India Travel

India Tours - Honeymoon

Below are some features of our India Honeymoon vacations

Tours of India - THIRUVANANTHAPURAM

• SAVOUR ALL MANNER OF South Indian food – freshly made idlis and dosas eaten with rich coconut chutney and sambar. Try Fish Molly and Thoran – both coconut based delicacies. Hotels offer international cuisine too, but remember, fortune favours the brave!
• FIRST SIGHT. Miles of silvery beaches at Kovalam greet the sun seeker. While further inland, Kerala’s centuries old palm-fringed backwaters take you to a land time forgot, until it was recently revived in the Booker prize-winning novel “God of small things”. The bazaars in the city buzz with activity and colorful wares while the Padmanabha Swamy Temple stands grandly above all; honeymoon in India.

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• BAG intricate rosewood and sandalwood carvings as well as interesting things made from coconut, coir and bamboo at the Gifts Corner or Natesan’s - both on Mahatma Gandhi Road. The government run shops are another place for reliable buys. Handloom silks and cottons – both so big on the international fashion scene are available aplenty.

India Vacation Activities

• Stand at Cape Comerin (Kanyakumari) and see three oceans meet: one conference you won’t want to miss.
• Put on a brave face – take home an Indian mask.
• Eat a finger licking good meal off a banana leaf.
• Try an ayurvedic herbal oil massage – its good for both body and soul; India tours.
• Watch unashamedly as a couple fight – see the famous martial arts dance duel on the beach.
• See elephants wear jewelry big is beautiful!
  

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• SAVOUR A Thali, a vegetarian meal served on a banana leaf or metal tray with small compartments for rice and side dishes. For those who are brave enough, tuck into hot curry or the many dishes laced with tempting spices. Learn the art of scooping up food with your fingers – just remember to only use your right hand!
• FIRST SIGHT, islands big and small with ferries chugging purposefully between them greets the eye. To the south is the historic heart of Kochi. Here, medieval Portugal, Holland and an English country village blend to become what is Fork Cochin and Mattancherry. Over on the mainland, the bright lights and big hotels of Ernakulam exude a charm of their own; honeymoon trip to India.
• FIND India’s oldest European built church, St Francis, built by Portuguese friars in 1503; magnificent murals depicting ancient legends in the grand Mattancherry Palace; intricately hand painted floor tiles in the Synagogue; aromatic Indian spices pervading the streets of Jewtown; the ritual bathing of the legendary Nagarshi, Shiva’s disciple with a serpent’s head at the Ernakulathappan Temple.
• BAG beautiful old carvings from antique shops in Jewtown, as well as contemporary works by emerging local artists from Kashi Art Café in Fort Cochin. For the musically inclined, pick up a sitar or a set of tabla from Manuel Industries, Banerji Road, Ernakulam. You may even scoot off with a cheap second hand motorcycle from Marikar Motors on Lissie Junction.
• Go bargain hunting in the quaint antique shops of Fort Cochin.
• Watch an India epic unfold in a Kathakali performance.
• Join in the revelry at the many colourful temple festivals.
• Discover Kerala’s rich Jewish past at Fort Cochin’s synagogue.
• Watch fishermen rein in their catch with an ancient net system.
• Meet a legendary Shiva disciple with a serpent’s head at the Ernakulathappan Temple.
• Watch spice traders bargaining at the Kochi International Pepper Exchange.
• Brace yourself for the ancient martial art of kalarippayat at the ENS Kalari Centre, east of Kochi.