Things to Do in Kottayam

Kottayam also has an annual food and flower show. These events are quite popular and are worth a visit, if you are in town when it happens.

Lots of boat races with traditional boats of different sizes - around 50 types - in the months of July, August and September during Onam.

Local food, children's park and hiking options, very green surroundings.

Trekking facility in snowy mountains above sea level, organized by Peruvanthanam village council. You can see the Alappuzha sea on clear days. Famous Panchaly Pond with legendary associations with the Indian epic Mahabharatha. According to the myths, Pandavas along with their spouse Panchali had a sojourn there at time of one-year exile.

A hill station with large hills around high. Beautiful hillocks named Mankunnu, Kudayathoormala, Thonippara and Poonchira are here. A pool here is remembered in local folklore as a bathing place used by Panchali, the legendary heroine of the Mahabharata.

Famous for having an ancient Shiva temple. Wall paintings in the temple are thousands of years old. The temple is also famous for its seven and a half golden elephants, a sequence of seven large and one small statues of elephants.

The place is famous for its bird sanctuary, house boats, backwaters, canals and the bungalow of Henry Baker (now run as part of a resort managed by the Taj group of hotels).

St. Mary's Shrine here attracts people of all faiths. Various kinds of offerings are made here devotees.