Kottayam

The beautiful valley of Ilaveezhapoonchira, one amongst the many prime picnicking spots in the area. Ilaveezhapoonchira is located in Melukavu village in Kottayam district near Kanja and is considered as a good trekking trail.

Ettumanoor Mahadeva temple is located in Ettumanoor, Kottayam district in the state of Kerala, India. It is said that the statue of the temple was donated by a Travancore Maharaja.

Located at a height of 6000 ft above the sea level in the Western Ghats of Kottayam, Kerala, Illikkal Kallu is a major tourist attraction and one of the most pristine spots in all of India. Situated in Moonnilavu Village, Meenachil taluk, the nearest city to the summit is Teekoy.

St. Joseph's Monastery is a well known Christian pilgrim center of Kerala located at Mannanam in the Kottayam district. This charming monastery is built by the famous blessed Father Chavara Kuriakose Elias popularly known as Chavara Achan.

Located at a distance of a few kms from Erattupetta in Kottayam inside a private rubber estate, Marmala Waterfalls are popularly known as the ‘enchantress of the jungle’. Plummeting from a height of 200 feet, the unblemished clear waters create an aura of mist around them.

Panachikkad Saraswathi Temple in Kottayam district is considered so powerful a shrine that it is popularly known as the Mookambika of the South. The presiding deity of the temple is Goddess Saraswati (goddess of learning and the arts),