Introduction
 
The word “South India” generally referred to all those regions and areas that lie in the peninsular Deccan Plateau and is surrounded by the Arabian Sea from its Western side, Indian Ocean from its Southern side and the Bay of Bengal from its Eastern side. The term South India also makes difference between the original inhabitants of India and the series of countless invasions made by the outsiders starting from Aryans, Persian, Greek, Scythians, White Huns, Seljuks, Tartars and Mongols who later on intermixed with original inhabitants – Dravidians - and assimilated the very culture of India along with their own. Generally speaking, those visitors who came from outside either through Khyber Pass or sea route settled down in the regions of North India and those who were the Dravidians remained in the regions of South India. That why Dravidian culture still reflects in the form of their languages - Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil or Telugu – and in their entire life style.

History

The history of incredible south India can be dated back to 8000 BC which was the land of the Dravidians - the original inhabitants of India. Since the ancient time to the modern history, the land of south India was dominated by many dynasties and rulers - Satavahanas, Ikshvakus, Cholas, Kakatiya, Pandyas, Cheras, Chalukyas, Rashtrakutas, Hoysalas and Vijayanagara over different parts and regions till the invasion and consolidation of the British Empire. It is because of this diversity, India has a unique and diverse culture and traditions. As the regions of south India are situated on the coastal line the rulers had their commercial relations with Phoenicians, Romans, Greeks, Arabs, Syrians, Jews, and the Chinese in its crossroads. During the medieval period, the whole region was greatly affected by the clash of two great powers – the Muslims and the British. However, after the long clash between these two powers British declared their supremacy over the regions and remained the ruler till the attainment of Independence of India. The present states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu were created in 1956 and the Union Territory of Pondicherry in 1950.

Geography
 
The geography of incredible south India is entirely different from the geography of north India in terms of its boundary. The north India is bounded by the Himalayas whereas the south India is bounded by the waters from all the three sides – Arabian Sea from its West, Bay of Bengal from its East and Indian Ocean from its South. There is a demarcation line in between the north India and South India by the Narmada River and Mahanadi River. The term “Deccan” refers to of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu whereas the Deccan Plateau refers to the regions of Narmada River, Maharashtra, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh. These four states of Deccan or South India generally follow linguistic boundaries with a number of overlapping traditional values. The whole regions of south India are full of natural attractions like beaches, backwaters, and hill stations etc. that make incredible south India the evergreen destinations of incredible India.  

Flora and Fauna

Because of the varied climate and geographical diversity, the flora and fauna of incredible south India is conditioned accordingly with its lush evergreen vegetation, tropical dry forests, scrub lands and moist forests made it a biodiversity hotspot. The rich flora of south India is found in the ecological regions of Nigiri Hill which is the conjunction point among the States of Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu. Not only this the regions of south India are full of hill stations like Anantagiri Hills, Araku Valley, Chikaldhara, Coonoor, Coorg, Devikulam, Horsley Hills, Idukki, Kodiakanal, Kotagiri, Kudremukh, Wayanad, Munnar, Nandi Hills, Yercaud, Nilgiri Hills, Ooty,  Panchgani, Ponmudi, Vythiri and backwaters of Kerala and many other lakes of south India. The rich fauna of incredible south India is reflected in the wildlife, sanctuaries, parks and reserves scattered all over the regions of Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, and the Union Territories of Lakshadweep and Pondicherry.

Culture and Heritage

The confluence of four states and two Union Territories is combinedly known as the south Indian culture. Because of the similarity in geography and in its historical evolution the people of south India have the same traditional clothing, cuisine, dance, architecture and paintings, sculptures and figurine, literature and philosophy except languages. All these four states of south India have the boundaries of language that is why they are commonly called as the “linguistic states of India”. The culture of incredible south India is exemplified through their dance, music, paintings, clothing, food, worships etc. The women of South India traditionally wear the Saree while the men wear a type of sarong, which could be either a white pancha (veshti in Tamil) or a colorful lungi with typical batik patterns. The common term “Carnatic Music” encompasses the music of South India. The cuisine of south India is rice with fish as a staple diet along with ingredients of coconut, delicious pickles, spicy aromatic curries and chili powder. Dosa, Idli, Uttapam etc. are popular food throughout the regions of south India.

Tourist Attractions of South India
 
Incredible South India tour comprises of tour to Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Lakshadweep and Pondicherry out of 28 of India and 7 Union Territories including the National Capital Region of Delhi. All the states of south India tour are famous for their specific specialization that becomes the cause of attractions for the tourists. Karnataka tourism is famous for beach tourism that includes Malpe beach and Murudeshwar beach, forts & monuments, wildlife and various cities of Badami, Bangalore, Bijapur and hill stations of Coorg. Tamil Nadu tourism comprises of Covelong beach, Elliots beach, Marina beach etc Tamil Nadu Tourism is captivating the imagination of the tourists for its hill stations tour of Ooty and Coonoor, wildlife, forts & monuments, cities of Chennai, Kanchipuram and Kanyakumari etc. The tourism of Andhra Pradesh mesmerized the tourists for its forts and monuments of Char Minar, Golconda Fort, Tirupati, Puttaparthi and the major cities of Hyderabad, Vishakhapatnam, Vijayawada and Warangal etc.