Kerala Spice Plantations kerala

Kerala is well known for its diverse land and cultivation. It is famous for fabulous spice plantations. Spices are aromatic substances used to flavor food or are used as preservatives.

There are numerous spices with medicinal value such as curry leaf that prevents diabetes and turmeric is an anti-oxidant. Kerala spice plantations have acquired this fame since many decades. The Arab traders and Chinese frequented Kochi to trade spices and silk from Kerala.

Similarly, the Dutch, the Portuguese and the British fought against each other to acquire control of Kerala spice plantations. Phoenician traders visited Kerala for spices to flavor their food, wine and to preserve meat.

Kerala Spice Plantations are fascinating to wander as there are different sections for each plantation. The regular spices grown are pepper, ginger, cinnamon and cardamom. Besides the regular spices, spices such as vanilla, thyme, rosemary, oregano, basil, bay leaf, mint and sage are nurtured. A trip to spice plantations in Kerala gives you a feeling of green paradise.

Walking through the aromatic gardens displays the nature’s bounty. Many spice plantations offer their tourists accommodation in mansions and lodges. The guests are bestowed with optimum facility of staying with the plantation family and enjoying traditional cuisine and the best of all you can witness the spice plantation activities.

Bird watching treks, natural walks and wandering through plantations allows you to taste various spices and breathe fragrant air. The aroma of the spice plantations is itself refreshing.

The serene silence of the spice plantations in Kerala not only revives your mind but also keeps your body active. Many spices are nurtured in Kerala and some of these spices such as pepper, cinnamon, vanilla, nutmeg are also in priority and demand.

Touring Kerala spice plantations in Kerala houseboats gives an opportunity to enjoy the fragrant farms. Wandering through the green shoots containing small florets gives you an opportunity to watch the transformation of these small florets into exotic spices for which Kerala is prominent for.

Hill stations such as Munnar and Wayanad in Kerala are appropriate for the growth of spices. The scenic hill backdrop of the cardamom plantation in Wayanad is a memorable experience. Combining your hill station tour with spice plantation tour is a delightful experience.

The refreshing scented air and watching the process of delicate buds getting transformed into fruits of cardamom and pepper is fabulous. Similarly, it is admirable to see the painstaking care devoted by the plantation workers and the way the spices are shipped world wide.