Tour spots in Kerala
Kerala is one of the most popular tourist destinations in India as well as in Asia. A report of Indian tourist department declared that in the year of 2006, Kerala received a tourist of more above 8.5 million both the Indian and foreign. You will found here several beaches, backwaters, hill stations, temples, wildlife sanctuaries, National parks and some World heritage sites.
Major Beaches of Kerala are Kovalam, Cherai, Varkala, Kappad, Muzhappilangad and Bekal; the hill stations of Munnar, Wayanad, Wagamon, Peermade, Nelliampathi and Ponmudi.
Major hill stations of Keral are Ponmudi, Kumily, Idukki, Munnar, Peeru Hills, Mattupetty, Devikulam, Wagamon, Peruvannamuzhi, Vythiri, Lakkidi, Chembra Peak and Malampuzha.
Mjore temple and churches of Kerala are Sabarimala, Padmanabhaswamy, Padanilam Parabrahma, Chettikulangara, Vadakumnathan, Guruvayoor, and Sarkara Devi Temple and Churches Malayattor and Parumala.
Some other attractions of the state are Padmanabhapuram Palace and the Mattancherry Palace, Periyar wildlife sanctuaries, Muthanga Wildlife Sanctuary and Eravikulam National Park. The state is also famous for Ayurveda (ayus-life and ved-knowledge) treatments. Many tourists go to Keral for it.
How and where to go?
kerala is one of the most visited tourist destinations in India. Maximum major cities of India directly connected to the state by every field (road, air and rail) of transports. The main destination cities in Kerala are Thiruvananthapuram, Kochi and Kozhikode.
Travel by Road: Kerala government has maintained a well connected road network by several National and State Highways. Three national highways namely NH-47, NH-17, NH-49 and many state highways have created a good road network throughout the state.
Travel by Air: There have three international airports in Kerala located at Thiruvananthapuram, Kochi and Kozhikode. These airports are connected to several domestic airports of Kerala and regular flights with the major cities of India like Bangalore, Kolkata, Chennai, Ahmadabad, Mumbai and Delhi are available here.
Travel by Rail: Railway transportation of the state is also good There have about two hundreds big or small railway stations in the state which connecting most of major cities in Kerala to other parts of Indian big cities like Mumbai, New Delhi, Chennai and Kolkata.
Distance between Thiruvananthapuram to Other Indian Cities
There is a table of approximate distance between Thiruvananthapuram (capital Town of Kerala) to other major cities of India. These table data will provides tou an idea of road distance in the scale of Kilometer (km) from Thiruvananthapuram to rest part of India. Kochi is another major city of Kerala which located 180 km away from Thiruvananthapuram.
Distance from Thiruvananthapuram to -
| Major Cities | Kilometer (km) | Major Cities | Kilometer (km) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kollam | 59 | Nagercoil | 67 |
| Pathanamthitta | 88 | Tirunelveli | 89 |
| Kottayam | 133 | Alappuzha | 133 |
| Thoothukudi | 136 | Painavu | 153 |
| Virudhunagar | 166 | Theni | 181 |
| Madurai | 206 | Sivaganga | 230 |
| Ramanathapuram | 234 | Dindigul | 237 |
| Thrissur | 243 | Palakkad | 258 |
| Ponnani | 281 | Coimbatore | 282 |
| Pudukkottai | 298 | Karur | 303 |
| Tiruchirapalli | 323 | Erode | 329 |
| Kozhikode | 335 | Namakkal | 335 |
| Thanjavur | 356 | Kalpetta | 363 |
| Perambalur | 374 | Salem | 378 |
| Vedaranyam | 386 | Tiruvarur | 394 |
| Thalassery | 398 | Dharmapuri | 429 |
| Bangalore | 504 | Mangalore | 540 |
| Chennai | 632 | Bijapur | 937 |
| Hyderabad | 1001 | Pune | 1167 |
| Visakhapatnam | 1244 | Mumbai | 1246 |
| Nagpur | 1432 | Surat | 1477 |
| Indore | 1585 | Ahmedabad | 1684 |
| Varanasi | 1981 | Kolkata | 1989 |
| Kanpur | 2037 | Jaipur | 2058 |
| Agra | 2087 | Lucknow | 2091 |
| Patna | 2096 | Delhi | 2252 |