Famously known as the land of looms and lores, Kannur is one of the most captivating districts in the state of Kerala. It would be hard for you to describe the beguiling charm of the district in mere words. Hundreds of travellers from various parts of the world flock to the iconic destination to participate in the ancient ritual and traditional art forms such as Theyyam prevailed for several years. The picturesque landscapes, lush green dense forest, sapphire rivers, pristine backwaters with houseboat sailing from location to location with goods and travellers, the calm ambience of the region enables visitors to enjoy the melodious chirps of birds and wild roars of the ferocious animals wandering in the jungle and many more make the district an ideal destination for tourist to enjoy their holidays in a marvellous way. Apart from the serene nature, the district is famous for scrumptious traditional delicacies including the mouth-watering Biriyani. Only to savour the delicious meals people from different corners of the world visit the place by purchasing the tour packages at cheap rates. The district is also encompassed with fabulous unexplored tourist places such as the Kavvayi Islands, Aripa sanctuary, Snake Park, and many more. Does anybody know that celebrating an exotic vacation in an isolated island is more exciting than spending days in a well-renowned popular travel destination? Dharmadam Island is one of the most exciting and scintillating tourist destinations. Even though the island is uninhabited it is able to delight the visitors’ minds with stupendous views of nature when touring the region.
Dharmadam Island
Famously known as the land of 3 Cs, Thalassery is happy to shelter to the most ravishing island of Kannur called Dharmadam Island. Formerly known as ‘Dharmapattanam’, Dharmadam Island was formed by the projection of laterite rocks occurred between Anjarakandi River and Sea. Situated at a distance of 100 m from Thalassery, the Dharmadam beach is an exquisite destination for beach lovers to spend their holidays. You can commute to the island by travelling nearly for 35 minutes from the beach to the ideal island, Dharmadam, only when the tides are low and only during noontime. The island is beautifully painted with palm-fringed coconut trees and colourful orchids. To traverse the 5-acre island, blessed with impeccable natural resources the evenings would be most preferable as the waves are calm. The iconic island is dotted with crystal clear and smoothly flowing rivers and the Arabian Sea on the direction of the sunsets add magnificent charm to the island. It is said that the island was once the important pilgrim place for Buddhist. To enjoy the astounding view of the spectacular Dharmadam Island nicknamed as Green Island, you will have to seek the permission from the concerned tourist department. If you are fond of sailing in traditional boats you can avail of it at reasonable prices from the Moidu Bridge situated at the south end of the island. While strolling through dense wood areas beware! Like any other islet in the world even the Dharmadam Island possess both poisonous and non-poisonous trees. The presence of well and numerous medicinal herbs and plants such as Aamakazhuthu, Cheru Tree, Thaani, Pullanzchi, and Nanjju and so on the island will let you know the island was once inhabited by the human beings! Even though the waters of the island taste saline, the water of the well of the island is sweet. The Nanjju tree seen abundantly in the islet is known to be a good friend of fishermen. The seed of the tree is crushed and given to fishes to make them unconscious in minutes. So when you tour the island take much care of your family and especially of the small children while you accompany them. It would be an awesome moment to capture the video of the tidal waves hitting the black-brown rocks. When interacting with local guide you will come to know that the plants can carry a few quantities of water.
Muzhappilangad Beach
The famous and the only drive-in-beach of the state called Muzhappliangad beach is situated a short distance of 200 m from the Dharmadam Island. Due to peculiar features, the island drastically gained popularity in a short span of time. As aforementioned more than the beach activities beach lovers’ move to the Muzhappilangad to practise bike riding and 4×4 jeep safaris. The smooth sand beds of the beach enable bike lovers to explore the audacious beauty of the stunning beach by purchasing the tour packages to Kerala. After enjoying the gorgeous beauty of scenery you can move to the nearby attractions such as Thalassery fort situated at a distance of 6.2 km and covering 6.8 km you can reach the Thalassery sea bridge viewpoint from the Dharmadam Island.
How to reach the Exotic Dharmadam Island?
There are many mainly two ways to reach the stunning Dharmadam Island. You can either board a flight to Kannur International Airport for travelling 45 minutes by covering 27 km. the next option is to avail of train tickets to either Kannur railway station located at a distance of 18 km or get down at Dharmadam railway station lying at 1 km apart from the island.
There are many more alluring tourist destinations in the district such as Ezhimala, Palakkayam thattu, Madayipara, Paithalmala, Peralassery, Baby beach, Thottada beach, St. Angelo Fort, and many more. To dig out the alluring beauty in these fascinating tourist destinations grab the packages from Gogeo Holidays for your family They draft the packages by inculcating exciting places at affordable budget prices. They are ready to customise the packages by accepting the opinions of the customers irrespective of genders. To respect the effort and willingness of the first comers they gift them with exciting prizes. So, try to grab the packages as soon as they issue it. To learn the specifications of the tourist places purchase the services from them. They provide excellent accommodation with modern amenities to the customers and also offer them thrilling adventure activities to spice their trips. If you have any doubts clear them by talking with the customer support team.
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