A holiday in Kerala offers visitors a wide range of interests. If you’ve never visited India before, Kerala is a wonderful introduction. If you have visited other parts of India and liked it then we are sure you will love Kerala.

Capital:
Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum)

Local Language:
Malayalam

Area:
38,863 sq km (approx 1% of landmass of India)

Interesting Fact:
91% literacy rate (the highest in India)

The Lakshadweep Islands offer palm fringed beaches of white coral sand surrounded by turquoise lagoons. A visit to these coral atolls, just north of the Maldives, is easily combined with a holiday in Kerala.

Capital:
Kavaratti

Local Language:
Malayalam

Area:
32 sq km (India’s smallest union territory)

Interesting Fact:
The name of these islands comes from the work lakh, meaning a hundred thousand (islands). In fact there are only 27, of which 11 are inhabited.