The Vallikunnu beach has always been regarded as a great spot to indulge in a soulful communion with nature. As you sit contemplating on the unspoiled beauty of the place, you will almost be lulled to sleep with the rhythmic clapping of the waves against the sandy beach. Watch the local fishing folk go about their day-to-day activities, chat with them or explore the nearby village - you will surely have an agreeable beach holiday at Vallikunnu. Kadalundy bird sanctuary is situated near this beach. There are several places to stay.
There is a Guest House in Malappuram under the Department of Tourism. PWD Rest houses and Tourist Bungalows are also available at important centres. There are Rest houses under University of Calicut at Thenhippalam, under K.F.R.I. at Nilambur and under Kerala Water Authority at Tirur. In the private sector, there is a 2 star hotel at Malappuram. Hotel Sabrina, Perintalmanna, KTDC Hotel Sabala, Nilambur, KTDC Hotel Sabala, Perinthalmanna are good to stay.
Peruvannamuzhi or Peruvannamoozhy is a village in Kozhikode district, Kerala, India which is near the PERUVANNAMUZHI DAM over a river. It is known for tourism, wildlife and research on spice crops.
There is a reservoir with facilities for boating, and nature reserves. The reservoir supplies irrigation water to Kozhikode, Malapuram and Kannur.
The region offers immense scope for picnicking. The reservoir here provides facilities for speedboat and rowboat cruises during which one can see the 'Smaraka Thottam', a garden built in the memory of the freedom fighters of the region.
Uninhabited islands, a bird sanctuary and a crocodile farm add to the charm of the place. Other attractions include a crocodile farm and gardens. Peruvannamuzhi is rich in bird life and over 90 species of birds have been recorded at the Experimental Farm of Indian Institute of Spices Research.
Location: It is located about 60 km North East of the Calicut.
Kallayi is a small village on the banks of Kallayi River which links with the Chaliyar River on the south by a man-made canain. It is in the Kozhikode district of Kerala in south India. This village is famous for timber trading. Kallayi River is one of the rivers in Kerala, India. It originates in Cherikkulathur in the Western Ghats at an altitude of 45 m and is 40 km long. It is linked to the Chaliyar River by a man-made canal on the south side of the small timber village of Kallayi lying on its banks.
During late 19th century and early 20th century, the Chaliyar River was extensively used as a waterway for carrying timber from the forest areas in and around Nilambur to the various mills in Kallayi near Calicut. Rafts made of logs were taken downstream during the monsoon season to Kallayi, where these were sawn to size in the timber mills dotting the banks of the river.
During this period, Kallayi was one of the most important centers in the world for timber business. The place was famous for wood of superlative strength and durability like teak, rosewood etc. Towards the second half of the 20th century, the activity came down drastically as tree felling was banned or strictly controlled with a view to stop deforestation. Many mills still operate in Kallayi, though with far less output. Many have closed down.
A veritable treasure trove for historians and connoisseurs of art, the Pazhassiraja Museum is located in Kozhikode - the land of spices which lured navigators from time immemorial down to the Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama in 1498. The Art Gallery adjacent to the museum displays the acclaimed paintings of Kerala's cherished artists, Raja Ravi Varma (1848 - 1906) whose works brought international repute to the State and his uncle Raja Raja Varma.
The museum is managed by the State Archaeology Department and has on display mural paintings, antique bronzes, ancient coins, models of temples, umbrella stones, dolmenoid cists (quadrangular burial chambers with capstones), and similar megalithic monuments. For more information on Ravi Varma's works, refer 'The prince among painters and a painter among princes' .
Pazhassiraja Museum
The museum and the art gallery are named after the great Pazhassiraja Kerala Varma of the Padinjare Kovilakom of the Kottayam royal family. The famous 'Pazhassi Revolt' (against the British East India Company during the second half of the 1700s) was led by Pazhassiraja. Nicknamed the Lion of Kerala, Pazhassiraja is also credited with introducing guerilla warfare in the hills of Wayanad to resist the increasingly intolerable British colonialism. This great freedom fighter was shot dead in an encounter on 30 November 1805.
Pazhassiraja Art Gallery
Location: About 5 km from Kozhikode town at East Hill, Kozhikode.
Details: Visiting time from 9.00 am to 4.30 pm. Break from 1.00 pm to 2.00 pm. Closed on Mondays and other public holidays. Ph: +91 - 495 - 2384382.
Beypore is a small coastal town census in the district of Kozhikode in Kerala, India. The place was formerly known as Vaypura / Vadaparappanad. Tippu Sultan named the town "Sultan Pattanam. This place also has a small port and a beautiful beach. Beypore is also famous for shipbuilding timber known as a dhow, or Uru in Malayalam language. These ships are usually bought by Arab trader’s trade, fishing and who now serves as tourist vessels. Center TASAR creative hand weaving in the North Beypore attracts visitors and students worldwide. Chaliyar Puzha which is the fourth longest river flows from the state of Kerala through this village Indian Coast Guard commissioned a station here in 2006.
Beypore port sub-port is a port of Calicut and is located about 10 km south of Calcutta. This is a port on the estuary of the river flows into the Arabian Sea Beypore. Beypore is 180 km north of Cochin and 391 km from Trivandrum. Beypore port is the second largest port after Cochin in Kerala and currently manages approximately 100,000 tons of cargo annually. Closest competitors are the ports of Kochi and Mangalore. Storage shed cranes and tugs. He is currently responsible for 100,000 tons of cargo and 7,500 passengers per year. Now the port has a depth of 4 meters along the platform and the access channel and is proposed to be developed in stages.
Nearby attractions include the Beypore fishing harbor, barely km away from the dock and Kadalundi Bird Sanctuary, located about 7 km from Beypore. Kadalundi estuary is considered a haven for birdwatchers, for a variety of local and migratory birds. Migratory birds flock here a lot in February and March.
An Uru
The sanctuary is spread over a group of islands in a picturesque location surrounded by hills where the river empties into the Arabian Sea Kadalundi. The place is known locally as Kadalundi Nagaram.There is a light house also Chaliyar, just off Beypore.
Location: Beypore is well connected by road and is just 11 km from Calicut.
Calicut airport is at Karipur and is 23 km from Calicut city centre.
Kozhikode Railway station is 10 km apart and Feroke 3 km apart.
Kappad Beach is one of the most historical places of significance in the world. Thus, it is one of the many places in India where a tourist must go and see. Kappad Beach is very famous and significant because of the fact that the famous world explorer Vasco De Gama first set foot on the Kappad Beach on his world famous journey. Vasco De Gama set foot on the Kappad Beach in 1498 AD. In fact, to honor this significant historical event, there is a stone monument that is erected on the Kappad Beach so that the visitors can get a feel for those times.
Kappad is a quiet place where it is pretty easy (and loved) to lose connection with the outside world and turn attention inwards. Sitting on the smooth sands of the beach, you can feel the openness penetrate deep within you. It is perhaps one of those opportunities for you for which you have been yearning for long. Be with yourself, watch the clear sky and the rushing waves, walk in the cool water, make paper boats and sand castles, kick a ball......there are so many options to discover yourself.
Location: Located at a distance of 16 km from the Kozhikode town.
There is a Guest House in Malappuram under the Department of Tourism. PWD Rest houses and Tourist Bungalows are also available at important centres. There are Rest houses under University of Calicut at Thenhippalam, under K.F.R.I. at Nilambur and under Kerala Water Authority at Tirur. In the private sector, there is a 2 star hotel at Malappuram. Hotel Sabrina, Perintalmanna, KTDC Hotel Sabala, Nilambur, KTDC Hotel Sabala, Perinthalmanna are good to stay.
