K E R A L A T O U R --»C A L I C U T( K O Z H I K O D E ) Location
: Located in Kerala. Area :
38863 sq. kms. Population : Approx. 4.5 Lakh.
Tourist
Spot »
Krishna
Menon Museum Beach Beypore Kappad Peruvannamuzhi Kakkayam Thusharagiri
water falls Kakkadam Poyil Dolphin's
Point Science
Planetarium Kalipoika Kadalundi
Bird Sanctuary Lokanarkavu
Temple Malabar
House Boats
How to reach Calicut ? : Roadway :
Three National Highways connect Kozhikode with destinations elsewhere in the country. N H 17 on Western coast connects the city with Mumbai, Mangalore and Goa. N H 213 (Kozhikode-Palakkad) gives a fast track to Tamilnadu. N H 212( Kozhikode- Kollegal, Mysore) winds its way through Wayanad district before entering the stipulated Mysore- Bangalore Express Highway in Mysore. KSRTC operates round- the-clock services to Southern Kerala, Wayanad district, Mysore and Bangalore. A few services to Kannur, Kasargode, Mangalore, Coimbathore and Ootty. Private buses are on all the village routes in the district, besides operating to Palakkad, Kannur, Thrissur, Malappuram districts. However, they ply during the daytime only. City buses run within Kozhikode city. : Railway :
Kozhikode Railway station. All Kerala-bound trains on Konkan line stops in Kozhikode. Services to Chennai, Coimbathore also. Vadakara, Koilandi are other stops in the district. : Airway :
Calicut airport 29 Km from Calicut (Kozhikode) city. Regular transport services, like KTDC's taxi and auto-rickshaws are available at airport to move to the citycentre.
History of Calicut
Calicut or Kozhikode is situated in the south Indian state of Kerala on the southwest coast of the Arabian Sea. The district extends from latitude 11°15' N to 75°49' E. Basking in the idyllic setting of the serene Arabian Sea on the west and mesmeric peaks of the Wayanad hills on the east, this district has all the required ingredients to fascinate a tourist.
Krishna
Menon Museum
