map and destinations
tourist destinations in kerala
the city of Thiruvananthapuram /Trivandrum, in addition to well-known as a major IT center and houses several educational institutions and research centers, The city is also famous for its beaches, historic monuments and gardens.
- Alapuzha (Alleppey), the Venice of the East. India’s largest boat race for the Nehru Trophy is going on here every August.
- Kochi (Cochin) is Kerala’s largest city with a varied shopping options.
- Kannur. the kerala history known for its strong heritage, a martial art ‘Kalaripayattu’, the temple of art ‘Theyyam’, political movements, forts, beaches and spice / coffee growing hills.
- Kollam / Quilon, a commercial city famous for cashew industries & coir, surrounded by the dam and lake.
- Kottayam is known as a major educational center.
- Kozhikode / Calicut is the most prominent city of Malabar region, where Vasco da Gamma landed for the first time in India, and one of the oldest centers in the developing world trade. A very clean city known for friendly people.
- Palakkad is the gateway to Kerala by land through the Palghat Pass in the Western Ghats.
- Thrissur / Trichur. Kerala cultural center and is also famous for silk sarees and jewelry stores. Temple festival with caparisoned elephants like Thrissur Pooram. Athirappilly waterfalls, Guruvayur Temple are nearby.
other destinations:
- go to kerala matrimony 
- Bekal Fort — a massive coastal Portuguese fort in north Kerala
- Kerala Backwaters — stretching across central Kerala, a must-try experience
- Kovalam Beach — World famous beach near Trivandrum
- Kumarakom — backwater tourism: luxury resorts and house-boat rides near Kottayam
- Munnar — Unspoilt hill station in tea growing hills and misty mountains
- Silent Valley National Park — rain forest with several endangered, protected species
- Thekkady — Periyar Tiger Reserve and elephant forests.
- Wayanad — caves, waterfalls and pristine forests
- Ponmudi — Hill station at Trivandrum, known for its beautiful scenery.
