In a major boost to Kerala Tourism’s Caravan project, the first-ever integrated caravan park - ‘KAVA Eco Camp and Caravan Park’ - in the state is set to open in Malampuzha next week.
The state-of-the-art caravan park that offers scenic view of Malampuzha dam has a slew of luxury amenities including swimming pool, recreational facilities, restaurant, coffee shop, accommodation units, electronic charging portals and luxury amenities.
The park has a capacity to accommodate around six caravans and six camper vans at a time. The hybrid park which has all basic amenities, including sewage and waste treatment facilities, will be inaugurated on Monday.
Launched in 2021, Keravan Kerala (caravan tourism) aims to give close to nature travel experience for visitors by developing caravan parks and specially built tourism caravans for travel, leisure and stay at unexplored destinations across the state. The much-touted project failed to gain any traction owing to lack of adequate infrastructure and proper planning.
Sajeev Kurup, managing director of Ayurvedamana and the owner of the caravan park, said that the hybrid park offers all amenities available at a luxury hotel. “This is a model project that aligns with the caravan policy of the tourism department. There are investors who are ready to invest but they don’t have a model. This is a benchmark project that could woo more investors into caravan tourism,” he said.