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Videos at official Kerala Tourism site

If you are looking for videos of Kerala tourist destinations, look no further. The official Kerala Tourism site has a growing collection of short videos.
This site is a gold mine of Kerala related stuff. You can find good set of photos, audio clips, wallpapers etc.

Bathing the elephants - Wayanad experience

This guy tries his hand at elephant bathing
Other visitors soon joined in the elephant bathing. I’m sure we didn’t clean the elephants all that well, that the mahouts were doing most of the actual work, that we were just tourists play-bathing the elephants. But I didn’t care. I was standing ankle-deep in [...]

Kulamavu Dam (Idukki) Photo

Idukki arch dam is supported by two other smaller dams - one at cheruthoni and the other one at kulamavu. Ansari captures Kulamavu dam on a sunny day…

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Heard about Kerala special tea?

This is the first time I came across this Kerala special tea! It is a shame that I came to know this from a british fellow
Oh but before I tell you about that, I forgot to mention the Kerala special tea - beer served in a china teapot with cups and saucers. We [...]

Different rules for different people - from fran and martha’s travel diary

Fran & Martha writes about their trips to Varkala and Alappuzha backwaters,
From Amritapuri we arrived to Kollam, spent the night there and next morning had a boat trip around the backwaters. In the guide book said the trip was very good and run by a very competent people but might have the wrong trip [...]

Treehouse at Green Magic Resort, Vythiri, North kerala.

Are you planning a vacation or trip to Kerala? Here is one place you don’t want to miss (That is if you have plenty of money :)) - The tree house resort in Vythiri, Wayanad.
Half an hour drive by jeep from Vythiri through coffee and spice plantations leads to the location of tree house. There [...]

Idukki dam - Power house of Kerala

Did you know that Idukki dam is asia’s largest arch dam? Kerala will be in complete darkness without this dam! Thankfully this dam was built well before enviornmental protection lobby became strong in Kerala.
Don’t miss this dam if you visit Idukki. Now there are restrictions in visiting the dam and people are allowed only during festive seasons. If [...]

Indian coffee house at sanghumugam

Sanghumugham beach in Trivandrum is a busy place on weekends. Facing the beach there is an old Indian Coffee house. You can relax here with a very good view of the sea. Of course, getting a table on busy weekends is difficult…
Indian Coffee House is an employee owned restaurant. They even share the tips they receive [...]

Kerala by bike

Arnab Mandal and team covers 2700KM in 12 days - on bike!
As we reached Idukki we decided to visit the Idukki dam. Idukki dam is famous for its twin dams. The best of the two dams being the massive arch dam. It is Asia’s biggest Arch Dam of 555 feet height proudly standing between the [...]

Shenduruny Wildlife Sanctuary - Near Kollam

Varghese George writes about Shenduruny Wildlife Sactuary, which is located at Kollam - Shencotta Road, in Pathanapuram taluk of Kollam district.
According to some recent archaeological studies, Shenduruny was the cradle of one of the oldest river valley civilizations in India - one older than even the Indus Valley which dates from 4400 - 3700 BC! [...]

JTRs trip to Kerala - Backwaters to Thekkady

Kerala is a tourist’s paradise, that is if you know how not to get fleeced. Alappuzha backwaters is something which is a must see for anyone from outside. But if you are planning to spend time in a house boat prepare to carry loads of dollar notes!
JTR from England writes about his experiences in his [...]