Thiruvananthapuram – The Capital City of God's Own Country

Other than the capital and administrative city of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram also is a major destination for national and international tourists. Fortune Tours strive to serve those travelers who crave new experiences by offering the broadest selection of quality trips and information and expert consulting services, and providing exciting tours to Thiruvananthapuram. Fortune Tours has a distinction of efficiency serving its vast network of satisfied customers, which comprises of corporate house, international tourist & walk-in clients.

Thiruvananthapuram holds a number of significant tourist spots. It lies on the southern tip of India in the west coast. It has been a ‘must visit’ destination for ages and in recent times National Geographic Traveler has listed it as one. Mahatma Gandhi has titled this place as the “Evergreen city of India”.

The entire tourism package of the state such as hill stations, back waters, beaches, lagoons, and wild life sanctuaries are present in Thiruvananthapuram district, which reflects the beauty of the state Kerala. Foreign tourists flock to Thiruvananthapuram, a destination for chartered flights to India for Medical tourism, as there are more than hundred recognized Ayurveda centers in and around the city.

The growth of Technopark as the largest Information Technology park in South Asia, made a major impetus for the growth of city. Today the city is on focus of making it as major IT/Bio-Technology hub.

The two important and famous visiting places in Thiruvananthapuram are discussed below:

Sri Anantha Padmanabha Swamy Temple

The renowned Sri Anantha Padmanabha Swamy Temple attracts many devotees every day. The origin of the Temple of Sree Padmanabhaswamy is lost in antiquity.

Sri Anantha Padmanabha Swamy temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Vishnu located in Thiruvananthapuram, India, in the state of Kerala. The shrine is run by a trust headed by the royal family of Travancore. The temple is devoted to Lord Vishnu who is depicted reclining on Sri Anantha, the hooded snake from which the city derives its name.

Exquisite stone carvings and pavilions are worth admiring. The temple is open only to Hindus and dress regulations are strictly enforced.

Kovalam

Kovalam means a grove of coconut trees and true to its name the village offers an endless sight of coconut trees. It is also known as the Paradise of the South.

Kovalam is an internationally renowned beach with three adjacent crescent beaches. It has been a favourite haunt of tourists, especially Europeans, since the 1930s. A massive rocky promontory on the beach has created a beautiful bay of calm waters ideal for sea bathing.

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Top Ten Tourist Spots in Kerala

·         Thiruvananthapuram

Located in the southwestern tip of India, Thiruvananthapuram is bound by the Arabian Sea in the west and Tamil Nadu in the east. Named after Anantha Padmanabha or Lord Vishnu, the city is home to many ancient temples.

·         Cochin

Kochi, also known as Cochin, is a major port city on the west coast of India by the Arabian Sea and is part of the district of Ernakulam in the state of Kerala. Kochi is often called by the name Ernakulam, which refers to the mainland part of the city.

·         Thrissur.

Thrissur originally Thirusivapperoor and previously known by its anglicised form as Trichur is the fourth largest city, the third largest urban agglomeration in Kerala (Pop. 1,854,783) and the 20th largest in India. It is also the headquarters of the Thrissur District. The City is built around a 65-acre (26 ha) hillock called the Thekkinkadu Maidan which seats the Vadakkumnathan temple.,

·         Munnar

One of the most popular hill stations in India, Munnar is situated at the confluence of three mountain streams - Mudrapuzha, Nallathanni and Kundala. Located at 1600 Mts above sea level, this was once the summer resort of the erstwhile British Government in South India.

·         Kumarakom

Kumarakom is home to a wide variety of flora and fauna. Kumarakom Bird Sanctuary is a noted bird sanctuary where many species of migratory birds visit. The Vembanad Lake, the largest backwater in Kerala.

 ·         Wayanad

Wayanad District in the north-east of Kerala, India, was formed on 1 November 1980 as the 12th district by carving out areas from Kozhikode and Kannur districts. Kalpetta is the district headquarters as well as the only municipal town in the district.

·         Thekkady

Thekkady is located about 257 km (160 mi) from Trivandrum, 114 km from Madurai City and Madurai Airport, 185 km from Cochin International Airport and 114 km from Kottayam railway station. Thekkady is located near to Kerala-Tamilnadu border.

·         Vagamon

Vagamon is a hill station located in Kottayam-Idukki border of Kottayam district of Kerala, India. It has a cool climate with the temperature between 10 and 23 °C during summer midday. It is situated 1,100 meters above sea level.

·         Kollam(Quilon)

Kollam or Quilon, an old sea port and town on the Laccadive Sea coast in Kerala, India, on the Ashtamudi Lake. Kollam, once called Desinganadu, had a sustained commercial reputation from the days of the Phoenicians and the Romans

·         Alappuzha

 Alappuzha, also known as Alleppey, is a city in Alappuzha District of Kerala state of southern India. It is the administrative headquarters of District. This town is considered to be the oldest planned town in this region and the lighthouse built on the coast of the town is the first of its kind along the Laccadive Sea coast

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