Kerala 6 Nights - 7 Days Tour

Welcome to Kochi, one of Kerala’s most interesting cities and featured in National Geographic Travellers “50 Greatest Places of a Lifetime”. Upon arrival at Kochi International Airport, one of our representatives will be there to escort you to your hotel .Post lunch you’ll take a sightseeing tour deep into the heart of magnificent Kochi, home to Dutch, British, French and Portuguese architecture. Visit Fort Cochin, a centuries-old cherished sea port, Vasco Da Gama Square and the Santa Cruz Basilica before continuing to St Francis’ Church (one of India’s oldest European churches and the burial site of Vasco Da Gama, the Portuguese explorer). Then, head to the VOC Gate, Dutch Palace, Jewish Synagogue and Mattancherry Palace, boasting intricate murals depicting the Ramayana and Puranic legends. You’ll also learn about the locals’ unusual fishing method, passed down by the Chinese and involving enormous nets (known as “cheenavalas”) operated from the shore.

Activities : Sightseeing

After breakfast, drive to Munnar - derived its name from the confluence of the three rivers around which the town grew. Today, it offers beautiful vistas, cardamom and spice plantations, aromatic oil factories, sights of several endangered species, and the purple-blue of the Neelakurinji flowers that bloom every 12 years. On arrival in Munnar, check in at the hotel. Later proceed towards the Tea Museum which gives an insight into the history of tea plantations of this region. Later visit Mattupetty Dam, Echo Point, and Flower Garden. OVERNIGHT IN MUNNAR

Activities : Museums

Today you’ll visit one of the tea and Cardamom plantations that decorate the pretty hills of Munnar. Learn about the history of the area and the process of making tea and coffee from the first shoots of the green plants to bagging and distributing all over the world. In the afternoon, you could take a hike through the misty plantations or simply relax and your hotel and enjoy the cool breeze high up in the hills. Or visit the Rajmalai Wild Life sanctuary – this is the only sanctuary in India where Indian Ibex are found, followed by a visit to Kannan Devan Hills. From here you can have a panoramic view of MunnarTea Estates & the Lake of Munnar.

Activities : Sightseeing

After breakfast, start your drive to Thekkady (Periyar), enjoy a full day sightseeing tour of Periyar. Set high in the ranges of the Western Ghats in Kerala, is the Periyar National Park and Tiger Reserve. Periyar wildlife sanctuary has a picturesque lake at the heart of the sanctuary. Periyar Lake is a popular spot to observe herds of wild elephants bathing and swimming, which can be viewed up close during a boat ride. The sanctuary is also home to diverse wildlife, including leopards, deer, monkeys, and sloth bears. Later, take a spice plantation tour. The aroma and pleasant ambiance of the spice and tea plantations of Periyar are fascinating. Spices found in Thekkady include pepper, clove, cardamom, nutmeg, ginger, turmeric, vanilla, and curry leaves. OVERNIGHT IN THEKKADY

Activities : Sightseeing

After breakfast, drive to Alleppey and board your houseboat on arrival. Alleppey, "Venice of the East" has a large network of backwater canals that meander through the town, surrounding villages, and Vembanad Lake. Cruise through the beautiful and scenic backwaters of Kerala, while you stay in a houseboat. OVERNIGHT ON HOUSEBOAT.

Activities : House Boat

The village of Kumarakom is a cluster of little islands on the Vembanad Lake, and is part of the Kuttanad region, check in at the resort in kumarakom, rest of the day is at Leisure at the backwater resort for optional

Activities : Sightseeing

After breakfast checkout from the hotel and drive to cochin airport for your flight back to home, feeling contented about a wonderful holiday you spent on the Gods own country

Activities : Sightseeing