15/11/2018
Kerala has been listed in top 5 family destinations in the world by Lonely Planet
Best family travel destinations for 2014 - Lonely Planet
In a nutshell Kerala can be summarized as
- One of the most beautiful Backwaters in the world
- Land of Ayurvedha/Spices
- Plethora of Beautiful Sunny Beaches spread across the state
- Rich cultural heritages/festivals/ Experiences
- Unique culinary experiences.
Here are the Top destinations of Kerala in each Experience
1.Backwater Experience
2.Beach Experience
3.Hill Station Experience
4.Wild Life Experience
1.Backwaters
1.Aleppy and Kumarakom Backwaters (Kuttanad)
2.Nileswar/Valiyaparamba/Kavvayi Backwater
3.Ashtamudi lake, Munroe island Backwaters and Ponnumthuruthu Island, Kollam
4.Poovar Island Backwaters, Trivandrum
2.Beaches
1.Varkkala Cliff Beach
2.Kovalam Beach, Trivandrum
3.Marari beach, Alleppy
4.Cherai Beach, Ernakulam
5. Meenkunnu, Thottada, Payyambalam,and Ezhara Beaches, Kannur
6.Muzhappilangadi and Dharmadam Island Beaches, Kannur
7.Bekal Fort Beach, Kappil Beach, Nileshwar Beach, Kasargod
8. Naatika and Chavakkad Beaches,Thrissur
3.Hill Stations
1.Munnar
2.Wayanad
3.Vagamon
4.Ponmudi, Trivandrum
5.Paithalmala, Kannur
6.Ranipuram, Kasargode
4.Wildlife
1.Periyar Wild Life and Gavi forest ,Thekkady
2.Parambikkulam Tiger Reserve/Wild Life Sanctuary
3.Muthanga,Tholpeety Wild life Sanctuaries, Wayanad
4.Ervaikkulam National park (Rajamala), Munnar
5. Chinnar wild life sanctuary, Munnar
6.Thattekkad Bird Sanctuary
7.Silent Valley National Park,Palakkad
8.Aralam Wild life Sanctuary, Kannur
If you visit Kerala,dont forget to get a first hand experience of Kerala Local cuisines. Kerala, often called the โLand of Spices,โ was one of the major spice shipping hubs for the globe as early as 3000 B.C. and is still a major grower and exporter of spices and foods to this day. Kerala breakfast has been listed in top 5 favourite breakfasts around the world by Travel+ Leisure. Wake Up and Smell the . . . . To find out Kerala local cuisines you can read this Sreejith Puthenparambil Chandran's answer to What is one dish you cannot afford to miss when you visit Kerala?