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: 101
Time
- (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.
