Kasaragod

Kasaragod is one of the most beautiful districts in Kerala state endowed with 9 rivers (out of a total of the 44 rivers that flow in Kerala), hills, beaches, backwaters, as well as temples, churches, mosques and forts.

Tourist attractions

·         Bakal Fort:- It is the biggest fort in Kerala today and is 14  km from Kanhangad and 15  km from Kasaragod town. The nearest railway station is Pallikere railway station, which is now called the Bekal Fort Railway Station, and the nearest airport is Mangalore Airport.

·         Ananthapura Lake Temple:- an ancient and attractive-looking temple, dedicated to Lord Vishnu.

·         Mallikarjuna Temple is another temple in the heart of Kasargod Town and is dedicated to Sri Shiva.

·         Ranipuram:- A conglomerate of grassy hills near Panathady Town and linked to Kanhangad by Kanhangad-Panathur state highway.

·         Kottancheri Hills:-  Located near Talakaveri which is the starting point of the Kaveri river. It is 36  km from Kanhangad Town.

·         Valiyaparamba Backwaters.

·         Adhur, one of the natural spot in Kasaragod with large diversity of Flaura and fauna. Located on the shore of Payaswini River.

·         Kareem's Forest park (32 acres) India's first private sanctuary which spreads across 32 acres (130,000 m²) and rich in diverse species of trees, medicinal plants, birds, insets, reptiles, amphibians, small wild animals, microorganisms and so on. People from different walks of life environmentalists, scientists, University and Ayurveda students, and laymen, all over the country visit his forest park for practical experience and study purpose. He is also multiplying and distributing the seeds and saplings of forest trees and medicinal plants and help our mother earth and help the nation to convert waste lands into thick forests by replicating his efforts without involving additional coasts.

Other tourist attractions are Chandragiri Fort, Anandashramam, and Nithyanandashramam.

Pilgrim centres

·         Mallik Deenar Mosque, one of the first masjid in India built during the period of the prophet Muhammad by swahabi 'Malik-ibn-Deenar', is located approximately 3 km from kasaragod railway station in the shore of Arabia See. Hundreds of people visit this place every day.

·         Ananthapura Lake Temple an ancient and attractive-looking temple dedicated to Lord Vishnu.

·         Madhur Ganapathy Temple is an architecturally impressive structure.

·         Mallikarjuna Temple is another temple in the heart of Kasargod Town and is dedicated to Lord Shiva.

·         Palakunnu Bhagavathi temple.

·         Mallam Temple.

·         Bela Church, also known as Our Lady of Sorrows Church, is a Roman Catholic church located 14 km north of Kasaragod and 50 km south of Mangalore. It was built in 1890 and is thus the oldest extant church in the district. This Gothic Revival Roman Catholic church, which is under the Mangalore Diocese, recently celebrated its centenary when it was also renovated. Bela Catholic Parish is also one of the oldest existing parishes of the Diocese of Mangalore. The mother tongue of the Catholics is Konkani.

·         Kammadam Bhagavathi temple is most famous for Theyyam Kaliyattam in Dhanu and attract hundreds of people in "Samkramam" day of every month to visit and pray in sacred grove. The Temple is dedicated to Kammadath Bhagavathi and Chamundi(Raktheshwari).This temple is located 25 km east from Nileshwaram town and 5 km East from Chittarikkal Kunnumkai.

Transport

The National Highway 66(formerly NH17) enters Kerala in Talapady of Kasargod district. The highway form a backbone of the road network for the district from Talapady, covering major towns like Uppala, Kumbala, Kasargod, Kanhangad, Nileshwar and Cheruvathur. The NH exits the district in Kalikadavu (pilicode).

Other Major Roads: Kasargod-Sullia, Kasargod-Puttur, Kanhangad-Panathur, Kasargod-Bekal-Kanhangad, Nileshwar-Malom-Konnakkad

Major Railway Stations:Kasargod,Kanhangad,Manjeshwar,Nileshwar,Cheruvathur.

• Dt. Tourism Promotion Council (DTPC)             256450
• Dt. Tourism Office , Old Busstand, Kasaragod     04994  221886
• Womens Cell, SP Office, Kasaragod                   230461
• Tourisum Police -                                             9497935769/9497964328
• Collectorate(General)                                        04994  255010  
• Doordarshan Relay Kendra                                230811
• Fire and Rescue Station, Kasaragod                   04994  230101,101
• Guest House, Kasaragod                                  04994  230666,230876
• Hospital (District) Causality                              04672  204047
• Hospital (General) Kasaragod                            04994  230080,222999
• Hostel District Panchayath ,Udayagiri                 04994  257086
• Information Office, Civilstation                         04994  255145
• Informatics Office (NIC), Civilstation                04994  256205
• Janasevana Kendram (Friends)                          04994  227411
• Police - Superintendent of Police (Off.)              04994 255461,257401
• Railway Enquiry, Kasaragod                              04994  230200
• Railway Divil.Manager, Palakkad                       0491 555296,255115

Accommodations available at

Raj Residency, Kanhangad                                                    0467 2208444

Gokulam Nalanda Resort Nileswaram                                     0467 228 2662

Hotel Bekal International, Kanhangad                                     0467 2202017                      

The Lalit Resort & Spa Bekal                                                011 4444 7474