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THERE ARE WELL OVER 100 AMAZING ATTRACTIONS AND DESTINATIONS IN KERALA

Here are just some of them

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     Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary

      Wayanad's ethereal 345-sq-km sanctuary is accessible only by two-hour jeep safari (₹680), on which         you might spot langurs,         chital deer, sambar, peacocks,…

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    Periyar Tiger Reserve

    Bison, sambar, wild boar, langur, around 2000 elephants and 35 to 40 tigers wander the lushly green hills of South India’s most popular wildlife reserve,…

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    Pardesi Synagogue

    Originally built in 1568, Mattancherry's synagogue was partially destroyed by the Portuguese in 1662, and rebuilt two years later when the Dutch took…

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    Mattancherry Palace

    Mattancherry Palace was a generous gift presented to the Raja of Kochi, Veera Kerala Varma (1537–65), as a gesture of goodwill by the Portuguese in 1555…

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    Museum of History & Heritage

    Occupying a handsome 120-year-old heritage building within the Kerala Tourism complex, this intelligently presented museum traces Kerala's history and…

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    Napier Museum

    Housed in an 1880 wooden building designed by Robert Chisholm (a British architect whose Fair Isle–style version of the Keralite vernacular shows his…

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    Matha Amrithanandamayi Mission

    The incongruously salmon-pink Matha Amrithanandamayi Mission, 30km northwest of Kollam, is the famous ashram of one of India’s few female gurus,…

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    Chinese Fishing Nets

    The unofficial emblems of Kerala’s backwaters, and perhaps the most photographed, are the half-dozen giant cantilevered Chinese fishing nets on Fort…

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    Kerala Folklore Museum

    Created in Kerala style from ancient temples and beautiful old houses collected by its owner, an antique dealer, the family-run folklore museum houses a…

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    Thirunelly Temple

    Thought to be one of the oldest temples on the subcontinent, Thirunelly Temple huddles beneath the Brahmagiri Hills 15km southwest of Tholpetty. Non…

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    Hill Palace Museum

    Around 13km east of Ernakulam, this impressive 49-building palace complex was formerly the residence of the Kochi royal family. It now houses the…

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    Edakkal Caves

    These remote hilltop 'caves' – more accurately a small series of caverns – are celebrated for the ancient collection of petroglyphs in their top chamber,…

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    Fort St Angelo

    One of the earliest Portuguese settlements in India (constructed with permission from Kannur's rulers), the 1505 St Angelo Fort looms tall on a promontory…

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    Wayanad Heritage Museum

    In the village of Ambalavayal, 12km southwest from Sultanbatheri near the Edakkal Caves, this small but fascinating museum exhibits tools, weapons,…

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    Indo-Portuguese Museum

    The heritage of one of India’s earliest Catholic communities – including vestments, silver processional crosses, altarpieces from the Kochi diocese and…

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    Parambikulam Tiger Reserve

    Encompassing 644 sq km of glorious Western Ghats terrain and wildlife, nestled behind three dams in a valley at altitudes of 300m to 1440m, Parambikulam…

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    Bekal Fort

    The huge laterite-brick Bekal Fort, built between 1645 and 1660, is the largest in Kerala and sits on Bekal’s rocky headland with fine views. It passed…

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    Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary (Muthanga)

    The location of the eastern entry gate to Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary, accessible by two-hour jeep safari only.

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    Anjengo Fort

    Fringed by colourful fishers' houses, 12km southeast of Varkala, this laterite-and-concrete fort was built by the British East India Company in 1695…

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    Krishnapuram Palace Museum

    Two kilometres south of Kayamkulam (35km north of Kollam), this restored mid-18th-century palace is one of the finest remaining examples of royal Kerala.

         THE LIST GOES ON AND ON.....

 

National Parks in Kerala

Silent Valley National Park

Eravikulam National Park

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Wildlife Sanctuaries in Kerala

Top 18 Wildlife Sanctuaries in Kerala

Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary, Thekkady

Neyyar Wildlife Sanctuary, Trivandrum

Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary

Chimmony Wildlife Sanctuary, Thrissur

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Popular Attractions in Kerala

Pookode Lake

Chembra Peak

Idduki Dam

Banasura Sagar Dam

Mattupetty Dam

Wonderla Kochi

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