travel facts

GETTING THERE

Fly Qantas to Singapore and then catch a Jet Airways flight into New Delhi. India’s Jet Airways travels all domestic routes.

• qantas.com

• jetairways.com

WHERE TO STAY

• The Leela Kovalam: +91-471/305-1234; theleela.com

• Poovar Island Resort: +91-89/4333-8905; poovarislandresorts.com

TIPS

• The best time to visit is September to March.

• Make sure you have enough cash as many local shops have stopped accepting credit cards, and ATMs are not always easily accessible.

• Kerala has the best Ayurveda resorts that combine the goodness of traditional therapies and a healthy diet routine. Somatheeram Ayurveda Resort is the world's first Ayurvedic resort at Thiruvananthapuram. somatheeram.in

FURTHER INFORMATION

• India Tourist Office: incredibleindia.org

• Kerala Tourism: keralatourism.org