After an extensive trip to Kerala hill stations and beaches, I reached Kumarakom an amazing village on the banks of a large lake. The lake which is called Vembanad is the largest lake in Kerala. I reached my resort in Kumarakom after 1 pm. After having lunch around 2:30 pm, we headed to Kumarakom Bird Sanctuary. It is spread around 14 acres managed by the state’s tourism development corporation. we couldn’t find many birds as we went there in the afternoon. They were all flying around somewhere in the village finding their food I think. Anyway, the sanctuary holds several local and migratory birds. One should go there in the early morning to see all of them. Migratory birds from the Himalayas and Siberia are said to be found here. We also enjoyed boating in the sanctuary. It provides great ambiance with trees, green surroundings and the chirping of the birds. Next day morning we went for a walk through the village. The banks of this rural backwater village are attractivel...
