 The amazing land Kerala - better known as God's Own Country - located at the south western tip of India which is India's most idyllic society.
Kerala enjoys unique geographic features that have made it one of the most sought after tourist destinations in the world.An equable climate. A long shoreline with serene beaches. Tranquil stretches of backwaters. Lush hill stations and exotic wild life. Gurgling streams and Waterfalls.
Ayurvedic health holidays. Enchanting art forms.Magical festivals.Historic and cultrual monuments.An exotic cuisine.
All of which offer you unique experience........ It's the land where the season never ends........ It's the cynosure of the global travel and tourism industry........
 And what's more, everyone of these charming destinations is only one / two hour drive from the other. A singular advantage no other destination offers. Most of the people understand and speak English, exchanging ideas in Kerala will be quite easy for the visitor.
Apart from being a tourist destinations - a hundred percent literate people, world-class health care systems, India's lowest infant mortality and highest life expectancy rates. The highest physical quality of life in India. Peaceful and pristine. Kerala is also India's cleanest state.
The National Geographic Traveller after two years research selects Kerala as one of the 50 must see destinations of a lifetime. The only Indian destination that featured in it was Kerala - other than the Taj Mahal in world wonders section. Kerala was celebrated as a Paradise Found - one of the ten in the world.
" Kerala is a bizarre anomaly among developing nations, a place that offers real hope for the future of the Third World. Consider : This small state in india, though not much larger than Maryland, has a population as big as California's and per capita annual income of less than $300. But its infant mortality rate is low, its literacy rate among the highest on the Earth, and birth rate below America's and falling faster. Kerala's citizens live nearly as long as Americans or Europians. Though mostly a land of paddy-covered plains, statistically Kerala stands out as the Mount Everest of social development......"
Bill McKibben National Geographic Traveler, October1999.
 A perfect description for a land renowned as 'God's Own Country'. What adds to the charm of its backwaters, beaches, ayurvedic health holidays, hill stations, wildlife, festivals, monuments and vibrant art forms, is its social development indices that are on par with the developed world.
Kerala has been voted the multidestination spot of the millennium by travel publication world wide. Other mentions include;
* One of the 100 great trips for the twenty first century : Travel and Leisure.
* One of the great breakfast in the world : Travel and Leisure.
* One of the ten hot spots for the millennium : Emirates Inflight Magazine.
* One of the ten love nests : Cosmopolitan
* One of the six destinations of the millennium : Khaleej Times.
* The Best Performing State - Award for excellence in tourism for rapid growth, development and advancement in the tourism sector : Government of India.
Tourist Information Centres
Information centre ParkView,Tvm. Ph.0471-321132
International Air Port, Tvm. Ph.0471-502298
Domestic Airport, Tvm. Ph.0471-501085
Railway Station, Tvm. Ph.0471-334470
Bus Station, Tvm. Ph.0471-327224
Information Office Kovalam. Ph.0471-480085
Alappuzha. Ph.0477-260722
Thekkady. Ph.0484 -322620
Munnar. Ph.0486 -530679
Kottayam. Ph.0481-584303
Palakkad. Ph.0491-538996
Wynad. Ph.0493-604441
Kasargod. Ph.0499-430313
Air Port, Kochi. Ph.0484-610113
Karippur Air Port, Kozhikode. Ph.0493-712762
Government of India Tourist Offices - Overseas
Argentina : Tel - 541-3265143/5391. Fax - 541-3265143
Australia - Sydney : Tel - 61-2-92644855. Fax -61-2-92644860.
Canada - Toronto : Tel - 416-962-3787/88. Fax - 416-962-6279.
France - Paris : Tel - 31-1-45233045. Fax - 33-1-45233345.
Holland-Amsterdam : Tel - 31-20-6208991. Fax - 31-20-6383059
Israel-Tel Aviv : Tel - 972-3-5101407. Fax - 972-3-5100894
Italy-Milan : Tel - 39 -2-8053506. Fax - 39-2-72021681.
Japan-Tokio : Tel - 3-3571-51/975062. Fax - 81-3-3571-5235.
Malasia-Kuala Lumpur : Tel - 2425285. Fax - 00603-2425301.
Russia - Moscow : Tel - 095-2903283. Fax - 095-2003071/9752337.
Singapore : Tel - 235-3800. Fax - 0065-235-8677.
S-Africa-Johannesberg : Tel - 21-11-3250880. Fax - 21-11-3250881
Spain-Madrid : Tel - 34-1-3457339. Fax - 34-1-345-7340.
Sweden-Stockholm : Tel - 46-8-101187. Fax - 46-8-210186.
Switzerland-Geneva : Tel - 022-321813/315680. Fax - 0041-227315660.
Thailand-Bangkok : Tel - 2352585.
UAE-Dubai : Tel - 971-4-274848 Fax - 971-4-274013.
UK-London : Tel - 171-437-3677/8. Fax - 171-494-1048.
USA-Newyork : Tel - 212-586-4901/2/3. Fax - 001-212-582-3274.
Chicago : Tel - 312-236-6899/7869. Fax - 001-312-236-7870.
Los Angels : Tel - 213-380-8855. Fax - 213-380-6111.
Germany-Frankfurt : Tel - 235423/24. Fax - 069-234724.
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