After the beaches, hill stations and backwaters, Kerala tree houses are now capturing the fascination of both inland and foreign tourists to this land. These tree houses are usually atop 50 feet or more tall trees. Tree houses in Kerala are a part of efforts to promote eco-friendly tourism in the state. Tree houses here are made from eco friendly raw materials like bamboo, hay, tree trunks, coir made from coconut fiber etc. The practice of building tree houses can be traced back to tribal people securing themselves from wild animals and people guarding their crops from being destroyed by elephants, sloth bears and such wild animals. Those people used very crude from of tree houses. 
They used ropes to reach the top. Today tree houses are luxury spots with cushion beds, bathroom with shower etc. Tree houses today have almost everything normal to any home. You can just lay back in an easy chair to have a look at cows or deer grazing by the side of a distant valley. Tree houses add value to naturally pristine environments. It offers a stay well away from the hassles and tensions of city life. Get ready for a stay in a tree house only if you are willing to stay a day without TV, computers and other electrical and electronic items.
If you like to visit God’s own Country, you can choose from Kerala tour packages that offer different options to enjoy Kerala. Kerala tour packages are packed in different flavors, and there is plenty of choice in the form of Ayurveda treatment package, sight seeing package, backwater tourism package, eco-tourism package, adventure tour package, forest, wildlife and trekking package etc. There is always a choice for every need of tourists. If you like, you can choose a Kerala tour package that will get you closer to the traditional methods of treating diseases with a single herb (Ottamooli). Travel Kerala for a first hand knowledge of the variety and excitement of Kerala. There is Kerala houseboat journey through the tranquil backwaters of Kerala. There is ecotourism Kerala and adventure biking in the natural environment of Thenmala. You can relish an ayurvedic massage in an ayurvedic treatment center of Kerala. Kerala tour package can also include enjoying the various temple festivals of Kerala, each one a treat of colors. UNESCO recognized Koodiyattam, an ancient temple art of Kerala as a Human Heritage Art. There is rich variety of dance forms yet to surface before the world. The AC suits in Kerala hotels or a flight over the land can’t give you a feel of the rich diversity of this land. Kerala tour packages are not very costly. Choose a Kerala tour package that will expose you to the rich diversity in culture, food, costumes, local customs, weddings, lifestyles, mode of transportation, landscapes, temples, festivals, pilgrim centers, ayurvedic treatment centers… the list is simply endless. If possible don’t choose the Kerala tour package that shows you only the beaches of Kerala and the interiors of a Five-star hotel. To have at least a glimpse at the rich diversity and life of Kerala, you need to choose a package that includes some walking and sweating.
No other place in the world exhibits as much diversity as Kerala. Food, costumes, festivals, and even language are different at two places separated by just 30 kms. Although Malayalam is the language of Kerala, there are more than a handful of dialects in the 600 km stretch. Kerala Temple festivals and rituals are also much diverse - from the biggest gathering of women at Attukal for Pongala, Garudan Thookkam, a special ritual in which little children are taken around the temples on a vehicle called ‘Villu’, Nareepooja means worshiping women on a special occasion and much more special rituals are worth the seeing. Thrissur Pooram is one occasion where you can see 100 elephants in two rows with an ocean of people between the two rows, with colourful umbrella transit, thousands of percussionists performing the same tune and full-night display of fireworks. Colorful Kathakali a dance form of Kerala and Kalari Payattu, the martial art form of Kerala boast world acclaim. Another ritual dance form, Koodiyattam is recognized as Human Heritage Art. There are also various dance forms yet to be recognized - Arjuna dance, Nangyar Koothu are two among them. Apart from the various seafood delicacies, the daily food items like Poottu, Appam, Dosa, Vada, Pathiri, Upmav and side dishes like sambar are also diverse in various parts of Kerala. Among this endless diversity there is something common also. They include the lush greenery, and coconut palms shadowing almost the whole land of Kerala and the pleasant faces and the most literate people of India.
