Kerala Houseboats

Relax and unwind, let us take you through the journey of a life time through breathtaking backwaters of Kerala. "Its culture and traditions, coupled with its varied

demographics, have made Kerala one of the most popular

tourist destinations in the world. National

Geographic's Traveller magazine names Kerala as one of

the "ten paradises of the world" and "50 must

see destinations of a lif

etime". In 2012, it overtook

Taj Mahal to be the number one travel destination in

Google's search trends for India. Kerala's

beaches, backwaters, mountain ranges and wildlife

sanctuaries are the major attractions for both domestic

and international tourists. The city of Kochi ranks

first in the total number of international and domestic

tourists in Kerala

Kerala is the cleanest and healthiest state in India. Kerala has the highest literacy rate among Indian

states; 93.91%. Life expectancy of 74 years was

among the highest in India as of 2011

The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and the

World Health Organisation designated Kerala the world's

first "baby-friendly state" because of its effective

promotion of breast-feeding over formulas. As of

2004, more than 95% of births were hospital-delivered. Ayurveda (both elite and popular forms),

siddha, and many endangered and endemic modes

of traditional medicine, including kalari,

marmachikitsa and vishavaidyam, are practised. Kerala has undergone the "demographic transition"

characteristic of such developed nations as Canada,

Japan, and Norway. as 11.2% of people are over

the age of 60, and due to the low birthrate of 18

per 1,000.Kerala's Gender Development Index was

reported to be 597; higher than any other state of

India. Many factors, such as high rates of female

literacy, education, work participation and life

expectancy, along with favourable female-to-male ratio,

had contributed to it. Kerala's female-to-male

ratio of 1.058 is higher than that of the rest of

India.. The state also is regarded as the "least

corrupt Indian state" according to the surveys

conducted by Transparency International (2005) and

India Today (1997)"

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