SM Street

The Regional Science Centre near the new bus stand — galleries, a science park and 3D shows, open all seven days. The planetarium dome itself has been suspended; phone ahead rather than plan around it.

Sweet Meat Street itself — SM Street — the bazaar spine of the city and the home of Kozhikode halwa. The name was never about meat: sweetmeat is plain old English for confectionery.

The city’s evening room rather than a swimming beach — food stalls, families, and the two ruined piers that carried the pepper trade standing out in the water.

The Zamorins’ palace tank itself — the protected water body at the centre of the square, the reason the square exists. A thing to sit beside, not a boating lake.

The temple tank beside Thali — a ritual water body in active use. Look from the edge; bathing and conduct rules are the temple’s.

The square around the Zamorins’ palace tank, the point to read the old city outward from — the bazaar east, Kuttichira south, the beach west.

The Zamorins’ Shiva temple, where the Revathi Pattathanam scholarship assembly has been held since the fourteenth century. An active temple with its own access customs; visit outside puja times.

Kerala Tourism-classified Ayurveda and panchakarma hospital at Azhiyur in Kozhikode district, with 16 treatment rooms and full-time physicians. It runs panchakarma, classical treatments and Ayurveda, yoga and marma study courses over more than two decades.

Green Leaf-accredited Ayurveda and yoga retreat set in a 170-year-old heritage homestead at Bilathikkulam in Kozhikode. It offers physician-led panchakarma, classical treatments and yoga in a family-run heritage setting rather than a hotel spa.

Five-star riverside resort of The Raviz group on the banks of the Chaliyar near Kozhikode, with an Ayurveda spa, pools and river-view rooms. It is one of the district’s flagship luxury resorts, positioned for wellness and destination stays.

Five-star hotel opposite Sarovaram Bio Park on the Mini Bypass Road in Kozhikode, with a swimming pool, spa, health club and multi-cuisine dining. Its Kerala Tourism provider record classifies it as a five-star facility, one of the city’s top luxury business hotels.

City hotel in the Markaz Complex on Mavoor Road, near the new bus stand. It offers air-conditioned rooms in several categories with an in-house restaurant.

Affordable hotel on the N.H. road at Ramanattukara on the southern approach to Kozhikode, with 15 air-conditioned and non-air-conditioned rooms. Its Kerala Tourism provider record lists it as a budget-friendly option with quality service near the highway and bus stand.

Budget-class business hotel on Mavoor Road, behind Kalyan Jewellery, about 1.5 km from Kozhikode railway station. Its Kerala Tourism provider record lists air-conditioned rooms with high-speed Wi-Fi and LED TVs at affordable rates for corporate and transit travellers.

Three-star business hotel on Mavoor Road at Arayidathupalam, close to Kozhikode (Calicut) railway station, with air-conditioned rooms and a restaurant. Part of the Emarald Hotels & Resorts group, it is a convenient mid-range city base near transport.

Large three-star business hotel on Jail Road, Puthiyara, in central Kozhikode, with air-conditioned rooms, a restaurant and event facilities. Its Kerala Tourism provider record lists it as a full-service city hotel, a practical mid-range base for Malabar city trips.

Government-of-India-approved three-star business hotel on the Mini Bypass opposite Aster MIMS in Kozhikode, with 27 standard, deluxe and suite rooms and a multi-cuisine restaurant. Its own website presents it as a dependable mid-range city base for business and hospital-side visitors.

Greenwood Holidays is a Kozhikode-based travel agency and tour operator for packages, hotels, transportation and sightseeing support. Tour operator, Travel agency, Mankave.

Calicut taxi provider with direct address, phones and email. Bank Road, Calicut Town, Kerala 673006 · Calicut taxi, Airport transfer, Outstation cab.

Kerala Tourism-listed Kalaripayattu and Ayurveda centre at Puthiyara. Kalaripayattu, Hindustan Kalari, Puthiyara.

Mayukaha Taxi Calicut Cabs is a local Kozhikode taxi service for airport, railway and city pickups, useful as a direct-contact transport option when app cabs are not enough. Kozhikode taxi, Calicut cabs, Airport taxi.

Kerala Tourism-listed three-star hotel on M. M. Ali Road, Kozhikode. Alakapuri Hotels, Kozhikode hotel, M M Ali Road.

Kerala Tourism-listed four-star hotel at West Nadakkav, Kozhikode. Westway Hotel, Kozhikode hotel, West Nadakkav.

Kerala Tourism-listed five-star Taj hotel on P. T. Usha Road, Kozhikode. 4-star Taj luxury hotel · Gateway Hotel, Taj, Beach Road.