Explore Kerala

Tours To Kerala No. of Days : : 9 D / 8 N

Destinations Covered : Munnar - Thekkady - Kumarakom - Houseboat - Varkala - Kanyakumari

The above cost does not includes
- Any transportation which is not mentioned in the itinerary
- Lunch/Dinner at hotels ,Room service , Telephone calls laundry Any portage at airports and hotels, tips, insurance, wine, mineral water,
- telephone charges, guide charges, boating charges, entrance fees and all

items of personal nature
- Any services not specifically mentioned in the inclusions.

Itinerary
Day: 01: Cochin - Munnar
Arrive at cochin Airport/Railway station and our representative will meet you , and start the journey to Munnar (140 Kms / 04 Hrs). Enjoy beautiful streams, small water falls, Rubber, Pepper cardamom and Tea plantations and thick forests throughout the journey, God has blessed his own country with incomparable beauty - to have everlasting memory of your days in Kerala. On arrival at Munnar check into Hotel. Overnight stay in Hotel.

Day: 02: Munnar
After breakfast starts the full day sightseeing trip of Munnar which is a nature lover's paradise with endless teagardens lakes on western ghat hills, basically it is a tea town. Visit - Mattupetty Lake & Dam, Echo Point, Kundale Lake, Blossom Garden, Rajamalai, Eravikulam Wildlife sanctuary - home of Nilgiry Thar( very rare mountain goat), considering the ecological faunal, floral, geo- morphological and zoological significant and Tea gardens . Arrive back to the hotel in the evening. Overnight stay in Hotel, Munnar.

Day: 03: Munnar - Periyar
Have breakfast in the hotel and check out at 0900 Hrs and start the journey to Thekkady (120 Kms / 4 Hrs) drive through panoramic western ghat hills covered with spice plantations and occasional view of water falls and streams. Throughout this journey you can enjoy different type of spice plantations like cardamom, vanilla, pepper, cinnamon, clove etc. On arrival at Thekkady check into Hotel. After some rest go for Boating in Periyar Lake (optional) experience the mind blowing view of calm crystal clear Periyar Lake and Sanctuary. You may get a chance to see different type wild animals while boating. Overnight in the hotel.

Day: 04: Periyar - Kumarakom
After breakfast check out of the hotel at 0900 Hrs and we drive down to Kumarakom (145 Kms / 4 Hrs). You will be passing through beautiful rubber and tea plantations. On arrival we visit the Kumarakom Bird Sanctuary (famous for migratory and local birds) and later check in at hotel. Kumarakom is famous for endless view of calm clean backwater of Kerala with canals, paddy fields and fishing villages. Evening go for Sunset cruise (optional) or enjoy the beauty of backwater by just relaxing near Vembanadu Lake.

Day 05: Houseboat (Alleppey)

Breakfast in the hotel and enjoy some time at leisure in the resort, at 0130 hrs check in at houseboat. Houseboat cruise is the best way to explore the beauty of backwaters Rest of the day at leisure on the House Boat. Sit back and relax while the boat cruises through the narrow serene backwater canals. Lunch, Evening Tea/Coffee with snacks, dinner and enjoy your evening on the sundeck away from polluted cities and maddening crowd. Only disturbance will be twinkle of a shining star or diving of a fish around you to say hello by waving its tail from the lake. Overnight stay in the House Boat.

Day: 06 - Alleppey -Varkala
Enjoy breakfast in Houseboat followed by a short morning cruise and later at 1030 hrs check out and Transfer to Varkala beach (145 km/ 3.5 hrs & 220 K M /6 hrs from Cochin) check in at hotel rest of the day at leisure on the beach, enjoy the scene of Arabian waves embracing virgin sands in Kerala -Gods own country. Overnight stay at Hotel Varkala.

Day: 07 Varkala beach
AM: 0900 Hrs breakfast visit the 800-year old Janardhana temple, dedicated to Ayyappan and Hanuman, atop the hill has brought a sobriquet for the region, Southern Kasi (Benares). Afternoon enjoy the quite beautiful Papanasam beach which is a perfect place to watch the sunset or relax gazing at the horizon. The area is covered with coconut palms and the beach is bordered by high cliffs. Right below this cliff is the 500 -meter stretch beaches. Overnight at Varkala.

Day: 08 Varkala - Kanyakumari
After breakfast in the hotel at 0900 hrs check out from Hotel and start the journey to Kanyakumari (165KM/ 5 hrs) enroot visit Swami padmanabha Temple in Trivandrum and Padmanabhapurm palace and Suchindram temple, later check into the hotel in Kanyakumari. After some rest some rest visit the Gandhi Memorial, Vivekananda Rock, Devikanya temple and return back to Hotel after seeing the sunset from the southern tip of India. Overnight stay at the Hotel.

Day: 09 Departures
Breakfast in the hotel and later we transfer you from the Hotel to the airport / railway station of Trivandrum End of Tour.
Happy Tour Ending.

Tour Cost : Per couple in INR