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Kerala
Backwaters India
Location:
Southern part of the Indian subcontinent.
Famous As: Beaches and backwaters.
Kerala Climate: Normal
Kerala
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Kerala
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Kerala “The
God’s Own Country” magical green land is a thin, lush place
spread on the south - west coast of India. Rice fields, mango, coconut
palms and cashew nut trees dominate Kerala India. Christianity has been
in Kerala for as long as it has been in Europe. The present-day state
of Kerala was created in 1956 from Travancore, Kochi and Malabar. Malabar
was formerly part of Madras state. Kerala is one of the most progressive,
literate and highly educated states of India. Kerala India is also known
for its beautiful backwaters and stunning Beaches.
You can easily travel in Kerala, thanks to a great public transport system.
The good things like the development of infrastructure for tourism in
Kerala, a highly successful literacy programme, ensuring easier communication
between guests and local residents, and the tropical climate, make a holiday
in Kerala relaxing and pleasant.
Kerala is the ideal honeymoon travel destination and where you can spend
your dream vacation in a dream location of “God’s Own Country”
Kerala India. Kerala Offers some of the most romantic honeymoon destinations
in India.
Enjoy the breathtakingly beautiful beaches and backwaters of Kerala. Tourism
in Kerala, with golden glowing beaches, credible palm trees, cruising
and luxurious seafood, offers you an remarkable Kerala travel experience.
Kerala also offers backwater tours, where you can sit back and enjoy the
romantic sights, smells and sounds of the captivating countryside of Kerala,
India.
Kerala Backwaters Tour
Kerala backwaters are the most admired tourist attraction
of Kerala. Kerala India known for its backwaters and lakes. The Ashtamudi
Lake has eight 'arms' covering a major portion of Kollam district in the
south, and is the second largest lake in the state.
The palm-fringed backwaters are internal lakes connected by a network
of canals. The backwater used for all transportation needs, in particular
trade in coconut, rubber, rice and spices. These waterways link remote
villages and islands to the mainland and nerve centers of the coastal
area. The largest backwater stretch is the Vembanad Lake, which opens
out into the sea at the Kochi port and flows through three districts-Alappuzha,
Kottayam and Kochi.
The most interesting area
in the backwaters is the Kuttanad region, called the rice bowl of Kerala.
The area is probably the only place in the continent where farming is
done below sea level, using a system of dykes and bunds.
Kerala
India - Tourist attractions and places
Alappuzha
Alappuzha is one of the major centers for backwater boat trips. The complex
network of canals through this town has earned it the sobriquet "The
Venice of the East". The long country boats are the taxies of the
water. The coir workers present an interesting sight as they soak coconut
fiber in pools, beat them and wind the strands on long spindles stretched
between an endless lines of coconut trees.
A short distance from Thiruvananthapuram is the Veli Aakulam lagoon. Water
sports, a floating restaurant, an amusement park, speedboats and other
facilities make this spot a tourist attraction. The east end of the lake
is flanked by two scenic hillocks.
Kollam
Kollam - the charming old port city of Kollam on the banks of the Ashtamudi
Lake. Ashtamudi Lake is known as the cashew industry. It is one of the
oldest ports of the backwaters, with the ferry to Alappuzha taking more
than 8 hours.
Alumkadavu
Alumkadavu, in the town of Karunagapally hardly 20 kilometers north of
Kollam, is where houseboats are built. These huge, long and tapering barges
were traditionally used to carry tones of goods, with a portion covered
with bamboo and coir servicing as a rest room and kitchen for the crew.
Gliding down the calm and serene backwaters in a kettuvallom, embraced
by green leaves and palm, see a rural Kerala preserved through the ages.
Kottayam
Kottayam A small village 12 kilometer west of Kottayam town, on the banks
of the beautiful Vembanad Lake, Kumarakom is 14-acre bird sanctuary known
for local varieties of water fowl, cuckoo, water ducks, and migrating
Siberian storks.
The best months to visit it are June-August. Just 80 kilometres from Cochin,
this area has unique houseboats, boat racing, motorboat and water sport
facilities. The houseboats, plied by local oarsmen, are simply furnished
with a living room, bedroom with attached bath and a raised central deck
for lazing on cushions.
Kozhikode
Kozhikode - In north Kerala, the green backwaters of Kozhikode stretch
out. This old commercial town attracts tourists for its beauty, wonderful
backwaters and vacation spot.
Kochi(Cochin)
Kochi(Cochin) - Kochi has earned the sobriquet "Queen of
the Arabian Sea". Kochi Famous for its natural port, one of the best
in the world. All the islands that make up Kochi are well connected by
ship. The Chinese fishing nets, a method of fishing established in Kochi
during the times of Kubla Khan line the waterfront.
Besides these backwaters,
other equally beautiful water bodies elsewhere are Veli (in South Kerala),
Kadinamkulam, Madayara, Peravur, Edava, Anjengo, Ashtamudi, Kayamkulam,
Kodungalur, Valiyaparamba and Chetuva (in North Kerala).
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