Visa
Carry your visa for entry to India/Kerala
on your holiday. For further clarifications,
contact the Indian High Commission.
Money
There is no limit to the amount
of foreign currency that visitors
can bring.
Banks
Banks are open for transaction from
10.00 to 14.00 hrs on all days except
Sundays (10.00 to 12.00 hrs).
Travel
Wear
Cotton outfits, hats, sunglasses,
sunscreen lotion etc.
Credit
Cards
Main hotels, restaurants and shopping
centres honour major credit cards.
Currency
Indian Rupee (inR).
Drugs
Heavy punishments including imprisonment
are imposed for possession of narcotic
drugs.
Emergency
Numbers
-
Police
control room: 100
-
Fire
station: 101
-
Ambulance:
102
-
(Hours
fast (+), slow (-) on IST)
-
USA
: -10.30, Germany : - 4.30, Canada
: - 10.30, France : - 4.30,
-
Australia
: + 4.30, Spain : -4.30, UAE:
- 1.30
Water
Tap water is purified and quite safe
to drink. It is not advisable to drink
water from slow moving streams, lakes
or dams. Mineral water is available
in sealed bottles.
Temple
Codes
Footwear inside the temple and entry
into the sanctum sanctorum is banned
in all the temples.
Other customs
and codes of conduct and dress in
temples across the State vary from
each other.
Some temples do
not permit entry to non-Hindus,
while some do. Shirts for men and
pants are banned from some temples
and allowed in some others. Where
they are banned, men have to be
in mundus and women, in saris, half-saris
or long skirts.
Nudity
Nudity is not allowed in any Kerala
beach.
Ayurvedic
Treatment
If you wish to undergo Ayurvedic
treatment, it is very important
to ensure that you go to an authorised
centre.
Wildlife
Sanctuaries
To visit a wildlife sanctuary, prior
permission has to be taken from
the concerned authority of the sanctuary.
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