God's Own Country
Kerala
Backwaters · Munnar · Kochi · Alleppey
Kerala is India's most serene and beautiful state — a narrow strip of tropical paradise between the Western Ghats and the Arabian Sea. The backwaters are the defining experience: a 900km network of canals, lakes, and rivers navigated by traditional kettuvallam houseboats, past coconut groves, rice paddies, and fishing villages. Munnar, in the high ranges of the Western Ghats, is a landscape of rolling tea estates, waterfalls, and cool mountain air. Kochi (Cochin) is a cosmopolitan port city with a 500-year-old Jewish quarter, Portuguese churches, Dutch palaces, and Chinese fishing nets. And throughout Kerala, Ayurvedic medicine — the ancient Indian system of healing — is practised with extraordinary skill.
Highlights
Things to Do
Alleppey Houseboat Cruise
Spend a night on a traditional kettuvallam houseboat, drifting through the backwaters past coconut groves, paddy fields, and village life.
Munnar Tea Estates
Walk through the rolling green tea gardens of Munnar at 1,600m altitude — the air is cool, the views are extraordinary, and the tea is exceptional.
Ayurvedic Retreat
Kerala is the home of Ayurveda — the ancient Indian system of medicine. A Panchakarma treatment here is a genuinely transformative experience.
Kathakali Performance
The classical dance-drama of Kerala — performers in elaborate costumes and make-up enact stories from the Mahabharata and Ramayana.
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