Famous Places to Visit in Kerala

Kerala is the south western state of India. Kerala is a beautiful place to be experienced not by reading articles about kerala; it is a place to be visited. Kerala is a place with full of coconut palms that carpet the land from hills to shores. Kerala is famous for Ayurveda Treatments. Kerala is famous for its beaches which touches emotions of every traveler. Kerala shares its western border with the Arabian Sea.

Famous Beaches in Kerala

Alappuzha Beach

Beypore Beach

Fort Kochi Beach

Kovalam Beach

Kappad Beach

Varkala Beach

Kovalam is just an hour drive out of the state capital Thiruvananthapuram, where you can have a sun bath in this beach. Varkala Beach is famous for its Ayurvedic Spas which is located in Thiruvananthapuram. Kappad Beach is rock studded beach in Kozhikode, where Vasco da Gama, the Portuguese explorer landed on 1498.

There are many jungles located in Kerala, You can visit many parks for animals located in Kerala.

Idukki National Park

Kumarakom Bird Sanctuary

Periyar Tiger Reserve

Silent Valley National Park

Wayanad Wildlife Reserve

There are many famous religious places to be visited in Kerala.

Sabarimala ( famous for Lord Ayyappa )

Jewish Synagogue

Pathanamthitta

Guruvayur Temple

Churches in Kerala

When you visit to kerala make a point to visit 4000-year old Sri Vallabha Temple on the banks of Manimala in Thiruvalla, probably the only temple in Kerala where Kathakali is performed as a ritual offering everyday.

Famous Forts in Kerala

Bekal Fort: Located some 20 kms from Kasargod town, Bekal Fort lies abutted by the Arabian Sea.

Palakkad Fort: This fort was built by Hyder Ali in the year 1766 A.D. to hasten the communication between Coimabatore and the West Coast, This fort is located in palakkad District of Kerala.

Pallippuram Fort:   Pallippuram Fort was built in the year 1502 A.D by the Portuguese. This fort is the one of the oldest existing European monuments in India

St.Angelo’s Fort : This fort was built  on the shore line by first Portuguese viceroy of India, Sir Francisco De Almeiyda. St.Angelo’s Fort is located two and a half kilometers from Kannur town.  This fort was then captured by the British and for a long time remained under their control.  ST.Angelo’s fort at present is protected by the Archaeological Survey of India.

So do you want to visit Kerala after reading this Article, Come and enjoy the pleasure of discovering the pristine sands and rivers of Kerala.

Tips to Book Online Train Tickets from Indian Railways.

Indian Railway also called as Bharatiya Rail operates more than 10,000 trains per day and they have made a variety of options for their passengers to make their journey safer and lot more easier. Government of India receives a large sum of their profits from India Railways solely. Indian Railways offers train ticket booking in railway reservation counters which you can find it at your railways stations and in case of metro cities you can find reservation counters nearby to your location itself.

Apart from reservation counters the other form of booking the train tickets includes online booking. Generally the tickets booked through online are of two types

• E ticket
• I ticket

E ticket is the electronic tickets booked at IRCTC.co.in and it is delivered to you as printed Electronic ticket to your home through courier which is taken care by IRCTC employees. You need to book your e ticket at least 15 days in advance to make sure that it reaches your home in utmost cases or it might result in no tickets with you at the time of journey.

I ticket
I ticket are the printed i ticket which are booked from any portal online. While traveling you need to produce your identity proof for I ticket and its of no value if its booked as wait listed. If there is availability of seats then you can book the tickets instant and can board the train.

Portals to book Train Tickets online.

1. IRCTC – IR Portal

IRCTC is the Indian Railways subsidiary which handles catering, tourism and online ticketing operations. It’s better known for changing the face of ticketing in India. Its the first portal to start Internet based rail ticket booking and also offers booking via GPRS and SMS from your mobile phone. You can also cancel tickets online, modify tickets online, book e tickets, accommodation availability check, book i tickets, check PNR status and lot more information on Indian Railways.

Other Portals where you can Book Railway Tickets online are Clear trip, Make My Trip and Yatra.