aboutkerala

As I said earlier I would try to go one by one through each of the districts in Kerala  telling you about the various places which you can visit in these places .Beginning from the south we will first find Trivandrum or Thiruvanathapuram which is the capitol of the state .

TRIVANDRUM

Trivandrum or Thiruvanathapuram  is the southern most district and the capitol of the Kerala state and  just like a capitol would be it consist mainly people who are government servants or their descendents . It would be very easy to find a guide here( i.e’s if you want one)especially if you have already reached one of those tourist places or you can reach one of those KTDC hotels run by the government  where you will find government approved guides .

There are a lots of places to visit here to begin with lets start from the most famous place of all the kovalam beach.

 Kovalam  

Kovalam beach is situated at around 7 kms from the center of the city (i.e’s the place you will reach if you come by train). If you come by a plane you can find a lots of pre paid taxis on the airport (avoid catching taxis from outside) which will take you to kovalam . Once you reach there you can find that there are many hotels there if you want a five star hotel you have the hotel by leela(Asoka in olden days)group (If have already booked a room there they will come and pick you up from airport if you want) .you will also find a number of smaller hotels and home stays.

The best time to visit the place would be between Novembers to February but then this is the season time and you would be better off if you can book a place for your stay also this time of the year has also the difficulty of hotel keeping exorbitant rates. You will also find many small shops selling useless trinkets for big money. So take my advice if you want to buy some souvenirs come to city and buy.

Now some things about the beach….

Kovalam beach is one of the largest beaches in India(this is one place you wil find a lot of info on net  it is mainly divided into three regions. The southern most beach, and the most popular, is the LighthouseBeach. Further south on the beach one can have a spectacular view of the Vizhinzam mosque.The middle beach is called Hawah. The northern most beach, Samudra .Surfing and boating facilities are also available but I wouldn’t say it as a very good place to surf. The hotels there can arrange for kathakali or some other regional art if you are interested (And can pay the price). All these facilities are available regardless of the place you stay so all you guys go there and enjoy.

Kerala is one of the southern most states of India well known for its scenic beauty .It is one of the hottest tourist destinations in India. In this blog  I would like to tell all you guys out there about the different places in Kerala a tourist must visit . I will be going through it first by giving an overview about the state and then district wise so that is more easy. I would not say I have visited all these places I am referring to but will be taking into account experiences of my friends and relatives also. For all you people who are planning to visit  Kerala one thing I can assure you  i.e. you wont be disappointed after visiting this place . Good luck to you all .

Kerala at a glance 

 Kerala I have mentioned earlier is one of the southern most states of
India .It is has a population of around 32 million and the currency followed here is Indian rupee and the state language is Malayalam. Kerala is well known for its hundred percent literacy so if you know English it is well and enough as you will find that almost every one here know at lest bits and tits of English   so once you are here getting direction wont be a difficult job.The climate here is tropical  and temperature will vary  from a minimum of  20-22 to a maximum of  35 to 37 degree Celsius. And for all you guys out there in colder parts of the world November to February will be the ideal time to visit the place.

Tourism is promoted to a great extent by the government here under the logo of ‘ God’s own country’and good facilities are available at every tourist destination you can find more about the government promoted tourist destinations at www.keralatourisim.org the hotels mentioned in the site mainly constitute the KTDC hotels which are run by the government and some other hotels which offer very good facilities at a high rate  so for those of you who wish to spend less I can tell you that  the r are lost of other hotel near to most of the places in addition you can find home stays run by private individuals. I will try to include some of the hotels which are of my knowledge  in  my later posts  along with the destinations .So once again best of luck for the trip….