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Every tiny tropical hamlet and solitary stretch of sparkling beach in Kerala has a wonderful, wild beauty to it. It is not for nothing that they call Kerala -- God's Own Country.

Glorious miles of emerald green paddy fields... smudges of green hills against palm-fringed beaches....somnolent, shady canals where rice boats glide by... ancient, palatial family homes... it is a chance to see heaven on earth. But to do Kerala in a nutshell, we suggest five prime vacation destinations that have been outlined in this section. If you have time on your hands then doing all five in one trip will give you a real feel of the beauty of this state.

Check out the Rediff travelog on Kerala by Shobha De.

Map of Kerala

Changes in the names of Kerala towns

The Backwaters
Old name
Alleppey
Calicut
Cannanore
Changanacherry
Cochin
Palghat
Quilon
Tellicherry
Trichur
Trivandrum
New name
Alappuzha
Kozhikode
Kannur
Changanassery
Kochi
Palakkad
Kollam
Thalasseri
Thrissur
Thiruvananthapuram


Inputs for this section are from Nadar Parak and Danny S. Pictures are courtesy Dinodia Picture Agency and Danny S.


Kovalam     Cochin     Munnar     Thekkadi     Kuttanad or the Backwaters    

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