Army team gives a leg up to Keralas Adventure Tourism

: A 35-member Army team that explored Kerala recently had a hands-on feel of the best of what adventure lovers look for---high mountains, lush forests criss-crossed by rivers and gushing brooks and sylvan beaches where water sports flourish.

The uniformed visitors from the Arms and Ammunition Control Unit, led by Brigadier Sudhindra Itnan, had come to the state on an invitation from the Kerala Adventure Tourism Promotion Society, set up by the Tourism Department to give a push adventure tourism in the natures paradise.

The itinerary of the special guests included night trekking at Thekkady in the Periyar Tiger Reserve, trekking to the colonial-era hill station Munnar and a visit to the water sports hub of Cherai beach near Kochi, a press release said.

Congratulating the Army team, state Tourism Minister Kadakampally Surendran said "visits of groups like this will impart fresh energy to Kerala tourism."