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Southern India Travel covers states tourism like Tamil Nadu Tourism, Karnataka Tourism, Kerala Tourism, Andhra Pradesh Tourism, Pondicherry Tourism.
Kerala is most popular among Travelers for Eco-tourism, Backwaters & Ayurveda/ Rejuvenation Tours. Tamilnadu is popular because of temples & cultural tourism. Andhra pradesh, the land which hosted a variety of cultures, religions and traditions for thousands of years.

Places to See in Southern India
Alappazuha	Amaravati	Badami
Bangalore	Bijapur	Chennai
Coimbatore	Ernakulam	Hampi
Hassan	Helebid	Hyderadad
Idukki	Palakkad	Pathanamthitta
Periyar	Kancheepuram	Kanniyakumari
Kannur	Kasaragod	Kollam
Kottayam	Kovalam	Kozhikode
Madurai	Mamallapuram	Mysore
Nagarjunakonda	Rameshwaram	Salihundam
Sankaram	Thanjavur	Thiruvannamalai
Tiruchirappalli	Tirunelveli	Thiruvanantapuram
Thrisur	Tirupati	Vijaywada
Vishakhapatanam	Warangal	Wayanad
Udhagamandalam	Vellore	Yercaud

Alappzuha Travel Information - With the Arabian sea on the west and a vast network of lakes, lagoons, and fresh water rivers criss crossing it.
Alappuzha is a district of immense natural beauty. By virtue of its proximity to the sea, the town has always enjoyed a unique place in the maritime history of Kerala. Today Alappuzha is grown in importance as a backwater tourist centre, attracting several thousands of foreign tourists each year.
Alappuzha is also famous for its boat races, houseboat holydays, beaches, marine products and coir industry. Here, one can see coconut husks being beaten into fiber for making beautiful mats and coir products.
A singular characteristic of this land is the region called Kuttanad. The rice bowl of Kerala. Kuttanad is perhaps the only place in the world where farming is done below sea level.

Bangalore Travel Information - Located 1000 m above sea level, this bustling capital city Of Karnataka, has a perpetual holiday atmosphere, thanks mainly to its picnic weather. Founded in 1337 by a local chieftain Kempe Gowda, Bangalore has seen much and imbibed even more. Rapid industrial growth has not taken away Bangalore's old-world charm. And a trip here can be truly delightful. Known as the Garden City and Silicon Valley of India, Bangalore offers you more than a day or two of sightseeing. There's always something going on here - music and dance concerts (both western and Indian), dramas, exhibitions, carnivals... you could go disco-hopping or pub-crawling. To the restaurants or to the movies. Or window-shopping. Or even for a round of golf

Madurai Travel Information - Madurai, probably over 2500 years old, is the oldest city in Tamil Nadu. Its origin and name emerge from a misty and lovely legend. In a forest near a lotus pond, Indra, King of Gods, Worshipped Lord Siva as a Swayambu Lingam. At this hallowed spot, the Pandyan monarch Kulasekhara built a great temple and clearing the forest, he created a lotus- shaped city around the temple.
On the day the city was to be named, Lord Siva appeared at the ceremony. As he blessed the land and its people, divine nectar (Mathuram) was showered on the city from his matted locks. The city was henceforth known as Madhurapuri.

Chennai Travel Information - Often called the cultural capital of India for its deep rooted traditions and heritage, Chennai is a city younger than its image.
More than any other city in India, it is a true reflection of this country's diversity. In a time span of ust over 350 years, Chennai has blossomed into a charming city which has a large heart. So described because it is a city which encourages all forms of development, whether modern echnology or traditional arts and crafts, and embrace within itself a series of paradoxes which merge peacefully into one. It was in 1639 that Francis Day and Andrew Cogan, Agents for the East India Company, acquired a strip of land on lease from the Vijayanagar King. They built on this land Fort St. George, one of the city's important landmarks today. It was built to set up a factory which served as a nucleus for British settlements. Surrounding villages likeTriplicane, Puraswalkarn, more and Chetput slowly merged with the new developments, to form Chennapatnam, as it was known then. The city was called Madras till 1996 and then renamed. This buoyant metropolis is a blend of the old and the new, the traditional and the modern.

Vishakhapatanam Travel Information - Golden beaches that stretch as far as your imagination, green hills rising high on the other side, a city thriving on modern industry and commerce in the midst. Visakhapatnam offers all these.
It is the second larget city of Andhra Pradesh and one of the fastest growing cities in Asia. It has Eastern Ghats on one side and the blue waters of Bay of Bengal on the other, giving the city a magical touch.