Kerala

5 places on our lists.

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Places in Kerala

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Nature · Houseboats

Kerala Backwaters

Quiet houseboats through palm-lined canals, with Munnar's tea hills nearby.

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Spiritual · Pilgrimage

Sabarimala

Kerala

The forest hilltop shrine of Lord Ayyappa, drawing millions of black-clad pilgrims in the winter season.

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Spiritual · Pilgrimage

Thiruvananthapuram and Padmanabhaswamy

Kerala

Kerala's capital, home to the great Vishnu temple famed for its reclining deity and vault treasures, with Kovalam beach nearby.

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Worth a Detour

Worth a Detour
Spiritual · Pilgrimage

Guruvayur

Kerala

One of Kerala's holiest Krishna temples, known as the Dwarka of the South.

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Mountains · Mountain towns

Munnar

Kerala

Kerala's rolling tea estates, high in the Western Ghats.

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