About this app

Identify places of Attraction, Connect with trained service providers, and Experience the hidden Malabar like a local, cost-effectively! When you are on the go, explore rich taste of hundreds of Malabar cuisines too!

SMiLE VTG (Virtual Tour Guide) connects TOURIST with places of ATTRACTION and providers of STAY AND EXPERIENTIAL tourism services in North Malabar, Kerala. It renders audio-video and textual information on tourism attractions, ways to reach them, plan tours and fix reminder alarm notification, besides means to share portal material, find accommodation and book rooms.

SMiLE VTG is a project of BRDC, Dept. of Tourism, Govt. of Kerala.

WHY NORTH MALABAR

Lonely planet, Booking.com and many have qualified North Kerala -a hidden, unexplored destination to be experienced in one’s life!

North Malabar is one of the earliest and largest pockets of invasions and trade connections -British, French, Arabs, Persians, Portuguese, Dutch etc. The land of cultural diversity is a fusion of native art forms, language, literature, architectural style, music, festivals, cuisine, archaeological monuments, heritage centers and so on. The destination has all types of tourism attractions ranging from beaches, backwaters and hill stations to pilgrim centres and heritage tourism spots.

North Malabar cuisine is extensively noted for its rich taste and variety of dishes at affordable rates!

Experience the unique cultural and linguistic heterogeneity of the region, aptly known as ‘Bahu bhasha bhoomi’ (confluence of multiple languages) with 11+ languages and other unparallel experiential attractions like Theyyam (a popular ritual art form), Suranga (a traditional water conservation technology), Natural caves in the hilly hamlets, Malabar Kalari (based on elegant and flexible movements, jumps and weapons training), Mangalamkali (tribal dance form associated with marriages), Alamikali, Yakshagana (a traditional theatre form), Mangroves expedition and many more…

HOW TO USE THIS APP

-If you are located outside North Malabar, opt for ‘lite mode’ & select arrival point –airport/ railway station to get the location-based information

-If you are within the destination, enable GPS & avail information based on your current location

*ONE-TIME SIGN UP

Download the SMiLE VTG app & sign up by providing Name, email, Phone & Set up your password.

*ATTRACTIONS:

The SMiLE VTG offers video on each tourism attraction, go by storytelling.

It also provide

-Textual material

-Pictures

-Distance and routes to the attraction

-Content sharing facility

-SMiLE service providers etc.



*SMiLE STAY & EXPERIENTIAL TOURISM SERVICES:

SMiLE (Small and Medium Industries Leveraging Experiential Tourism) entrepreneurs are trained with focus on experiential tourism and extend quality services cost-effectively.



JUST TRAVEL LIKE A LOCAL LED BY THE SMILE’S! Feel the warmth of hospitality, taste the richness of its delicacies, go on unexplored local experiences in North Kerala!



There are choices of SMiLE Home stays, Budget Resorts, Farm stays, Serviced Villas, Ayurveda Tourism Centres, House boats etc.



SMiLE VTG provides (on each SMiLE’s)

-Contact details

-Key services offered

-Online Booking facility

-Distance and route

-User rating

-Sharing facility



*TOUR PLANNER:

Enter the start and end date. Select the attractions to visit each day. It will be added to your calendar and get timely notifications

*STREET-VIEW:

Provide panoramic views of locations nearby

*QR SCAN:

Each tourism attraction point in North Malabar features a signage with QR code. Scan it on mobile phone to access information in a single click

New features

Design changes and bug fixes

App Permissions

Allows an application to read the user's calendar data.
Allows an application to write the user's calendar data.
Allows applications to open network sockets.
Allows applications to access information about networks.
Allows access to the list of accounts in the Accounts Service.
Allows an app to access approximate location.
Allows an app to access precise location.
Allows applications to access information about Wi-Fi networks.
Required to be able to access the camera device.
Allows an application to write to external storage.
Allows using PowerManager WakeLocks to keep processor from sleeping or screen from dimming.
Allows an application to initiate a phone call without going through the Dialer user interface for the user to confirm the call.
Allows access to the vibrator.
Allows an application to read from external storage.