Aluva, situated on the confluence of the famous river Periyar, is a tourist centre due to the proximity of Kalady, the birthplace of Shree Adi Shankara, The Cheraman Mosque at Kodungallore and Malayatoor, the well known Christian International Pilgrimage Centre. The famous Aluva Shivaratri Festival is conducted at the delta of the confluence every year.

Mazhuvenchery Speciality dental clinic is hardly 10 minutes drive from Cochin International Airport, the Cochin metro city, and 6 minutes walk from the Aluva railway station and bus terminals. Aluva is connected to the main tourist centres of Kerala like Munnar, Nelliampathi Hills, Fort Cochin, Cherai Beach, etc. by road, rail and backwaters. The place can be considered as the centre point of Kerala, equidistant from Thiruvannthapuram in the South and Malabar in the North.

Aluva is well connected by road/ rail/ air to all tourist destinations. The climate is pleasant, the rivers have perennial water originating from Western Ghats, making up a beautiful landscape. It is a healthy area with good water supply, modern amenities of communication, and it is also thickly populated with opulent agriculture.