Tour Duration : 08 Nights
/ 09 Days
Destinations : Cochin - Munnar
- Periyar - Kumarakom - Allepey - Kovalam
- Trivandrum
Day 01 : Arrive Cochin
Arrive Cochin airport
Our company representative will meet and assit
you at the airport
Later transfer to prebooked hotel
Afternoon, half day sightseeing of Cochin
including Asia's best preserved Synagouge,
the Dutch Palace and the oldest European Church
in India - the St. Francis Church where Vasco
De Gama was originally buried. A leisurely
walk through the Fort Cochin area which gives
you a close look at the operation of the huge
catileavered Chinese fishing nets introduced
by Chinese traders which is still used in
Kerala backwaters as a traditionalway of fishing.
In the evening, witness Kathakali
Dance Show. Overnight at hotel
Day 02 : Cochin - Munnar (140 Kms,
03 Hrs drive)
Breakfast at hotel
Morning half day sightseeing of Cochin including
Asia's best preserved Synagouge, the Dutch
Palace and the oldest European Church in India
- the St. Francis Church where Vasco De Gama
was originally buried. A leisurely walk through
the Fort Cochin area which gives you a close
look at the operation of the huge catileavered
Chinese fishing nets introduced by Chinese
traders which is still used in Kerala backwaters
as a traditional way of fishing.
PM : Drive to Munnar. On arrival check in
to hotel for overnight stay.
Day 03 : Munnar- Periyar(100
Kms, 2.5 Hrs Drive)
Breakfast at hotel
Morning sightseeing of Munnar including various
tea plantations, a tea factory (subject to
permission being granted), the Eravikulam
National Park - home of the endangered Nilgiri
Thar (Ibex), followed by visit to the Mattupetty
dam, the Indo Swiss Dairy farm, the Kundala
Lake and other scenic spots.
PM : drive to Periyar, the
one of the world's most fascinating Natural
wildlife reserves noted for its geography,
diverse wildlife and scenic beauty. Arrive
at Periyar and check in to hotel.
Later, boat ride on the Lake Periyar where
one can have a unique experience of viewing
wildlife at close quarters from the safety
of a boat on the lake. The greatest attraction
of Periyar, however are the herds of wild
elephants that come down to play in the lake.
Day 04 : Periyar - Kumarakom (140
Kms, 03-04 Hrs drive) - Backwater / Houseboat
Trip to Alleppy
Breakfast at hotel
Morning drive to Kumarakom
Arrive Kumarakom and board houseboat for overnight
backwater trip till Allepey.
This world famous backwater cruise gives
one a fascinating insight into the life of
a Keralan Backwater Village. As the boat glides
along the backwaters one can see the daily
life in the backwater villages. On the narrow
strips of land, fisherman fishing, children
swimming and playing in the water, women doing
their daily chores, mobile shops in tiny canoes,
the cultivation of paddy and it's harvesting
(during harvest season), huge country barges
ferrying the coconuts, rice, coir etc.
Please Note : The cruise
commences at 1300 hrs with lunch served onboard
and continues till dusk. At dusk the boat
will anchor in a wide waterway or lake for
the night. (The backwaters close to boat traffic
at dusk as the fisherman lay their nets in
the backwaters. Other boats are not allowed
to ply in the backwaters after dusk.) On the
following day the cruise commences again after
breakfast and you will be dropped at Allepey
by 1000 hrs.
Day 05 : Alleppy - Kovalam (174 Kms,
04-05 Hrs drive)
Morning after breakfast check out the houseboat
Our driver will pick you and drive to hotel
in Kovalam.
On arrival check in to hotel for overnight
stay.
Day 06 : In Kovalam
Breakfast at hotel
Day free for relaxation on the beach.
Overnight at hotel
Please note, you can also enjoy various
Ayurveda treatment and spa during your stay
in Kovalam
Day 07 : Excursion to Kanyakumari
and Suchindrum
Breakfast at hotel
Full day excursion to Kanyakumari or Cape
Comorin is considered the southern tip of
India. Off the coast, the waters of the Arabian
Sea and the Bay of Bengal swill and merge
into the Indian Ocean. The beaches are clean
and the waters a clear, frothing blue. Kanyakumari
is often set up as a geographical antonym
to Kashmir, to suggest the span and variety
of the sub continent. For the visitor the
experience would be opposite and the pleasure
equal. Besides the waters and the coast, Kanyakumari
is essentially a temple town. The most prominent
temple, the Kumari Amman, is dedicated to
the goddess Parvathi as a virgin. It is said
to mark the spot where the goddess won the
Lord Shiva over with her penance. Its location
has given rise to the legend that the goddess
protects the country by guarding the southern
door to India.
The famous Vivekananda Rock Memorial is built
in several architectural styles off the coast
on rocks that protrude from the ocean. Built
in 1970, it marks the place where Swami Vivekananda
meditated and evolved his philosophy. Close
to the memorial is Sripada Parai where the
footprints of the virgin goddess are supposed
to have fallen. Ferry services to the rocks
are frequent.
Approximate 13 km from Kanyakumari is Suchindram.
Its temple is dedicated to a deity that is
a combination of Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva,
i.e. the Creator, the Preserver and the Destroyer.
It has richly carved gopuram (tower), musical
pillars and works of art from various periods.
Overnight at hotel
Day 08 : In Kovalam
Breakfast at hotel
Day free for relaxation on the beach.
Overnight at hotel
Day 09 : Kovalam - Trivendrum - Back
home
Breakfast at hotel
Transfer to Trivandrum international airport
airport to board flight back home ot next
destination.
