Kerala – the gem of south India – is blessed with the best of rivers and waterways that offer you panoramic backwater tourism amidst lush green paddy fields, highlands and beaches. Of all the Kerala Backwater cruises during south India tour packages, Kumarakom backwater tour is simply unmatched. Slumbering on the banks of famous Vembanad Lake, Kumarakom offers vibrant contrasts of awe-inspiring greens and deep blues.
This major backwater stretch in Kottayam district lies 16 km from Kottayam town and 75 km from Cochin. For local population of the region, Kumarakom backwaters provide a cheap and economical mode of transport. Moreover, the Vembanad Lake is an ideal place for adventure freaks that can indulge in boating, fishing and sight seeing. If you are a bird lover, you can easily spot terns, gulls, herons, lapwings, kingfishers, stilts and brahminy kites here.
Kerala backwaters are simply incomparable as they offer you a unique opportunity to spend your vacations on waters in luxurious houseboats. Apart from that, these waterways come alive during Onam when thousands of tourists gather here to enjoy spectacular water regatta – the snake boat races. While exploring the nearby village areas and having a closer look at the lifestyle of people, you can also spot vegetation that includes mangroves, coconut palms, and paddy fields.
Alongside the backwaters in Kumarakom, you will find several health and spa centres that offer Ayurvedic massage for rejuvenation of your mind body and soul. During your relaxing vacations at Kumarakom, you can also go for fishing or bird watching.
By: Manish Caper
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Kumarakom Backwater Tour in South India
February 27th, 2010Across India With SLS Tour
November 11th, 2009
They call it erotica, but the great masters who created poems on stones in Ajanta-Ellora caves off Mumbai (Bombay) India, knew better the human nature and needs than the modern man. Come and savor the delectable and amazing sculptures scripted by unknown master’s centuries ago.
SLS Tourist-Indian Tour firm has customized and affordable tours for varied parts of India. West India-Central India tour is one of them and it covers India’s commercial and culture capital, Mumbai, and Aurangabad’s world-famous caves. Thrown in between in liberal measure are numerous historical and cultural attractions.
A 7-day Ajanta-Ellora-Mumbai gives you a kaleidoscopic view of what was great in India of yore and the power of India today. Mumbai Island has seen much cultural, historical evolutions and it’s truly the eye of India as it is the commerce capital of the country.
Gateway of India, the principal landmark, Prince of Wales Museum, Jehangir Art Gallery, the Victoria Terminus, Mahalaxmi temple, the Hajji Ali tomb are but a few of the great visual delights awaiting you. Of all, the Ajanta Caves, 110 km away from Mumbai, is where the arts lovers would flock. Those beautiful stone crafts, many of them depicting human sex, reflect the recess of human nature which is usually hidden from the frontal view. Wow! You would say, and millions before you, said.
SLS people have similar tours thoughtfully devised to give you an aerial view of this great country of unique diversity. Golden Triangle Tour, Golden Triangle Tour with Rajasthan, Royal Rajasthan Tour, Best of Rajasthan Tour, Himachal Honeymoon Tour will cover the entire North India, while South India tour package will have the best of South India Honeymoon Tour, South India Hill Station Tour, Tamilnadu Heritage Tour, Tamil Nadu Temple Tour and the Best of Kerala Tour which would give you the exhilarating and invigorating Kerala Honeymoon Tour, Kerala Backwater Tour Package, Vacations in Kerala, Kerala Ayurvedic Tour.
The SLS people are in the forefront in arranging the best and most economical tours because they have the advantage of scale and amassed experience of 15 years in this field. Domestic and overseas tourists who come for varied missions in mind get their dreams fulfilled with customized tours and package tours whichever they chose.
SLS network goes beyond India and Asia. It does have a tie-up with the most reputed resorts and hotels in the favored tourist places in this planet. Exotic locales, the best attractions and the least cost are the driving motto of this tour operator firm which has offices in the capital Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore and Cochin and associations with tour/resort operators across the country.
By: William Jensen
