Kerala is a land of rivers and backwaters. Forty-four rivers (41
west-flowing and 3 east-flowing} criss-cross the state physique
along with countless runlets.
Backwaters are an attractive, economically valuable feature of Kerala.
These include lakes and ocean in lets which stretch irregularly
along the Kerala coast. The biggest among these backwaters is the
Vembanad lake, with an area of 200 sq km, which opens out into the
Arabian Sea at Cochin port.
Cities to Visit in Kerala
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| Ernakulam | Idukki
| Travel to Kannur | Kasaragod
| Kollam | Kottayam
| Kovalam | Kozhikode
| Malappuram | Palakkad
| Pathanamthitta | Periyar
| Thiruvananthpuram
| Thrisur | Wayanad
Kerala Backwaters:
900 km of tranquility: It's an intricate network of innumerable
lagoons, lakes, canals, estuaries and the deltas of forty-four rivers
that drain into the Arabian Sea.
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Kerala Beaches:
Sharing its western border with the Arabian Sea, Kerala has a 600
km long shoreline dotted with some of the finest, most charming
beaches of the world, coconut groves, natural harbours, lagoons
and sheltered coves.
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Kerala Crafts:
In a land where thecoconut is king, many of lhecralts ut Keraia
are woven, and carved, around the coconut.
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Kerala Cuisine:
Always, when talking about food, start with the pro-occupations.
They are so wildly off the mark that they make excellent dinner-table
conversation when savouring the real thing.
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Kerala Fairs & Festivals:
Spring: The season to celebrate - Kerala wakes up to some festival
or the other every day of the year. But the spring months bring
along a special air of festivities.
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Kerala Folk Dance &
Music:
Wake up on a mist-softened morning in Kerala. The sun has not yet
risen above the palms. It has just touched the backwaters with silver.
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Kerala Hill Stations:
Lying on the windward side of the Western Ghats, Kerala has a long
chain of lush, mist-clad hill stations that are home to exotic wildlife.
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Kerala Ayurveda:
Popularity of Ayurveda is turning out to be an important cause for
a tourism boom in Kerala. Kerala is the only state which practices
this system of medicine with absolute dedication.
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Kerala Waterfalls:
The forests of Western ghats are punctuated with large and small
waterfalls that gurgle and splash down the mountain side. The wooded
forests forests of Western ghats are hidden with cascading showers.
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Kerala Wildlife:
Nestled in lush forest of the Western Ghats in Kerala are fourteen
wildlife sanctuaries. And skirting these exotic destinations are
some of the most delightful trekking trails in the country.
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Location of Kerala: Kerala is on the southernmost tip of
India. It stretches along the coast of the Arabian Sea and is separated
from the rest of the sub continent by the steep Western Ghats.
The state lies between 817'30" and 1247'40" north latitude and 7451'and
7724'47" east longitudes. The breadth if the state varies from 32
kms in the extreme north and south to over 120 kms in the middle.
