"A good deed
shouldn't be left unappreciated" said some one! One of the best things to happen to me in this long hiatus I have taken from blogging is the trip to
Kerala.
After frenetic planning and a dash of emails and phone calls back and forth, we zeroed in on a package offered by
KTDC. Our logic behind it was very simple. Maybe that
wouldn't be as comfortable as a 2** or a 3*** stay but nevertheless with the Government the money would be safe. So instead of getting involved with some shady private travel agent lets go the
sarkari way.
What we were prepared for was an
okie-
dokie kind of a trip. But over the next seven days, the reason for tourism flourishing in
Kerala was laid out bare in front of us. Hotels which were like WOW,
culinary lineup that did justice to each geographical location in India and the world, a travel guide who was more
accommodative and polite than he needed to be... On the top of it, really well maintained resorts, beautiful locales preserved exactly that way by the local people, serene nature and Gods own country had me craving for more and more.
As our travel guide mentioned while on drive, the way
kerala promotes tourism is evident right from the toll gates. For an all India permit vehicle to enter say a TN or an AP, the driver would have to shell out anything from 2400 to 3900, but in
Kerala the toll
tariff is a mere 250/-
Steps like these draw people there in hordes and with the ultimate experience that people have here, the word of mouth is going to boost further visitors. Seriously
Kerala and
KTDC deserve all the respect and all the appreciation that any tourist can give. And I just hope that the other states will take a leaf out of
KTDC's success story and the next trip to Gujarat/
Rajasthan/UP/MP will be just as delightful...
