Kerela Tourism, KTDC Information

In the late afternoon we decided to go out and start seeing nearby things. We decided to start with Fort Kochi beach. We were staying in an apartment near Vypin jetty. On the way saw ship carrying cars and people to cross the backwaters. Saw a vendor selling large sized Jack fruits after a long…

Santa Cruz Basilica is located located in Fort Kochi area of Cochin, Kerala. It is a Roman Catholic church located near St. Francis Church. Built in 1503, it is a beautiful example of Portuguese architecture. It is a beautiful cream color building with two front minaret. It is one of the 8 basilicas in India….

Shankaracharya was a great Hindu philosopher and a great revivalist of Hindu religion. He used to profess the Advaita Vedanta linage of Hinduism. Shankaracharya was born in 788 at Kalady in the then Chera empire. Kalady is around 48 km from Cochin in the Ernakulam district of present day Kerala. Here in his memory Adi…

Bolgatty palace was originally built by the Dutch on an island now known as Bolgatty island. It is one of the oldest Dutch palaces outside the Netherlands. It was built by the Dutch traders and later served as the Governor’s place for the commander of the Dutch Malabar. It served as home to the British…

Location: Southern part of Kerela, India District Headquarter: Pathanamthitta ( a town by the same name) Distance: 146 km from Kochi, 56 km from Kottayam, 119 km from Thiruvananthapuram Journey time: Over 15 hours by bus How to reach there: By Kerela state bus, private bus, train or private vehicle Route: 1. Bangalore – Hosur…

Location: Kannur district is located in the northern part of Kerela. It shares boundary with Kasaragod District in the north, Kozhikode District in the south, in the east Kodagu and Chamarajanagar district of Karnataka and Arabian sea in the west. District Headquarter: Kannur Distance: Around 324 km from Bangalore Journey time: 9 hrs or more…