Amazing Aerial Images from The Backwaters of Kerela

Location: Wayanad district, Kerala Distance: 55 km from Kalpetta, 32 km from Manathavady, 137 kms from Calicut, 121kms from Mysore, 250 kms from Bangalore Travel time: Takes around 90 minutes to reach Thirunelli from Kalpetta town. Food: One can have tea or snacks at Thirunelli or at road side shops. Lodging: At Thirunelli temple there…

St. Francis Church is located on Beach road near Santa Cruz Basilica in Fort Kochi area of Kerala. Nearby the Dutch cemetery is located. It is the oldest European church in India built by the Portuguese in 1503. Vasco da Gama who discovered the sea route to India, died in Kochi (Cochin) in 1524. He…

Location: Wayanad is located in the north – eastern part of Kerela. It shares bondary with kannur district in the north, Kozikode in the west, Malapppuram in the south and Coorg district of Karnataka in the east. District Headquarter: Kalpetta Distance: Around 282 km from Bangalore, 142 from Mysore, 80 km from Coorg, 115 km…

Location: Kozhikode district shares boundary with Kannur district in the north, Wayanad district in the east, Malappuram district in the sound and Arabian sea in the west. District Headquarter: Kozhikode (Calicut) Distance: Around 354 km from Bangalore, 1838 km from Kolkata, 135 km from Coimbatore, 733 km from Hyderabad, 529 from Chennai, 917 km from…

Cherai beach is located around 25 km from Cochin (Kochi) on the western coast of Vypin island. From Fort Kochi there is regular boat service to Vypin island. Cherai beach is one of the best long pristine white sand beach around Kochi. I visited there in the afternoon in the month of May. It was…

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…