The tiny state of Kerala is a popular destination in India. Every travel magazine in the world acclaims it as a "paradise" or "God's own country". Vital aspects that allure travellers towards Kerala are that the state encompasses attractions such as pristine beaches, tranquil backwaters, and pictorial hill stations. Kerala has intrinsic wildlife, enchanting cultural festivals, and exquisitely designed temples.

The climate of Kerala remains mild from June to February. Kerala is the only state in India which has three international airports in the districts of Trivandrum, Kozhikode and Cochin. This adds connectivity of the state with all major cities in the world. It indirectly helped Kerala to become a popular destination of Indian Tour. The article provides details of must see tourist destinations in Kerala.

Backwaters are the most popular tourist attraction of Kerala. Backwaters are stretches of lagoons as well as lakes that lie in the same direction of Arabian Sea. Backwaters remain serene, and can be explored with the help of houseboat. Houseboats are traditionally modeled, and it has an operator and a cook. Each houseboat differs in its features like number of bedrooms, living area, and other decorations.

Alapuzha and Kumarakom are famous for backwaters. Travellers can view coconut groves, paddy fields, fishing in small boats, Chinese fishing nets so on while travelling in a houseboat. The boat runs through canals of Vembanad Lake. The longest journey of houseboats is between Kollam and Alapuzha. It takes two days to cover the distance.

Kerala has a coastline of more than 900 kilometers, and beaches in Kerala are diverse in nature. Some of the finest beaches in Kerala are Kovalam, Varkala, Cherai, Fort Kochi, and Kappad. These beaches provide all the entertainments to the travellers including delicious sea foods, ayurvedic treatments, spas, and world class water sports. Foreigners who embark on Golden Triangle Tour with Ranthambore visit these beaches mostly at the time of New Year's Eve.

Animal life of Kerala is also rich and astonishing. Rare specious of animals such as lion-tailed macaque, Malabar giant squirrels, hornbills, leopards, lions, elephants and Bengal tigers are found in the wild life sanctuaries and forests of Kerala. Periyar wildlife sanctuary, Chinnar wildlife sanctuary, Gavi eco-tourism centre, and Parambikulam wildlife sanctuary are the important venues to discover rare specious of animals and birds in Kerala. Travellers can find a peculiar specious of deer in the forests of Kerala.

Another significant tourist attraction in Kerala is the hill stations. The spice plantations like tea, pepper, coffee, cinnamons are cultivated in plenty at the valleys of hill stations. The most beautiful hill stations in Kerala are Munnar, Thekkady, Nelliyampathy, Wayanad and Ponmudi. Most of the travellers visit these hill stations are at the time of summer. Climate remains pleasant at these hill stations, other than the summer season.

The "land of Gods" is renowned for some architectural temples. Richest temple in the world, Sree Padmanabha Swamy temple is spotted at Trivandrum district in Kerala. The Guruvayoor temple and the Shabarimala temple are other two famous shrines in Kerala. Rock architecture and design of temples in Kerala are unique. The temples as well as the festivals exhibit rich heritage and tradition of Kerala. Temples in Kerala are must visit tourist places.