Kerala Hotels :Kerala Sightseeing
Kerala Sightseeing
 Located on the southwestern coast of India, Kerala, God’s Own Country, is full of spectacular views and famous tourist attraction sites. Throng of foreign and Indian tourist come here to spend their holidays in Kerala’s solace and serenity. Backwaters, picturesque beaches, healing ayurveda, cool hillstations, Wildlife, historical monuments and lots more lure tourists to come to Kerala.
Lets start with its scintillating beaches on the way to sightseeing in Kerala. As Kerala is surrounded by the Arabian Sea to the west with its 600km long shoreline. Its shoreline has beaches bounded by coconut grooves. Some famous beaches of Kerala are Kovalam Beach, Poovar Beach, Varkala Beach, Cherai Beach, Fort Kochi Beach, Alappuzha Beach. Now as we go to the east, Kerala has high mountains, abyss and deep valleys by western ghats. Devi Kulam, Munnar, Nelliyampathi, Peermade, Ponmudi, Vagamon, Wayanad and Kottancherry Hills.
Backwaters is one of the major tourist attractions in Kerala. Aggregation of canals, rivers, lakes and inlets form backwaters. It is also a source of life to aquatic animals that include crabs, mudskippers, frogs, water bird such as Kingfisher, terns etc. Backwater is surrounded by coconut trees, leafy plants and bushes to give us green lush surroundings. Backwater on the Vembanad lake is the largest backwater in Kerala and afterwards, Astaumudi Lake backwater comes on the second position. Tourist enjoy Kettuvallams (Kerala houseboats) in the backwater of Kerala. These houseboats were used to transport rice from the fertile lands along the backwaters covered with thatche roof to protect the transported rice. Now, these become floating cottages providing complete accommodation amenities on the backwaters.
Some of the Kerala attractions are :
Fort Kochi is situated at Palace Road, Mattancherry in Kochi. Many tourist come here to enjoy the sightseeing of Mattancherry Palace(Dutch Palace) and the Santa Cruz Basilica.
There is a Hill Palace near Tripunithura. It is the largest archaeological museum in Kerala. Spread across 54 acres, it has 49 building based on traditional architectural style.
Bolgatty Palace is built by the Dutch, situate din the scenic Bolgatty Island in Kochi. Earlier, it was Governer’s place to the Dutch then it becomes the residence of British Governers and now it is a heritage resort.
St. Francis Church, built in 1503, is the oldest European church in India. It is also among one of the tourist attraction.
Bhoothathankettu is a popular tourist destination as it is connected to the Salim Ali/ Thattekad Bird Sancutary. It is located about 50 km away from Kochi, in the village of Pindimana. There is also Idamalayam reservoir which is just 12 km away from the site.
There is lot more to explore and enjoy in Kerala. So spend your holidays in Kerala while enjoying the best of sightseeings.
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