Historic and Cultural Tourism in Kerala

Kerala is visited not just for its scenic beauty but also for its history and culture.  It is the land of abundant historical and cultural attractions. This costal state is home to diverse landmarks, architecture and culture. The state has a glorious past of being ruled by royal dynasties of Kerala, colonial Portuguese, Jews, Dutch and British and this have inspired many architectural marvels.

Bekal Fort

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Adventure tourism in India

Are you bored of just seeing places? Just seeing a tourist spot is not enough to completely experience it. You have to indulge in activities and events peculiar to the spot you visit to the encounter these places in its entirety. Adventure sports makes your travel experience exhilarating and adrenaline packed. Here are some places where you can undertake crazy fun-packed adventure sports.

Motorcycle Touring from Shimla to Leh

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North Kerala v/s South Kerala

There is an array of tourist spots and tourist activities spread across Kerala; unless you have the time to visit all the places in Kerala you are surely to going to miss out some of it. Perfect planning and research can be help you explore the kind of places that you like to visit.

The major tourist spots across Kerala are dispensed here. It is better explore either South or North rather than travelling all across the state; there are similar tourist attractions on both side so that you stick to one side and explore all. For example if you have a hill station in mind there is Munnar in the south and Wayanad in the north. Continue reading “North Kerala v/s South Kerala”

Things to do in Kochi

Kochi, or Cochin, the queen of Arabian Sea is located on the Western coast of India. The port city is the biggest city in the state of Kerala and offers visitors a unique view of India and its colonial past. If you are a traveler, who loves to explore the best experience from a unique land with a great charm & history, know all the exciting things to do in Kochi.

Adventure with Chinese Fishing Net

The Chinese fishing nets are one of the most popular attractions in Fort Kochi. They are in use here for more than 500 years and give a spectacular view for visitors at early morning and colorful evenings. There are many stories regarding the origin of these attractive fishing nets like they came from traders of Kubla Khan, the Chinese explorer ‘Zhang He’ introduced the nets, Portuguese brought over it here etc. The fishermen here always love to share the stories to tourists and will let you help raise and lower the 10m nets into the sea.

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Why Thailand the favorite outbound destination for Indian tourists

Thailand continued to remain popular among Indian travellers during the last two years with three of its cities Bangkok, Phuket and Pattaya featuring in the list of top 10 overseas destinations, according to a study. According to the Hotel Price Index (HPI) report by Hotels.com Thailand is the most favored outbound destination among Indians and the list is followed by Singapore, Hong Kong and Kuala Lumpur and Dubai.

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The Golden Triangle of Tourism

The Golden Triangle, the most popular tourist route in India, is widely appreciated for its architecture, culture and natural serene. Delhi, Jaipur and Agra, the three cities that constitutes the Golden Triangle will take you into the glorious past of the Mughals and Maharajas with its world’s best architecture. Well-known for their diverse cultural landscapes, each of these cities reflects the vibrant historical profile of the country.

The name Golden Triangle was derived from the way the three cities look on a map. There is around 250km of distance between the cities. All of them are connected up by roads as well as rail and makes travelling from one city to another really easy. If you have a plan to visit the UNESCO World Heritage Sites that are completely worth exploring, we have a small guide to help you. Continue reading “The Golden Triangle of Tourism”

BEST TIME TO VISIT KERALA

Kerala is the land of breathtaking backwaters, pacifying greenery and tranquilizing climate. Kerala has three seasons which are the monsoon, summer and winter and the three tourist seasons are; the peak season which is from September to March, the off season which is from April to May and monsoon season from June to August. Each season in Kerala is unique and the visit during each of these seasons are completely different each other.

You can visit the places according to the climate that you like; if you yearn for chilly climate Munnar and Wayanad are the places for you, and for moderate climate drop in to Kazargode or Kollam and for tropical climate Kochi and Trivandrum are the places to visit. In a nutshell you can visit Kerala during any season and still enjoy the climate that you prefer by going to the right place. Kerala is blessed with a pleasing and enjoyable climate throughout the year across all the seasons and months but if you still cannot decide the time to visit, give this article a read. Continue reading “BEST TIME TO VISIT KERALA”