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Ayurvedic treatments and rejuvenative
massages. |
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| 2. |
Yoga training-by the Yogacharya from Sivananda
yogasram. |
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Kerala cookery demonstrations and classes. |
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Inhouse cultural progammes -arranged on
request depending on availibility of artists. |
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| 5. |
Take a splash in the traditional bathing
pond at Harivihar. |
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| 6. |
Visit to Common wealth
trust loom-a heritage working loom where
guests can get a first hand experience of
the working of an old textile loom.(4 kilometres) |
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| 7. |
Visit to Beypore Uru
Yard-famous for its wooden ship manufacture
,Beypore attracts quite a few guests each
year.(10 kilometres). |
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| 8. |
Visit to astrologer
- visit an astrologer at his house and discuss
your future with him. You should know the
time and place of your birth for calculating
your astrological predictions. |
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| 9. |
Visit Sweet meat street
,teeming with small shops selling literally
everything from bangles to brass lamps.(4kilometres). |
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| 10. |
Visit Kappad beach-the
site where Vascodegama first landed in India,
Kappad is a lovely unspoilt beach where
one can also see the real life of the fishing
community. (13KM). |
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Visit Chemanchery back
waters-The back waters of Malabar are equally
beautiful but less touristy compared to
the ones in South Kerala.Chemanchery is
a sleepy little hamlet 18 kilometres north
of Calicut where one can see the village
life and take a canoe ride with the locals. |
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Visit Mishkal mosque-an
old historical mosque located in the city(5
km). |
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| 13. |
Visit a local cultural
programme -the hosts would be glad to take
you to the many cultural programmes that
are part and parcel of the cultural life
of Calicut. |
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| 14. |
Visit a temple festival-There
are scores of small temples in the city
precincts and the hosts could organise visits
to most of these festivals.Festival time
is from November-March. |
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Visit a Kalari school-Kalari
is a highly evolved traditional art of self
defence prevelent in North Kerala.There
are a number of Kalaris in Calicut which
train children in this art.Classes are held
in the early morning hours. |
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Visit Spice market-
The Spice Bazar at Calicut is the oldest
in Kerala where in the olden days the Chinese
followed by the Arabs and the Europeans
came to trade for the legendary spices of
Malabar.(5km). |
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