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Munroe Island-Kerala Tour and Travel Guide

Munroe Island-Kerala Tour and Travel Guide

 Munroe Island–Exceptional island of beauty in Kerala

About Munroe Island Tour and Travel Guide

With an area of 13.4 square kilometers, Munroe Island is not a single island but eight islands fused together. These are also referred to as Mundrothuruthu. This is a group of islands amid the famous Ashtamudi Lake as well as the Kallada River also referred to as Punalur. Ashtamudi lake is a backwater lake. You can come here through Kerala holiday packages. Munroe Island has named after General John Munro, a Scottish soldier. He was the Diwan of the earlier princely states of Travancore as well as Cochin during the early 19th century. He administered the reclamation works resulting in the making of the eight islets by the name Munroe islands. You can come here through Kerala holiday trip packages.

 

PLACES TO VISIT MUNROE ISLAND

There is a Dutch church located on Munroe Island which is among the earliest churches in Kerala. It was constructed in AD 1878 by the Dutch and reflects a blend of Dutch-Kerala architecture. The church is made of red bricks. You can come here through Kerala heritage tour packages conducted by Hellovisit.

 

HOW TO REACH MUNROE ISLAND?

By Fight:- Trivandrum airport is the closest airport. 

By Train:- The nearest railway station is Kollam (or Quilon). 

Passenger trains stop at Munroturuttu railway station (Munroe Island) having connectivity to Trivandrum, Kochi, and Kottayam. 

By Buses:- You have many KSRTC buses available for Kollam.

 

BEST TIME TO VISIT MUNROE ISLAND

November to April of each year.

THINGS TO DO MUNROE ISLAND

Canal cruise 

The canal cruise on Munroe Island is among the popular things to do on Munroe Island. You can try this. The cruise is a 2-hour ride on a local boat and the boatsman guides with his stick. You will pass through the narrow canals engulfed by palm as well as coconut trees. You can come here through Kerala holiday trip packages.

Once you move through multiple canals, you will make an entry into Ashtamudi lake. Here you will encounter other boats as well. You see the mangrove plantation. You can come here through Kerala vacation trip packages.

 

 Munroe Island on foot/bicycle

You can explore Munroe island either by foot or by bicycle. This is a distinct thing to do for intimate observation of Munroe island. By footwalk or by cycle trip, you can see cultivating cinnamon, papaya, banana, and passion fruit as well as fish farms apart from many other views. You can see birds like kingfishers, cranes, and egrets. You can come here through the Kerala environmental trip package.

 

 Traditional Kerala food/seafood

Munroe island is engulfed with lakes, and canals, as well as a backwater, and you, get tongue-licking seafood here. You have the choice to eat prawns, crabs as well as multiple varieties of fish to relish the taste buds.

In case you are a veggie, you can have traditional Kerala food here like Idli-chutney, puttu-kadala, and appam-stew apart from Kerala vegetarian meals for lunch. You can come here through Kerala trip packages.

 Sunset view from S-curve viewpoint 

The S-curve viewpoint is a path in the form of an S separating Ashtamudi lake and the backwaters. On the one side, you will see calm waters, and on the other flowing water.