Rustic charm to boost Kerala tourism

KOCHI: Both domestic and foreign tourists will get a new package to get to see the rustic scenery of Kochi with the Visitor Facilitation Centre of the District Tourism Promotion Council (DTPC) in association with Great Asia Tours and Travels rolling out four daily packages to different interior scenic locales of Kochi from Monday. 

These places are Njarakkal, Palaikari, Pizhala and Poothotta. Separate group packages will start from the DTPC office near Rajendra Maidan around 9 am each day and will wind up by three in the afternoon at the same place. The cost for each daily package per head is Rs 500.

Poothotta located on the Ernakulam-Vaikom road is where River Muvattupuzha merges into the Vembanad Lake. The place has many small canals, farms and a thriving rural lifestyle.

“The best way to enjoy the charm of this world is to go on a boat cruise. Palaikari is nearby and we are offering the two as a single package. Palaikari has a 125 hectare wide brackish water fish farm with four culture ponds and three nurseries. The farm lies inside the Vembanad Lake at Kattikunnu in Chempu panchayat, just 20 km from Vyttila. The tour includes four-hour boating, fishing, swimming, kite-flying etc while lunch too is served,” said C K Faizal, director of Great Asia Tours and Travels. 

The tourists to Njarackal and Pizhala are taken either by boat or road as preferred by the tourists. The tourists will be able to experience prawn and pokkali cultivation there.

Country canoe and yacht row are also part of the package. Fish and crab hunting and lunch are included. Pizhala was formed in the great flood of Periyar in 1341. For details of packages contact: 0484-6067716, 6068716 and 09048716716