First public sector caravan park in Kerala to come up at Bekal

Mangalore Today News Network

Kasaragod, Oct 06, 2023: Soon tourists can feel the magnificence of the Bekal Fort in Kasaragod from the comforts of a caravan as Kerala has decided to set up a caravan park there. The well-protected fort on a hillock overlooking the Arabian Sea boasts a stunning architecture and lush green environs.

 

The Kerala Tourism Development Corporation (KTDC) will develop the caravan park and camp shelter at Bekal, which has also been selected by the Tourism department to be developed under cinema tourism, a project that seeks to showcase prime locations in the State featured in hit films, to attract tourists. The popular song Uyire... from Mani Ratnam’s 1995-hit movie Bombay was shot at the fort.

Courtesy: The Hindu