Travel Tips

VISAS
You will need a Tourist Visa if you wish to travel to Kerala from the UK. You may download a Visa application form by clicking here. 

Money
There is no limit to the amount of foreign currency that visitors can bring. 

Banks
Banks are open for transaction from 10.00 to 14.00 hrs on all days except Sundays (10.00 to 12.00 hrs). 

Best time to visit
High season: October to April.

Travel wear
Cotton outfits, hats, sunglasses, sunscreen lotion etc 

Food
All standard restaurants offer a variety of cuisines including Continental, Chinese, Indian and typical Kerala fare. 

Drugs
Heavy punishments including imprisonment are imposed for possession of narcotic drugs. 

Credit cards
Main hotels, restaurants and shopping centres accept major credit cards.

Water
Tap water is purified and quite safe to drink. It is not advisable to drink water from slow moving streams, lakes or dams. Mineral water is available in sealed bottles. 

Temple codes
Footwear inside the temple and entry into the sanctum sanctorum is banned in all the temples. Other customs and codes of conduct and dress in temples across the State vary from each other. Some temples do not permit entry to non-Hindus, while some do. Shirts for men and pants are banned from some temples and allowed in some others. Where they are banned, men have to be in mundus and women, in saris, half-saris or long skirts. 

Nudity
Nudity is not allowed in any Kerala beach. 

Footwear in houses
Visitors to most Kerala houses leave their footwear outside before entering the house. 

Demonstrativeness in public
Behaviour demonstrating affection in public like hugging or kissing is not an accepted practice in Kerala.