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Chendamangalam in Muziris Heritage

January 20, 2015April 5, 2017Lookerala

Chendamangalam is a rare geographical combination of three rivers, seven inlets, hillocks and vast expanses of green plains situated in Ernakulam. The Paliam [...]

Kumbalangi – Model fishing village

January 20, 2015April 5, 2017Lookerala

Essentially a fishing hamlet, this tiny village facing the Kochi backwaters in the western part of the city is India’s first designated ecotourism [...]

Bhoothathankettu Dam in Ernakulam

January 20, 2015April 12, 2017Lookerala

Bhoothathankettu, a scenic dam site with boating facilities is situated in a vast virgin forest. A myth connected with the origin of this [...]

Wonderla

January 19, 2015April 18, 2017Lookerala

The Veegaland Amusement Park,currently known as Wonderla is the most popular amusement park of Kerala mainly because it is India’s first water theme [...]

Vypeen Island

January 19, 2015April 18, 2017Lookerala

Vypeen , an island about five km from Ernakulam city, sprawls in an area of more than 25 km. It owes its origin [...]

Vasco da Gama Square

January 19, 2015April 18, 2017Lookerala

Kochi, the commercial capital of Kerala, the last port of Vasco Da Gama, where you will find synagogues, mosques, churches and temples side [...]

Mattancherry Dutch Palace

January 16, 2015April 18, 2017Lookerala

Built by the Portuguese in 1557 and presented to Raja Veera Kerala Varma of Kochi, the Palace was renovated in 1663 by the [...]

Thattekad bird sanctuary

January 15, 2015April 19, 2017Lookerala

Thattekad Bird Sanctuary, popularly known as Salim Ali Bird Sanctuary, is situated at the foot of Western Ghats. The sanctuary expands over a [...]

Marine Drive

January 15, 2015April 19, 2017Lookerala

Marine Drive is one of the popular hangouts in Ernakulam city. Facing the serene backwaters with a walkway of about three kilometers, the [...]

Vembanad Lake

December 10, 2014April 27, 2017Lookerala

Vembanad (Vembanad Kayal or Vembanad Kol) is the longest lake in India and the largest lake in the state of Kerala. It is [...]

Bolgatty palace

December 5, 2014May 5, 2017Lookerala

Near the historic town of Fort Kochi in Ernakulam district, the commercial capital of Kerala, is the Bolgatty Island. This lush, lovely island [...]

Hill Palace Museum, Thripunithura

December 5, 2014May 2, 2017Lookerala

The Hill Palace, Kerala’s first heritage museum noted for royal collections of the erstwhile Maharaja of Kochi, is today the largest archaeological museum [...]