Kerala Ecotourism

God’s Own Country, Kerala is famous for its ecotourism initiative and is growing fast as ecotourism destination. It has already won gold award for ecotourism two times.  Kerala is focusing on sustainable development of ecotourism in Kerala. It has rich biodiversity and endless natural wealth to make Kerala a hotspot of ecotourism in India. Tourism in Kerala is mainly popular for its backwater, beaches and hill station. These all are the feature of nature and hence is a great ecotourism destination.  

Kerala is the greenest state of India and is dotted with coconut trees, queues of pal tress, paddy fields, banana plantation, spice plantations, etc crating green blanket to cover the beautiful Kerala. Now a day, rubber plantation and tea estates have also opened their doors to tourists seeking a green getaway and ecotourism destinations. Kerala has flurry of flora and fauna. There are many wildlife destinations in Kerala that are hot ecotourism destinations. People from different corners of globe visit Kerala to observe the activities of tigers, elephants, deer and other animal life in Malabar region, Nilgiri Tahr, Periyar wildlife sanctuary, Wayanad wildlife sanctuary, Silent Valley wildlife sanctuary and Eravikulam wildlife sanctuary.

Backwater networks are also ultimate destinations foe ecotourism.  Tourists get the wonderful opportunity to explore the unmatched beauty of nature in the remote backwater region. Some of the unique and rare species of plants and animals are also spotted in the virginal backwater.