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Alleppey
Tours, Kerala |
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Location
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Prime Attraction :
Marari Beach - Kanakakkunnu Palace - Edakkal Caves |
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Alleppey also known as
Alappuzha, one of the best known ports along
the coast of Malabar, referred to as the'
Venice of the east', is built on the banks
of a network of canals. It is a famous trade
centre of ancient times. The beach here is
not as big as the others. However, north of
Alleppey, the Arthunkal beach is worthy of
development as an international holiday resort.
Watching rural life at close quarters, the
many activities like; toddy tapping, fishing
for small fry, coir-making, prawn farming,
and scores of other sights by a boat trip
in a country craft up and down the narrow
canals in the coastal region is gaining in
popularity among the foreign tourists and
the north Indian visitors alike.
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Prime
Attractions
Marari Beach |
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Located
in the heart of the "spice coast", Marari
Beach is just an hour from Cochin and even
less to Alleppey(also Known as
Alpuzzha). Unexplored beaches of Marari offer an
excellent oppurtunity to relax and enjoy the sun
and the waves. It is a place you will usually find
filled with small fishing boats, as life here has
not changed much. Men daily go out to sea to earn
a living bringing in the daily catch. You can interact
with the locals and go fishing with them, enjoying
the local charm and traditional keralan hospitality
at its best.
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| Kanakakkunnu
Palace |
This
beautiful old palace of the Travancore rajas is
a stunning piece of architectural excellence. At
night when the palace grounds are lit by garden
lamps, the gabled, pagoda style red brick structure
comes alive, bringing to mind the royal majesty
of the kings who once inhabited it's mighty interiors.
Inside one can see large crystal chandeliers and
exquisite pieces of royal furniture.
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| Edakkal
Caves |
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There
are two Edakkal Caves, natural
rock cut-out formations, formed by a large split
in a huge rock roofed over by other large rocks,
all fixed in position through natural processes.
These caves have been made famous world-wide for
their ancient carvings and pictorial wall inscriptions
of human and animal figures with peculiar head-dresses
and swastik forms and symbols. Archaeologists say
the place was one of the earliest centres of human
habitation.
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caves are seen in the Ambukuthy mountains, located
in between Sulthan Battery and Ambalavayal. The
caves contain several paintings and pictorial writings
of the new stone age civilization which speak volumes
of the bygone life and civilization. |
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