Kerala Houseboats and Hills Tour
THE TOUR HIGHLIGHTS
- Duration: 5 Nights and 6 Days
- Places to be covered: Cochin, Munnar, Alleppey.
- Accommodation: Twin sharing
- Transport: Airport to Airport
- Personal Driver: At Disposal
- Pick and Drop Facility from Airport
- Sightseeing
- Mattancherry Palace, Cochin.
- Sunset harbour cruise at Cochin
- Tea Plantation visit in Munnar
- Day cruise on the Vembanad Lake, Kumarakom
- Boat Cruise on Periyar Lake
- Kathakali dance show at Cochin
- Evening at the Kovalam Beach.
- Meals: Lunch, Dinner and Breakfast on houseboat.
- Special Features
- English speaking guide.
- Daily American Buffet.
- Guide maps of Kerala
Travel to Kerala, India, on the Kerala Houseboats and Hills tour
Day 1: Arrival at Cochin
On the first day, as you arrive at Cochin, in Kerala, India, our company representative will be there to meet you. He will be in the visitor's hall, with a placard bearing your name. He will transfer you to the hotel and complete all the check-in formalities. Upon arrival at the hotel, the guests are welcomed in traditional Indian style with aarti-tikaa and garlands.
In the afternoon, we take you on a guided tour around Cochin. Cochin is popularly known as the Queen of the Arabian Sea and is the oldest European settlement in India. Surrounded by backwaters, this city has always managed to attract voyagers to travel to Kerala, India. During this tour, you get to visit the Dutch Palace, the Jewish Synagogue, the Church of St. Francis, the Bolghatty Palace and the famous Chinese Fishing Nets. You also get to savour the typical Kerala lunch on banana leaves.
In the evening, you can enjoy the famous Kathakali dance show of Kerala. One of the classical dance forms of India, it is characterized by its elaborate costumes and performances of tales from the epics.
Day 2: Cochin - Munnar
After enjoying a filling breakfast at the hotel, we depart for Munnar, also known as the Kashmir of Southern India.
Munnar is one of the prominent hill stations in India, situated at the confluence of three mountain streams namely Mudrapuzha, Nallathanni and Kundala. It is famous for its lush green surroundings, lakes, reservoirs, forests, and tea estates. The quiet environs of Munnar attract the traveler to relax in the lap of Mother Nature. At Munnar, adventure-seeking tourists can try their hand at paragliding. Many enthusiasts travel to Kerala, India, to pursue this sport. Munnar also has some of the highest tea estates in the world. Anamudi, the highest peak in South India, towering over 2695 m, is also in Munnar. In the vicinity is the Eravikulam National Park, the home of the endangered Nilgiri Tahr that roams on a stretch of grassland or is seen climbing the pinnacles of the undulating hills.
Day 3: Relax at Munnar
This day is for relaxation. Also a visit to the Devikulam Tea Estate could be fun.
Day 4: Travel to Alleppey
Today morning after breakfast, proceed to Alleppey, known as the Venice of the East.
On arrival check into a traditonal House Boat built in the Kerala Style. Cruise through the back waters and explore the facinating beauty of the backwaters. Stay overnight in the House Boat.
Alleppey (Alappuzha) is situated on the banks of Vembanad Lake, where the town's commercial centre lives in a maze of canals. Set in the labyrinth of backwater channels, the town is one of the best getaways from which you can explore the unspoilt countryside when you travel to Kerala, India.
Alleppey is famous for its natural beauty and for its locally made coir products that are of a very superior quality. Alleppey is also known for its Nehru Trophy boat race held every year. The backwaters of Alleppey can be best experienced in a country boat.
Choose between staying on a house boat or at a resort facing the lake.
Day 5: Alleppey
Day for relaxation, visit to the paddy fields is also recommended. On the houseboat, the tour through the backwaters and the Vembanad lake adds to the romance of this tropical paradise.
The bewildering labyrinth of shimmering waterways composed of lakes, canals, rivers & rivulets, is lined with dense tropical greenery, and preserves the rural Kerala life style. You'll see the views change from narrow canals and dense vegetation to open vistas and dazzling green paddy fields, when you travel to Kerala India.
Day 6 : Alleppey - Cochin
Time to say goodbye to God's Own Country. You are transferred to the Cochin airport or the Ernakulam Railway station to connect to your onward destination at the end of your Kerala Houseboats and Hills Tour.
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