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Book South & Kerala 6 Initial Mapping Date Road AndrewS May 2011 Scale All key roads labelled? Hierarchy Date Title Hydro Chapter 15-kerala Editor Cxns Spot colours removed? Hierarchy Nthpt Masking in Illustrator done? Symbols Author MC Cxns Date Book Inset/enlargement correct? Off map Notes dest'ns Border A1 Key n/a Author Cxns Date

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Kerala

Includes  Why Go? A sliver of a coastal state in India’s deep south, Kerala is (Trivandrum). . . . 264 shaped by its layered landscape: almost 600km of glori- ...... 270 ous Arabian Sea coast and beaches; a languid network of ...... 274 glistening backwaters; and the spice- and tea-covered hills (Quilon) . . . 278 of the . Just setting foot on this swathe of soul-quenching, palm-shaded green will slow your sub- (Alleppey)...... 282 continental stride to a blissed-out amble. Kerala is a world away from the frenzy of elsewhere, as if India had passed ...... 294 through the Looking Glass and become an altogether more (Cochin). . . 298 laid-back place. & Around. . 320 Besides its famous backwaters, elegant , Lakshadweep . . . . 323 ayurvedic treatments and delicately spiced, taste- bud-tingling cuisine, Kerala is home to wild elephants, ex- otic birds and the odd tiger, while vibrant traditions such as plays, temple festivals and snake-boat races Best Wildlife- frequently bring even the smallest villages to life. It’s hard to Watching deny Kerala’s liberal use of the slogan ‘God’s Own Country’. ¨¨Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary (p317) ¨¨ Wildlife When to Go Sanctuary (p290) Thiruvananthapuram ¨¨Thattekkad Bird °C/°F Te mp Rainfall inches/mm Sanctuary (p297) 40/104 32/800

¨¨Parambikulam Wildlife 24/600 20/68 Sanctuary (p298) 16/400

0/32 8/200

Best Homestays -20/-4 0 ¨¨Green Woods J FDM A M J J A S O N Bethlehem (p303) Dec–Feb Perfect Apr Kathakali at Aug–Oct End ¨¨Varnam Homestay (p318) beach and back- and of the monsoon ¨¨Tranquil (p319) water weather. Kollam festivals, period: Ernakulathappan and the elephant festival, snake- ¨¨Graceful Homestay (p267) Utsavam festival procession in boat races. ¨¨Reds Residency (p303) in Kochi. . ) 7A 7

Kerala Highlights 263 49 (350km GHATS Puducherry TERN WES 47 u Bengalur ) ( (25km) Bhavani Tirunelveli Palace Shencottah Malai (1869m) NADU TAMIL Padmanabhapuram Periyar Lake Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary ) ‘The of Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary

Sagar il Dam Lion Safari Park

Bhavani v rituals at Kannur

Pollachi ko Coimbatore

KARNATAKA Periyar n r Mettupalayam a Munnar e Marayoor iver

Sabarimala h R iv R Mandya

Ac (p322) ) and (2695m) S 47 Kottarakara Idukki

T (p281 ashram Experience a performance a performance Experience Calling in for a cuddle at Calling in for A unspoilt beaches Exploring H Silent Valley National Park 49 Kovalam Mysore Wildlife Pala G Sanctuary and (p320 7 8 6 the Hugging Mother’in Amrithapuri (p309) or the of Kathakali kalarippayat martial arts (p309) in Kochi Tiruvilla Ettumanur (Ooty) Parambikulam 47 Kottayam N (Trivandrum) Anjengo Sanctuary m r Saga R i

E Muvattupula m Udhagamandala Varkala Thattekkad Bird a Krishnaraj Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary (Muthanga) T Tripunithura S Kolla Road 47 (Trichur) Thrissur

E Thiruvananthapuram (Quilon) Nagu W Harippad Bird Sanctuary Airport Cochin 17 Amrithapur Kumarakom ) or having ) or having ) Island Vypeen (Alleppey) Wildlife Alappuzha Calicut Airport International Lake Wayanad Sanctuary Kochi (Tholpetty) Sultanbatheri Purakkatri (Cochin) Wayanad Madikeri Bedding down in a remote in a remote down Bedding

Feeling the history and the history Feeling

Beach (p274 of Varkala fun in beach laid-back some (p270 Kovalam relaxing in a homestay in calm in calm in a homestay relaxing (p298) Cochin Fort 4 5 resort and trekking through through and trekking resort around plantations tea emerald Munnar (p294) (Calicut) 17 Thalasseri 0 km Kannur S E A 5 miles ) amid Mahé (Pondicherry) (Cannanore) A R A B I A N Nileshwar Bekal (15km) Mangalore 02 05 Cruising in a or Cruising in a houseboat Watching days slip away slip away days Watching potting wild elephants wild elephants Spotting

(p317 at Wayanad mountain scenery and epic scenery mountain treks forest punted canoe through slippery through canoe punted (p288) from backwaters or Kottayam Kollam Alappuzha, at the clifftop beach resort resort beach at the clifftop 2 Kerala Highlights 1 3 Lakshadweep (220km)

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