Kovalam Beach

Kerala has many beautiful beaches. Kovalam is a beach town on the Arabian Sea located 16km away from Thiruvananthapuram, capital city of Kerala.

It is an internationally renowned beach with thousands of people visiting from all over the world every year. Port of Vizhinjam is only 3 km away from Kovalam. An international trans ship terminal is proposed at Vizhinjam. Nearest airport ins Trivandrum International Airport and nearest railway station is Trivandrum Central.

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Marine Drive Kochi

Whenever we go to Kochi we visit marine drive too. In our last visit to Kerala few weeks back we visited marine drive once again and spent few hours there. Actually we had planned to get down at Ernakum on the way from Chennai to my native place in Alleppey but due to bus and auto strike we cancelled it. While coming back we stayed in Kochi for one day and visited all our friends in Tripunithura and spent few hours roaming around in marine drive and M G Road.



Actually we had planned for a boating through the backwaters but it was too late in the evening and was raining so we cancelled it. We sat near the GCDA (greater Cochin Development Authority) Complex near Taj Residency hotel for around 1 hour. Then we had some snacks and coffee from Bimbis Restaurant. It is our favorite restaurant and whenever we come to Marine Drive area we visit Bimbis too. We left the place around 6:30pm because it was raining heavily.



It was a wonderful experience sitting near the backwater and walking through the walkway starting from the high court junction. The gentle breeze from Vembanadu Lake is an important attraction for tourists as well as native people. Also it is a very good place for shopping in Kochi. There are many shops in the GCDA complex in which you can buy dress materials, watch, electronic goods, handicraft and gift items. Opposite to GCDA complex there is another shopping complex called Penta Menaka. There you will get all kind of mobile phones and accessories, CDs, DVDs etc. Also there are many coffee shops, fast food shops and hotels in this part of Kochi.

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Kerala Tourism - backwaters, beaches and hill stations

Kerala is a famous tourist destination in South India. Tourists from all over the world are visiting kerala every year. Kerala has many attractive tourist destinations like backwaters, beaches and hill stations. Cruising though Kerala backwaters in a houseboat is a wonderful experience.

Alappuzha Tourism

Alappuzha is famous for its backwaters, paddy fields, snake boats, houseboats, beaches and coir industry. Kuttanad is the main paddy field and it is one of the places in the world where farming is done below sea level.



Alappuzha Photos

Cochin Tourism

Cochin or Kochi is the main city and financial capital of Kerala.Kochi is gifted with nice beaches like fort kochi beach and cherayi beach and islands like vypeen, bolgatty and vallarpadam. Kochi is also one of the main port in south India. International and Domestic Airport is about 35km away from main city at Nedumbassery and it is connected to all major cities in the world. Cochin is also well connected with other major indian cities via rail and bus.



Kochi Photos

Kottayam Tourism

Kumarakom is the famous tourist destination in Kottayam district. Boating and bird sanctuary are the main attractions in Kumarakom. Different types of houseboats and small boats are available in a very affordable rate.



Kumarakom Photos

Thiruvananthapuram Tourism

Thiruvanathapuram is the political capital of Kerala. Sri Padmanbha Swami Temple is located here. Also there are many interesting beaches like Kovalam.

A Govt of Kerala owned body, Kerala State Tourist Development Corporation (KTDC) is controlling the tourism related operations in Kerala. KTDC help centers are available in all major tourist places in Kerala.

Now Govt. of Kerala is also giving importance to Health related tourism fields like Ayurveda Tourism, Dental Tourism etc.

Kerala Tourism Info