Kerala, land of the coconut trees, is a very easy place to simply sit back and enjoy. It's a green Venice, but unlike Venice, where man has created most of its glory, in Kerala, nature rules. Little has changed since the time of Raj and Kerala is still dominated with dreamy lagoons, curving waterways, damp paddy fields and swaying greenery. Spend a night on a houseboat cruising on the famous Kerala backwater and enjoy the fine beaches of at Marari.
For many, India's southernmost Tamil Nadu is the Hindu heartland. It is home to one of India's oldest civilizations, the Dravidians, whose culture flourished for more than a thousand years under the powerful Chola, Pallava, and Pandyan dynasties. They have left their imprint on the region with their magnificent temples such as the gorgeous shore temples in Mammllapuram, the extravagantly detailed temples in Kanchipuram and the most colorful of them on Meenakshi in Madurai.
