Kollam is also known as Quilon, it is a major city of Kerala and gateway to the backwaters of Kerala. Car Hire in Kollam, Taxi Service Kollam, Kollam is famous for its beaches, backwaters activities, cashew trading, and its processing industry. It is an ancient city with traces of Portuguese, Dutch and British influence. This seaport town is normally the starting point of tourists, for a boat trip down tropical inland waterways to the town of Alappuzha.