Kerala is the first place in India to experience the magic of the monsoon season in all its magnificence, and tourists from across India and the world travel to enjoy the monsoon tourism in Kerala. Monsoon Tourism in Kerala usually starts every year on June 1 along with the reopening of the school and if you speak to Keralites they will narrate the memories of the special monsoon season scent of the dry earth getting drenched in rains and playtime with paper boats in muddy waters in front of the house.
Monsoon time is a good season to visit Kerala and is also a welcome break from the oppressive heat of the summer heat in a humid and tropical Kerala. If you are planning to visit Kerala in any monsoon time here are some of the best experiences that you can enjoy while being a part of the monsoon tourism in Kerala. Monsoon Tourism in Kerala is made even more enticing with the lush greenery of hill stations like Wayanad and Munnar, right after the fresh Kerala Rains.
1. Monsoon is the best time for an Ayurveda Treatment
Ayurvedic spas and treatments are famous among tourists abroad, and many arriving at Kerala seek it as a part of Monsoon Tourism in Kerala.
In Ayurveda, the monsoon season from mid-June to mid-August is referred to as the Varsha Rithu or the Rainy period. Traditionally, this is the right time to take a treatment in Ayurveda, as the climate is suitable for treatments like Abhyangam, Ilakkizhi(Patrasweda), Podikkizhi (Choornasweda), Panchakarma, Udvarthanam (Herbal powder massage), Navarakkizhi, Ksheeradhara, Thakradhara, and Pizhichil for any kind of ailments and the flora and fauna are abundantly available for any kind of Ayurveda treatment in monsoon. Ayurveda has always been a highlight of the promotions from the Kerala tourism department to attract tourists for Monsoon Tourism in Kerala.
Traditionally, according to ayurvedic physicians, rejuvenation therapies have their best effect during the wet monsoon months, when the winds and the cold temperature render the body especially amenable to the therapeutic and restorative powers of the herbs and concoctions used in Ayurveda.
2. Watch Dancing of the Peacocks in Monsoons
Peacock dancing is something unique that you can experience only in Monsoons. If you love watching birds, a visit to Choolanur is a must while at Monsoon Tourism in Kerala. When the army of clouds covers the sun trying to claim the victory of the rains over sunlight, the peacocks proclaim this victory with their shrill paeans and dance of triumph with their lovely tails spread out to create a glorious spectacle.
See the video below to watch a peacock dance which is usually seen in the monsoon months before the peahen mates with the peacock. Mayiladumpara which is a tourist spot in Nelliampathy is an ideal place to watch peacock dance and this is a great experience for anyone planning for a honeymoon in Kerala
3. Waterfalls are at the majestic best during Monsoon Tourism in Kerala
Waterfalls are at the majestic best during Monsoon Tourism in Kerala. Kerala is well known for the majestic and soothing charm of its gorgeous high-rise waterfalls that gurgles down the mountainside from Athirappilly, Vazhachal, Cheeyapara, Tusharagiri, Soochipara, etc and each of these waterfalls will be in its majestic best in monsoon season providing the highlight of the monsoon tourism. In monsoon, you will see waterfalls on your way to Munnar and everywhere in tourist destinations like Wayanad and Thekkady and you can enjoy the swiftly flowing muddy waters and the green bushes along the waterfalls.
4. Driving Holiday is a good way to enjoy Monsoon Tourism in Kerala
The washed streets and the fresh leaves seem to smile with you when you go for a driving holiday in monsoon season in Kerala. Self-driving tours are becoming popular in Kerala during the monsoon season and that is for you if you enjoy traveling without a fixed plan knowing very well in advance that accommodation will be available in plenty at off-season rates all over Kerala during the monsoon tourism season.
5. Monsoon Tourism has Off season rates without crowds in Kerala
An increasing number of tourists are coming to Kerala during the months of monsoon tourism which is the offseason in Kerala to enjoy rains and cold comfortable climate when the heat from the sun is not so intense. If you like less crowded destinations for your holidays then monsoon is an ideal time to visit Kerala as the rates will be at the lowest possible slabs and rooms will be readily available in popular tourist destinations in Kerala.
6. Watching rains from verandah with a cup of tea in hand is possible only in Monsoons in Kerala
7. Umbrella in the Rain Experience
Walking in the rain with an umbrella to protect you is an experience that many people not many cherish. However lying back on a planter’s chair on a verandah, overlooking plants and trees, with the rains splashing down on the roof with a good book to read will be a total relaxation experience in Kerala. It is cool and soothing when you try to experience the spray from the rain on your face. The experience is surreal and unforgettable, to say the least.
Monsoon season is cloudy, breezy with a bit of rain now and then and you can either hate or love it depending on how you enjoy rains. From honeymoon spots in Kerala to Kashmir, from Gujarat to Assam, the monsoon rains are an eagerly awaited event in many parts of India. Here are some stormy, greeny, and wonderful photos of this extraordinary weather phenomenon.
Monsoon Rains bring in the intoxicating smell of the dry earth getting drenched, the splashing waters and children playing with the tiny paper boats sailing on the clogged water make monsoons the favorite season for tourists in Kerala who want to enjoy the verdant nature and intense rains and children to play paper boats in the rain.
Monsoons always blow from cold to warm regions. The summer monsoon and the winter monsoon determine the climate for most of India and Southeast Asia and the Monsoon that hist Kerala in June for which entire India waits for is the summer monsoon. The summer monsoon has been called India’s true finance minister and when the monsoon is late, the region’s economy suffers. Fewer people can grow their own food, and large agribusinesses do not have products to sell.
8. Stunning Monsoon Sets
One of the happy side-effects of heavy monsoonal clouds – stunning sunsets! For the last 300 years, scientists have understood monsoons as the movement of air currents between warm landmasses and the cooler ocean. However, recently scientists have begun to explore other theories, including the possibility that monsoons are caused not by different temperatures but by the interaction of tropical air circulation and turbulent air currents in middle latitudes. Research into the exact conditions that bring about monsoons continue.
9. Green Kerala Country Sides
Kerala’s countryside transforms itself with the monsoon rains. The Indian subcontinent has the most intense of all the monsoons, with 80% of its rainfall arriving between the months of June and September. A delayed or diminished rainy season has huge repercussions for agriculture and the economy. The same is also true of too much rain, which can cause floods and kill crops. Still, the splashing of the first raindrops is greeted with celebration in India, both in rural areas and in the cities, which look to the monsoon for relief from the baking summer heat.
10. Sleeping in Night with the sound of rain outside
Sleeping at night suddenly becomes a pleasant & Comfortable experience in Monsoon. While it is the time to enjoy the cool downpour it is also the time to welcome a host of diseases. Traditionally, according to ayurvedic physicians, rejuvenation therapies have their best effect during the wet monsoon months, when the winds and the cold temperature render the body especially amenable to the therapeutic and restorative powers of the herbs and concoctions used in Ayurveda.
As we have seen, the monsoon is a crucial weather pattern that affects life on our planet in ways both big and small. None of the earth’s flora and fauna could live without the important drinking water that comes to us from the heavens for fr
If you want to enjoy monsoons in India then you should visit Kerala as monsoons in Kerala are the most enchanting in India. Monsoon Tourism in Kerala has Off-season rates without crowds in Kerala. With green pastures at their best, it is the most sought-after destination during the rainy season.
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