Friday, January 15, 2010

KERALA PACKAGE TOUR TIPS

Kerala is an amazing holiday destination in world. If you have enough time in your hand then start a journey from north side. Move through Hill station, wild Wyanad then come to Cochin.And visit St Francis Church, the oldest Church in India, 500 year old Portuguese Houses, Cantilevered Chinese fishing nets,16th century Synagogue, Jew Town and Mattancherry Palace, built by Portuguese, this Palace contains some of India’s most beautiful murals.

Then visit the beach and backwater combination in Kerala – Cherai. With out a house boat trip your trip become in vain. It is a typical Kerala village with paddy fields and coconut groves in the vicinity. It is an enchanting stretch of undeveloped golden sand, with miles of beautiful backwater's just 300m back from the seashore. The sandy, clean and shallow beach evokes irresistible temptation for swimming and sunbathing .The cool fresh morning air on the beaches of Cherai, definitely have something unique in them that no other beach in the world has. It has the calm serene Backwaters on the other side and the land is filled with coconut trees which make this a very unique and precious gift of the Mother Nature. May be that is why it is such a favorite holiday destination among tourists.

A Cruise along the palm fringed waterways of Kerala in a houseboat or ketuvallom is the most enchanting holiday experience in Kerala today. If you have not experienced it, here is a golden opportunity to do it at a fraction of its original cost. Modified to meet a novel concept of holidaying, the houseboats are comfortably furnished with an open lounge, one or two bath attached bedrooms and a kitchen, and are extremely eco friendly. Every houseboat is manned by a crew - usually a Cook, a Captain, and an Oarsman.

Then visit unending expanse of tea plantation, located at 1600 m above sea level. This was once the summer resort of the British Government in South India. Panoramic views of low-flying clouds and mist filled valleys make it a pretty little heaven with a cool bracing climate. It was opened up out of virgin forests a century ago by pioneering planters. Sprawling tea plantations, it offers the best opportunity you are ever likely to have to see the tea plantations, to watch tea being picked, to learn how tea is processed, to smell the sweet scent of tea wafting through the air and to buy the tea directly from the gardens place. Munnar is the land of neelakurinji ( strobilanthus ) .The flower blooms only once in 12 years.

Have a trip to Thekkady, better known as Tiger Reserve is a rich diversity of vertebrates. The diverse forest types, vayals, marshes, and a large aquatic habitat together support 62 species of mammals, 320 species of birds, 45 species of reptiles, 27 species of amphibians, and 38 species of fishes. Thekkady, is an example of nature’s bounty, with great scenic charm, rich bio diversity and providing veritable visitor satisfaction. Sprawled over an area of 777 Sq .km. Periyar is one of the 27 tiger reserves in India.