Kumarakom Bird Sanctuary

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Kumarakom Bird Sanctuary is situated at Kumarakom in Kottayam taluk of Kottayam district in the Indian state of Kerala, on the banks of Vembanad Lake. Set in the Kerala Backwaters, the bird sanctuary is visited by many migratory bird species. ()

Coordinates: 9°30'0"N, 76°31'12"E

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Kumarakom Bird Sanctuary – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Lakshmipuram Palace, Vazhappally Maha Siva Temple, St. Mary's Metropolitan Cathedral, St. Thomas Church.

4.3 miS
Palace
Lakshmipuram Palace, Changanassery
109 min walk • Lakshmipuram Palace is the royal palace of the Parappanad royal families at Changanassery. Palace is located at Puzhavathu near to Kavil Bhagavathy Temple.
3.1 miS
Temple
Vazhappally Maha Siva Temple, Changanassery
79 min walk • Vazhappally Maha Siva Temple is a Hindu temple located in Vazhappally near Changanassery in Kottayam district in the Indian state of Kerala. The temple is administered by the Travancore Devaswom Board. The temple is believed to be constructed by the first Chera king of Kodungallur.
4 miS
Church
St. Mary's Metropolitan Cathedral, Changanassery
103 min walk • Marth Mariyam Metropolitan Cathedral, also known as Valiyapally, is the cathedral of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Archeparchy of Changanassery and also a Marian pilgrimage centre in Kerala, India.
5.5 miNE
Church
St. Thomas Church
140 min walk • Nilakkal St.Thomas Ecumenical Church is one of the earliest Christian church in Kerala, India. This church is one among the Ezharappallikal believed to be established in 54 AD by St. Thomas, one of the twelve apostles of Jesus Christ.
5.1 miSE
Temple
Thrikodithanam Mahavishnu Temple, Changanassery
132 min walk • Thrikodithanam Mahavishnu Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to Vishnu and located in Thrikkodithanam, Kottayam District, Kerala, South India. Constructed in the Kerala style of architecture, the temple is glorified in the Divya Prabandha, the early medieval Tamil canon of the Azhwar saints from the 6th–9th centuries AD.
3.1 miSE
Church
Holy Family Syro-Malabar Church, Changanassery
79 min walk • Holy Family Church Mannila is a Catholic church located in Kottayam district in the Indian state of Kerala, about 10 kilometers away from Changanacherry. The Church is part of the Archdiocese of Changanacherry. It was established in 1927. That year a cross was erected on Mannilakunnu - മാന്നിലക്കുന്ന് by Fr.
4.5 miNW
Neighbourhood
Malarikkal, Kottayam
116 min walk • Malarikkal is a small tourism hamlet located in Thiruvarpu panchayat in Kottayam town of Kerala, India. It is a rising tourist hotbed located in the southern tip of India. Malarikkal is the most visited tourist destination in 2019.
3.6 miSE
Universities and schools
Assumption College, Kottayam
93 min walk • Assumption College, is a NAAC accredited women's college in Kerala, India. It is affiliated with Mahatma Gandhi University. It is now an “Autonomous College”. It attained i's Autonomous status in the year 2016. The college offers both bachelor's and master's degrees in a variety of subjects.
3.5 miSE
Universities and schools
NSS Hindu College, Changanassery
91 min walk • NSS Hindu College, Changanassery, one of the largest and oldest institutions of higher education in Kerala. It was founded in 1947 by Bharata Kesari Mannath Padmanabhan and is situated in Changanassery. Hindu College is an institution of the Nair Service Society.
6.2 miSW
Universities and schools
Cochin University College of Engineering Kuttanad, Kuttanad
158 min walk • Campus at Kuttanad was established in 1999 under the aegis of the University. It is situated in a serene and beautiful 42-acre campus in Pulincunnoo, Kannady, Kuttanad, the rice bowl of Kerala in Alappuzha district. It offers B.Tech programs in Civil Engineering, Computer...
3.7 miSE
Universities and schools
St. Joseph College of Communication, Changanassery
96 min walk • St Joseph College of Communication, Changanassery, is the first university affiliated media college in South India. It is a Christian minority self-financing education institution affiliated to Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala, India.