Southern India
Southern India (the modern states of Andhra Pradesh, TamilNadu, Karnataka and Kerala) with its climatic diversity has been endowed with unique diversity of forests and physical features – cloud covered hills of Western Ghats and Eastern Ghats with patches of moist evergreen rainforest such as Silent Valley, rolling hilly grassland dotted with thick shoals, lush plains, emerald green paddy fields, enchanting backwaters and mangroves, dry scrub – forested plateaus, deep valleys of moist evergreen rainforests, dry tropical forests, also larger virgin jungle tracts than those found any where else in India with exception of northern tracts, making it virtual genetic store house of wide range of rare plants and animal life.
Being the land of apart from elephant, lion-tailed macaque, tiger and the spectacular king cobra, south India supports the highest population of wild dogs and gaur, and perhaps of elephants as well, often in settings of pristine beauty. Some of the species found in the south are endemic and nowhere else in the world.
Lakes and waterfalls, dramatic silver lined coastline providing some of the most beautiful and most extensive beaches in the world, swift flowing and gurgling streams, larger rivers meandering lazily into the sea, two beautiful hill ranges with cloud covered Nil Giris – hosting highest hills in the peninsula, swaying coconut groves, coastal sunset and sunrise at the confluence of three seas (Arabian Sea, Indian Ocean, Bay of Bengal), at Kanyakumari add to the scenic beauty all that a nature loving visitor could look for.
It’s the land of sun & warmth, two dramatic monsoons, majestic temples and palaces, folk arts, the age-old traditions and festivals.
South India offers a distinct style of architecture and variety of performing arts – classical music (know as Carnatic Music) and dances (kathkalli, kuchipudi, bharatnatyam) is home to rich folk traditions as well. This region is also known for crafts and textiles, sandalwood carving and pottery, the exquisite sculpture in bronze and stone, embroidery and richly worked (hand-weaving) cotton and silk sarees, jewelry and many more incredible skills and arts. Culturally rich south vibrates to the sound of joy, music and prayers as the innumerable colourful festivals and fairs are celebrated. Offering a bewildering range of richly worked handicrafts, south makes for shoppers paradise.
South India has all the ingredients of great holiday – take an elephant ride or boat ride in the backwaters, high across an excitingly rugged terrain, swim and surf in blue sea of water through the forests and ruins or watch the rains to two monsoon that transform the land.
Yes, there is so much to see and feel and experience in South India. Come with Wildhiss Ecotours, you will be pleasantly surprised