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Kappad
Beach - Kerala
This
little sea faring town is a haven for the tourists. The best route
to Kappad is along the backwaters. Kappad finds mention in history
and geography texts as the gateway to the Malabar coast. The
historic beach of Kappad is remembered as the one where Vasco da
Gama landed on the 27th of May 1498 with 170 men in three vessels,
thus discovering a sea route to India.
The rock-studded beach is locally known as Kappakadavu. An
interesting feature of the landscape is the sprawling rock that
protrudes into the sea. The temple on the rock is believed to be 800
years old. A solitary pillar commemorates the event with the
inscription, "Vasco da Gama landed here, Kappakadavu, in the
year 1498". The sea here is placid and seemingly untouched by
history or time.
Prime
Attractions of Kappad
Kappad
Backwaters
Kappad offers the unique backwaters, which consist of a complex
network of lagoons, lakes & canals. Traveling on these
backwaters is an experience one can never forget. Life on the
backwaters is entirely different; water being the key to everything.
There are no roads here, only waterways. On the banks one can see
lush green rice fields spreading away into the distance and coconut
groves with the occasional temple or church.
These canals or waterways, vary in dimension from being wide enough
to be dubbed lakes, rich with marine bounty. To being nothing but
snaking silvers of freshwater. And are mainly concentrated around
the townships of Allepey, Kumarakom, Kottayam, Kollam and Kochi.
The backwaters are best experienced while slowly moving down the
labyrinth of canals in a traditional thatch-roofed houseboat, known
as 'Kettuvallam'. An experience you will remember for a long time.
Short
Cruises at Kappad
A boat ride into the countryside offers a close look at rustic
village life- skiff-fishermen launching their cockleshell boats,
large flocks of domesticated ducks waddling down to the water from
thatched houses on the banks. Women, neck-deep in water, with their
waist-length hair heaped in a crown, catching fish with their feet,
aimless cattle grazing in lush pastures, white lotuses floating here
and there in small, shallow ponds.
Short
cruise on backwaters are also available on the smaller boat If you
don't want to stay overnight or longer in the houseboats. The
duration of these cruises are depends on the routing & can be
covered In 3 to 6 hrs of time period.
Pookot
Lake
With its own dream-like serenity, this natural fresh water lake
surrounded by meadows and trees on all sides is a haven for
peace-loving travellers. It is located half way from Calicut half an
hour ahead of Kalpetta.
Beaches
Kovalam
Beach || Kappad Beach || Bekal
Fort Beach || Alappuzha Beach
Baypore
Beach || Varkala Beach
Shankhumugham
Beach
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