Kerala Village Tourism

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Kerala Village Tourism

A visit to God’s Own Country would be incomplete without a
visit to its charming villages. The pulse of Kerala can be felt in its
villages, which reverberates with the hum of daily life.
Kumbalanghi , the island village, is an idyllic fishing village with
emerald green backwaters, swaying palm trees, fresh seafood.
An immersive experience into the traditional ways of life await
the visitor. One can experience shrimp and crab farming, rides in
country boats, try a hand at coir yarn making, and weaving of
coconut leaves, watch the charming Chinese nets in action as
they bend on their cantilevers, dipping into the waters to
surface with a fresh catch of fish. Quaint homestays dot the
landscape and one can experience life at the grass root level.
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One can savour some of the best local cuisine. Fresh lobsters and seafood
cooked in traditional spices, and hot, delicious gravies are served with boiled
tapioca or steaming rice. Fried fish marinated in spices or cooked in thick
coconut gravy, beef bits cooked with ginger, garlic and tempered with a
happy handful of curry leaves and garnished with slivers of coconut or garden
fresh vegetables lightly seasoned with mustard and grated coconut will leave
the visitor with pleasant memories.

Village life in Alleppey can be experienced either from the sun
deck of a comfortable Houseboat or disembark for the short walk,
a meal or the day from the Houseboat or hotel. Scenes from
ordinary life play out before the eyes, chirpy children on their way
to school, quaint tea shops selling hot frothy tea and ‘Kadi’ (deep
fried or steamed snacks) with the customary bunch of ripe yellow
bananas hanging in front to entice the customer. A stop at one of
these tea shops is a must. The sociology of the village can be
experienced firsthand. Old men in chequered ‘lungi’s’ (sarong
style cloth worn by men) congregate to discuss politics, weather
or local gossip over a hot cuppa or what is know world famous as
the ‘metre chai’, (tea is aerated repeatedly between two cups held
at least a metre apart) while the working class sit down for a quick
meal. Delicious snacks are served up, from deep fried samosas to
‘kozhukotta’, steamed rice dumplings filled with grated coconut
infused with jaggery and a variety of local fare. South India Tours
and packages are laced with these kinds of Tours of Villages.

On a leisurely walk through the village, one can see the ‘velan’
shimmying up coconut trees with his lungi precariously tied half
mast to bring down coconuts, an acrobatic feat indeed! Or
watch the local women engaged in coir work, twisting coconut
fibre into ropes for the manufacture of mats and other
products. Yet another stop is the ubiquitous Toddy Shop, where
fresh toddy or fermented sap of the coconut tree is served with
finger licking, spicy curries. The ambience of the toddy shop
though rudimentary, will provide the visitor a free and
compulsory performance of local ballads, sung off key by
drunken men feasting on tapioca and spicy fish curry. The
delicacies of the toddy shop menu include fish curry, duck
roast, mussel, lobsters and clam in kerala spices. A highlight in
Kerala Tourism Packages.

The villages in the hills near Munnar & Thekkady are set among
tea estates spread like a green carpet over rolling hills as far the
as the eye can see. Villages in the hills are clustered and each
village engages in a specific activity or industry. In the hills,
villagers rear sheep or goats, handicraft, embroidery, basketry
and the like. The visitor can opt to have a meal with a local
family and partake of the warm hospitality that is trademark of
Indians. The meal would normally comprise of hot rice, lentils,
home grown vegetables, spicy meat curries, shallow fried fish
and a gooey warm desert or sweetmeat.
Responsible Tourism in India encourages Village Tourism as it
encourages the local economy while preserving local craft &
heritage.

Visitors will be lucky if there is a local temple festival or church
feast going on. the colourful gaiety of the festival, replete with
caparisoned elephants, colourful processions, ringing of bells,
chanting of verse and religious fervour can be experienced
along with the farmers markets that spring up to sell their
wares to the devotees. From handmade toys to homemade
foods, kitchen ware to flowers to adorn the snake like black
plaited hair that dangles down the women’s back are available.
Village Tourism creates jobs and sustenance without disturbing
the ecology or sociology of the place. It ensures that the
culturally rich heritage does not make way for modernity. It
preserves in a subtle yet sustainable way.

Sherlys Tours and Travels
20/191,Kochupally road
Thoppumpady ,Kochi-682005
Kerala,India
Tel: +91 484 3229151
Mob:+91 9447956758
Fax: 04842235541

Kerala Village Tourism

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