9 stunning places to be on the bucket list of every Kerala traveler!
This is a list of stunning places, to be on the bucket list of every Kerala traveler, planning for an India vacation next time.
1. Ranipuram
Ranipuram is a hill station located within Kasargod district of Kerala state, south India. This is unexplored territory for the nature enthusiast and birdwatcher. Butterflies are in abundance and birds of the evergreen biotope like the black eagle,crested serpent eagle and little spider hunter common. Elephants pay visits in the summer months and leopards have been sighted in the not-too-distant past.
2. Cochin Shipyard Limited
Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL) is the largest shipbuilding and maintenance facility in India. It is part of a line of maritime-related facilities in the port-city of Kochi, in the state of Kerala, India.
3. Marine Drive — Kochi
Marine Drive in Kochi, is a popular hangout and this scenic stretch offers a spectacular view of the backwaters and the Kochi Harbour.
4. Edathua Church
Edathua Church situated on the banks of a branch of the Pamba river, the massive shrine at Edathua, was built more than 200 years ago resembles the churches of medieval Europe.
5. Kuttanad
Kuttanad, the rice bowl of Kerala, with its unending stretch of paddy fields, small streams and canals with lush green coconut palms, was well known even from the early periods of the Sangam age.
6. Fort Kochi
Fort Kochi is a region in the city of Kochi in the state of Kerala, India. This is part of a handful of water-bound regions toward the south-west of the mainland Kochi. Chinese fishing nets (Cheena vala) are common fishing nets that are fixed land installations for fishing. While commonly known as “Chinese fishing nets” in India, the more formal name for such nets is “shore operated lift nets.
7.Alapuzha backwaters
The Alapuzha backwaters are a chain of brackish lagoons and lakes lying parallel to the Arabian coast of Kerala state in thousand in India. The network includes five large lakes linked by canals, both manmade and natural, fed by 38 rivers, and extending virtually half the length of Kerala state. The backwaters were formed by the action of waves and shore currents creating low barrier islands across the mouths of the many rivers flowing down from the Western ghats.
8. Ponmudi
Ponmudi is a hill station in the Thiruvananthapuram district of Kerala in India. Its located 55.2 km north-east of Trivandrum city at an altitude of 1100 m. It is a part of the Western Ghats mountain range that runs parallel to the Arabian Sea.
9. Munnar
Munnar is a town and hill station located in the Idukki district of the southwestern Indian state of Kerala. Munnar is situated at around 1,600 metres above sea level, in the Western Ghats range of mountains.
These are few places which you should never miss while in Kerala. A handfull of spots still remain such as the timeless beauty of the palm fringed beaches of Kovalam and Varkala, the majesty of the undulating hills of Vagamon, the serenity of the pristine backwaters of Kumarakom and the enchanting woods and forests of Thekkady and Silent Valley will have you bowled over.
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