottaram the oldest of all edifices, Ayudhasala, the store house of weapons utilised for war, the three storied edifice called " Upparikka Malika" containing the famous Chamber of murals hailed as "the Ajanta of Kanyakumari" and a wooden cot made of 64 medicinal plants, the hall of historical oil paintings known as "Chitralaya", the Navarathri mandapa with a shrine of Saraswathi and an ancient clock tower are the note worthy features of the palace. The story of Ramayana which has been depicted dramatically around the inner prakara on 145 wooden panels in the Ramaswamy temple inside the fort is one of the bes specimens of wood art in the whole of India...More |
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| Guruvayour Temple |
| Located 29 km north-west of Thrissur District in God's Own Kerala, Guruvayur is one of the most important pilgrimage centers of South India. Guruvayur is also called the Bhooloka vaikunta - the heaven on Earth...More |
