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Just as the Chinese left behind the fishing, and the Europeans including
the Portuguese, Dutch and British left behind plantations and homesteads.
The tourist value a stay in these old, colonial plantation bungalows
situated in locales with picture perfect surroundings. Lakes, mountains,
waterfalls and lush greenery are associated of Kerala topography which
the visitor relishes. Many of the plantations and homesteads are over a
century old with the bungalows possessing fine wood work and period
furniture, while others are mid-twentieth century pieces of good
architecture, very often built along the same lines. Idukki, Wayanad and
Kottayam are the major plantation centres in Kerala. The exotic smell of
the spices elates to a heavenly ecstasy. Sense the spirit of eco-tourism
and adventure tourism through the green plantations. Stay with nature,
dine with nature and rejoice with nature.
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