Goa or Kerala? - Trip to India next March

[Rob Crutch]

Right then ... The other half and I are planning a couple of weeks in India for my 30th next March, we plan to spend a week seeing all the obvious bits at the top of the country and then head further south for a more chilled out week but still with some cool stuff to do

So, has anyone been to either Goa or Kerala, or preferably both and what did you think of these areas/ what did you do there? Any ideas as to good/ bad hotels would also be appreciated

Thanks in advance,

Rob

[Noger]

Late reply, sorry.

Two weeks is no time in India. Or even a bit of India.

A few years ago we did 5 weeks , with several weeks in Kerela.

Cochin, Brunton Boadyard. Very nice.
Periyar wildlife sanctuary. Boring, and the hotel is nothing special. Wish we had gone to Coconut Lagoon instead.
Spice Village, good.
"Backwater" boat trip from Allepo. Spent a fgew days crusing about, loved it.
Kovalum beach. Cant remember the hotel, just passing through.
Bangaram Island. Utterly fab, but quite complicated to get to !

Spent some time in Coorg too. Very different, and totally untouristed. Although Kerela isn't particularly touristy.

Whilst there are some lovely places in Kerala, it isn't as developed as Goa. Depends what you are after.

[bint]

If I remember rightly there's a PHer advertising in the classifieds with rooms in Goa that are fairly affordable, might be good for part of your holiday?

[Rob Crutch]

Thanks for the info, 5 weeks would be wonderful but sadly budget and holiday allowance say otherwise!

I'll have a look in the classifieds for the advert