- Kerala – One of the 50 must see destinations of a lifetime – “National Geographic Travel”
- Kerala – One of the 10 paradises of the World – “National Geographic Travel”
- Kerala – One of the 100 great trips for the 21st century – “Travel and Leisure”
- Kerala – The most acclaimed destination of the millennium – “Konde’ Nast Traveller”
- Kerala – One of the ten hot spots for the millennium – “Emirates In-flight Magazine”
- Kerala – One of the ten love nests in India – “Cosmopolitan”
- Kerala – One of the six destinations of the millennium – “Khaleej Times”
- Munnar – Serene Hills of Kerala – Asia’s Second Best Destination Award 2010 – “Trip Advisor”
Fact File:-
Location : Southwestern tip of India
Capital : Thiruvananthapuram
Area : 38, 863 sq km
Mother tongue : Malayalam
Other Languages : English, Hindi and Tamil
Religion : Hinduism, Christianity and Islam
Time : GMT +5:30
Currency : Indian Rupee (INR)
Climate : Tropical
Summer : February – May (24 – 33oC)
Monsoon : June – September (22 – 28oC)
Winter : October – January (22 – 32oC)
Tourist Season : October – May
Peak Season : November – January
The highest peak : Anamudi
Number of rivers : 44
The longest river : The Periyar
Number of Districts : 14
The largest District : Idukki
The smallest District : Alappuzha
History:-
In the first five centuries of the
Christian era it was part of Tamilakam. In the First century A.D. came the
earliest Jewish immigrants and then the Syrian Orthodox Christians. Arab
traders introduced Islam here in the 8th century. The Kulasekhara dynasty
between 800 A.D. and 1200 led to the emergence of Malayalam as a distinct
language as well as the practice of Hinduism among a majority of the people.
The arrival of Vasco Da Gama in Calicut in 1498 put an
end to the Arab dominance of trade in the region. Though the Zamorin rulers of
Calicut did thwart Portuguese attempts to establish sovereignty, it was the
Dutch who ousted them in the next century. By
the beginning of the nineteenth century all had become subjects of the
expanding British Madras Presidency.
India became independent in 1947 Travancore and Cochin
were united to form the Travancore-Cochin state and with the formation of the
linguistic states Malabar also became part of the larger Kerala state.
- Kerala – One of the 50 must see destinations of a lifetime – ” National Geographic Travel ”
- Kerela – One of the 10 paradises of the World – ” National Geographic Travel ”
- Kerala – One of the 100 great trips for the 21st century – ” Travel and Leisure ”
- Kerala – One of the ten hot spots for the millennium – ” Emirates In-flight Magazine ”
- Kerala – One of the ten love nests in India – ” Cosmopolitan ”
- Kerela – One of the six destinations of the millennium – ” Khaleej Times ”
- Kerala Tourism – Prestigious International Award for Leisure Tourism for the year 2000-2001, by Pacific Area Travel Writer’s Association ( PATWA )
- Kerala Tourism – the best State that promoted tourism in India in the year 2001 – ” Outlook Traveller ” and TAAI
- Kerela Tourism – Best Performing State Award for the year 1999 – 2000 – ” Government of India”
- ‘State of Enlightenment’ status accorded to Kerala Tourism by the ” NGT ” in its April issue
- Kerala is the fastest growing Tourist destination in Asia
- The world’s most feted travel hot spot
Sight Seeing Destinations of Kerala