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Wayanad Tourism

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Tourism Places in Wayanad

  1. Chembara Peak
  2. Kuruvadweep
  3. Banasura Sagar Dam
  4. Edakkal Caves
  5. Muthanga
  6. Thamaraserri Churam
  7. Pookot Lake
  8. Vythiri Hill Station

Wayanad:Wayanad is one of the district in Kerala that has been able to retain its pristine nature.Hidden awat in the hills of this land are some of the oldest tribes,as yet untouched by civilisation.Wayanad is known for its picturesque mist-clad hill stations,sprawling spice plantations,luxuriant forests and rich cultural traditions.The leading tourist centres of South India like Ooty,Mysore,Coorg,Kozhikode and Kannur are around this region.

MANANTHAVADY ]

Kuruvadweep:This 950 acre,uninhabited island on the eastward bound Kabani River is an ideal picnic spot.The wooded stretch of land is home to rare species of birds,orchids and herbs.

Thirunelly Temple:Surrounded by Kambamala,Karimala and Varadiga, the Thirunelly Temple is a marvel of temple architecture.The shrine is shielded with 30 granite columns and the ground is paved with huge square pieces of granite .The crystal clear waters of the Papanasini River runninng downhill add to the enchantment of the place.

Pazhassi tomb:The memorial of the ‘Lion of Kerala’-Veera Pazhassi Raja -who organised the guerilla warfare against the British East India Company,is situated at Mananthavady.The Pulpally cave is where Pazhassi took refuge until he was captured by the British.

Valliyurkavu Bhagavathy Temple:The temple is dedicated to goddes Durga.The two week long festival in February/March is a major event attended by hundreds of tribals.

The Glass Temple of Kottamunda:This temple is located on the slope of Vellarimala and is dedicated to Parswanatha Swamy of the Jain faith.The mirrors inside the temple walls reflect images of the icons in the temple’s sanctum sanctorum.

Boys town:Herbal garden,naturecare centre,sericulture unit,perma culture centre etc.,established by the Wayanad Social Service and Gene Park are situated here.

Pakshipathalam:This place can be accessed only by trekking.Rare species of birds can be sighted from the watch tower of this bird sanctuary.

KALPETTA

Chembra peak:At 2100m above mean sea level,Chembra is the highest peak in Wayanad and is an ideal area for trekking.

Banasura Project,Padinjarathara:A mini hydel project with the largest earth dam in India and the second largest in Asia is built here.A sprawling sanctuary and park with ever floweringtrees are major tourist attractions.

Begur Wildlife Sanctuary:This sanctuary has a wide variety of animals.

SULTHAN BATHERY

Edakkal Caves:The two caves are located at a height of 1000m on Ambukutty Mala near Ambalavayal. The New Stone Age pictorial writings on the walls of these natural caves at Edakkal are evidence of the civilisation that existed in these regions in prehistoric times.The caves can be accessed only by a 1 km trekking trail from Edakkal.Morning hours are the best time to visit the caves.Entry is permitted only up to 1700 hrs.

Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary:Established in 1973,the Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary is contiguous to the protected area network of Nagarhole and Bandipur of Karnataka on the northeast and Mudumalai of Tamil Nadu on the southeast.Rich in bio-diversity,the sanctuary is an integral part of the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve,which has been established with the specific objective of conserving the biological heritage of the region.The sanctuary is very rich in flora and fauna.The management lays emphasis on scientific conservation with due consideration for the general lifestyle of the tribals and others who live in and around the forest region.

VYTHIRI

Lakkidi:Lakkidi,the gateway to Wayanad,is situated 700m above mean sea level,at the crest of the Thamarasseri Ghat pass .Lofty peaks,gurling streams and luxuriant forests and magic to the journey up the winding roads to this hill station.

Pookot lake:This perennial fresh water lake,nestled among wooded hills,is the only one of its kind in Kerala.Boating facilities,a children’s park ,a handicrafts and spices emporium and a fresh water aquarium are among the tourist facilities available here.

Ambalavayal Heritage Museum:Near the Ambukuthi hill region is this heritage museum housing artefacts and belongings of the various tribes of the land.This is one of the best heritage museums in Kerala.

1) Chembara Peak and heart shaped lake

Wayanad is the best known hill stations of Kerala in India. And Chembara Peak is the tallest hill station of Wayanad with the height of 2100m above the sea level. Chembara Peak is a part of Wayanad hill ranges and Chembara Peak tourism is the most visited tourist place of Kerala.

Chembara Peak trekking is the most popular trekking area of Kerala. The Chembara Peak tourists can hire the trekking equipments from the District Tourism Promotion Council. Don’t forget to get the permission of the officials to trek to the top most height of Chembara Peak. The major attraction of Chembara Peak is the heart shaped natural lake on the way to the top of the Chembara Peak Wayanad. The Wayanad tourists never find the Wayanad Chembara Peak dried up. The heart shaped lake of Chembara Peak is the right example of real natural beauty. This is the only green heart of the world. The green heart lake makes Chembara Peak more attractive to the foreign visitors and the tourists of India.

Each time I go to the Wayanad Chembara Peak I enjoy myself a lot with a successful trekking and strongly decide never to come back here again. But even after a week of my last visit when my friends asked about the best tourist place of Kerala I all of a sudden said “Wayanad Chembara Peak tourist spot”. And it is the fact that I had the Wayanad Chembara Peak tourism once again. It is the tallest hill station of south India. Even the tallest hill station of state Karnataka of India namely Mullayangiri is not as tall as Chembara Peak Wayanad.

The natural beauty of Chembara Peak is amazing. It’s really God’s gift to Kerala tourism. Seeing Chembara Peak you will say that Kerala is really God’s own country. You can easily reach Chembara Peak either by bus or there are so many tour organizers to help you out. The Chembara Peak hotels and Chembara Peak tourist guides are known specially for their special way of treating the Chembara Peak tourists. You will never forget the Chembara Peak tourism in your life.

2)             Kuruvadweep

Kuruvadweep being the best tourist spot of Wayanad tourism is the mostly visited tourist place in Wayanad district of Kerala, India. Kuruvadweep is a collection of islands. It is a green forest of 950 acres.

Kuruvadweep Wayanad presents before us a variety of vegetation including some rare wild flowers like rare type of orchids. The Kuruvadweep has a few fresh water lakes. The birds make the Kuruvadweep tourism more attractive. The Kuruvadweep tourism Wayanad gives us the experience of real forest life. We also find different species of birds while touring Kuruvadweep.

Some of the islands of Kuruvadweep have thick forest area. The thick forest boughs down and the boughs of the trees touching softly on the smoothly flowing water are amazing and beautiful to see. We can enjoy the real beauty of living the life of Rama and Sita in the forest of Kuruvadweep. Kuruvadweep is the best recommended tourist place of Wayanad by all the tour organizers.

Kuruvadweep is not just an island rather a group of islands. So you can have a visit to almost 64 islands at a time. Since it consumes a lot of time exploring Kuruvadweep at once, there so many natural resting places in the islands of Kuruva. But it is the fact that you don’t feel like resting.

If you are going to take a digital camera with you to capture the entire beautiful scene, let me warn you to take a memory card of at least 10 GB. Each and every nook of Kuruvadweep has a beauty that too one better from all the other angles. Your journey will never end in Kuruvadweep. Here you will find that the world is round.

3) Banasura Sagar Dam

Banasura Sagar Dam is one of the best parts of tourism Wayanad. Banasura Sagar Dam of Wayanad has its greatness from its historic beauty. Wayanad Banasura Sagar Dam is looked upon to make hydro electric power and satisfy the demand of the people for irrigation and also drinking water. The surrounding mountains add beauty to the Banasura Sagar Dam of Wayanad tourism.

As Wayanad tourism is meant for the lovers of nature is the case of Banasura Sagar Dam. The Wayanad Banasura Sagar Dam is the most beautiful dam in India. It has a natural beauty. This is the biggest earthen dam of India. The boat trip in Banasura Sagar Dam is the best attractive feature of Banasura Sagar Dam tour. The backwater tourism of Banasura Sagar Dam attracts many of the tourists to the spot. The Banasura Sagar Dam backwaters are different from the usual backwater tourisms.

Since the number of Banasura Sagar Dam backwater tourists increase day by day there is a good safety precaution as part of Banasura Sagar Dam tourism. You will also be provided all the necessary comforts in Banasura Sagar Dam tourism package.

4) Edakkal Caves

It was a tremendous experience visiting the Edakkal Caves in Wayanad tourism. I was doing my graduation while I visited the tourist spot Edakkal Caves for the time. It is enjoyable and challenging to get to the top station of Edakkal Caves. It was a challenge among my friends who will reach the top of it first. We at first did not know that it was not that easy to get to the top of it individually. When we came to know the real difficulties of trekking we decided to give the challenge of reaching first. Instead we took up the challenge of reaching all our crew members to the top of the beautiful tourist place Edakkal Caves.

On our way to the peak Edakkal Caves we found some of the school boys crying allowed for help. One of them had a major muscle pain and luckily we had a little ayurvedic doctor in our team. He treated him in a few minutes and we helped the little school boy climb down the Edakkal Caves. It was an ayurvedic treatment tour we thought then.

The scenery from the top of Edakkal Caves Wayanad is something marvelous. We can see the major part of Wayanad from the top point Edakkal Caves.

The Edakkal Caves have a history of 5000 years and proved by the carvings on the rocks of Edakkal Caves. It conveys the history of the past years. Edakkal Caves is a legendary cave. The legendary Edakkal Caves is the biggest and most popular one of Kerala caves tourism.

5) Muthanga

Muthanga is the ideal tourist spot to see the herds of roaming wild elephants and even tigers. Muthanga is located in the region of Wayanad, a district in Kerala, India. Wayanad is not just a district, rather Wayanad is a tourist district. Muthanga tourism package presents us with not only elephants and tigers, rather the Muthanga tours brings us different types or species of monkeys, deer, birds and so on. Muthanga is an evergreen forest of south Indian tourism. Even on the way to Muthanga we can see the wild elephants, monkeys and deer roaming and grazing. The safe Muthanga elephant ride arranged by the Department of Forest is famous in tourism Muthanga.

The Muthanga National Park which is also known as Wayanad National Park is situated 16kms away from Sulthan Bathery. Muthanga National Park is very wide as it occupies 345 sq km. Muthanga National Park is the best area for projects on elephants.

It would be the right choice of tour if you choose Muthanga National Park to see tigers alive in front of you frequently. The Muthanga sanctuary has the largest collection of elephants in India.

The early tribal people of Muthanga now want to return to Muthanga as they believe that the spirits of their dead ones dwell in the forest Muthanga. The bamboo tree filled Muthanga is made beautiful by nature. The Muthanga wildlife is the most beautiful wild life of India. Muthanga wildlife sanctuary has numerous elephants, spotted deer, samba, gaur, sloth bear and a very large collection of various wild birds.

The nearest airport of Calicut is nearly 120kms from Muthanga forest region. Muthanga can be called as the lodge of wild animals. The wild lodge Muthanga gives shelter to many of the wild animals. It is nice to see the wild animals living in harmony.
6)        Thamaraseri Churam

Thamaraseri Churam is the main attractive driving part of Wayanad tourism. The Wayanad Thamaraseri Churam has taken roles in many of the Indian films. It has a dangerous and frightening history. Years back an Adivasi (tribal man) was asked to show the way to Wayanad and the poor man was badly killed after showing up the way. This is believed by the tribal people of Wayanad that the soul of the killed Adivasi still wanders in the region of Thamaraseri Churam. The Thamaraseri Churam tourism has a special place in the heart of Kerala tourism.

The Thamaraseri Churam hair pin curves are very beautiful to see. But at the same time it is a danger drive as so many road accidents take place her due to over speed drive and drunken drive. The film location Thamaraseri Churam is seen in many of the movies of India including Bollywood, Mollywood, Kollywood, Tollywood and all the other film industry of India. It has been the best spoken place in the Mollywood films. It has been subject to comic and tragic films of India.

7)      Pookot Lake

When you visit Pookot Lake make sure that you are not in a world of dreams though you feel so. The fresh water and meadows covered Pookot Lake is of heavenly beauty tourism. The heavenly beauty Pookot Lake is the world famous tourist spot. Pookot Lake is part of Wayanad tourism of Kerala, India. The boating in the tourism Pookot Lake is unforgettable and sweet memory. The thick forest with tall trees offers us unusual greenery.

The Pookot Lake aquarium with a large collection of fish is a major attraction of Pookot Lake tourism package. The children’ park of Pookot Lake and shopping centre for handcrafts and spices of Wayanad are attractions of Wayanad tourism Pookot Lake. All these facilities are for the recreational purpose of the Pookot Lake tourists.

The Pookot Lake is just a 63km drive from the Calicut airport. And the tourist place of Pookot Lake is only 13kms from Kalpetta. Pookot Lake is the most beautiful lake of tourism Kerala. It is a great loss if you don’t visit it after visiting all other tourist places of Wayanad.

8) Vythiri Hill Station

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The Vythiri resorts and hotels are leading ones in luxury. The luxury resorts and hotels of Vythiri treat us with all the comforts we need. There are cottages and deluxe rooms Vythiri tourism. The spices of Kerala are used to ensure the exact cooking taste of Kerala. The Vythiri resorts have almost all the food items ready for you to taste. The food offered by the Vythiri hotels is of high quality and cleanliness.

The ecstasy of tourists is seen only in Vythiri hills of Kerala, Wayanad. The Ayurveda treatment available in and around Vythiri hills is noteworthy as it is successful. The Vythiri hill station is best visited by trekkers and nature lovers. The top of Vythiri hill station is 2600ft above the sea level.

Kozhikode Tourism

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Tourism Places in Kozhikode

  1. Kappad beach
  2. Beypore Port
  3. Kadalundi Bird Sanctuary
  4. Thushargiri Waterfall
  5. Mananchara Maidan
  6. SM street

1)       Kappad beach

Kappad is a historic beach of Kerala, India. It is located in the district of Calicut. Kappad beach is a charming beach with great natural beauty. The historic beach Kappad is the gate way to the Malabar Coast. The historic Kappad beach has is mentioned greatly in the texts related to both history and geography. The Portuguese navigator Vasco da Gama sailed to India and stepped in the historic Kappad beach. Thus, today’s tourist Kappad beach entered the historic texts of India. There is a long term history of social political relationship between Indian and Europe on the shore of Kappad.

The spices and wealth of Kappad and Indian coasts attracted the Arabs, Greeks, Romans, Portuguese, Dutch and English to India. And Kappad had witnessed many of such arrivals of foreign traders.

Today’s Kappad beach is well known for its tourism. The Kappad beach tourism makes use of all the historic advantages of Kappad. The Kerala tourism intelligibly sells the historic value of the tourist place Kappad. The backwater Kappad beach route is a memorable journey.

The Kappad beach just 16km distant from the city of Calicut. It is a sad thing that there are no so many monuments revealing the history of the foreign relationship of the Indians of the Kappad beach. The main attraction of Kappad tourism is the 800 year old Devi temple. The way to the temple reveals the devotion of the Indians. The backwater Kappad beach is unspoiled and so is very beautiful. The gentle breeze on the Kappad beach makes us sleep and have a good to relax. Many of the Kappad beach tourists come here often to get rid of tension.

2)       Beypore Port

Calicut is the midway between the two major southern ports of India – Cochin and Mangalore. And Beypore Port is just 10kms from Calicut town for easy reach. Beypore Port became a tourist spot as it has good connections with Europe and many other countries on trade. Many machines cum sailing vessels reach the Beypore Port every week. The Indian government has decided to take many projects for the development of the Beypore Port. The districts of Calicut, Wayanad, Malappuram, Kannur and Palakad depend on the Beypore Port for trade. Even the outer state Mysore, Bangalore and Coimbatore also depend on the Beypore Port.

Beypore Port has become a tourist spot as it exports timber finished goods, rubber, steel, textiles, coir, tea, coffee, cashew nuts, spices, pig iron, marine products, etc. Beypore Port also imports petroleum products, fertilizers, cement, etc. to India. All these have changed Beypore Port to tourist Beypore Port. The geographic conditions of Beypore Port are best suit for any type of international trade. It can get customers from Kerala, Karnataka and even Tamil Nadu states of India.

Beypore is a small village in the district of Calicut. Beypore at first was called as Vaypura by the natives of the place. It was later named as Sultan Pattanam (the city of Sultan) by the Sultan Tipu. Beypore Port is known for wooden ship building. So many of the tourists visit Beypore Port to see the art of building wooden ships.

The Beypore Port tours are a famous tourist spot of Kerala. The boat and ship builders have their own ethics of ship building. The Beypore Port ship building has a past history of nearly 1500 years. No much sophistication is used in Beypore Port ship building. The disciple of the Beypore Port ship builders is to be learned by all the sophisticated ones. You will feel like joining them.

3)  Kadalundi Bird Sanctuary

The famous tourist place Kadalundi Bird Sanctuary is the biggest nest of the birds of Kerala, India. It has a collection of more than 100 types of birds altogether. Kadalundi Bird Sanctuary tourism presents us more than 60 species of migrant birds too. The Kadalundi Bird Sanctuary tour does not remain just with the birds rather the tourism Kadalundi Bird Sanctuary is rich with fishes, crabs, etc. The migrant birds of Kadalundi Bird Sanctuary fly away in the month of November and return only by the end of April every year.

The Kadalundi Bird Sanctuary tour package includes a wide area and beautiful hillocks. The Kadalundi Bird Sanctuary is over 3kms wide spread including a few islands. It is best to have a tour to Kadalundi Bird Sanctuary in the early hours of the day. The musical noise made by the birds to praise God is amazing and this beauty cannot be enjoyed in any other tourist place other than Kadalundi Bird Sanctuary tourism. We find many species of birds in Kadalundi Bird Sanctuary like terns, gulls, egrets, herons, sandpipers, brahmini kites and cormorants.

The tourism Bird Sanctuary Kadalundi is just 19kms from Calicut. It is the most attractive bird sanctuary of Kerala. Kerala tourism is proud of the Kadalundi Bird Sanctuary tourist spot. Kadalundi Bird Sanctuary is the safest shelter of birds in Kerala. The tour to Kadalundi Bird Sanctuary will enable you to see even some of the rare species of snakes. Be sure that you don’t hurt them. You can see snakes like cobra, krait, viper, etc. as part of the wild life tourism of Kadalundi Bird Sanctuary. The collection of birds includes woodpecker, black bulbul, white owl, jungle fowl, myna, peafowl, laughing thrush, etc. The hillocks you find there is 200 meters above the sea level. All these aspects and facts make the Kadalundi Bird Sanctuary tour the best in tourism.

4)      Thusharagiri Waterfall

The beauty of the Thusharagiri Waterfall cannot be expressed in words. The white foamed water flow is amazing. The experience the Thusharagiri Waterfall tourism gives us is splendid. The best beauty of the Thusharagiri Waterfall tourism can be enjoyed from September to December. The gentle spray of water makes the Thusharagiri Waterfall tourists’ eye so cool. The River Chalippuzha splits in to three waterfalls and creates a snowy spray. The term ‘Thusharagiri’ means snowy hill. This natural tourist place looks more beautiful with the plantations of rubber, pepper, ginger, areca nuts and various spices.

Thusharagiri Waterfall tourism is the trekkers delight. A normal tourist may not enjoy the tour to Thusharagiri Waterfall well. It is because the Thusharagiri Waterfall tourism is an adventurous tourism with challenging trekking, slippery rock climbing and so on. The slippery rock climbing of Thusharagiri Waterfall is really adventurous. You must be iron hearted to enjoy the Thusharagiri Waterfall tour.

This waterfall tourist place is located in the district of Calicut. There is also a dam situated nearly 45kms from Calicut. You can visit that too while taking into the Thusharagiri Waterfall tour. Moreover, this is one of the most attractive places of tourism in Kerala. The beauty of God’s creation is seen here in the region of Thusharagiri Waterfalls. I am 100 percent sure that all the lover of natural beauty will like it very much. Even others will start loving nature.

5)  Mananchira Maidan

The main attraction of Mananchira Maidan is the musical fountain in it. The beautiful landscape of lawns is the other attraction of Mananchira Maidan tourism. The tour to Mananchira Maidan takes us to traditional buildings of Kerala. The Mananchira Maidan tour package helps us to relax and find leisure here in Mananchira. The palace tank of King Mana Vikrama is fond of many traditional buildings. The artificial hills, sculptures, fascinating plants, etc. are part of the to Mananchira Maidan tourism of Kerala state.

Unlike all the other tourist places to Mananchira Maidan is available for visiting at all the seasons. The way to Mananchira Maidan tourist place could be easily reached via road from the nearest railway station or airport of Calicut. The Mananchira Maidan tourism will teach you about the architectural style and fashion of traditional Kerala. You will be wondered to see how the ancient architectures made the beautiful gigantic building so strong as to last for centuries. The engineering behind the Mananchira Maidan with out today’s sophistication is praise worthy. You will certainly feel like saluting the people behind the architecture here. It’s natural if you feel like buying it if you have so much of money. But unluckily it is not possible as it will not be sold at any cost. The only thing you can do to enjoy the beauty of it is to come down to Calicut and visit and go back. Though you will feel sad to leave Mananchira Maidan, you will feel like being in a strange place while you are in the premises of Mananchira Maidan.

It is the best place to spend your evenings. The open air theatre, musical fountain, artificial hill, shrubs, sculpture, beautiful sculptures are the main attractions of Mananchira tourism.

6) SM Street

SM Street stands for the Sweet Meat Street of Calicut. In the language of the natives of Calicut town the SM Street is called as ‘Midayi Theruvu’. This is the place or market where we get all types of sweets. The main attractive sweet of SM Street is Halwa. The same SM Street is also popular for its delicious biriyani. SM Street has become a part of tourism Kerala today. SM Street turned into a tourist spot SM Street after it was set on fire last year. A big damage had happened on the day. Many of the people who find their livelihood from the SM Street lost their way of income. It was the red day of SM Street. The selfish people even thought that it was good that the SM Street collapsed in fire. On the other hand they thought that it will help the rise of SM Street with new and sophisticated buildings in a wider area.

It is to be remembered that meat is never sold in SM Street though the expansion of SM Street is Sweet Meat Street. If you dream of having some delicious sweet meat at SM Street it is the biggest foolishness you do in your life. No meat is sold in SM Street. It is rather a street of sweets of Kerala. The name was given to it by foreigners. The man eaters of the west are behind the story. The main sweet dish of Calicut is Halwa and it seems to be a piece of brown red meat. Therefore, the foreigners began the kozhikodan halwa ‘sweet meat’. Thus, later the Kozhikodu midayi teruvu came to be known as SM Street or Sweet Meat Street.

The shopping experience in SM Street tourism is entirely different from the usual shopping system, says many of the men and not women. We know that men don’t like shopping. But any man comes to SM Street as part of tourism will start purchasing varieties of sweets here in SM Street. The SM Street shop keepers and sales men have a special way of selling sweets. It is obvious that we are confused which of the sweets to buy since there are plenty of varieties. So, all the shopkeepers offer us a piece of each sweet to taste them all. So we can choose the best sweet of our taste from the samples given.

The SM Street is rich with many textile and sports shops. There are many hotels and restaurants in SM Street Calicut. There are a few good purdah (outer wear of Muslim women) houses too in Calicut town. SM Street is the heart of the town Calicut and Calicut tourism. If something wrong takes place in SM Street of Calicut it will affect the function of the whole Calicut town. Sweet Meat Street is the busiest street in Calicut and even in Kerala.

There are plenty of shopping centre, textile shops, restaurants, hospitals, hotels and tourist information centre in and around Sweet Meat Street. Shopping in Sweet Meat Street is a memorable event. The Sweet Meat Street has all types of goods ready for us including spices, electronics, handlooms, etc. Thus, Sweet Meat Street tourism of Calicut has a major role to do in the tourism of Kerala. The tourism Sweet Meat Street is an inevitable part of Calicut tourism packages.

Malappuram Tourism

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Tourism Places in Malappuram

  1. Nilamboor Teak Museum
  2. Nedumakayam Forest
  3. Kootai River
  4. Padinjarekkara Beach
  5. Thirunvaya Temple

1) Nilamboor Teak Museum
Malappuram is the best known place for teak wood. The widest and thickest teak wood forests are in Kerala, a southern state of India.  Nilamboor Teak Museum is situated 4kms from Nilamboor, a city in the district of Malappuram. The Nilamboor Teak Museum is a two storied building. Since it is the first teak museum of the world it has great importance in teak tourism. Nilamboor Teak Museum tourism is now operated by the Kerala Forest Research Institute. The exhibitions of Nilamboor Teak Museum include many articles made of teak wood. It provides us historical, artistic   and scientific information.

The Nilamboor Teak Museum was established in 1995 of the historical significance of teak treasury of the area. World’s first teak plantation was planted in Nilamboor in the 1840s by British. Nilamboor Teak Museum tourism is the best place to study everything about the wonder tree teak. The main attraction of the tour Nilamboor Teak Museum is the paintings portraying tree felling operations of teak at different seasons.

Teak wood mainly is used for outdoor and indoor furniture, boat decks, etc. The durability of the teak wood furniture is very long. The well finished teak wood furniture remains for centuries. The Nilamboor Teak Museum tourism is also likewise durable. The older carpenters used to make different frames, doors and even beams of houses on teak wood and they are still very strong and still highly valued. The teak wood is also resistant to termite attacks. The sustainability of teak wood teak wood tours is unbelievable.

The tourist spot Teak Museum Nilamboor is the perfect place for the nature lovers to get a good knowledge of teak wood. Nilamboor Teak Museum narrates us the thematic and aestheticism of nature. We can also learn various methods of seed-grading, pre-sowing treatment, preparation of teak stumps, vegetative propagation of teak and the different stages in the complete rotation cycle of teak from seed to mature tree, etc. We are also presented with a beautiful collection of over 300 butterflies, moths and insects found in teak plantations.

The nearest airport to Nilamboor Teak Museum is the Calicut international airport which about 40kms from the museum and the nearest railway station is just 3kms away from Nilamboor Teak Museum.

2) Nedumkayam Forest

A few foreigners came to my home during last vacation with my uncle who works in Dubai. And I it was my duty to take them the best tourist spots of Kerala. I was told to select a forest in Kerala with a splendid variety of flora & fauna. Having visited many of the forest tourisms of Kerala, my first choice to take them was to Nedumkayam. And I came to know that my decision was right when I was rewarded for the same with a brand new handy cam when the tourists returned. Nedumkayam forestry is just 18 kms from Nilamboor (Nilamboor) in Malappuram district, Kerala, India.

The famous tourist place Nedumkayam forest is a rich rain forest. The rain forest Nedumkayam has a wooden rest house which was built by the British. The wooden rest house of Nedumkayam offers us an attractive view of the elephants and deer grazing near by.

There some rules and regulations kept up by the Department of Forest for the better maintaining of the forest and safety of the wild animals of Nedumkayam tourist forest. First of all, we have to get the permission from the Department of Forest, Nedumkayam to enter the forest Nedumkayam. Nedumkayam tourism has an elephant taming centre too. Nedumkayam tourism takes the major part in making the place Nilamboor an eco-tourism destination.

A half an hour journey through the dense forest Nedumkayam will leads us to the settlement of Chola Naikars, a primitive tribe. We can have a better understanding of the primitive tribes’ life style here in Mancheri. Another attraction near by Nedumkayam is the Adyanpara waterfalls in Nilamboor Taluk. The attractive tourist place Nedumkayam is equally attractive to the lover of nature, the botanist and the naturalist as Nedumkayam tourism region offers every charm in forest, mountain valley and cultivated plain and the wild life including elephants, bosons, deer, tigers, blue monkeys, bears, boards, rabbits, wild cats, dogs and a variety of birds and reptiles. Thus the Nedumkayam tourism is rich in forestry and wildlife.

4) Padinjarekara Beach

Padinjarekara Beach is one of the best beaches I have ever been to as it offers us a beautiful view of the convergence of the rivers Bharatha and Tirur and the Arabian Sea. It is part of the Malappuram tourism of Kerala, India. The specialty of Padinjarekara Beach tourism is that Padinjarekara Beach provides a natural beauty and scene to the Padinjarekara Beach visitors at all the seasons.

The main attraction of the most visited tourism place Padinjarekara Beach is the rows of elegant palm trees. It is a great loss certainly if you don’t visit Padinjarekara Beach while having been into Kerala tourism. The endless beauty of miles of white sands and palm trees are the best attractions of Padinjarekara Beach.

The Padinjarekara Beach is not a ravaged beach by the visitors of the place. So, there is nothing wrong in calling it virgin Padinjarekara Beach. The Padinjarekara Beach tourism is the best to understand the hospitality of the Indians and the people of her state Kerala. The hospitality of Kerala tourism could be best understood in Padinjarekara beach tourist spot. The weekend holidays at Padinjarekara Beach are the best of Kerala tourism.

5) Thirunavaya Temple

The ancient temples of Kerala, India are world famous. The tourists’ visits to the ancient temples of India have made the temples tourist temples. One of the main tourist temples of Kerala is Thirunavaya Temple. The tourist place Thirunavaya Temple is situated on the bank of River Bharathapuzha which is dedicated to Lord Navamukundan Vishnu. The other deities of Thirunavaya Temple are Lord Ganapathy and Goddess Lakshmi. The Thirunavaya Temple tourist spot is in the district of Malappuram of Kerala state.

Although there are many myths regarding the establishment Thirunavaya Temple, the main and mostly believed is this. One of the myths of the history of Thirunavaya Temple is with the deity Nava Mukundan. The myth is as follows. The idol of Nava Mukundan was the ninth one to be installed in the shrine. All the first eight idols were vanished as soon as they were placed there and it was a miracle that the ninth sank to its knees before it was forcibly stopped. It interesting part of it today is that the image of Lord Navamukundan is portrayed only from above the knee, the rest of the image being hidden under the ground. The offerings and prayerful deeds done to please Lord Vishnu in Thirunavaya Temple are attractive and are new ways of worshipping gods for the foreign tourists.

Thirunavaya Temple tourism can be reached and enjoyed from a short distance of 26kma from the Calicut airport. The Malappuram district is connected with all kinds of transportation and with all the main towns of Kerala. So, Thirunavaya Temple, Malappuram is the main tourist spot of Kerala.

Palakkad Tourism

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Tourism Places in Palakkad
  1. Malampuzha Dam
  2. Tipu’s Fort
  3. Silent Valley National Park
  4. Nelliyamapthy Hill Station
  5. Parambikulam Wild Life Sanctuary

1) Malampuzha Dam

Being fond of the water tourism I went to visit the largest dam of Kerala, India which was an amazing trip in my life ever. And the trip to Malampuzha Dam changed my mind from visiting water lakes to dams. It was an unforgettable event visiting the great Malampuzha Dam I would say. The Malampuzha Dam is 6,066 feet high which crosses the Malampuzha.
The dam is as powerful as it has a long life since the date of its completion in 1955. The total area of the tourist place Malampuzha Dam is 145 square kilometers. The reservoir Malampuzha has the capacity of 8000 square meters of water in it.
Malampuzha Dam tourism was not intended for tourism. Rather it was built for farm irrigation and drinking water to the natives of the district of Palakkad and its surrounding villagers.
The Malampuzha water tourism is situated nearly 13 kms from the city of Palakkad. The nearest railway station to Malampuzha reservoir tourism is just 8 kms away in Olavakod.
Though the height of Malampuzha dam is threatening to see from above it is really beautiful and attractive when the reservoir is left open. The white foam made by the heavy water flow cools our mind. Malampuzha gardens is the another attraction of Malampuzha. The Malampuzha tourism becomes most enjoyable amidst the green gardens. The Malampuzha boating tourism is something that attracts the tourists to Malampuzha dam. The green lawns, innumerable flower beds, safe pools, attractive fountain, etc. make the Malampuzha tourism beautiful.
The other major attraction of tourism Malampuzha is the only passenger ropeway of south India. The Malampuzha rope way can accommodate only 50 people at a time. The guards strictly make sure that the passengers go through it in a queue. It is the only connection between the two sides of the beautiful park.
The main attraction of the park here is the statue of the naked ‘Yakshi’. It is one of the biggest statues of any park. So, make sure that you visit famous and attractive tourist spot Malampuzha Dam in your next tourism package. It is really worth visiting Malampuzha Dam.

2) Tipu’s Fort

Tipu’s Fort is the heart of Palakkad town in Kerala, India. The fort of Tipu is the main attraction of Palakkad tourism packages which is beautiful with dense forests and rivers. The 1766 AD built fort of Tipu Sultan is preserved as a monument under the Archaeological Survey of India. The old walls of the fort Tipu tourism remind us of the old tales of valour and courage.

Palakkad Tipu’s Fort was built in the 18th century by Hyder Ali for better communication between Coimbatore and the West Coast. His son Tipu Sultan (1750 – 1799) was known as the ‘Lion of Mysore’. The successful warrior and linguist Tipu waged a series of wars against the British colonial rule in his territory. Thus having a great historic importance behind the Tipu fort Palakkad it is a must visit tourist spot in Palakkad. The visit to Kottamaithanam is another attraction of the fort since this is the place where Tipu’s cavalry used to camp in.

Tipu fort is just 5km from Palakkad. The Nearest airports are the Coimbatore airport (55 km away) and Cochin International Airport (140 km away). It is easy to get to the fort of Tipu Palakkad via train. The nearest railway station is 5 km in Palakkad.

3) Silent Valley National Park

Silent Valley National Park, the famous tourist spot of Palakkad district of Kerala, India is also known as Sairandhrivanam (the forest in the valley). It is one of the most popular tourist spots of south India. The tourist place Silent Valley forest was declared a national park on 15th November 1984 by the state government. Since then it started developing itself as an attractive tourist place. The total area of the Silent Valley National Park Palakkad is 35sq metres. The main locations to be visited in and around Silent Valley National Park tourism are Poochipara, Neelikkal, Wallakad and Sairandri. And let me also remind you that the best time to visit tourism Silent Valley National Park is from December to April.

Silent Valley tourism is considered as one of the most ecologically areas of Palakkad tourism, Kerala, India. The Silent Valley National Park is actually named Indira Gandhi National Park. Kerala State Electricity Board in 1950s wanted to construct a dam across the river Kunti which flowed in the deep forest of Palakkad region. A Nationwide protest in India by the passionate environmentalists and mass publicity by the media led the Prime Minister Indira Gandhi to order the state government to put an end to the hydroelectric project. Since then it was named as Indira Gandhi National Park.

Heavy rains during the monsoons help the growth of the evergreen forest and huge trees. There is a good collection of large mammals including deer, gaur etc. and lion, elephant, leopard, tiger, nilgiri thar, giant squirrel, etc. in the Palakkad Silent Valley tourism package. The Silent Valley tourism is attractive with birds like tailorbirds, spotted dove and many others.

We are availed with accommodation in Silent Valley National Park tourism at the Forest dept rest house. The adventurous jeep trip on the 2 – 3 kms hanging bridge as part of the tourism Silent Valley is something pleasant. The SUV and jeeps can have a great time of driving the off roads in Silent Valley tourism guides. A guide will be sent with you to accompany and narrate to you all the details of the beautiful Silent Valley region. It helps you better enjoy the holidays at Silent Valley. Of course it will be childish to tell you the beauty of a forest as you are known to it. On the other hand, the beauty of enjoying it by physical visit to Silent Valley Park cannot be explained. You have to visit Silent Valley National Park Palakkad, Kerala, India as soon as possible. If you miss it, it will be a great loss too. The fauna of the Silent Valley tourism includes around 100 species of butterflies.

4) Nelliyampathy Hill Station

Nelliyampathy Hill Station is one of the most searched places in internet among the tourist spots of Kerala. Nelliyampathy Hill Station tourism is a forest region about 52 kms form Palakkad. The Nelliyampathy tourism is beautiful with the collection of valleys, dense evergreen forests and orange plantations. The top point of Nelliyampathy tourist place is 1572 metres above the sea level. The hair pin curve road offers a good and thrilling driving experience in the Nelliyampathy holiday package. The fascinating tour Nelliyampathy is really an asset any tourist.

Nelliyampathy holiday trip ensures you a fine trekking opportunity. Nelliyampathy trekking is one of the best of Kerala trekking packages. The Nelliyampathy forest resource is rich with extensive tea, coffee, cardamom, spices and orange plantations.

The walk through softly undulating, lush green hills, while the wet and moisture laden winds sweep through your hair and body is an exclusive experience of this place. It in fact cools not our body rather mind. Padagiri in Nelliyampathy is the uppermost peak which offers exciting tour. A pulse racing tour at Nelliyampathy and a chance for to enjoy peace and relaxation is something great. With all these attractions Nelliyampathy is a delightful hill station in Kerala. The best climate to visit Nelliyampathy is between September to May. The reported temperature here is 15 – 30 degree Celsius.

5) Parambikulam wildlife Sanctuary

Wildlife sanctuaries and Kerala tourism go hand in hand. Kerala wildlife Sanctuaries have a lot to with the development of tourism in Kerala. Parambikulam wildlife Sanctuary holiday package is the most attractive of Kerala wildlife tourism of Palakkad district. Parambikulam wildlife Sanctuary is amidst Anamalai ranges of Tamil Nadu and the Nelliyampathy ranges of Kerala on the majestic Western Ghats. Parambikulam Wildlife Sanctuary is a beautiful ecological piece of Anamalai sub unit of Western Ghats. The tourism Parambikulam sanctuary is gifted with a peninsular flora and fauna and is excellently conserved from human interferences.

An adorable beauty of Nature is seen in Parambikulam Wildlife Sanctuary with the major peaks like Karimala, Pandaravarai, Vengoli Malai, Puliyarapadam, etc. The three man-made reservoirs part of Parambikulam tourism are Parambikulam, Thunacadavu and Peruvaripallam.

The attractive and interesting trekking in Parambikulam Sanctuary tourism is allowed only with prior permission. Another attraction of the tourist place Parambikulam wildlife is the boating in the water reservoirs.

The tree-house in the Reserve Forest area in Thoonakkadavu needs an advance booking to see. The tourism Parambikulam and travels help us for this. They also offer you comfortable stay and accommodation in Parambikulam. The animal life in Parambikulam includes 39 species of mammals, 16 species of Amphibians, 268 species of birds, 61 species of reptiles, 47 species of fish, 1049 species of insects and 124 species of butterflies.

The nearest railway station to reach Parambikulam is at Pollachi and the nearest airport is at Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu, about 120 km away.

Thrissur

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Thrissur District is situated in the Central Part of the Kerala State. The District was formed in the year 1949 on the day July 1st. Thrissur District is famous for its Festivals mainly the Poorams. Thrissur district have a lot of encient Temples, Churches and Mosques. The District is also known as the Culteral Capital of Kerala. Thrissur Pooram is is the most celebrated Temple festival in Kerala.

The important Tourism Places to Visit in Thrissur District are Athirapill Water Falls, Vazhachal Waterfalls, Peachi Dam, Cheraman Juma Masjid, Cheruthuruthy Cultural Village, Chimmini Wildlife Sactuary, Punnathur Kotta, Sakthan Palace, Museum and Zoo, Chavakkad Beach, Vilangankunnu, etc…


Eranakulam

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“Ernakulam – The Commercial Capital Of Kerala”

Ernakulam is also known as the Commercial Capital of Kerala. The District Head Quarters of Ernakulam is at Kakkanad. In the Ernakulam District, it have the International Airport at Nedumbasserry, very near to Angamaly. Ernakulam district have many other facilities like the International Hospitals, Info Park and ITES Habitat Centre for the IT and ITES developments. Then it have the International Hotels and have very good communication facilities. The Ernakulam District also contains a lot of Tourist Places.

Kochi is one of the main place in Ernakulam District. Kochi is one of the very Important Sea Ports in India. Kochi or Cochin is also known as the Queen of the Arabian Sea.

The Tourism Places in Ernakulam are Fort Kochi & Jew Street, Mattancherry  Synagogue, St. Francis Church, Santa Cruze Baslica Church, St. Francis Assisi Church, Chinese Fishing Net, Bolghatty Palace, Vallarpadam Church, Mattancherry Palace, Jewish Synagogue, Hill Palace Museum at Thripunithara, Willingdon Island, Marine Drive, Kumbalangi Village, Museum of Kerala History at Edappally, M. N . F. Gallery of Paintings and Sculptures in Edappally, Mangalavanam, Chitram Art Gallery, etc…

Idukki Tourism

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Idukki is the second largest district in Kerala. Mountains and the forests covered the most part of the district. The district borders of Idukki are Pathanamthitta, Kottayam, Ernakulam and Thrissur are respectively with South, Southwest, northwest and to the north. Few Tamilnadu districts are also come to the border of the Idukkki District. Coimbatore, Theni and Dindigul come to the east part of the Idukki District.

Anamudi, which is the highest peak in India is in Idukki District. There are many other peaks in the district which have more than a height of 2000m. The three important rivers of the district are Periyar, Thodupuzhayaar and the Thalayar. The most important Idukki Dam is also situated in Idukki District

Tourism Places in Idukki

  1. Periyar Tiger Reserve
  2. Idukki Dam
  3. Iravikulam National Park
  4. Munnar Hill Station
  5. Thommankuthu Waterfalls

KOTTAYAM TOURISM

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Kottayam is the most popular tourist district of Kerala tourism today. The main attraction of Kottayam Tourism is the holy tourist spot Bharananganam. Bharananganam has turned out to be the latest tourist spot in Kerala with the canonization of St. Alphonsa. Numerable pilgrims to flow to Bharananganam to get blessings from St. Alphonsa – the Alphonsamma of Bharananganam, Pala. St. Alphonsa is the mother of the people of Palai. The devotees call her ‘Alphonsamma’ with great passion and so many miracles happen to true devotees of her. Thus, Alphonsamma and Bharananganam have secured the major part in Kottayam tourism.

Tourist Destinations of Kottayam District are Kumarakom, Poonjar Palace, Vembanadu Lake, Elaveezhapoonjira, Pathiramanal, Vagamon (A hill station near to the Idukki District), Kurishumala is also a cute place there at Vagamon, … There are a few Tourist Destinations near to the Kottayam District are Periyar Tiger Reserve, Thekkaday is just 100 Km from kottayam, Munnar Hill Station, Munnar …

Some of the Pilgrim Centers in Kottayam District are Mannanam, Ettumanoor Shiva Temple, Bharananganam St. Alphonsa, Thirunakkara Devi Temple, Manarcaud Church, …

Shabarimala is one of the famous Pilgrim center in the Kerala is very near to the Kottayam District.

Kottayam has a good number of Rivers & Backwaters. There are also many Hill Stations and Ancient Relegious places in Kottayam.
Tourism Kottayam, tourism Pala and tourism Bharananganam are closer to each other and are luxury tourist places of Kerala. There are a few luxury star hotels for you to have a luxury accommodation and food in and around Kottayam. The backwaters of Kumarakam tourism and Kumarakam resorts are extraordinary. The house boat journey in Kumarakam offers us a green trip and delicious food of Kerala rich with spices.

Tourism Places in Kottayam

  1. Kumarakom Backwaters
  2. Poonjar Palace
  3. Ilaveezhapponchira Valley
  4. Thazhathangadi Mosque
  5. Ayyampara Hill

1)  Kumarakom backwaters

Backwaters are the main attractive feature of Kerala tourism. And among all the backwater tourism spots of Kerala Kumarakom backwaters is the most attractive one. We can see a rare union of lush green paddy fields, highlands and beaches along the Kumarakom backwaters, Kottayam, along the lake of Vembanadu. The enchanting picnic spot Kumarakom is a fast developing backwater tourism destination that provides boating and beautiful sight fishing.

The ripples in the blue water of Kumarakom backwaters add beauty to the tourist place of Kottayam. This backwater ways connect different villages and it is the main access of the villagers to the city of Kottayam. The water ways of Kumarakom is cheap and easily affordable. There are so many locations for great photography in Kumarakom backwaters. Almost all the film industries come down to Kumarakom backwaters for shooting film scenes. Thus, Kumarakom backwaters are a luxury tourist place. The luxury tourist place Kumarakom backwaters gains attention from both within India and abroad.

The mangroves, coconut palms, and paddy fields of Kumarakom backwaters attract more and more tourists to Kumarakom backwaters tourism. It now takes a major part in the tourism map of Kerala. The ayurvedic treatment is an unavoidable aspect of Kumarakom tourism. Fishing, bird watching, etc. are only the minor features of tourism Kumarakom. The tourist place Kumarakom is rich with the view of various birds including Kites, lapwings, kingfishers, stilts and herons. The houseboat holiday packages at Kumarakom backwaters are an unforgettable event in my touring experience. The temperature reported here is 16.10 C and 37.80 C. This makes clear that it is a heavenly experience being here.

The nearest airport is 75 kms away in Cochin and the nearest railway station is jut 15 kms away in Kottayam. Therefore, it is easy to access Kumarakom backwaters.

2) Poonjar Palace

The Poonjar palace which is about 600 years old is one of the best famous tourist spot of both Kottayam tourism and Kerala tourism. The Poonjar palace is made almost completely of natural wood and reveals the simplicity and elegance of the traditional Kerala buildings and architecture. The museum within the palace is the attractiveness of Poonjar tourism. The other main attractions of tourism Poonjar are the Royal collection of antiques, rock cut lamps and sculptures.

Tourism Poonjar has a historic value and experience. The furniture and the collection of the museum includes an old palanquin, a boat carved out of a single piece of wood for Ayurvedic massages, huge chandeliers, palm leaf engravings, jewel boxes, diversity of lamps, sculptures of god Nataraja, grain measures, statues and weapons. Thus, it becomes a part of the ayurvedic tourism too. We can learn the advantages of the ayurvedic treatment here in Poonjar tourism.

The model of Madurai Meenakshi temple in Poonjar presents attractive sculptures that narrate stories from the legends of ancient India on its walls. The royalty of Indian kings (Rajas) could be better understood from the Poonjar Palace tourism.

The Poonjar Palace tourism can be extended to many other neighboring tourist places of Kottayam district. The Vagamon hills are only 20kms from Poonjar tourism. The distance to the tomb of St. Alphonsa is just 12kms from here. The nearest airport is the Nedumbasseri, Cochin international airport. Poonjar palace tourism is a worth visit.

3) Ilaveezhapoonchira Valley

Ilaveezhapoonchira valley which is just 55kms from the tourist town Kottayam is really an amazing tourism of Kerala. The literal meaning of Ilaveezhapoonchira is ‘a place where leaves don’t fall into’. Ilaveezhapoonchira is well known for off road drives. The main attraction of Ilaveezhapoonchira is the 7km 4wheel SUV drive to its top. But no vehicle can reach the top point of Ilaveezhapoonchira. There is a 3km walk to the hill Ilaveezhapoonchira valley tourism. There is a beautiful view from the top of the hill of Ilaveezhapoonchira. This valley is 3200ft high and we can even see seven districts of Kerala from the top of tourism Ilaveezhapoonchira valley.

Another attraction of the great Ilaveezhapoonchira valley is the cave that can accommodate nearly 50 people in it. The view of four hillocks and between them a verdant valley at the top of it is a wonder. We can also have an excellent sunrise and sunset view and meditation atop of the valley. The Ilaveezhapoonchira meditative point is blessed with the view of the beautiful sunrise and sunset.

There is a tourist bungalow having rooms and dormitory facilities for small and larger groups of Ilaveezhapoonchira tourists. It tells us why Kerala is called as God’s own country. The popular holy place Bharananganam can be visited along with Ilaveezhapoonchira since they are nearby. The distance between Ilaveezhapoonchira and Bharananganam is only 25kms. Anther tourist place nearby is Vagamon hillocks which is just 50 kms from Ilaveezhapoonchira. So, it is worth visiting all these tourist and holy place of St.Alphonsa at once. There are a few 3 star hotels for your luxurious stay and accommodation near Ilaveezhapoonchira.

4) Thazhathangadi Mosque

Thazhathangadi tourism of Kottayam, Kerala, India is known for its exquisite architecture. The Thazhathangadi mosque tourism Kottayam forms an important pilgrim center of Kottayam pilgrim tourism Kerala. The 1,000 year old mosque at Thazhathangadi, Kerala in the district of Kottayam is supposed to have been built by Habib Dinar, son of Malik Dinar. He is believed to have brought Islam in India.

Thazhathangadi mosque is located on the banks of Meenachil River. This is one of the ancient mosques in India itself. It is being built in the conventional Kerala style of architecture and is a beautiful one. It has been a protected monument by the Kerala Government which is also the major part of tourism Kottayam, Kerala, India. Masjid of Thazhathangadi is historically very significant as it is not only one of the oldest mosques in Kerala, rather the whole of India in fact.

The two Khabars (graves) in the premises of the mosque are believed to be of Malik Ibn Dinar and the mason who built this mosque. The sacred well here in Thazhathangadi mosque is different from that of many other mosques in the world as it has stone steps like those found in Hindu temples. It is because it has been built in the traditional Kerala architecture. It is also to be noted that the Thazhathangadi mosque is not part of festival tourism Kerala as it celebrates no Muslim festivals in the mosque. Thazhathangadi Boat Race is held during Onam, the festival of Kerala.

The mosque is situated approximately 3 kilometers away from the city of Kottayam. The nearby railway station is the Kottayam railway station 3 kilometers from this mosque and the nearest airport is the Cochin International Airport located about 76 kilometers away.
5) Ayyampara Hill

Ayyampara Hill is the most adventurous hill station of Kottayam tourism, Kerala, India. The wide 100 acre rocky area is the main attraction of Ayyampara Hill. The tourist spot Ayyampara Hill is 43 kms away from Kottayam city. On the way to Ayyampara Hill we can also visit the holy place of Bharananganam where the tomb of Saint Alphonsa is.

This natural granite stadium of Ayyampara is the other attraction of the place. From 2000 ft above the sea level atop of Ayyampara we can see the town below. The rocky Ayyampara is best suit for sunset meditation. This flat rock has a mythological significance as it is believed that the Pandavas during their exile lived here.

The Ayyampara rocks give us a chance for adventurous trekking. The Ayyampara region is unexplored and still has the natural beauty and splendor. On the natural granite stadium in 20 acres we can a great time of amusement. We can also let our little kids free here on the rocks. The Illikkal hill is the nearby attractive tourist place which offers a good chance of adventurous rock climbing.

The nearest airport to Ayyampara is the Cochin airport and the nearest railway station is at Kottayam. The roadway to Ayyampara is of good quality. There are bus services from all over Kottayam district to Ayyampara. As part of the Ayyampara tourism it is worth visiting the Poonjar Palace which is nearby.

Alappuzha Tourism

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Area of Alappuzha :1414 square Km.

Population of Alappuzha : 2,115,359

Must see Places in Alappuzha : Kuttanadu Village, Pathiramanal Island, Krishnapuram Palace, Alappuzha Beach, Karumadi Kuttan

Alappuzha is known as the Venice of the East, by the travelers all around the world. It is famous for its evergreen beauty and the Boat Races. Alappuzha is the land of Rivers, Lagoons and lakes. The western side of Alappuzha forms the coastal area of Arabian Sea provides habitat to rare specious of animals and birds. Alappuzha town is famous for the Merchandise like Coir, Sea food like Karimeen etc. from the historic times. One of the most important place in Alappuzha is Kuttanad, famous for its Paddy cultivation and natural beauty. Kuttanadu is also known as the rice bowl of Kerala. Here the Paddy cultivation is done in Punjapadam where the fields are located below the sea level. Alappuzha is also famous for its Backwater tourism.

Tourism Places in Alappuzha

  1. Alappuzha Beach
  2. Pathiramanal Island
  3. Kuttanad Village
  4. Krishnapuram Palace
  5. Karumadi Kuttan

1) Alappuzha Beach

Alappuzha Beach is one of the most popular picnic spots in Alappuzha tourism of Kerala. The dock here is more than 137 years old. The amusement amenities at the Vijaya Park Alappuzha add to the attractions of the tourism beach Alappuzha. The water sports facilities, Children Park and boating at the Alappuzha Vijaya Park attract many people to this beach tourist spot of Kerala. The old lighthouse fascinates the vision of the Alappuzha tourists.

The exclusive feature of Kuttanad is that it is the only place in the world where farming is done below the sea level. The banks of Alappuzha Backwaters are proud to show off its rich growth of paddy, banana, cassava and yam. The main attraction of the Alappuzha beach tourism Kerala is the admirable vision of hundreds of rare migratory birds flock to the island of Pathiramanal in Alappuzha. Alappuzha Pathiramanal is one of the best migratory birds flock tourism in Kerala, India. The island which lies between Thaneermukkom and Kumarakom can be reached only by boat.

Kerala’s best beach tourism Alappuzha beach is also famous for marine products, coir industry, backwaters and snake boat races. The 250-year-old historically important lighthouse is preserved here add the tourism beauty of Alappuzha beach, Kerala, India.

Chavara Bhavan is the other tourist place of the pilgrim tourists of Alappuzha and pilgrim tourism of Kerala, India. The ancestral home of the blessed Kuriakose Elias Chavara is one of the best pilgrim centres of India tours pilgrimage. Edathua Church which is 24 km from Alappuzha on the Alappuzha – Thiruvalla route and Champakulam Church believed to be established by St. Thomas are the other tourist pilgrim centres of Kerala, especially Alappuzha. Alppuzha tourism is also famous for temple tourism of Kerala. The nearest airport to Alappuzha is 59 kms away at Thiruvananthapuram. And the nearest railway station is Alappuzha nearly 5 kms from the beach.

2) Pathiramanal

Each and every spot of Kerala tourism has a historic or mythological base. Same is the case with the Pathiramanal tourism of Alappuzha in Kerala, India. The 1.30 hrs boating by motor boat or the 30 minute boating by speed boat from Alappuzha is an attractive touring experience in Kerala.

The history and mythology behind the tourism Pathiramanal says that mythology a young Brahmin dived into the Vembanad Lake to perform his evening ablutions and the water made way for land to rise from underneath. And this created the beautiful island of Pathiramanal/sands of midnight.

As Kerala is known for island tourism, Pathiramanal plays a major role in the island tourism Kerala. Kerala island tourism is one of the best Indian island tourisms.

The tourism Pathiramanal is a small island situated on the border of the tourism district Kottayam – Alappuzha in Kerala, India.

The name ‘Pathiramanal’ means ‘Sands of night’. The scenic beauty of Pathiramanal Island tourism is mind blowing. It is a home to many rare species of wandering birds from different parts of the world. The Pathiramanal Island in the backwaters of the Lake Vembanad which is 14km from Alappuzha town is equipped with luxury hotels in Alappuzha. The hotels in Alappuzha and the Alappuzha resorts give us better experience of touring Alappuzha, Kerala. The Kerala tourism island is a 10 acres land. The footpath around the island of Pathiramanal is for the convenience of the island tourists to Kerala.

The island can be entered only by boat from Kumarakom or Muhamma which lies between Thaneermukkom in Alappuzha district and Kumarakom in Kottayam district. The backwater cruise in Pathiramanal Alappuzha tourism is an unforgettable touring experience in Kerala. The nearest airport from Pathiramanal is the Cochin airport.

3)  Alappuzha Canal

Alappuzha Canal tourism has turned out to be one of the best tourism packages of Kerala, India with the large network of canal tourism of Kerala in Alappuzha and its walkways lined with shops selling ethnic manufactured article and other tourist attractions. Thanneermukkom barrage and the Alappuzha-Changanassery tourism canal make the water transport fit for the Kerala canal tourism India.

The Kerala tourism network of lakes, lagoons, and fresh water rivers of the tourist district Alappuzha adds to the natural beauty of Indian tourism. The Alappuzha backwater tourism country India is rich with a diverse animal and bird life tourism. Tourism canal Alappuzha with its proximity to the sea, always enjoy a unique place in the maritime history of Kerala. Several thousands of foreign tourists to Alappuzha come hear each year repeatedly. Alappuzha boat races Kerala is the other attraction of this Indian canal tourism of Alappuzha. The Alappuzha houseboat holydays, beaches, marine products and coir industry are only the auxiliary tourism of Kerala. The tourism coconut husks will give the Indian tourists a chance to have a natural shopping of beautiful mats and coir products of Kerala tourism. By visiting Kerala tourism Alappuzha and its surroundings you can see the only region in the world where farming is done below sea level. The trip through the winding canals of Alappuzha backwater tourism spot of Kerala is truly a memorable experience.

The house boat tourism of Kerala in Alappuzha enhances your luxury tourism in Kerala with air conditioned and non air conditioned bedrooms. The homely food tourism and the farm tourism Kerala in Alappuzha are the other major attractions of Alappuzha luxury canal tourism. The ecological balance of Alappuzha for luxury tourism Kerala is protected by the government department of tourism in Kerala. The Nearest airport is at Cochin about 64 km from here.

4) Chakkulathukavu Bhagavathy Temple

The spiritual nation of India is now best known for Indian pilgrim tourism. India has now turned out to be best pilgrim tourism centre of the world. As India promotes the right to religion for the citizens of India, any one can have a peaceful religious life here in India. Kerala as known as the God’s own country is the best place for tourism pilgrimage. The tourism temples in Kerala have centuries of history and myths behind its constructions. Chakkulathukavu Bhagavathy Temple is one of the best examples of Kerala temple tourism.

The Chakkulathu Kavu temple in Alappuzha is a Hindu temple, dedicated to goddess Durga. The tour to Chakkulathu Kavu temple which is located in Neerattupuram,Thalavady panchayat,Alappuzha District, Kerala and is one of the most popular temples in the temple tourism state of India. Chakkulathu Bhagavathi is one of the most popular deities in Alappuzha, Kerala. Devotees from all over South India visit and worship the Alappuzha Devi and pray to her. It has become one of the most popular pilgrim centres of Kerala tourism as it is located on the banks of the holy River Pampa. It is excellent in promotional strategy of the tourism temple management.

The major tourism festival in Alappuzha Chakkulathu temple is Pongala which takes place in the temple between November – December every year. The glory of the Goddess of Chakkulathukavu is at its peak during the Kerala festival of Pongal. Lakhs of women devotees gather around the temple premises even one week before the function and the devotees arrange places for offering the pongala on both sides of the main streets of Chakkulathu temple in Alappuzha tourism.

This is surprising as the queue usually extends to 20 km. The women devotees bring rice, coconut and jaggery along with round earthen pots for cooking. Rice, coconut and jaggery are brought by women devotees along with round earthen pots for cooking. The Chief Priest lights the main hearth from the divine fire inside the sanctuary and this fire is exchanged from one woman to another.

Panthrandu Noyampu, Naree pooja and Thrikkarthaka are the other festivals celebrated at the temple of Chakkulathu. The Panthrandu Noyampu is a festival of fasting and prayer which qualify the devotees for eternal blessings of Chakkulathamma. This fasting begins every year from the very first day of the Malayalam month of Dhanu and will be over on the twelfth day of the month.