Vismaya is an amusement

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near

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. The park is developed and run by Malabar Tourism Development Co-operative Limited (MTDC). It is situated near to the famous

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. It was officially inaugurated in August 2008 and since then it has become one of the favorite holiday destination in

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. The park is completely operated by the rain water collected by the reservoir spread over of land with a capacity of of water.

Developments and the future

Malabar Tourism Development Cooperative Limited (MTDC) was registered on 15 February 2000. And one month later on 9 March 2000 kick-started its operations with E.P. Jayarajan as the chairman. The job sector of Malabar, mainly Kannur focused on textile industry especially

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, khadi and other industries such as beedi,

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etc. an integral part of conventional occupation of the region. But all these occupations faced many challenges which gradually lead to an economic decline. In such scenario, to meet the growing market and to create more job opportunities in addition to catering to the growing tourism industry, MTDC came into existence. The main objects of MTDC are to promote, establish, maintain and manage the business related to tourism and hospitality industry by setting up establishment such as: * Amusement park, museum. * Tour operations for foreign and domestic tourists. * Hotels, restaurants, cool bars, ice cream stall, motels etc. * Shops for selling handicrafts, curious etc. * Water sports and river cruises. * Hill and beach resorts with all modern facilities to attract foreign and domestic tourists, etc. Vismaya park is one of the first projects started by MTDC.

Features

Vismaya is a blend of amusement, water theme and infotainment park. It has got water rides, informative and entertaining activities for kids and adventurous rides for adults.

Main attractions

Virtual waterfall and Laser show are the two main attractions of this amusement park. Virtual waterfall is a musical waterfall where the visitors dance under the water stream to the background music. This crowd puller is open everyday starting 2 pm and usually ends by 3 pm. Laser shows are usually staged in the evening, and are a major attraction.

Rides

Major rides are: * Aqua Trail * Electric swing * Giant wheel * Jumping frog *

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* Sky Train * Striking car * Tide pool * Tornado * Twister

Rain water harvesting

The rain water harvesting plan undertook by Vismaya is spread over two acres of reservoir and all the water requirements of the park is met with this collected water. This green policy undertaken by Vismaya makes it one of the environmental friendly water theme parks in the world.

Nearby attractions

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* Bekal Fort * Dharmadam island *

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* Meenkunnu Beach *

* Muzhappilangad beach *

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* Payyambalam Beach

Other attractions

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* Kolkali *

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* Thidambu Nritham

Cuisine

Kalathappam Kalathappam (കലത്തപ്പം) is a food from North Malabar and South Malabar, especially Kannur, Malappuram and Kasaragod. It is known as kalthappa by the Beary Muslims of Mangalore. It is a rice cake made of ground rice (brown rice) ...

Kinnathappam Steam plate cake (commonly known as Kinnathappam in Kerala, India) is a popular traditional sweet cake widely consumed in Kerala. There are two variants of Kinnathappam. One is white and another is black. long Pathiri Pathiri ( ml, പത്തിരി, pronounced ) is a pancake made of rice flour. It is part of the local cuisine among the Mappilas of Malabar region in Kerala State of Southern India. Today, pathiri is still a popular dish among the Musli ...

Image gallery

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References

Sources

Keralatourism.org

My-kerala.com

External links

Vismayakerala.com
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