Kumarakom: Sights of toddy tapping and netting fish at Kumarakom thrilled Hungarian tour operator Lilla so much that she could’t resist climbing up a coconut tree and clicking a selfie.
Lilla had reached Kerala to take part in the Kerala Travel Mart (KTM) in Kochi. She arrived in Kumarakom as part of the event.
The event organisers had arranged a Kumarkom visit for tour operators from abroad as well as India. This was the first Kumarakom visit for most of them, including 95 foreigners from different countries.
Officials believe that such programmes would help attract more foreign tourist to Kumarakom.
The responsible tourism project being implemented in Kumarakom was highlighted at the travel mart which aroused the interest of foreign tour operators.
They were taken to the villages in Kumarakom and shown activities like netting fish, making thatches, weaving mats and tapping toddy.
Officials said that the foreigners thoroughly enjoyed the programme.
K Roopesh Kumar, the state coordinator of the responsible tourism project, and Bhagat Singh, the project’s coordinator for Kumarakom, explained the features of the initiative to the visitors.