Sivagiri Mutt in Varkala, Kerala, India was built in 1904 and is a pilgrimage centre attracting thousands of devotees to the final resting place of the Sree Narayana Guru or Samadi, during the Sivagiri Pilgrimage days 30 December to 1 January. Colourful processions, debates and seminars, public meetings, cultural shows, community feasts, group wedding and rituals mark the celebrations of the birthday and samadhi day of the Guru. READ MORE

Palm Tree Heritage, Odayam Beach, Varkala, Trivandrum, Kerala, India is a small and peaceful eco friendly beach resort with high quality accommodations featuring handmade furniture. Come enjoy a fantastic beach side vacation in peace and harmony, and if excitement beckons, they can organise tour packages in and around Kerala including backwater tours, a tea district mountain tour, elephant ride and more. Palm Tree Heritage also offer Kerala Ayurvedic massage treatments that are rejuvenating and refreshing as well as yoga sessions, for harmony of mind, body and soul. The seaside restaurant here delights with a wide range of foods include fresh seafood and vegetables, cooked with passion and served with flair. Come enjoy a fantastic holiday and quality stay at Palm Tree Heritage, where your comfort and leisure is their forte.READ MORE

Eden Garden is an Ayurvedic Health retreat offering health care and relaxation in a comfortable, relaxing home away from home in Varkala, Kerala, India. Bringing you the very best in Ayurveda treatments including Panchakarma Treatments, Rejuvenation Therapies, Yoga, Meditation and more, here packages are personalized to your diseases and body conditions. Eden Garden is a tranquil place with accommodation options including garden view rooms, hillside cottages, luxury cottages and bamboo cottages, and the restaurant here brings you a taste of Kerala with Ayurvedic food, and a balanced diet for promoting good health. They will also organise elephant rides, house boat trips, yoga classes and more, come for a wonderful stay in beautiful surrounds and experience a healthy rejuvenation, it's all here.READ MORE

Rajadhani Fifth Season Beach Resort in North Cliff, Varkala is located right on the seashore with access to beach activities, perfect for a wonderful holiday in paradise. Cottages offer both traditional and modern facilities including air conditioning and WIFI internet, and with the unique blend of both, a charming, elegant stay awaits. Rajadhani Fifth Season Beach Resort has six bungalows well furnished with solid wood items and front porch, bamboo curtains, three panel windows and more for a comfortable and cozy stay in delightful surrounds. Enjoy spectacular sea views from the laterrite cliff location, and with the Vaastu or traditional architecture here, harmony and positive energy surround you from the moment you arrive, come experience the soothing effects and serenity here, and lose yourself in the divine.READ MORE

Oceano Cliff Ayurvedic Beach Retreat in Varkala, Kerala, India is a stunning resort complete with open air restaurant in their tropical garden, and are open for breakfast, lunch and dinner, serving Ayurvedic and Indian cuisine. There is access from the retreat to Verkala beach, great for swimming and sunbathing and a rinse under the pure natural spring water seeping from the rocks. Oceano Cliff Ayurvedic Beach Retreat offers the complete range of Ayurvedic treatments from an experienced team, who create an individual program to your needs with long term goals of healing and rejuvenation in mind. Here they will also make all your tour arrangements for you, including boat trips, houseboats, tea plantations, temples and palace tours and more, come enjoy the divine.READ MORE

Mother Ayurvedic Medicines or MAM at Kurakkanni, Helipad Cliff, Varkala is a panchakarma and infertility hospital offering rejuvenation, detoxification and yoga, here they will enhance your natural healing abilities through a systematic application of Ayurveda Panchakarma treatments. They also offer cozy and comfortable rooms for a home stay with a homely touch and modern facilities in authentic and traditional Kerala style, and there are internet facilities available, currency exchange, traditional Kerala breakfasts, and they will arrange your sightseeing tour packages, ticket bookings, car and bike rental and more. Mother Ayurvedic Medicines or MAM specialize in massage courses and training, slimming programmes, sleep therapy, professional technicians and lady therapists and more using only the best quality medicines and oils, it's all here and more.READ MORE

Emrald Harbor Company brings you traditional houseboat cruises at Alappuzha and in the Varkala Backwaters of India, and were the first company to launch kettuvallams which are traditional Kerala houseboats made of wood and coir. Emrald Harbor Company have two houseboats at present for incredible boat charters, and they come with bedrooms and modern facilities. Come enjoy a wonderful cruise in the backwaters of immense beauty, known as God's own country or the Venice of the East, with networks of lakes, canals and estuaries teeming with aquatic life. These slow moving exotic barges welcome you on board the leisure trip of a lifetime, complete with staff members, Kerala food, vegetarian and non vegetarian, it's an amazing journey.READ MORE

Akhil Beach Resort, is situated on the Papanasam Cliff in Varkala, India just minutes walk to the beach and accommodation options include well appointed deluxe heritage cottages and rooms with modern amenities, as well as luxurious honeymoon suite. The resort is rated two star and offers an Ayurveda Spa, yoga, meditation and boasts the largest swimming pool in Varkala, there's a multi cuisine licensed restaurant, a beer and wine parlour, currency exchange, WIFI internet, parking, a doctor on call, and endless other services. The travel desk at Akhil Beach Resort will arrange your back water trips, air and railway tickets, tour packages, trips and more, they even have their own houseboat complete with deluxe air con bedrooms and modern amenities, including traditional Kerala dishes and more for backwater cruises, it's simply all here for a fabulous stay.READ MORE

Clafouti Ayurvedic Beach Resort is located near Varkala North Cliff, in Varkala, Kerala, India, and here guests are treated to breathtaking panoramic views of the Varkala shoreline. Accommodations include stunning deluxe and superior wooden cottages with ocean or garden views, and deluxe rooms that are thatched and cool with stylish interiors, and hammocks are available. The gourmet restaurant delights with mouthwatering International cuisine, and there's internet available, cooking classes, bikes for rent, a game station and so much more. Clafouti Ayurvedic Beach Resort also has an Ayurvedic Spa and treatment center where traditional treatments are available by qualified and experienced masseurs and masseuses, come experience the divine.READ MORE

Lilypad Resort is a family run resort just five minutes from Varkala Papanasam beach, and with spacious en-suite rooms double or single, this is the perfect vacation destination. Lilypad Resort has a lovely swimming pool for refreshing dips and suntanning if you don't want to go to the beach, they also have a 24/7 reception available, and will happily arrange all your tours and sightseeing excursions in and around Varkala for you. There is WIFI and a laundry service as well as room service and a lovely breakfast served in the mornings, car hire is available on request, and there's a convenient express check in and out, come for a wonderful stay in God's own country and enjoy a memorable vacation here in lovely surrounds.READ MORE