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Tourism in South India
Tourism in South India is covered with religious destinations, backwater lakes, lagoons, sea beaches and industrially developed cities.

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Tourism in South IndiaTourism in South India can soothe one while having the nature walk in the forest areas, coastal walks near the sea beaches, adventure rides in the hill stations along with the soft touch in an ayurvedic spa. The southern part of India includes the states like Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Kerala. The urban life in these states shows the excellence in IT sector. Last but not the least is the cultural fiesta in South India. The southern part of India is known to world for the dance and theater that emerged from Sangam Age. While cuisines in South India shows the varied use of spices.

Hill Stations of South India
Hill Stations in South India are gorgeous places for honeymoon. The pristine and calm climate of Yercaud, Ananthagiri Hills, Nandi Hills, Ponmudi, Coorg, Devikulam, Araku Valley, Kotagiri, Munnar, Vythiri, Chikballapur, Hogenakkal and Nelliyampathy allure one to stay in a luxurious accommodation. All the hill stations in South India are easily accessible from Kochi, Bengaluru, Hyderabad and Mysore.

Beaches of South India
The beaches of South India offer tourists with luxurious accommodation, private beaches and water sports activities. Some of the beaches of South India are Alappuzha Beach, Bekal Beach, Chavakkad Beach, Cherai Beach, Kappad Beach, Kappkadavu Beach, Kollam Beach, Kovalam beach, Marari Beach, Meenkunnu Beach, Muzhappilangad Beach, Thekkumbhagam Beach, Payyambalam Beach, Shankumugham Beach, Snehatheeram Beach, Thirumullavaram Beach, Varkala Beach, Somatheeram Beach, Kizhunna Ezhara Beach, Marina Beach, Elliot`s beach, Mamallapuram beach, Covelong Beach, Kanyakumari Beaches, Uppada Beach, Kalingapatnam Beach, Perupalem Beach, Bheemili Beach, Koduru beach, Manginapudi Beach, Mypadu Beach, Rama Puram Beach, Ramakrishna Mission Beach, Rishikonda Beach, Sagarnagar beach, Suryalanka Beach, Tenneti Beach, Vodarevu Beach, Yarada Beach and Antarvedi Beach.Tourism in South India

Attractions in South India
The attractions in South India are dotted in the Indian states like Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu. It also houses the Union Territory- Puducherry and Lakshadweep Island in the Arabian Sea.

Rivers in South India
Godavari River, Krishna River, Tungabhadra River and Kaveri River are important non-perennial sources of water.

Culture of South India
South India attracts the globe for rich traditional culture. The southern region speaks one of the Dravidian languages like Kannada language, Malayalam language, Tamil language, Telugu language and Tulu language. The classical dances of India like Bharatnatyam and Kathakali have South Indian origin. The most interesting is that Mattur is the only village in the world where Sanskrit language is the official language

Cities of South India
The famous cities in this region are Hyderabad and its twin city Secunderabad, Mysore, Bengaluru, Kochi, Trivandrum, Chennai and Kanyakumari. These cities are developed with proper communication system.

Holy Cities of South India
The Holy places in South India are Tirupati, Rameshwaram, Kanchipuram, Kanyakumari, Madurai, Nagapattinam, Amaravati, Chidambaram and Guruvayur, Kollur which attracts tourists for rich history and religious culture.


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