KERALA

COCHIN
Cochin is one of the most beautiful in kerala.It has an all weather harbour and a great seascape.Tee lagoons and wooded islands of its backwaters give it great beauty

Places to visit:
1.Jewish synagogue,Jew Town,Mattancherry
2.Dutch Palace
3.St Francis Church
4.Santa Cruz Church

KALADY
It is a pilgrim centre,is situated on the bank of the river periyar.It is the birth place of Sri Shankaracharya,the great Indian philospher who lived in the 8th century.

ALWAYE
It is 23 km from Cochin.It is an Industrial centre and also an ideal place for swimming in the river periyar.

TRICHUR
Itis 74 km from cochin.The ancient Vacakkunathan temple,zoo and museum are here

GURUVAYOOR
It is 29 km from Trichur.It has an ancient shrine of lord Krishna.

MALAMPUZHA DAM
It is 83km from Trichur and 62 km from Coimbatore.A fine lake surrounded by the hills of the western ghats.The terraced garden which is lighted on weekends present
an view from the Tourist Bungalow and Rest house.

CHERUTHURUTHY
It is 32 km from Trichur.The kerala Kalamandalam, the chief center of the renaissance of kathakali dance is located here

MUNNAR
It is 140km from cochin. It is hill resort. Affords a beautiful view of plantations and tea gardens.

CALICUT
It is 145 km from Malampuzha Dam and 87 km from Shoranur.It was known as Kozhikode.It is famous in history as the capital of Zamorin Rajahs.Vascoda gama land here in 1498.A big centre of the timber industry and busy boat building
yard.

CANNANORE:
It is 80km from calicut.It has as old fort built by the portuguese.

SABARIMALA
Famous for the temple of Ayyappan.Devotees in large visit during November and December

ALLEPPEY
It has large network of canals which cutting through the town provide its life line.Grandest sights offered is the big snake-boat race held in the backwaters on its outskrits in Auguest during the Onam Festival.The cruise by boat from
Alleppey to Kottayam is a happy experience.

THEKKADY
It is known as perriyar Wild Life an sctuary.It can be visited from cochin,208 km via kottam and Madurai 150 km from Madurai.Animals like elephants,bisons,sambar,barking
deer and pigs,sometimes tigers,leopards and sloth bears are also found.

QUILON
It is an ancient city back to the 9th century A.D. The Malayalam Era is calculated from the date of the founding of this town.It has a big trade in cashewnuts.It is 70 km from
Trivandrum

Places to visit:
1.Cruise on the Ashtamudi
2.visit Cashew nut factories and coir making plants

TRIVANDRUM
It is the capital of Kerala state.It is the short form of Thiruvananthapuram means the abode of the Serpent Anandha on which lies God Vishnu also known as sri Padmanabha.

Places to visit:
1.Sri Padmanabhaswamy Temple
2.Zoological Gardens
3.Art Gallery
4.Napier Museum
5.Aquarium
6.Neyyar Dam
7.Ponmudi

KOVALAM BEACH
Kovalam is a sheltered bay endowed with unusal beauty. This natural bay is a safe sea-pool from high waves and surges. on one side there are high rocks going in to the sa and on the other side coconut,palms line gently curved beachline.It is 13 km from Trivandrum.