History of Kerala, India
The site, India Kerala, offers the interested traveler/ tourist to gather information and arrange for hotel packages to places which can enable a tourist to have a bird's eye view into the history and the reams of past attached to Kerala, god's own country, located in south India, India. The site, India Kerala, is a perfect rejoinder to the discerning among the Keralese tourists who want to have more than their stipulated share of the bite of the history and cultural baggage attached to Kerala, god's own country, located in south India, India.
Historical Backgrounder, Kerala, south India, India The site, India Kerala, is a rich collection of facts and details harking back to the period before Christ till the penning down of the once popular, authentic and now controversial Kerololpathi published by Gundert in the year 1890 A.D which bears the record of the ruling dynasties and the outside influences on Kerala since the rule of Cheras, thousands of years back.
The political contours of Kerala have been very fast changing as a result, it has changed the names by which it has been called for over the last few centuries. The names have varied from, Venad, Kochi, Malabar and Travancore- Cochin before the present day christening to Kerala was permanently coined for general use.
The foundation myth or the legend goes on to the establish that the always angry, Brahmin seer Parasuram created the tradition of outsiders termed as "Perumals" to rule Kerala with each generational coronation taking place on the holy and very popularly celebrated festival day of Thevar. The first Perumal ruler was the legendary Keralan and the last one being Cheraman Perumal who ruled for a brief period of twelve years and from then went off to Mecca and embraced Islam after relinquishing his throne. The site, India Kerala, offers tour booking and travel packages to let the tourist unveil the history and culture of Kerala, located in south India, India. Additional information can be had by filing in the following form. Following links can be utilized for your convenience.
• Culture and Traditions of Kerala, India
• Cuisine of Kerala

Acclaimed by the National Geographic Traveler as one of the ten paradises of the world. Lauded by Paul Mc Cartney as truly God's Own Country. Chosen by Travel and Leisure as one of the ten hot spots of the millennium......Kerala. God's Own Coountry is today the cynosure of the world for its unmatched attractions. Natural beauty, rich cultural heritage, delectable cuisine.... you name it, Kerala has it.
Sun, Surf and Solitude in Kerala
Kerala shares its western border with the Arabian Sea. The state's 600 km shoreline is dotted with some of the finest, most charming beaches in the world. These palms fringed havens drenched in the pleasant tropical sun have a singularity of their own.
Many of them are internationally renowned, like the Kovalam beach in Thiruvananthapuram which has been a favourite haunt of tourists since the 1930s. Varkala also in Thiruvananthapuran, is a seaside resort much sought after for its spa, high cliffs and rich mineral springs.
Other beaches herre relate an eventful history. Thangasseri has historic attractions like the ruins of an old Portuguese fort, churches built in the 18th century and an old lighthouse. The pier, which extends into the sea at the Alappuzha beach is about 140 years old. Dolphins can be sighted at the Cherai beach bordering Vypeen island in Kochi.
Beypore in Kozhikode, a prominent port and fishing harbour of ancient Kerala, was an important trade and maritime centre. The rock studded Kappad beach in Kozhikode is where Vascp da Gama, the Portuguese explorer, landed on the 27th of May 1498 with 170 men in three vessels.
Black rocks protect the four kilometer Muzhappilangad beach in Kannur from the currents of the deep, making its shallow waters a swimmer's paradise.
Remote and secluded, the Pallikere and Kappil beaches near Bekal in Kasaragod, are fast becoming major toourist attractions. The imposing Bekal Fort nearby is the largest and best preserved fort in Kerala.
Kerala Networks of emerald silk
The backwaters mainly cover four districts of Kerala and extend into a few others from Thiruvananthapuram down south to Kasaragod in the north. The largest backwater body, the Vembanad Lake flows through Alappuzha and Kottayam districts and opens out into the sea at the Kochi port. The Ashtamudi Lake, the second largest backwater stretch, offers the longest ride (eight hours) and is considered the gateway to the backwaters.
Your holiday home in this tranquil world is the comfortably furnished houseboat or 'Kettuvallam', which means a boat made by tying together pieces of wood. It usually has one or two bath attached bedrooms, an open lounge, deck, kitchenette and a crew comprising oarsmen, a cook and guide. You can board your houseboat from select spots along the backwaters. Kollam, one of the oldest ports on the Malabar coast, was earlier the centre of international trade. the Ashtamudi lake coverrs a third of the district. Here, you will spot Chinese fishing nets and meet large dugouts lugging coir, cashew, copra and local produce. the picturesque village of Alumkadavu, on the way to Alappuzha, is where you can watch
Acclaimed by the National Geographic Traveler as one of the ten paradises of the world. Lauded by Paul Mc Cartney as truly God's Own Country. Chosen by Travel and Leisure as one of the ten hot spots of the millennium......Kerala. God's Own Coountry is today the cynosure of the world for its unmatched attractions. Natural beauty, rich cultural heritage, delectable cuisine.... you name it, Kerala has it.
Leisure as one of the ten hot spots of the millennium......Kerala. God's Own Coountry is today the cynosure of the world for its unmatched attractions. Natural beauty, rich cultural heritage, delectable cuisine.... you name it, Kerala has it.
Sun, Surf and Solitude in Kerala
Kerala shares its western border with the Arabian Sea. The state's 600 km shoreline is dotted with some of the finest, most charming beaches in the world. These palms fringed havens drenched in the pleasant tropical sun have a singularity of their own.
Many of them are internationally renowned, like the Kovalam beach in Thiruvananthapuram which has been a favourite haunt of tourists since the 1930s. Varkala also in Thiruvananthapuran, is a seaside resort much sought after for its spa, high cliffs and rich mineral springs.
Other beaches herre relate an eventful history. Thangasseri has historic attractions like the ruins of an old Portuguese fort, churches built in the 18th century and an old lighthouse. The pier, which extends into the sea at the Alappuzha beach is about 140 years old. Dolphins can be sighted at the Cherai beach bordering Vypeen island in Kochi.
Beypore in Kozhikode, a prominent port and fishing harbour of ancient Kerala, was an important trade and maritime centre. The rock studded Kappad beach in Kozhikode is where Vascp da Gama, the Portuguese explorer, landed on the 27th of May 1498 with 170 men in three vessels.
Black rocks protect the four kilometer Muzhappilangad beach in Kannur from the currents of the deep, making its shallow waters a swimmer's paradise.
Remote and secluded, the Pallikere and Kappil beaches near Bekal in Kasaragod, are fast becoming major toourist attractions. The imposing Bekal Fort nearby is the largest and best preserved fort in Kerala.
Kerala Networks of emerald silk
The backwaters mainly cover four districts of Kerala and extend into a few others from Thiruvananthapuram down south to Kasaragod in the north. The largest backwater body, the Vembanad Lake flows through Alappuzha and Kottayam districts and opens out into the sea at the Kochi port. The Ashtamudi Lake, the second largest backwater stretch, offers the longest ride (eight hours) and is considered the gateway to the backwaters.
Your holiday home in this tranquil world is the comfortably furnished houseboat or 'Kettuvallam', which means a boat made by tying together pieces of wood. It usually has one or two bath attached bedrooms, an open lounge, deck, kitchenette and a crew comprising oarsmen, a cook and guide. You can board your houseboat from select spots along the backwaters. Kollam, one of the oldest ports on the Malabar coast, was earlier the centre of international trade. the Ashtamudi lake coverrs a third of the district. Here, you will spot Chinese fishing nets and meet large dugouts lugging coir, cashew, copra and local produce. the picturesque village of Alumkadavu, on the way to Alappuzha, is where you can watch 'Kettuvallams' in the making.
At the end of the eight hour cruise from Kollam, you reach Alappuzha, long eulogised as the Venice of the east. This place offers spectacular sights including the snake boat races and the endless paddy fields of Kuttanad. From Alappuzha your boatmen will row you past the
Natural Beauty in Kerala
The site, India Kerala, offers a kaleidoscopic overview of the natural beauty and richness of Kerala, God's own country as a travel tour to Kerala, god's own country, located in south India, India would reveal. The site, India Kerala, offers a golden opportunity to the willing traveler and tourist to undertake a travel tour to Kerala, god's own country to have a taste of the natural beauty and resplendence of Kerala, located in south India, India.
A travel tour to be accosted by the natural beauty of Kerala, would include a whole lot of natural bounty in the form of the azure waters by the side of the sandy spoils of beaches in Kerala, located in south India, India, and a rich tapestry of wildlife nestled amidst the hills and plantations in the sylvan surroundings of the order of Munnar, Idduki, Periyar, Coorg and other places of the same ilk.
Water bodies and the scattered islets of the order of Kumarakom, Vembanad Lake, Champpakullam, an island hamlet, Kumarakom bird sanctuary and Marrai beach in Alleppey, lead to an increment in the natural beauty of Kerala, but, it is the snake boat races of Alappuzha which have given a lorish stature to the natural beauty of Kerala, located in south India, India. The Chundan Valloms or the well oiled large boats, bedecked in battle gears are the hallmark imagery attached to backwaters of Alappuzha which is a chief and primordial part of natural beauty of Kerala, god's own country, located in south India, India.
The racers are all local warriors who live and prepare the boats together for the annual boat regalia. Nehru trophy boat race and Aranmula boat race are the two most popular races along with one long list of other less popular ones, which a willing traveler is bound to come to know about, on a travel tour to the backwaters of Alappuzha in god's own country, Kerala, south India, India
Idduki- A Treasure Trove of Wildlife
Idukki as a fabled hill resort in Kerala, god's own country, located in Kerala, in south India, India, is houses the largest wild life sanctuary in India, which has an expanse of approximately 777 Kilometers in the district's forested land. Animal life of the order of Deer, Giant, and Malabar Squirrel abound in plenty in this scenic hill station in India. A tour to Kerala's natural beauty and wildlife would reveal even richer places that quadruple the beauty of Kerala, as a travel tour to Kerala, god's own country, in south India, India reveals. A travel tour to Kerala's natural beauty and wildlife showcases the quintessential Elephant rides, which act as the trademark beauty of Kerala, god's own country, located in south India, India. Periyar wildlife sanctuary is another of those attractions in the rich itinerary of natural beauty, which is home to creatures of the order of elephants, leopards and tigers.
Periyar wildlife sanctuary has led to the sustenance and the final success of Project Tiger, which began in the year, 1979. A travel tour to Kerala's natural beauty and wildlife would show that the wildlife sanctuary is home to other species of animals like, Nilgiri wood pigeon, the magnificent thrushes and the stunningly agile flycatchers which add stars to the natural beauty of Kerala, god's own country, located in south India, India
The site, India Kerala, offers tour booking and travel packages to the places rich in natural beauty in Kerala, god's own country, located in south India, India. Additional information can be gleaned from the site by filing in the following form. Following links can be used up for convenience.
• Tropical Forests in Kerala, India
• Lake Tours to Kerala, India
• Enthralling Kerala Hills
Adventure Tours to Kerala, India.
The travel site India Kerala offers to take you on adventure filled travel tours to Kerala, "Gods Own Country" in South India.
Kerala in South India has a lot of potential for adventure tours with its long coastline, steep hills and inland rivers.
The mention of Kerala, conjures up images of toddy tapping, coir making, rice fields, fishing nets and of course coconut palms bordering the placid Kerala backwaters.
The travel guide India Kerala offers you packages for adventure tours that include options like angling, boating, water sports, mountain climbing, biking tours, trekking, nature treks, camping adventure tours and a lot more.
Kerala with its 575-kilometer long coastline offers ample opportunities for fishing, boating and other water sports.
Kerala, India has quite a few clearly marked biking trails in the woods near the Sahayadri's. These ranges are covered by dense woods that offer you an excellent opportunity to interact with mother nature at her best, the characteristic sweet smell of wet mud and green trees give your senses an all time high, with dry leaves crunching under your feet and colorful flowers in full bloom your adventure trekking and biking tours can be quite amazing and can make you outrageously happy.
Kerala, India is known for its rich fishing grounds and the Kerala backwaters can aptly be described as the fisherman's paradise. A leisure boat cruise could offer you myriad opportunities for angling and nature watching. During your adventure travel tours to Kerala, India you can enjoy the extremely competitive boat races that take place to mark the celebrations during special festivals like Onam.
• Water Sports in Kerala
• Nature Treks to Kerala, India
• Biking and Canoeing Tours to Kerala, India
• Boat Races in Kerala, India
For more details regarding adventure tours, adventure tour packages and adventure tour booking to Kerala, India please fill up the form provided below.
Natural Beauty in Kerala
The site, India Kerala, offers a kaleidoscopic overview of the natural beauty and richness of Kerala, God's own country as a travel tour to Kerala, god's own country, located in south India, India would reveal. The site, India Kerala, offers a golden opportunity to the willing traveler and tourist to undertake a travel tour to Kerala, god's own country to have a taste of the natural beauty and resplendence of Kerala, located in south India, India.
A travel tour to be accosted by the natural beauty of Kerala, would include a whole lot of natural bounty in the form of the azure waters by the side of the sandy spoils of beaches in Kerala, located in south India, India, and a rich tapestry of wildlife nestled amidst the hills and plantations in the sylvan surroundings of the order of Munnar, Idduki, Periyar, Coorg and other places of the same ilk.
Water bodies and the scattered islets of the order of Kumarakom, Vembanad Lake, Champpakullam, an island hamlet, Kumarakom bird sanctuary and Marrai beach in Alleppey, lead to an increment in the natural beauty of Kerala, but, it is the snake boat races of Alappuzha which have given a lorish stature to the natural beauty of Kerala, located in south India, India. The Chundan Valloms or the well oiled large boats, bedecked in battle gears are the hallmark imagery attached to backwaters of Alappuzha which is a chief and primordial part of natural beauty of Kerala, god's own country, located in south India, India.
The racers are all local warriors who live and prepare the boats together for the annual boat regalia. Nehru trophy boat race and Aranmula boat race are the two most popular races along with one long list of other less popular ones, which a willing traveler is bound to come to know about, on a travel tour to the backwaters of Alappuzha in god's own country, Kerala, south India, India
Idduki- A Treasure Trove of Wildlife
Idukki as a fabled hill resort in Kerala, god's own country, located in Kerala, in south India, India, is houses the largest wild life sanctuary in India, which has an expanse of approximately 777 Kilometers in the district's forested land. Animal life of the order of Deer, Giant, and Malabar Squirrel abound in plenty in this scenic hill station in India. A tour to Kerala's natural beauty and wildlife would reveal even richer places that quadruple the beauty of Kerala, as a travel tour to Kerala, god's own country, in south India, India reveals. A travel tour to Kerala's natural beauty and wildlife showcases the quintessential Elephant rides, which act as the trademark beauty of Kerala, god's own country, located in south India, India. Periyar wildlife sanctuary is another of those attractions in the rich itinerary of natural beauty, which is home to creatures of the order of elephants, leopards and tigers.
Periyar wildlife sanctuary has led to the sustenance and the final success of Project Tiger, which began in the year, 1979. A travel tour to Kerala's natural beauty and wildlife would show that the wildlife sanctuary is home to other species of animals like, Nilgiri wood pigeon, the magnificent thrushes and the stunningly agile flycatchers which add stars to the natural beauty of Kerala, god's own country, located in south India, India
The site, India Kerala, offers tour booking and travel packages to the places rich in natural beauty in Kerala, god's own country, located in south India, India. Additional information can be gleaned from the site by filing in the following form. Following links can be used up for convenience.
• Tropical Forests in Kerala, India
• Lake Tours to Kerala, India
Enthralling Kerala Hills Wildlife Tours to Kerala India.
The site India Kerala offers to introduce you to wildlife tour packages that take you on wildlife tours to the wildlife sanctuaries located in Kerala, India. There are a number of wildlife sanctuaries located in Kerala, South India that offer sanctuaries and natural habitats for a number of wild animals.
It is quite natural to have these wildlife sanctuaries in Kerala, South India as these wildlife parks are located in areas that are covered with lush green woods, dense plant growth, natural water bodies and favorable climatic conditions. So literally speaking Kerala in South India has it all, nature has been very kind to this part of India so it is but natural that there are so many wildlife sanctuaries and wildlife parks in Kerala, South India.
The commonly sighted animals in most of these wildlife parks and wildlife sanctuaries are the elephants, flying squirrel, lion-tailed macaque, tigers, tahr, wild dogs and a hoard of other wild animals. Apart from a rich population of wild animals most of the wildlife parks and wildlife sanctuaries are also home to a variety of birds.
Some of the popular wildlife sanctuaries and wildlife parks located in Kerala, South India are the Peppara Wildlife Sanctuary, Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary, Idukki Wildlife Sanctuary, Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary, Thekkady Wildlife Sanctuary and a number of other wildlife parks.
Thus the travel Website, India Kerala offers you wildlife tour packages to the following wildlife parks and wildlife sanctuaries:
• Peechi Wildlife Sanctuary
• Peppara Wildlife Sanctuary
• Thattekad Bird Sanctuary
• Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary
• Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary
• Idukki Wildlife Sanctuary
• Eravikulam National Park
• Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary
• Parambikulam Wildlife Sanctuary
• Silent Valley National Park
• For more details regarding wildlife tours and wildlife tour booking to the several wildlife sanctuaries located in Kerala, South India please fill up the form provided below.
Festivals of Kerala, India
The site, India Kerala, offers a golden opportunity to scout around Kerala, god's own country, located in south India, India, by undertaking a travel tour to festivals in Kerala, god's own country, located in south India, India. A travel tour to Kerala exposes and brings to relief a large cross section of color and gaiety which are the hallmarks of any festival in India with Kerala, god's own country, located in south India, India, being no exception to the attendant fun and froth.
A travel tour to Kerala with an inclusive travel tour to the festivals of Kerala, god's, own country, based in south India, India, would lead to the opening up of a completely new world before the interested tourist/ traveler.
Onam, is a celebration of the fun and gaiety at the onset of a warm autumn and the outgoing wetness of a summer monsoon with the advent to the throne of Lord Mahabali who has reigned since the time of Ramrajya in Kerala, god's own country, located in south India, India.
Hotels of Kerala, South India
The travel Website India Kerala offers to present you with information regarding hotels located in the different parts of Kerala, South India. The travel guide India Kerala offers you hotel specification details and information on the facilities available at the various hotels located in Kovalam, Varkala, Poovar Island, Kochi, Kumarakom, Alleppey, Kozhikode, Munnar, Wayanad, Guruvayoor and Thiruvananthapuram in Kerala, South India.
Most of the hotels located in the different parts of Kerala, South India offer you luxuries and comforts coupled with traditional Keralan charm that wins your heart and entices you to extend your stay in "Gods own country'.
So come and visit any of the lovely and picturesque destinations in Kerala, South India with the travel site India Kerala and stay at one of the many hotels and resorts located in Kerala, South India.
• Hotels in Kovalam
• Hotels in Poovar Island
• Hotels in Varkala
• Hotels in Kochi
• Hotels in Kumarakom
• Hotels in Alleppey
• Hotels in Munnar
• Hotels in Wayanad
• Hotels in Thiruvananthapuram
• Hotels in Kozhikode Calicut
• Hotels in Guruvayur
• The Beach Orchid
For further information regarding online hotel reservation and hotel booking at the various hotels in any of the travel destinations in Kerala, South India please fill up the query form provided below.
Hill Stations in Kerala, South India
The travel Website India Kerala offers to take you on Hill Station tours to the several hill stations located in Kerala, South India. Kerala, South India is known for its lovely, picturesque and emerald green hill stations. Some of the most popular hill stations located in Kerala, South India are Munnar, Chithirapuram, Peruvannamuzhi and Ponmudi.
The travel Website and travel guide offers you an assortment of hill station tour packages that offer you tour packages that take you on the most enchanting Kerala hill station tour. Kerala, South India is known for its pristine natural charm and breathtaking natural greens. People come from far and wide to visit these Kerala hill stations. They come here to relax, they come here for revitalization and some come here to heal themselves of various diseases with the help of traditional Ayurveda therapeutics that is so natural to these parts of South India. In fact the Kerala hills are covered with a generous bounty of medicinal herbs and green plants that help you to get rid of your diseases in a natural manner.
Each and every hill station that you may visit during your hill station tours to Kerala, South India has a characteristic and distinct natural beauty of its own. The calm and quiet of these Kerala hill stations, the pure, fresh and crisp mountain air, the exotic flora and enchanting fauna, the characteristic smell of wet wood mingled with the smell of forest earth gives your senses the most wonderful experience and one that you are not likely to get over soon.
Thus the travel website India Kerala takes you on Hill stations tours to Kerala, South India. Hill Resorts in Kerala, India.
• Hill Resorts in Kerala
• Tours to Munnar
• Tours to Devikulam
• Tours to Chithirapuram
• Tours to Idukki
• Tours to Nellyampathy
• Tours to Peruvannamuzhi
• Tours to Ponmudi
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