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 Far away from hassle and din of city life, rural kerala welcomes you to a world of contentment and peace. Set amidst the serene backwaters, endless paddy fields and swaying coconut farms, village life in Kerala has a unique experience on offer to the enterprising traveler. Villagers in Kerala engage themselves in fishing, farming, handicrafts, jute making, pottery, toddy tapping and so on. There are also many artisans at work doing stone cutting and carpentry. Village people also have traditional methods of doing things like bow & arrow fishing, organic backyard farming, broom making and so on. The village tour offers you not only an informative tour but also a chance to try your hand at some of these things yourself thereby creating a memorable experience. A village tour gives you a chance to see and experience the simplicity of life in a world uncluttered by the complex issues of urban man.
The Village tourism initiative by Kerala tourism is an effort to share the benefits of tourism with the village people and in the process giving an invaluable experience to the traveler. Kerala tourism has identified a few villages in the whereabouts of popular tourist destinations like Kumarakom and Kovalam. There are trained people who guide you and take you to the homes fields and work places of village people where you get an opportunity to learn and interact with the rural people to feel the essence of the land. The program is offered both in half day and full day packages offering experiences from beyond the backwaters and a day with the farmers at Kumarakom and A day with artisans at Kovalam. These mini packages can be added to your preplanned Kerala tour package to add a variety to the whole experience. Kerala is not only about the blessed landscape and natural beauty it is also about the people living here. Village tours have proved to be very attractive and often among most memorable parts of packages offered in Kerala. Don’t miss an opportunity to visit this part of God’s Own Country.
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