Kerala - Beaches and Backwater Tour

Assistance upon arrival & transfer to hotel for check in. Overnight Hotel - Kovalam.

After breakfast Kovalam Beach Day at Leisure. Overnight Hotel – Kovalam.

After breakfast Kovalam Beach Day at Leisure. Overnight Hotel – Kovalam.

Today we drive to Thothapali houseboat, locally called Kettuvallam, cruise around backwaters of Thothapali to Kumarakom to observe & experience the daily life of the villagers along the backwaters. Overnight Houseboat.

After breakfast we disembark the houseboat in Kumarakom. It is a cluster of little islands, on the Vembanad Lake in Kerala. Check in at hotel and Later we visit Kumarakom Bird sanctuary. There are two seasons for birds: between October & February there are cormorants, teals, & other ducks & from February to July there are darters (snake birds), night herons, egrets, & Siberian storks. It also has golden backed woodpecker, crow pheasant, white-breasted water hen, tree pie etc. Overnight Hotel - Kumarakom

After breakfast proceed for Periyar by surface. Upon arrival at Periyar, check in at our hotel. Set on an attractive lakeside, it is South India's most popular Wildlife Sanctuary. Late afternoon at 1500 hrs we shall take you to a guided Spice and plantation tour in one of the Spice Gardens / Plantations for which this region is famous. Overnight Hotel - Periyar

Periyar is a place to cruise on the lake and gives an opportunity to see wildlife. It is home to tigers, leopards, elephants, bison (gaur), antelopes, sambhar, wild boar, money etc, and a wide variety of birds. Early morning before breakfast at 0630 hrs proceed for a visit to wildlife viewing to the sanctuary on lake Periyar by boat cruise. After two hours of wildlife viewing we get back to the hotel for breakfast. Later we drive to Munnar, arrive Munnar check into hotel. Overnight Hotel - Munnar

Munnar is one of the most popular hill stations in India, Munnar is situated at the confluence of three mountain streams - Mudrapuzha, Nallathanni and Kundala. Located at 1600 Mts. above sea level, this was once the summer resort of the erstwhile British Government in South India. Sprawling tea plantations, picture book towns, winding lanes, trekking and holiday facilities make Munnar a unique experience. Munnar is essentially a tea town.
Morning post breakfast we head for a half-day tour of Munnar, visiting the *world's highest tea estates spread like a green carpet over hundreds of kilometres, Lush green hills all around - a place to be seen to be believed, and Eravikulam National Park (Park is closed in the month of January and February), the best place to see the Nilgiri Tahr (mountain goat). Rest of the day at leisure to explore the destination on your own. Overnight Hotel - Munnar

Activities : Hill Stations & Valleys , Trekking

Munnar Tea Garden. Today we drive to Cochin always had a very popular and historical sea trade connection with Middle East, Mediterranean Europe, Dutch and British. It has one of the finest natural harbors on the Arabian coastline. Its cosmopolitan character is reflected in the buildings and structures representing different regions of the world. It is one of the few places in the world where one can see a Jewish synagogue, Portuguese churches, architecture, mosques, temples and Chinese fishing nets, all in one city. A city of peninsulas and islands, today it is Kerala's commercial hub. Evening we see Kerala's most popular classical dance, Kathakali. Overnight Hotel - Cochin.

Activities : Hill Stations & Valleys , Trekking

After breakfast leave for a half day city tour of Cochin, Includes visit of St. Francis' Church, Dutch Palace (Built by the Portuguese), Jew Town, the Jewish Synagogue built in the year 1568, spice market*, where the air is filled with the pungent smell of spices, and Chinese fishing nets. Later transfer to airport to connect flight for onward destination.

Activities : Hill Stations & Valleys , Trekking