- Visit the Hindu Temple in Varkala Town on a Sunday morning. Intimidating but interesting. You will receive a lot of attention.

- Take the cliffwalk south, past the shops and restaurants. It's very pretty

- Look into the Blue Water Beach Resort

- Book some spa treatments. Spas rated as Olive Leaf or Green Leaf by the Kerala Tourism Board are "legit"

- Just because beer isn't on the menu doesn't mean it isn't available.

- Eat at Cafe del Mar.

Kerala Tourism Board:
www.keralatourism.org/

Blue Water Beach Resort:
bluewaterstay.com/index.html

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For a real Ashram experience head to the Sivananda Ashram in Kerala. Set in the foothills of the Western Ghats this is a beautiful setting. A Yoga Vacation is about £8 (ish) a day staying in dormitory accommodation, two classical yoga classes a day and two veggie meals. You may get woken up in the night though by the roar of the local lions from across the lake. Some say there are crocodiles in the lake. And you'll have to do a bit of karma yoga - toilet cleaning anyone?

sivananda.org/neyyardam/index.html

Fly to Trivanadrum airport and then pre-pay for a fab taxi ride to the ashram, hold on to your seat it's a bumpy ride, not a good idea in a rickshaw.

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We were able to pre-book our yoga classes with the excellent Mr. Narayana Kaimal who I would highly recommend. It was done through our agent, Prana Holidays who arranged everything.

www.thetravancoreheritage.com/
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www.pranaholidays.com

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The currency exchange before the exit at Trivandrum airport has a very very poor rate of exchange, the exchange rate at the resorts and in town are 10% better.

Beachfront

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