Showing posts with label Tourism. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Tourism. Show all posts

Friday, 12 October 2012

South India Tourism


South India has everything to offer a visitor looking for a holiday, site-seeing, research and even shopping for business. The tourist destinations are accomplished with natural bounties, exotic wildlife sanctuaries, pristine beaches, backwaters, hill stations and with magnificent temples.


Tourist Attractions in Kerala

Kerala, considered as one of the best tourist destinations in South India, is famous for its backwater beauty, hill stations, beaches, national parks and exotic wildlife sanctuaries. The beaches of Kerala spread along 900km of Arabian sea coastline. The backwaters of Kerala are the lifeline of tourism in the state. The backwaters, with their scenic beauty, are surrounded by greenery that provide the calm and cool environment to the tourists. The backwater beauty is well enjoyed in the districts like Alleppey where houseboats are available.


 

Another important aspect of Kerala is the Ayurvedic Resorts and treatments. The world’s first Ayurvedic Resort, Somatheeram is one of the best tourist spots in Kerala. It is located at Chowara Beach on a hillock 9km south of the Kovalam Beach, with around 15 acres of greenery around. A complete resort integrated with Tradition, Culture, History, Ayurveda, Yoga , Beach and Nature. Take pleasure in the breathtakingly beautiful landscape. Rejuvenate your body and soul with Ayurveda, Yoga and Meditation.



Aleppey (Alappuzha), known as the “Venice of the East”, is a district in Kerala, well known for its natural beauty, has grown its importance as a Backwater Tourist Centre, attracting foreign tourists each year.  A houseboat cruise in the backwaters is a delightful experience. Moreover, the Alleppey beach that offers the most beautiful view of the Arabian Sea is also of equal importance.


Kerala also holds its importance in the temples built in the Dravidian architectural styles. Popularly known as the Gods own Country, Kerala is blessed with ancient temples that stand tall to the testimony to the Dravidian art and architecture; they are the ones who have still not lost their natural luster.

Backwaters & Beaches

The backwaters explore the magnificent beauty of Kerala. It includes a broad network of waterways, canals and lakes. A travel through houseboats offer a sheer ambience and take you to a different world of serenity and wonderment, you can experience a comforting sound of flowing water, extra ordinary beauty of nature with green countryside and a lot more.


Accommodations :

Kumarakom Lake Resort:

A luxurious property on the shores of Vembanad Lake at Kumarakom has received a number of awards for its global services. The resort marks the ancient Kerala homesteads such as eight-sided mansion, popularly called as the “Ettukettu”. It offers the houseboat services to the tourists. Make the most of your stay in Kumarakom Lake Resort and explore the country-sides and backwaters on a houseboat cruise.

Le Meridien, Cochin:

A classic conventional five-star hotel located in Cochin, with large and sophisticated infrastructures,  large swimming pools and excellent facilities. It offers a warm hospitality and is marked with 150 plush bedrooms of which 120 rooms resembles the backwater picturesque. It owns a food court enhanced with multi-cuisines, a fitness club for sporting activities and a lot more.

Tourist attractions in Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu, well-known as the state of temples, has all kinds of surprises to offer the visitors – whether be a pilgrimage trip or a fun loving trip. The state has several destinations to travel around – Chennai, Coimbatore, Trichy, Kanyakumari, Madurai, Kanchipuram and a lot more.  Madurai is the major city of temples in the state which attract tourists and inject divinity in them.




Kanyakumari, known as the Cape Comrin, is one of the most visited tourist spots in Tamil Nadu, marks its significance in the unique sunrise and sunset. The confluence of three oceans - Bay of Bengal, Indian Ocean and the Arabian Sea bring even more speciality to the sunrise and sunset. The main tourist sites in Kanyakumari include Vivekananda Rock Memorial, built up in 1970, 133 feet tall statue of Tamil saint-poet Thiruvalluvar, one of the biggest statues of Asia and a lot more. Kanyakumari Amman Temple also is also of great historical importance. 



 Accommodations : 

Madurai Heritage:


The five-star hotel is wide spread on 5acres space and resembles the Kerala style ancestral property with 35 luxury rooms with contemporary decor. A multi cuisine restaurant is always open to serve the guests; the swimming pools and health clubs also provide refreshment to the visitors. 

Hotel Sea View International, Kanyakumari:

A leading luxurious hotel in Kanyakumari is located in the lap of Bay of Bengal and is enriched with deluxe rooms - air conditioned / non-air conditioned rooms and a multi-cuisine restaurant. The other facilities provided include Travel Desk, Banquet Hall, Doctor on Call and a lot more. 

Tourist attractions in Karnataka


A very long coastline, beautiful gardens, forts, monuments and famous cities are the main tourist attractions in Karnataka. Bangalore, Mysore, Hampi, Belur, Mangalore are the major cities of the state which have a complete chain of the destinations to attract tourists from all over the world.
 


 

 Bangalore, the capital city of Karnataka,  is well known as the “Garden City” with lot of tourist attractions such as Lalbagh Botanical Garden which is set on 240 acres with rare collection trees and plants and majestic glass house built on the lines of London Crystal Palace. Bangalore Palace, built in Tudor style with fortified towers, green lawns elegant woodcarvings in the interiors are also the attractive spots of the city. Tipu Sultan’s Palace and Fort, Ulsoor Lake and Cubbon Park are other tourist sites that make the city popular. 


Mysore, the “Palace City”, is equally important and holds its name for the well-reputed beauty of Mysore Palace, Vrindavan Garden, Chamundeswari Hills and lot more. 



Accommodations :

Guhantara – The Cave Resorts:

Guhantara is a cave- dwelling theme resort that marks one of the unique place to stay. The resort is well equipped with 20 rooms, with each room facing a lake that has been created by rain water harvesting. Each room is provided with a sit-out that makes it skyhigh to enjoy the scenic beauty. A small stream is running alongside  that adds even more beauty to the nature. The services offered include “Sambhojana”,a multi- cuisine food court; “Rangamandapa”, an auditorium to greet the visitorts; “Samvad”, a conference hall to hold up meetings and “Agastya Kuteera”, to provide Ayurvedic treatments for body wellness and relaxation.


Hotel Windsor Sheraton, Bangalore:

A well-reputed five star hotel located 4 kilometers away from the railway station and 5 kilometers from the city centre is designed with 240 bedrooms, 29 non-smoking rooms and 1 Presidential Suite. The privileges provided include complimentary Club Hour, Complimentary use of Office & the Conference Hall at the Towers Club. One of the unique features offered is 44 Executive Club Rooms with exclusive hospitality services.

 Summary:

The tour packages for South India that include flight booking and hotel booking offers a plethora of travel options for the traveler, eager to witness the unique heritage of  southern part of India.  South India is well-versed with many tourist destinations as well as the appropriate accommodations – whether it be luxurious or moderate.  The top luxury five star hotels in the main tourist spots include The Oberoi and Taj West End in Banglore, Le Meridian and Taj Coromandel in Chennai, The Casino and Abad Plaza in Cochin and a lot more.

Online flight bookings are considerably cheap and are available to almost all the reputed cities of South India.  Main cities are connected via air and daily flights are available to the main centers like Chennai to Coimbatore or vice-versa, Banglore to Chennai or vice-versa, Trivandrum to Chennai or vice-versa, Hyderabad to Cochin and a lot more. Some tourist spots that are not directly connected by air will be provided with the nearby airports, like Allappey-the backwater destination of Kerala is connected to the nearby airport Cochin. Both International as well as Domestic flight bookings are available on a regular basis with affordable costs and packages.
google-site-verification: google2b486e62efa32f0b.html