KERALA : TOURIST DESTINATIONS : God's Own Country

Kerala, a state on India's tropical Malabar Coast, has nearly 600km of Arabian Sea shoreline. It's known for its palm-lined beaches and its backwaters, a network of canals popular for cruises. Its many upscale seaside resorts include specialists in Ayurvedic treatments. Inland are the Western Ghats, a mountain range whose slopes support tea, coffee and spice plantations as well as abundant native wildlife.

ERNAKULAM (COCHIN) എറണാകുളം-കൊച്ചിന്‍

Ernakulam-Skyview

Ernakulam (Kochi) is a city in southwest India's coastal Kerala state. It has been a port since 1341, when a flood carved out its harbor and opened it to Arab, Chinese and European merchants. Sites reflecting those influences include Fort Kochi, a settlement with tiled colonial bungalows and diverse houses of worship. Its use of cantilevered Chinese fishing nets dates to the 13th century.It is the biggest Metro City in Kerala.

KOCHI METRO-കൊച്ചി മെട്രോ

Kochi Metro is a newly inaugurated metro system for the south Indian city of Kochi in Kerala, India and is the fastest metro project in India in terms of completion time. The Kochi metro project became the first metro in the country which connects rail, road and water transport facilities. The first phase is being set up at an estimated cost of ₹51.81 billion (US$800 million).^[5]
Former Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh laid the foundation stone for the Kochi Metro rail project in 2012, construction work was started in June 2013 and a 13.4 km (8.3 mi) section of the line from Aluva to Palarivattom was opened to public on 17 June 2017 by Narendra Modi, the Prime Minister of India. ^[6] A second 5 km (3.1 mi) section from Palarivattom up to Maharaja's College will be made operational by August 2017.^[6] Kochi metro also includes the technology for driverless trains and is hoping to implement this in the near future.
Kochi metro was lauded for its decision to employ Kudumbashree workers and also members from the transgender community.^[7] Kochi metro is also involved in sustainable initiatives with the introduction of non motorized transport corridors in the city, installation of solar panels for power and vertical garden on every sixth metro pillar. Apart from the regular tickets, it has also adopted a single card, single timetable and a singular command and control. This debit card along with the Kochi One Mobile App will allow passengers to access all modes of public transportation as well as be utilized for mercantile and internet transactions and will introduce the 'click and collect' feature in the near future where goods ordered online can be collected in the metro stations. Every Kochi Metro station is designed on a specific theme around Kerala culture and geography.

                                                     Kochi-Vallarpadom Container Terminal

                                                                            Marine Drive Walk Way

                                                              Jewish-Church-Fort Kochi

       

Ernakulam-Kothamangalam കോതമംഗലം

                                              Idamalayar Dam-Kothamangalam

Kothamangalam is a Municipality in the eastern part of Ernakulam district in the Indian state of Kerala. It is around 14 km northeast of the town of Muvattupuzha and 55 km north east of Kochi city. The town is in the foothills of the Western Ghats mountain ranges. The highway NH 49 Ernakulam – Madurai – Rameswarampasses through Kothamangalam.The town serves as the headquarters of a taluk and a municipality of the same name. Kothamangalam is known as a trading center for spices and forest products. It is also famous for its ancient Syrian Christian churches.

                                                             Idamalayar Dam Reservoir

Ernakulam-Kodanad കോടനാട്

                   The Largest Elephant Training Centre in Kerala-Kodanad

Kodanad is a rural riverside village of Ernakulam district, Kerala, southern India. Kodanad is situated on the south bank of Periyar river, about 42 kilometers east of Kochi.The village is a major tourist destination because it houses an Elephant training center.^[

                                                           Kodanad-Tea Estate 

                                                            Kodanad(Kotagiri)-View Point

Alappuzha ആലപ്പുഴ

Alappuzha Beach- Drone Photography by Kerala Live Cast

 
                              

Alappuzha (or Alleppey) is a city on the Laccadive Sea in the southern Indian state of Kerala. It's best known for houseboat cruises along the rustic Kerala backwaters, a network of tranquil canals and lagoons. Alappuzha Beach is the site of the 19th-century Alappuzha Lighthouse. The city's Mullakkal Temple features a traditional design. Punnamada Lake's snake boat races are a well-known annual event.

Alappuzha-Kuttanad ആലപ്പുഴ കുട്ടനാട്

Kuttanadu is a region covering the Alappuzha and Kottayam Districts, in the state of Kerala, India, well known for its vast paddy fields and geographical peculiarities. The region has the lowest altitude in India, and is one of the few places in the world where farming is carried around 1.2 to 3.0 metres (4 to 10 ft) below sea level. Kuttanadu is historically important in the ancient history of South India and is the major rice producer in the state. Farmers of Kuttinad famous for Biosaline Farming. FAO has declared the Kuttanad Farming System as a Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS). Four of Kerala's major rivers, thePamba, Meenachil, Achankovil and Manimala flow into the region. It is well known for it boat race in the Ramankari Backwaters. Also known in Malayalam as:(Vallamkalli).