DTPC Units in Kollam

DTPC Units

Units of Kollam District Promotion Council

Adventure Park, Ashramam

1. Adventure Park, Ashramam: The Park in the banks of Ashtamudi Lake, accessible from Ashramam is well-known for its backwater vegetation like mangroves. The place also has resting places, open gymnasium, adventure activities and pastime location for fresh air and morning and evening walk and physical exercise. Boating is also available and which includes pedal, speed, safari, semi deluxe boats and houseboats.

Contact No: +91 474 2750170/ 2745625

Ashtamudi Water Sports Centre, Ashramam

2. Ashtamudi Water Sports Centre, Ashramam: In Adventure Park, Ashramam you will be taken to explore and experience the scenic beauty of Lake in various water sports activities. You have a chance to join in activities like Bumpy Ride, Banana Ride, Kayak, Pedal boats, water cycle etc, and even the winch operated Parasailing, first in Kerala.

Contact No: +91 474 2745625/750170

Mobile: 916238717503,6238707734

Children’s Park, Ashramam

3. Children’s Park, Ashramam: Children can have safe driving lessons and offer good playing conditions, the Park at Ashramam will take you to a peaceful heaven amidst of the city crowd. The park offer your beloveds a lot, bicycles and the traffic signals, swimming pool, playing apparels like Toy Train, Jumping Frog, Helicopter ride and many more to learn and enjoy.

Contact No: +91 474 2745625/ 2750170

4. Heritage Walkway, Ashramam: Ashramam, the first air strip of late Travancore is the confluence of history, heritage and the meeting place of the Kollites (people of Kollam) in a hectic day to day life. The fresh air, a variety of flora and the 2.4 km long walk way, is the health secret of the locals and open up a range of interaction time in each day. Hence it is a replica to showcases the art, craft and heritage of the Kollam to the outside visitors too. The area is managed by the Ashramam Destination Management Committee.

Contact No: +91 474 2745625/ 2750170

Green Channel Resort, Alumkadavu

5. Green Channel Resort, Alumkadavu: A unique resort, in pillions in vicinity of National waterway, specially for travellers along Kollam - Alappuzha backwaters and is a feast to the eyes as well as the stomach of the en-routers. Alumkadavu, a strategic location to both the National waterway and National Highway connecting Kollam - Alappuzha, and 4 Km west of Karunagappally is the first place in Kerala where houseboat or Kettuvallam converted for tourists , 24 years ago.

Contact No: +91 474 2750170/ 2745625

6. Handicraft Emporium at Ashtamudi near Veerabhadra Temple: Ashtamudi is a small village in Kollam district. The famous Veerabhadra temple near the bank of Ashtamudi Lake is well known for local crafts and its village markets .The village craft museum showcases the local crafts and village utensils, even provide an opportunity to buy from its making.

Contact No: +91 474 2745625/ 2750170

Jalakelikendra Kids Park near Kollam Beach

7. Jalakelikendra Kids Park near Kollam Beach: Jalakelikendra – an entertainment park in the banks of Kollam canal near Kollam beach is a boarding point of boats connecting Ashtamudi and Kollam beach. Attract foreign and domestic tourists. There a kid’s park, resting places, play rides and boating will provide an alternate space in the neighborhood of crowded beach.

Contact No: +91 474 2745625/ 2750170

Mobile: 8907010983

Kannetty Boating Centre, Karunagapally

8. Kannetty Boating Centre, Karunagapally: Kannetty is the place where Pallickkal River joins Kannetty Vattakayal adjacent to National Highway at Karunagapally, which again connect to National waterways. The boat terminal is at the finishing point of Sreenaryana Guru Boat Race. To explore the scenic beauty, DTPC provides boating from Kannetty to Amruthapuri, Ayiramthengu, Clappana and Kattilmekkathil, which is famous for a Goddess temple.

Contact No: +91 474 2745625/ 2750170

Mobile: 8301926625

Lake Sagar Resort at Kappil, Paravoor

9. Lake Sagar Resort at Kappil, Paravoor: Places located around 20 kms away from Kollam, Paravoor and Kappil offers an enchanting view of the backwaters as well as the Sea. The narrow strip of the land located in between the languorous backwaters and blue sea is one of the most enchanting places in south Kerala. Lake Sagar Resort, a unit of DTPC provides food and accommodation to tourists in that perfect stip.

Contact No: +91 474 2750170

Malamel Pilgrim Tourism Centre

10. Malamel Pilgrim Tourism Centre: Malamel located well in between Kottarakara and Jadayu Earth Centre in MC Road is noted for its raised scenic beauty, devotional calm atmosphere of the ancient SankaraNarayana Temple on the rock face. The amenities like Restaurant, Telescope Tower, Pathway, Cafeteria etc are at there for the visitor.

Contact No: +91 474 2745625/ 2750170

Meenpidipara Tourist Facilitation Centre

11. Meenpidipara Tourist Facilitation Centre: Meenpidipara is a small rocky formation in the Pulamonthode near to Kottarakara at a distance of 1.5 km from MC road. Attracted by the flow of white water over the rocky stream, greenery overlooking the tranquil village, the tourists spend few hours at here at morning and evening.

Contact No: +91 474 2750170

Mobile: 9447024788

River Bathing Ghat, Punalur

12. River Bathing Ghat, Punalur: Punalur is a beautiful town located in the eastern fringes of Kollam District and is the gateway to the Ecotourism at Thenmala. The Hanging Bridge dated back to 1877 C.E, the only one of its kind in south India. Punalur is the main stopover of the Sabarimala pilgrims and hence Tourism Department provides a bathing ghat, toilet facilities, food, and camping. Cloak room facility is available adjacent to the bridge.

Contact No: +91 474 2745625/ 2750170

8 Point Art Café, Ashramam

13. 8 Point Art Café, Ashramam: The 8 Point Art Café, Kollam, is a spatial and creative intervention in Kerala, an attempt at idyllic surroundings and housed in the best of traditional architectural space – annexed of 200 years old, Guest House at Ashramam. Diverse and quality performances and exhibitions, awareness campaigns, competitions, campus, hosting in venue, is a new space for creativity and triggering liberating dialogues. Visitors can truly enter the world of Art to enjoy the programmes and performance.

Contact No: +91 474 2745625/ 2750170

Mobile: 9633154903

Sambranikodi Backwater Tourism Center

14. Sambranikodi Backwater Tourism Center: Sambranikodi, the ancient docking place of Chinese ships, Chambranies, take your mind to a hectic past in a picturesque tranquil ambiance. Boats will take you to uninhabited islet, fishing villages in Ashtamudi backwater Circuit. The restaurants will sooth the palates through delicious sea foods.

Boat trip details: - Canoe Round Trip: 150/- + (GST 18%) – (30 min)

Speed Boat Round Trip: 150/- + (GST 18%) (minimum3Pax-10 min)

Contact No: +91 474 2745625/ 2750170

Tourist Facilitation Center, Boat Jetty, Kollam

15. Tourist Facilitation Center, Boat Jetty, Kollam: It is the entry point to the Ashtamudi Lake near KSRTC main Bus Station, Kollam. The Ashtamudi Lake stretching across 16 kilometers in length is generally regarded as the gateway to Kerala’s Backwater. The Facilitation Center provided information and facilities for reservation of various types of Houseboats, Back Water Village Tour, Motor Boat Cruise and various vehicle tourists in and around Kollam. The centre offers a art gallery of Ashtamudi outlook, handicraft collections, design centre and its craft and an ATM centre.

Contact No: +91 474 2745625/ 2750170

Tourist Facilitation Center, Munroe Island

16. Tourist Facilitation Center, Munroe Island: The place Munroe Island is located 27 km north of Kollam, on the banks of Ashtamudi Lake and Kallada River. Munroe Island is an amalgam of eight different small islands having an area of 13.6 sq km. There are small hillocks in Munroe Island viz Perungalam, Pattamthuruthu, Pezhumthuruthu, Villimangalam. Farming and coir making were the main jobs of the people. Various backwater and water sports activities are provided to the tourists from the Tourist Facilitation Center at Munroe Island.

Contact No: +91 474 2745625

Mobile: 9188355625

17. Munroethuruth Water Sports Centre: The Munroe Island name after Colonel Munroe, the Divan of Kerala this beautiful wetland stretch attracts large number of Tourists. In order to provide variety experience to the visiting tourists, water sports centre at Munroe Island offer the activities like, water cycle, Kayak expeditions, Pedal boats, row boat etc. from the centre.

Mobile: 9188355625

Take-A-Break, Chavara

18. Take-A-Break, Chavara: Take-A-Break, Chavara in NH-47 is an ideal place to stop the en-route tourists for facilities like modern toilet, refreshment, cloakroom, souvenir shop –cum- information kiosk, and store for essentials, ATM, reservations.

Contact No: +91 474 2745625/ 2750170

Take-A-Break, Kottarakkara

19. Take-A-Break, Kottarakkara: Take-A-Break, Kottarakkara at Kulakkada in MC road offers the facilities like modern toilet, soft drinks & eatables, cloakroom and souvenir shop.

Contact No: +91 474 2745625/ 2750170

Mobile: 8113986285

Village Tourism Center, Clappana

20. Village Tourism Center, Clappana: Clappana is a hub of traditional industries, comprises of Coconut, Cashew, Rice and Coir. The water way links remote village and island to the main land. In Clappana Village there are crafts women doing various crafts in palm fibers and screw pine handicrafts. It is famous for its historically important Church St.George Church, which was constructed in the year 1840 by the Portuguese. The restaurant at their by DTPC will serve you the taste of sea food like, crab, mollusks and fishes in a backwater ambience. The Center is perfect to tour through the Mangroves, Fish farms, Coir making centres and exposure the village life.

Contact No: +91 474 2745625/ 2750170

Mobile: 9645586532