Much of kerala’s exotic appeal is centred in the highland area of the western ghats. Rising to an average height of 1520 m, the tropical forests of the ghats house rich flora and fauna. Not to speak of expansive, loamy plantations of tea, coffee, rubber and fragrant cardamom.
Kerala also known as the ‘God in God’s Own Country’ boast of physical and natural attributes that attract a lot of tourists every year from India as well as abroad. Besides the physical beauty, Kerala has a rich cultural heritage, which fascinates the tourists a lot. The art and culture of Kerala portrays various 
Kerala “Gods Own Country”
Lovingly called as the ‘God’s Own Country’, Kerala is a tropical paradise far from the tourist trail at the southwestern peninsular tip of India.
Kerala, the land of green magic, is a narrow, fertile strip on the south-west coast of India. Sandwiched between the Lakshadweep, Arabian sea and the Western Ghats. The landscape is dominated by rice fields, mango and cashew nut trees and, above all, coconut palms. The Western Ghats, with their dense tropical forests, misty peaks, extensive ridges and ravines, have sheltered Kerala from main land invaders and encouraged maritime contact with the outside world.
Wild Life of Kerala
The wildlife sanctuaries in Kerala provide refuge to different forms of wildlife in Kerala and provide tourists with an opportunity to see these rare creatures in their natural surroundings. Some of the unique wild animals that tourists can see on tours of Kerala, with Kerala Wildlife are elephants, Nilgiri Tahr,deer, monkeys, civet cats, squirrels including the Malabar giant squirrel ,etc. You can see different varieties of birds including woodpeckers, Malabar hornbills, kingfishers,etc.
Hill Stations of Kerala
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Backwaters of Kerala
Kerala’s backwaters is the most popular tourist attraction of Kerala. The total expanse of backwater stretches over 1500kms, with a network of 44 rivers, lagoons and lakes from north to south. Alleppey which forms the main part of this network has the peculiar geographical feature of having the water in level with the land. This gives the advantage of getting a closer look at the village life on shore while on a backwater ride.
Beaches of Kerala
Sharing its western border with the Arabian Sea, Kerala has a 600 km long shoreline dotted with some of the finest, most charming beaches of the world, coconut groves, natural harbours, lagoons and sheltered coves. All of it as peaceful as the rest of the land, washed by the pleasant tropical sun and as pristine as ever.
Kerala Art & Culture
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Kerala History
The origin of the inhabitants of Kerala is nearly lost in the hoary past. It is beyond doubt that the Malayalee’s culture is the offshoot of Dravidian culture. There are striking similarities in the languages, customs and other cultural aspects to the Mediterranean civilization and Mesopotamia, the Indus Valley and that of Sri Lanka. Anthropologically, the Dravidas are a mixture of Proto-Australoids, Mediterranean and Negritos. History has it that the Dravidas inhabited a land to the west of the Indian peninsula and eventually made Madurai their capital.
