Regions

Cities

•Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum) — the capital, famous for its beaches, monuments and parks.
•Alapuzha (Alleppey) — a network of canals criss-cross the city, leading to it being called the Venice of the East. The biggest boat race in India for the Nehru Trophy happens here every August.
•Kochi (Cochin) — the commercial capital of Kerala and largest city of Kerala with unlimited shopping options; the major city in Southern India.
•Kannur — prominent city in Malabar, famous for its strong heritage and beaches, •Kollam (Quilon) — the backwaters, and the former Portugese settlement at Tangasseri close by.
•Kottayam — known for its latex, literacy and letters and as major educational centre.
•Kozhikode (Calicut) — where Vasco da Gamma landed for the first time in India, and one of the world's oldest thriving trade centres.
•Munnar — one of the most untouched hill stations in India, with misty blue mountains and colonial bungalows
•Thrissur (Trichur) — the cultural capital of Kerala and also famous for jewellery shops and silk sarees.

Other destinations

• Athirapilly Waterfalls — milky waterfalls and pristine rain forests
• Bekal Fort — a massive coastal Portuguese fort in north Kerala
• Kerala Backwaters — stretching across central Kerala, a must-try experience
• Kovalam Beach — a popular beach near Trivandrum
• Kumarakom — bird sanctuary near Kottayam
• Palakkad — famous for its rural lifestyle, large rice farms, mountains and rain forests
• Silent Valley National Park — rain forest with several endangered, protected species
• Thekkady — Periyar Tiger Reserve and elephant forests.
• Wayanad — caves, waterfalls and pristine forests

Thrissur Pooram(festival of festivals)

Athirappilly Waterfalls