Kozhikode

Kozhikode was the ancient capital of Zamorin kings until the British made it part of the Madras province. Formerly called Calicut, the city was a major port on the Maritime Silk Road, frequented by traders from Arabia, Persia and later Europe. The English word calico, a cotton textile, originated from this city's old name.
Kozhikode used to be a romantic location with the charm of centuries-old streets and the smell of local sweets in the air. Today, Kozhikode is a developed city with high tech malls and modern cafe's, but there still remains the purity of heritage.Many renown philosophers have titled kozhikode as the best place to live in. The city still has its charm left with wonderful people and cultures.
Kozhikode has many important educational institutions including calicut medical college, Indian Institute of Management, National Institute of Technology etc.
Kozhikode has rich tradition of folk arts. Thirayattam is one of the most outstanding ethnic performing art of kozhikode district. This ritualistic annual celebration enacted in courtyards of sacred groves and village shrine of kozhikode and malappuram district. Thirayattam annual festival in between january to april.

By plane

The nearest airports are at Karipur CCJ, 27 km and Kannur, 93 km, both international airports.

By train

Direct trains are available from Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai, Bangalore and Thiruvananthapuram. For railway enquiries, you can find timetables, prices and other details at http://www.indianrail.gov.in

By bus

Buses are available from all South Indian cities.

By road

Driving is tiresome as the roads are only two line and traffic blocks are very frequent. The people of Kozhikode are very polite except when they drive. Honking horns continuously is a fashionable pastime of the locals. Bangalore road is closed during night time.

By bus

Buses charge only ₹8.00 for five kilometres.

• City buses are green colored here and they are very punctual and cheap. All the city buses originate and terminate in the Mananchira Pond area. Buses going to Pavangad, Elathur, Nadakkavu areas originate from the Head Post Office side of Mananchira. Buses going to Medical College and Mavoor Road stop at the Income Tax side of Mananchira. Buses going to Feroke, Kallayi and Beypore stop at the Girls School side of Mananchira.
• Buses are very infrequent to the beach area. You have to walk the 2 km distance or take an auto-rickshaw.
• Private buses originate from the New Bus Stand on Mavoor Road (1 km). Private buses to nearby villages originate from the old Bus Stand at Palayam ( 1 km).
• Government buses originate from the New KSRTC Bus Station on Mavoor road. This modern bus station has 350,000 sq.ft.space for traveler amenities. Parking is provided for 270 cars. They have slow moving low floor air conditioned buses to nearby towns. You can make use of these buses for travelling inside the city.

Bus Numbers

Bus numbers for green city buses:

• Bhat Road Beach. 110B
• Chaliyam Seawalk. 215
• Cheruvantta River.121
• Kadalundy Jetty. 210K
• Kalipoika Boating. 113
• Kappad Beach. 9
• Karad River. 223
• Karuvan Thuruthy River. 213
• Kozhikode City. K.0
• Malikadavu River. 12
• Mambupazha Bridge. 231P
• Manakkadavu River. 246
• Mananchira Squire. K1
• Mukkathu Jetty. 211K
• Odumbra Jetty. 242
• Payyanakkal Beach. 239
• Puthiyappa Beach. 105
• Thamarassery Hill. 8

By auto rickshaw

Autorikshaw drivers of Kozhikode have a reputation for honesty as they do not overcharge. The usual charge is ₹20.00 for every km. This meticulous honesty cannot be expected from Autorikshaw drivers outside the Malabar region.

By taxi

Air conditioned taxis are available at ₹1,000 for a day. Look for them at the Railway Station or Mananchira area.
Contact Taxi Stand. +91 495 2306023
Since the weather is hot throughout the year and the humidity quite high, an air conditioned vehicle is one thing you cannot economize here.

By car

There are many rental companies offering cars with drivers or self-drive.
Traffic blocks exceeding one hour are common. Keep away from Kallayi Road and Wayanad Road as traffic is heavy and dead-slow.

By walk

Walking is near impossible as traffic is erratic and heavy. Footpaths are rare or occupied by peddlers. The noise created by endless motorcyclists is unbearably prominent even in interior roads. The long beach road from Beypore to Elathur (16 km) is the only peaceful area to walk.

• Art GalleryNear Town Hall

• Elathur

  address: Beautiful riverside village with an estuary
  Vallikkattu Kavu is a 27 acre sacred grove in a swamp at Edakkara near Elathur. You can see monkeys, peacocks, wild boars, porcupines, wild hens, different kinds of butterflies and numerous species of orchids here. There is a species of herb here which has leaves in the shape of butterflies.

• Kappad BeachVasco Da Gamma landed here in 1498 from Europe. There is a park and a memorial pillar. Visitors are rare as the new generation Indians are not bothered about colonial history and all that. An ancient temple on a hillock facing the sea is another attraction here.

• Kirtads Museum

  address: Chevarambalam
  Tribal Research Station maintained by the government.

• Kozhikode BeachAquarium, Esplanade, Radio Stations, Fishing villages, Ancient Mishkal Masjidh, Seafood restaurants and Lions Children's park.

• Krishna Menon Museum & Art Gallery

  address: East Hill
  Ideal place for students of Indian History.

• Mananchira Pond and GardensA sprawling park with many beautiful statues. Entrance is free but the gate is open only after 2 p.m. There are many historic buildings like the Commonwealth Company near the park. There is a circular mosque called 'Pattala Pally' on the southern side of the park. You can also have a walk into the crowded 'Mittayi Theruvu' shopping zone on the southern side of the park. The town hall, the art gallery and the crown theatre are on the western side of the pond. The Basel Evangelical Mission and Girls School are on the eastern side of the park. The park has 250 colonial style lamps posts, an artificial stream, a musical fountain, a music stage and an open air theater. The public library near the park has a huge collection of Malayalam and English books.

• Pazhassiraja MuseumCopies of megalithic monuments.

• Planetoriumon Jaffer Khan colony road near new bus station. Regular shows are available only in the forenoons when busloads of schoolchildren arrive from adjoining towns.

• Sarovaram Biopark- only for couples

  address: Near Baby Hospital
  7 mangrove species, 29 mangrove associates and fauna ranging from protozoa to Otter. It is also a congenial habitat for 20 types of water birds. The area is 200 acres containing canal walkways, boating facilities, an Otter Park and a Butterfly Park. The outers section is beautifully tiled and lighted. It is a popular hangout of college couples. The inner section is undeveloped mangrove forest with walking tracks. The entrance ticket is ₹10 for the outer tiled section and additional ₹10 for the inner forest section.

Temples

• Gotheshwaram Beach Temple

  address: Marad Beach
  You can also visit nearby beach villages like Chakkum Kadavu, Kayyadi Thodu, Payyanakkal, Kayyadithode, Naduvattom, West Mahi, Thampi Road, andJhansi Village

• Jain DerasarThere are 2 temples inside the temple complex of which one is over 2500 years old and has 1000 pillars.

• Kizhakke Murikkunnu Bhagavathy Temple

  address: V.K.Krishna Menon Road, Kallayi
  The temple is situated on a beautiful hillock near an upmarket residential area, a pristine pond, green lawns and the scenic hilltop school.

• Mishkal Masjidh

  address: Kuttichira
  600 year old structure. Beautiful pond surrounded by several old buildings. The mosque is very photogenic only when you look from the other side of the pond. This four level mosque is built mostly of wood. The mosque has no cupolas or minarets and looks like a Hindu temple. Maybe, Kerala’s temple architecture influenced the architecture of old mosques in Kerala which have gopuram-style entrance arches and no minarets. Non-Muslims will need a special permission to enter the mosque.

• Narakath Bhagavathy Temple

  address: Near Kerala Kaumudhi newspaper, Thondayad
  silent place in the middle of the city.

• Shiva Temple

  address: Thiruvannur
  This ancient and beautiful Siva temple has an apsidal garbhagriha, decorated with typical Chola pillars and pilasters, panjaras and vyalimukhas. The central shrine has escaped any repair or change and is relatively well preserved.

• Sri Kandeshwaram Temple

  address: Opp. New Bus Station

• Thali Temple

  address: Palayam
  Beautiful 14th-century temple and a second temple near a very big pond and vegetable market. The temple walls are elephant shaped.

• Thrikaipetta Subramanya Temple

  address: Ponnenkottu Kunnu
  1,400-year-old temple. Now under active renovation work.

• City Walk OneStart from Fathima Hospital, take the narrow line opposite the hospital. Walk past Kerala NGO Union, Lakshmi Printers and Oyisca Youth Centre. Cross the culvert in the swamp, turn right, walk beyond the forest temple, Hajj House, Sunni House, again turn right to Chilli Malabar Restaurant and once again turn right to reach at the New Bus Station.

• City Walk TwoStart from the new busstand. Take the road opposite to it, walk past Markaz Mosque and Samastha centre. Turn right towards More Supermarket, Planetarium and Science Centre. You enter Cherootty Nagar where you can get a nice cup of coffee at the roadside stall. Walk straight to Bhagavathy Temnple, Muthappan Forest, Balan K Nair Road and the Zoological Survey of India. The Brahmakumaris Meditation Centre and the Needle Acupuncture Clinic leads you to Spiinelly School and Redeemer Convent. You have reached Aqsa Juma Masjidh at St. Vincent Colony, and walk back to the new bus stand.

• Climbing a hill @ Govindapuram

  address: Mankav
  Take a bus to Govindapuram from Mananchira pond. Walk up the hill to Central School. Very good view of the entire city and Arabian sea . The views are terrific but nobody comes here other than the school people. Elderly people can also reach here by hiring an auto rikshaw from Mankav junction.

• Green Walk @ Iringadan PallyTake a bus to Kovoor on Medical College route. Ask for the Iringadan Pally road. Walk in the company of spectacularly spacious expanse of paddy fields hidden between four main roads of the city. You can walk up to Poolakkadavu junction on the Mysore road. The locals have tastefully decided to convert this little road through the paddy fields to a busy street with deafening traffic. They will start the work by 2017. You can also get the best beef curry in the city only in this place, just for ₹40. It is available at a little restaurant even without a sign board. It is adjacent to Koyas Cycle Mart and Prabhakara Pharmacy at Poolakkadavu Junction near JDT, Vellimadukunnu. (1 pm to 9 pm). After dinner, you can continue walking on the Poolakkadavu river road, cross the river on the cute foot bridge and reach the village of Parambil Bazar from where you will get direct buses back to the city.

• North Beach walkStart from the Nalam Gate, and as soon as you cross the railway gate the road forks into three. Choose the third one, walk past Caffe Coffee Day and Gateway Hotel. The Mayor Residence and Moidhu Museum are on your way. Enter Vellayil Road and walk to the beach. There is a very short sea bridge and the Vellayil Fishing Harbour there. When you reach the beach, turn right, you will go by Vellayil Police Station, Shanthi Nagar, Radio Mango, Puthiyappa, Vengaly, Elathur and Pavangad. Pavangad offers air conditioned buses back to the city.

• Park Walk

  address: Mananchira Park
  Well maintained and manicured garden around a clean pond. Very big lawn to relax. Open only after 2 p.m. Extremely crowded place.

• Public Library and CafePublic Library, Audio library, Language laboratoary, Career Guidance center, Children's Library, International Cultural Center and Free Coffee.

• See an English film

  phone: +91 4952721896
  address: Crown Theatre
  Near Railway Station. Two AC screens and a small snack bar inside. Hangout of the Indian elite.

• South Beach walkStart from All India Radio on Kozhikode beach. Head south to Mohammedhali Beach. You can walk through a beautiful promenade and reach Francis Road junction within ten minutes. Continue walking on the beach road until you pass Kannanm Parambil cemetery, Kannam Parambil mosque, Nainan Valappil beach and finally the New Kothy bridge. When you cross the bridge, you reach Chakkukm Kadavu village. Proceed to Payyanakkal beach. Finally, ask for Panniyankara police station to get back to the main road. Come back by one of the green buses, they all take you to Mananchira pond junction.

• Walk @ ValiyangadiEnjoy a walk in the ancient seaside market of Valiyangadi where Arabs and Europeans brushed shoulders a few centuries back. Even today, the businessmen in this ancient market include Hindus, Muslims, Jains, Gujarathis, Marwaris and Tamils. This market is not targeted by local tourists, as they are ignorant of its importance. Start from the back side of the railway station and enter Valiyangadi directly. Valiyangadi ends on the seashore, turn left to Gujarathi street and you can even see the 600 year old Mishkal Masjidh near Kuttichira pond, another 1 km from there.

• Watch 'Kalari' Martial Arts

  address: C.V.N.Kalari Sangham
  Special demonstrations can be organized. Sunday Holiday.

• Yoga and Meditation

  phone: +91 9447871791
  address: Inner Harmony Osho Meditation Centre
  Mystic School, Moorth village, Malikadavu, Kozhikode. Run by Swamy Arulji.

• Big Bazaar Supermarket

  phone: +91 4954015551
  address: Opp. New Private Bus stand.
  For economy stuff.

• Focus Mall

  phone: +91 495 3017811
  address: Opp. New Private Bus Stand
  Sprawling 250,000 sq.ft. structure for upmarket jewellery, clothes and accessories. The Food Court @ Focus Mall contains one Dosa restaurant, one grill house, one Wimpys, one sandwich corner, one pizza ricotta, one coffee gallery, one chaat zone and one mufti-cuisine restaurant.

• Hi-Lite Mall

  address: Palazhi, 8 km
  200 branded shops, 32 escalators, 18 elevators, 8 cinemas, gaming zone and a food court. Be prepared for traffic snarls lasting for several hours that can trap you in the locality of the mall.

• Kairaly Handicrafts

  address: MM Ali Road
  Wooden models of elephants, boats and Kerala dancers.

• Kozhikodan HalvaThis very sweet and colorful solid stuff made from maida (highly refined wheat) is available at a few shops near Palayam Junction and comes in various flavors, such as banana, ghee, coconut, cashew, date, tender coconut, pineapple and jack-fruit. However, karutha haluva (black haluva) made from rice is the most popular variety. If you are health conscious, simply keep away from all halvas.

• Pillai Snacks

  address: Link Road Junction, Palayam
  An early bird, Pillai Snacks pulls up its shutters at 3.30 during the wee hours of the morning and serves customers till 8:30 in the night on all days except on Sundays. It’s better to come in the morning to enjoy a breakfast of ‘Thattu Dosa’.

• R. P. Mall

  phone: +91 495-4015804
  address: Opposite New Private Bus Station
  Six level AC shopping complex with four cinemas and several shops selling clothes, jewellery and electronic goods.

• Swamy's Karumuru Bakery

  phone: +91 4952370427
  address: Pottammal
  For vegetarian snacks prepared by the Brahmin community.

• French Bakery and Hotel

  phone: +91 4952365366
  address: Opp. Fire Station, Calicut Beach
  Situated in the old French territory.

Budget

• Ali Baba Thattukada

  address: Near Palm Beach Apartments, South Beach
  Kadukka nirachathu, pidikozhi nirachathu, bharani chicken, fried ice cream are some of the main dishes you can try from this place.

• Amma Restaurant

  address: Puthiyara
  famous for its spicy fish fry served with the afternoon meals. Located on a narrow byline just after the first bridge at S.K.Pottakkad road this restaurant serves customers from 12pm to 3 pm everyday except Sunday.

• Ashoka Tea Shop

  address: Randam Gate
  A favorite among foodies for their evening special upmaav and pappadam.

• Best beef in the cityAvailable at a little restaurant even without a sign board. It is adjacent to Koyas Cycle Mart and Prabhakara Pharmacy at Poolakkadavu Junction near JDT, Vellimadukunnu. 9 km from the city. (1 pm to 9 pm)

• Coffee House Kallai Road

  phone: +91 495 2302819
  address: Aradhana Lodge

• Coffee House Medical College

  phone: +91 495 2353616
  address: Near State Bank
  Good parking facility

• Focus Mall Food Court

  address: opp. new bus station
  for snacks and fast food.

• Major RestaurantBeef biriyani made this ordinary looking hotel make a mark of its own in the food map of Calicut. Major hotel, which is open from 7 am to 10 pm, on all days of the week is near Marcus complex, on Jafferkhan colony road. Afternoon hours, when they serve their biriyani items are the best time to visit this restaurant, which has easy accessibility from Mavoor road.

• Medical College Coffee HouseGood ambience. ample parking facility

• Pure South Vegetarian

  address: Opp. Baby Hospital
  for Masala Dosai, a fermented crepe made from rice batter, black lentils, potato and onions. ₹40. They also give Kerala style vegetarian lunch for ₹130

• Rahmath Hotel

  address: near Mathrubhumi
  For very good beef biriyani.

• Saravana Hotel Vegetarian

  phone: +91 4952720621
  address: Rajaji Road

• Thripthi Restaurant

  address: Devagiri Building back side, Medical College Junction
  Cute niche restaurant with parking yard.

Mid-range

Malabar cuisine is quite popular among gourmands. The mild flavored, gently cooked Malabar Biriyani are a must eat when visiting Calicut.

• Alakapuri Restaurant

  address: Mohammedhali Road

• Bombay Restaurant

  phone: +91 4952366730
  address: Silk Street, Mananchira
  for Mussle Biriyani

• Cafe Coffee Day

  address: Nalam Gate
  Upmarket place for coffee, pastry and snacks. Relaxed atmosphere. Popular hangout of foreign tourists. ₹59 for coffee and Punjabi samoosa.

• Chiking Fried Chicken

  phone: +91 4953266777
  address: opp. Kalyan Silk, Medical College Road

• Chilli Malabar

  phone: +91 9645619007
  address: Kovoor
  Parking facility

• Chunky Chicken

  phone: +91 4954011555
  address: Opp. Federal Towers

• Cocoa Nut Restaurant

  phone: +91 4952766726
  address: Hotel Hyson, Mavoor Road Junction
  Good ambiance, well set tables. Kozhikode style vegetarian lunch. ₹160.00

• Dominos

  address: Mavoor Road Junction

• Eizen Berg`s Restaurant

  phone: +91 4956999933
  address: Near Mananchira Post Office

• Fly Down Restaurant

  phone: +91 81291 11333
  address: Arayidathu Palam
  No Parking facility

• Garlic Routes

  phone: +91 4954023888
  address: Naalam gate
  Open from 12 pm to 11 pm. This place is on Kannur Road, near to Fourth Railway gate. Chicken mandhi, roasted chicken, stuffed spinach cheddar grilled chicken, masala grilled prawns are some of the dishes you should try.

• Ikkas Restaurant

  phone: +91 495 310 6667
  address: Red Cross road

• Ivy-Nine Restaurant

  address: Malaparamba junction
  Parking space for big buses.

• Paragon Restaurant

  phone: +91 495 2767020
  address: near KTC, Kannur Road
  Famous for mutton biriyani. Extremely crowded during lunch hours. No Parking facility

• Sagar Restaurant

  address: Mavoor Road
  famous for Biriyani.

• Sana Restaurant

  address: Devagiri College Road, Near Medical College
  Good ambiance with view of a beautiful coconut grove. Parking facility available

• Span Restaurant

  phone: +91 4952700047
  address: Jail Road

• Thekkeppuram Food King

  phone: +91 9895840757, +91 9897441819
  This restaurant is works from 3:30 pm in the evening to 11 pm on all days of the week. Come in the evening to munch on the Pazham Nirachathu, Irachi Pathiri, Meenunda or Chicken Mammos and Unnakkaya- some of the special preparations of this restaurant.

• Yara Restaurant

  phone: +91 4952727535
  address: opposite KSRTC bus station

• Zains Restaurant

  address: Convent Road
  for Biriyani

• Omkar Vegetarian Restaurant

  address: Chinthavalappil
  Vegetarian dishes with meat taste, onion rings, paneer rolls, etc.

Splurge

• Gates Restaurant

  phone: +91 495-4088999
  address: Malabar Gate Hotel
  Serving buffet breakfast, à la carte lunch and dinner.
• Mezben Restaurant, Rs. 800 per head average

• Kadavu Resort Restaurant

  address: Airport Road

Non-alcoholic drinks

• Azad Cool Bar

  phone: +91 9847823933
  address: Opp. League Office

• Baskin Robbins

  address: S.K.Temple Road
  for icecreams

• Cafe Coffee Day

  phone: +91 93490 07615
  address: Naalaam Gate, 2 km
  Upmarket AC coffee shop for snacks and pastry. Non-AC verandah seatings are also available.

• Coconut Cafe

  address: Metro Tourist Home, near KSRTC, Mavoor Raod.

• Downtown Cafe

  phone: +91 4954019037
  address: Naalaam Gate
  Youth hangout with private seats.

• Escapo Coffee Shop

  address: Everything supermarket, opp Bishop's House, Malapparamba.

• Sixth Avenue Cafe

  phone: +91 9020902096
  address: Opp. Taj Hotel

Bars

Budget

• Amrutha, Mavoor Road, near New Bus Stand. No Parking facility
• Hotel Maria,Opposite National Hospital,Mavoor Road,Ph:0495-2722629, 0495-4021502.

Mid-range

• Hotel Sasthapuri, M.M. Ali Road, near Palayam Bus Stand. Sasthapuri has a roof garden which opens from 5PM and is the only decent place (other than Sea Queen) that allows you to smoke while seated.
• Sea Queen, Beach Road. Has a separate smoking area and is the one of the only decent places that lets you smoke while seated.

Splurge

• The Captain's Cabin in Fortune Hotel, Kannur Road, +91 11-45566666.

• The Gateway Hotel

  phone: +91 495 6613000
  address: P.T.Usha Road

• Kadavu Resorts

  address: N.H Bye Pass Road, Calicut

Night life

There is no night life in Kozhikode and nobody understands the word 'nightlife'. The city becomes deserted by 10 pm because of unknown reasons. Maybe the potential for political violence or the shortage of transportation to the villages may be the reasons for this. In bigger cities, the silence of midnight is achieved by 4 a.m., but in Kozhikode, midnight comes by 12.00 midnight sharp. That is a sort of achievement.
A very limited kind of nightlife is now visible in the Thondayad area. The 13-km road to Ramanattukara has 32 restaurants offering chicken, kada, beef, prawn, karimeen, aylahead and meenmutta. There are also many roadside stalls providing cheap items.

Traffic snarls make day time travel very difficult in most parts of the Kozhikode city. It is advisable to take a room in a hotel near the beach where there are no traffic issues. The 18 km road between Beypore and Pavangad lies entirely on the beach and has very light traffic.

Budget

• Apex Inn

  phone: +91 4952360555
  address: Beach road, near League House

• Aradhana Tourist Home

  phone: +91 4952302021
  address: Near Rly Stn
  Vegetarian restaurant is attached.

• Delma Tourist Home

  phone: +91 4952721858
  address: Near KSRTC

• Easwari Lodge

  phone: +91 4952369039, +91 9447137177
  address: Near Beach Hospital

• Gulf Star Dormitory

  phone: +91 4952727018
  address: Gulf Bazar, Mavoor Road

• Hibra Lodge

  phone: +91 4952701293
  address: Kamath Jewellery Road, near Railway Station

• Hemlet Hotel

  phone: +91 4952727535
  address: opp.KSRTC bus station, Mavoor Road
  Yara restaurant attached.

• Imperial Lodge

  phone: +91 4952701293
  address: Palayam
  Coffee house is attached.

• Jaya Lodge

  phone: +91 4952701557, +91 4952702286
  address: Tali
  Good parking facility

• Metro Tourist Home

  phone: +91 4952766029
  address: Mavoor Road

• Metro Towers

  phone: +91 4952700571
  address: Near Railway Station

• N. C. K. Lodge

  phone: +91 4952723530
  address: Mavoor Road
  Coffee house is attached.

• Nalanda Hotel

  phone: +91 4952366169
  address: Beach area.
  Conference facility.

• Railway Retirement RoomShow your train ticket.

• Safa Lodge

  phone: +91 4952725730
  address: Near New Bus Stand

• Select Residency

  phone: +91 4952725525
  address: Near Railway Station, Oyitti Road

• Shanthi Tourist Home

  phone: +91 4952702246, +91 8592022669
  address: Thali

Mid-range

• Alakapuri

  phone: +91 4952723451
  address: Mohammed Ali Road, 2 km

• Asma Towers

  phone: +91 495-4088000
  address: Mavoor Road
  Conference facility is available.

• Beach Hotel

  phone: +91 4952365363
  address: Near Corporation Office

• Calicut Towers

  phone: +91 4952723202
  address: Opp New Bus Stand
  A favorite hotel of the Arab visitors. Mosque, Conference facility is available.. Crowded shopping area.

• Malabar Gate Hotel

  phone: +91 4954088999
  address: Ram Mohan Road

• Sea Queen Hotel

  phone: +91 4952366604
  address: Beach Road

• Span Hotel

  phone: +91 4952700037
  address: Jail Road, Calicut 4

• Khaleej Residency

  phone: +91 4952744071
  address: Near MIMS hospital

• Maharani Hotel

  phone: +91 495-2723101
  address: Taluk Road, Puthiyara, Calicut 4

• Paramount Tower

  phone: +91 4953015581
  address: Town Hall Road

• Rennaissance Hotel

  phone: +91 4952722339

• Royal Palace Hotel

  phone: +91 4952701610

• Vinod Villa Homestay

  phone: +91 495-2352916, +91 9847301916
  address: Near Kommeri Service Bank

• Palm Corniche

  phone: +91 495 485 1588
  address: 15/1907, S Beach Rd, Chappayil

Splurge

• Gateway Taj Hotel

  phone: +91 495-6613000
  address: Beach road, 2 km
  Conference facility is available.

• Westway Hotel

  phone: +91 495 276 8888
  address: West Nadakkavu, 3km

• Kadavu Resort

  phone: +91 483 2830023, +91 483 2830027
  address: Azhinjilam, Airport Road
  Riverside property with Ayurvedic Spa.

• The Outrigger - By The Cove

  phone: +918893495020
  address: Chettikulam, Elathur, Kozhikode (Calicut), Kerala - 673303, INDIA
  Two-bedroom beach-front villa in a quiet secluded part of Elathur.

• Area code international

  address: +91 495

• Area code national

  address: 0495

• Govt Information Office

  phone: +91 4952370225

• Govt Tourist Office

  phone: +91 4952720012

• Internet CafesThere is one air -conditioned internet cafe on the second floor of the Devagiri building, on Devagiri college road near Calicut Medical College. The speed is excellent and they charge ₹40 per hour.

The people of Malabar area are on the whole very conservative, but recently, local Moral Policing groups have made it a fashion to attack young unmarried couples going out together. Even married couples were attacked under the assumption that they are a pair in love. In 2016, a man was killed in Mankada, Malappuram for visiting his girlfriend in the night. A restaurant known as a student hangout was attacked by a vigilante group recently. So bring your passport, air ticket and marriage certificate. Avoid words like girlfriend, living together and LGBT.

Long distance buses originate from the KSRTC bus station on Mavoor road and it is better if you to reserve a ticket six hours before travel. Trains are available to all Indian cities if you can make an advanced reservation at least three days before travel. There is a Silverline bus from Kozhikode to Kottayam at 8.15 pm. It stops only twice before the destination and reservations can be made at http://www.keralartc.com/

Tourist Destinations

• Kannur — beach city, fort, Theyyam dance, 92 km.
• Malampuzha dam and gardens, 134 km.
• Meppadi hills, tea estates, trekking possibilities and fine resorts. 79 km.
• Mysore city. lots of palaces and lots of gardens. 177 km.
• Ooty, major hill stations with many fine hotels, 157 km.

Nearby Places

• Beypore, sea walk, port and jankar ride, 13 km.
• Feroke, Kadalundy bird sanctuary and Chaliyam fishing village, 13 km.
• Kondotty, Arimbra Hills and old mosques, 28 km.
• Kunnamangalam Mountains, Waterfalls and a Hanging bridge, 15 km.
• Thamarassery, plantations, valley views and Tusharagiri waterfall, 30 km.
• Vatakara Museums, Kuttiady dam and Peruvannamuzhi Gardens, 50 km.