Kerala with kids

by **barefeet** on Fri Mar 02, 2007 10:36 am

We are going to Kerala in two weeks with our 3 kids aged 5,7 and 11 years.
I read your review Julie and have made a note of the things you did with your 7 yr old. Any other advice especially for travelling with kids? Did you manage to hire a car or a driver to get you around, did you take local buses at all?
We are staying in Poovar at the Isola di Cocco. Does anyone know what it's like there ?
Also how are the mosquitos at this time of year there?
We have both travelled in India before but never with our children so this will be a whole new experience for us!

by **kellyk** on Sun Mar 18, 2007 09:46 am

I am also looking at this holiday in April but to travel with a small 9mth yr old, have you managed to find out if that is a good or very bad idea??
I am also not sure about health risks, mosquitos and jabs etc??

by **shane06** on Thu Nov 29, 2007 14:40 pm

it should be fine going to kerala with kids
i go 2goa all the time and kids go there. and they are safe

am sure you will be fine

by **themis** on Tue Mar 11, 2008 21:55 pm

Hi, when are you going? i am also going with my 5 year old. i have been surfing the net for things to do, i thought of taking a trip to see the elephants & wildlife sanctuary. i cant find anything else which is suitable for children.

ive booked to have my immunisations & the nurse said malaria tablets were NOT required!! i insisted that we be given a course, as im not willing to take any risks.

if anyone else has any suggestions on what to do or where to shop, pls post them.

Thanks

by **Johnny Cash** on Sun Mar 16, 2008 00:10 am

I went in December with my three year old and he loved it. The beach was fina (Kovalam), but the sea is rough. If you go into Trivandrum, there is a really nice zoo and park and it cost all of about 20p each to get in (worth it just for the tigers). And you also don't have to travel that far to see the elephants. We got a rickshaw for about �10 to take us to some elephants to ride on. They love the little white children, and loads of people wanted me to take a photo of their family & my son (it's so they can say they know white people) (little did they know I have the angriest three year old in all of europe). The only thing kids will moan about is the heat.