South India is a region in the southern part of India. It includes the states Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamilnadu.

It also houses the Union Territory Pondicherry (Puducherry) and Lakshadweep Island in the Arabian Sea.

The Godavari, Krishna, Tungabhadra and Kaveri rivers are important non-perennial sources of water. Southern region speak one of the Dravidian languages: Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, and Tulu.

The classical dances of India like "Bharat Natyam" and "Kathakali" have South Indian origin.

This part of India has enormous beaches, water falls, forests, lakes, backwaters, Wild Life Sanctuary etc.

The famous cities in this region are Hyderabad and its twin city Secunderabad, Mysore, Bangalore (Bengaluru), Kochi (Cochin), Trivandrum (Thiruvananthpuram), Chennai (Madras), Kanyakumari (Nagercoil) etc.

Some of the famous hill stations in this region are Kodaikanal, Ooty (Ootacamund), Munnar etc.

Cities to Visit

Munnar
Ooty
Idukki
Kodaikanal
Coorg
Coonoor
Devikulam
Araku Valley
Yercaud
Ananthagiri Hills
Kotagiri
Kudremukh
Nandi Hills
Panchgani
Ponmudi

Places to Visit

Gandikota
Araku Valley
Belum Caves
Skandagiri Hills
Athirappilly Falls
Maravanthe Beach
Dhanushkodi, Tamil Nadu
Kudle Beach, Gokarna
Halebidu
Hogenakkal Falls
Papi kondalu or Papi Hills
Ponmudi Hills
Varkala
Shivgange
St. Mary's Islands