Off-Site Activities 

Besides the famous backwater cruises, you could experience the marvels of Theyyam, Kalaripattyu and other local art forms in their traditional settings while at Kadavu. These art forms are part of the festivals that take place in and around the temples between October to March. Off-site visits are also conducted to the 'kalari' itself where you may watch the students of Kalaripattyu in action. An evening tea at a traditional Hindu home in Kozhikode is also arranged to enable the guests to enjoy the Malabar culture and hospitality, true and unspoilt.

Ampitheatre for the Arts 

A one-of-a-kind ampitheatre carved out from the warm rust laterite gives the resort something else to talk about. You may watch the marvels of the rich Mappila and Hindu cultural heritage of Malabar unfold here with the grand expanse of the backwaters as a backdrop.

Oppana
It is a dance form essential to the wedding entertainment and festivities of the Malabar Muslims. Maidens and young female relatives sing and dance around the bride, clapping their hands. The songs of Mappilappattu, are first sung by the leader and are repeated by the chorus. The themes are often teasing comments and innuendoes about the bride's anticipated nuptial bliss.

Theyyam  
The Ritual Worship of Heroes and Ancestral Spirits 
Theyyam, also known as Kaliyattam, is the oldest ritualistic temple art form in India, and one of the most spectacular in its artistry and symbolism. Dressed in magnificent costumes and tall headgear, the dancers dance to repel evil spirits and transport you into another world through mime, dance, and music.

Kalaripayattu - Mother of Martial Arts

This form of armed, hand-to-hand combat is known as the mother of all martial arts. It is an intricate blend of physical agility, discipline of mind and spirit, and Ayurvedic medicine.

At one time a graduate student of Kalaripayattu could render an enemy motionless through the mere pointing of an index finger. This practice is forgotten today due to the tough discipline required. Believed to have been introduced by Lord Parasurama who is said to have retrieved Kerala from the sea, this martial art was taken across to China by a South Indian Buddhist monk, Bodhi Dharma who incidentally, invented Zen Buddhism