A Dream Vacation in God's Own Country 6 Nights 7 Days

A Dream Vacation in God's Own Country
Description
  • Enjoy a scenic vacation in the hills of Munnar as you senses relish the tea garden carpeted valley and mist covered streets. Make your trip a memorable one with a visit to the Bolgatty Palace, Matencherry and Fort Cochin in Cochin and appreciate the beautiful and ancient palaces, quaint gardens and the old Jew Town. Add spice to your vacation with a visit to Alleppey, which offers one of the best cruises in the verdant backwaters of Kerala
Inclusions
  • Return economy-class airfare
  • Acommodation on twin-sharing basis
  • Airport transfers
  • Sightseeing tour as per itinerary

Day: 1 Cochin

Upon arrival at Cochin airport or Ernakulam railway station, you will be transferred to your hotel. Later in the day, enjoy a half-day city tour of Cochin visiting the St. Francis Church, the Mattencherry Palace, the Jewish Synagogue and Chinese fishing nets.

Day: 2 Cochin-Munnar (130 kms /approx. 4 hour drive)

Meals: Breakfast

After a hearty breakfast, proceed on a drive through the picturesque countryside of Munnar. On arrival check into your hotel.

Day 3: Munnar

Meals: Breakfast

After a sumptous breakfast, enjoy a city tour of Munnar visiting the Christ Church, Mattupetty dam and lake. Spen the rest of the day free at leisure relaxing in your hotel.

Day : 4 Munnar-Thekkady (105 Kms/ approx. 3 hour drive )

Meals: Breakfast

After an appetizing breakfast, drive to Thekkady (Periyar) from the land of tea plantations to the land of the spice plantations. On arrival check into your hotel. The afternoon is at leisure to walk through the bustling spice market in the Kumily village or to visit spice plantations.

Day : 5 Thekaddy-Alleppey-Houseboat(110 Kms / approx. 4 hour drive

Meals: Breakfast

After a delectable breakfast, embark on a boat cruise on lake Periyar (boats can be hired directly), to observe wildlife in the Periyar sanctuary. Later drive to the idyllic backwaters of Alleppey and board your houseboat.

Day : 6 Kumarakom

Meals: Breakfast

After enjoying your breakfast, your houseboat would transfer you to your resort in Kumarakom. The rest of the day is at leisure. Relax in serenity of your beautiful resort.

Day : 7 Kumarakom-Kovalam (190 Kms/ approx. 5 hour drive)

Meals: Breakfast

After breakfast, drive to Kovalam where on arrival you will check into your hotel.

Day : 8 Kovalam

Meals: Breakfast

After a delicious breakfast, the day is free for leisure activities. You can opt for a rejuvinating Ayurvedic body massage (on direct payment basis) or simply enjoy the facilities offered by the resort.

Day : 9 Kovalam

Meals: Breakfast

After a hearty breakfast, embark on the adventurous excusion to Kanyakumari. Return to Kovalam.

Day : 10 Departure Cochin

Meals: Breakfast

After breakfast, check out of the hotel. Drive to Cochin and transfer to airport for your onward journey.

Destination:Cochin
Cochin will make you come alive at the very first sight. It offers a wealth of history, art and culture to travellers. Shuffled in the hands of Maharajas, and colonial powers like the Portuguese, Dutch and British, the present Cochin is chequered with impressive colonial landmarks as well as contemporary ones.

The essence of Cochin lies in its pristine beauty and the beaches dotted with palm trees. Its culture, nature and hospitality will surly lure you in. Cochin offers you more than beautiful beaches with architectural gems like Bolghatty Palace and Fort Kochi. Uncovering Cochin through Onam, the banquet of Sadya, the Malayattoor Perunnal Festival, yoga, Ayurveda and Kerala spices at the Spice Market is a fascinating journey of discovery.

Cochin is the only place where Chinese fishing nets are used outside China. You'll see local fishermen braving the waves on coracles. More than the ways of the fishermen, the palaces and ruins left behind like the Hill Palace offer a glimpse of the splendour of Kochi. Visit the Dutch Palace and the nearby Jewish Synagogue which is famed for its Belgium chandeliers and Chinese tiles.

Deep in ancient history, the city will make you snap back to the present in a jiffy with dazzling shopping complexes and places, such as Veega Land, a water theme park, the largest in South India.

Cochin tempts you with a boat cruise in the backwaters against the idyllic backdrop of the Arabian Sea and the Western Ghats. You can hire a ferryboat and row to Vypin Island from Mattancherry town to catch sight of dolphins making merry.

Cochin's diverse charms, and the relatively quiet, clean and rather conservative atmosphere set it apart from other cities. Don't be surprised if you take back more than a few unforgettable moments.

Elephant Visit (with flights) 2 Night Allepey | 2 Night Thekkady | 1 Night Cochin

Elephant Visit (with flights)
Description
  • Enjoy a trip to the culturally rich state of Kerala and experience the best of what 'God's Own Country' has on offer. From the busy lifestyle of Cochin to a laidback one in Fort Cochin, enjoy the sepia kaleidoscope of people, things and culture. Alleppey abounds in natural greenery, which you can experience on your backwater cruise covering fields and swaying coconut palms. Get up, close and personal with the wild in the Thekkady Wildlife Sanctuary. Enjoy a boat ride on the Periyar River and experience the rich flora and fauna of Kerala. Book this excellent package and make your trip to Kerala eventful! . .
Inclusions
  • Return Airfare on economy class
  • Accommodation on twin-sharing basis
  • Daily breakfast
  • Meals as per package.
  • Transfers & sightseeing tours as per the itinerary in an air-conditioned Indica
  • All applicable hotel taxes
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Day 1: Arrival Cochin - Kumarakom

After arriving in Cochin, drive to Kumarakom and reach by afternoon. Check into the hotel and enjoy the rest of the day at leisure. Stay overnight at the hotel.

Day 2: Kumarakom

Meals: Breakfast

After a hearty breakfast, visit a bird sanctuary. Enjoy the rest of the day at leisure or take an optional backwater cruise. Stay overnight at the hotel.

Day 3: Kumarakom - Thekkady

Meals: Breakfast

After a delectable breakfast, check out of the hotel. Drive to Thekkady and reach by afternoon. Check into the hotel and enjoy the rest of the day at leisure. Stay overnight at the hotel.

Day 4: Thekkady

Meals: Breakfast

After a sumptous breakfast, take a boat cruise in Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary. In the afternoon, visit a spice plantation. Stay overnight at the hotel.

Day 5: Thekkady - Cochin

Meals: Breakfast

After a delicious breakfast, check out of the hotel. Drive to Cochin and reach by the afternoon. Check into the hotel and take a sightseeing tour of Cochin visiting the Dutch Palace, St. Francis Church, Jewish Synagogue and see the Chinese fishing nets on the harbour. Enjoy the rest of the day at leisure. Stay overnight at the hotel.

Day 6: Departure Cochin

Meals: Breakfast

After an appetizing breakfast, check out of the hotel and transfer to railway station/airport for your onward journey.

Destination:Allepey
Life in Alleppey is a little too perfect to be real and is fit for a painting. A fisherman frozen in a snapshot while flinging a net, the sea waves capturing the sun in twinkles that disappear in the folds of the waves and the fresh green of the paddy fields make a lovely portrait. Regular life does not overwhelm nature but revolves around it. The Venice of the East likes it organic.

To know how the folks here do it, look at your plate of Kerala food. Your plate will mostly be plantain leaf. The coconut and spices, fish curry and boiled rice offer a clue. At a coir making factory, the coir made from the husk of coconut is transformed into baskets and mats. The coconut shell is turned into aesthetic souvenirs.

Snake boat races, temple festivals, beautiful beaches, spa treatments, scrumptious food, an more; Allepey is sure to sweep you off your feet.

Learn the trick to cultivate rice 7 ft below sea level at Kuttanad. Catch a fish with tapioca and wonder at the wild fire that gobbled up the forest that once covered Kuttanad. The ground under your feet holds the answer to whether it is the truth or just a myth. But with paradise above ground, it is easy to let the thought slip away.

Go Kerala (With Flight) 2 Night Munnar | 2 Night Thekkady | 1 Night Allepey | 1 Night Kumarakom

Go Kerala
Description
  • There's no way to sample everything from Kerala in just a week. That's why at , we have come up with the Incredible Go Kerala! holiday. This week-long vacation to the serene backwaters and lush green environs of Kerala is more than just an 'acquaintance trip'. With sightseeing tours of Munnar, adventure activities like bamboo rafting, border hiking and rock climbing in Thekkady, an exotic boat cruise in the Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary, great accommodation options, transfers in chauffer driven cars and buffet breakfasts, this is how one truly gets up, close and personal with 'God's Own Country'. Not intrigued? Well, check-out our price offering and think how we managed to include so much at such a little price...
Inclusions
  • Return airfare on economy class
  • Accommodation on twin sharing basis as per the itinerary
  • Airport/railway Station transfers by a chauffeur driven vehicle
  • All meals on board the houseboat
  • Bed tea or coffee with buffet breakfasts
  • Intercity transfers and sightseeing in an air-conditioned car for 6 nights & 7 days as per the itinerary

Day 1: Arrival in Cochin

Arrive in Cochin to a warm welcome and receive a transfer to Munnar (130 kms/ 4 hours approx) driving through the picturesque countryside. Upon arrival in Munnar, check-in to the hotel.

Day 2: Munnar

Meals: Breakfast

After a hearty breakfast, enjoy a city tour of Munnar visiting the Christ Church, Mattupetty Dam, Pothamedu, Devikulam, Pallivasal and Attukal. Spend the rest of the day at leisure followed by a comfortable overnight stay at the hotel.

Day 3: Munnar - Thekkady (135 kms/ 4 hours approx)

Meals: Breakfast

After enjoying breakfast, check-out of the hotel and drive to Thekkady. Upon arrival in Thekkady in the afternoon, check-in to the hotel followed by a comfortable stay.

Day 4: Thekkady

Meals: Breakfast

After a delectable breakfast, you can enjoy various adventure activities such as trekking, bamboo rafting, border hiking and rock climbing. You can also take an optional boat cruise (on direct payment) in Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary. Enjoy a comfortable overnight stay at the hotel

Day 5: Thekkady - Kumarakom (104 kms/ 3 hours approx)

Meals: Breakfast

After an appetizing breakfast, proceed on a drive to Kumarakom. Upon arrival, check into the hotel. There are a number of places you can visit such as the Bird Sanctuary. Enjoy a comfortable overnight stay at hotel.

Day 6: Kumarakom - Alleppey

Meals: Breakfast

After a delicious breakfast, check-out of the hotel at Kumarakom and board the houseboat which will be cruising from Kumarakom to Alleppey (or vice versa). Enjoy a delectable lunch and dinner amidst serene backwaters followed by a comfortable overnight stay in the houseboat.

Day 7: Departure

Meals: Breakfast

After a sumptous breakfast, check-out of the houseboat in Alleppey and drive to Cochin (85 kms/ 3 hours approx). Upon arrival, receive a transfer to the airport/railway station to board a flight/train for onward journey.

Destination:Munnar

Draped over a hill, surrounded by tea plantations and backed by a splendid stretch of the Western Ghats, Munnar is a choice retreat in summer. Honeymooners frequent this hill station during all seasons for a taste of its cool and salubrious weather. The three rivers Madupetti, Nallathanni and Periavaru give Munnar its name, which means 'three rivers'. The Duke of Wellington's visit to Munnar in the 19th century put it on the map. Soon it acquired the status as a popular hill resort in south India and was nicknamed as Kerala's Scottish Highlands.

After enjoying the views from Echo Point or Top Station, take a short walk through tea plantations or go for a ride in a disco rickshaw. Lined with stalls selling tea, fruits and vegetables, the streets are crowded with people, cows and goats. Though most of the people are Tamilians, both Tamil and Malayalam are spoken.

The tribal colonies, where ancient customs are still practiced, are worth a visit. Attukal Pongala in February is their biggest event. Fort Munnar, a resort, hosts performances by tribals donning feathery headgear. Payippad Jalotsavam is when the excitement runs sky-high. It is the annual boat race held on Onam.

Picnicking at Anayirangal, looking out for the blue beauty, Neelakurinji (a flower that blooms every 12 years), watching pink dragonflies dancing around flowers, and practicing yoga at Chinnakanal Ayur Resort or Kaivalyam Retreat, fishing at Devikulamor High Range Club, or camping out at Hornbill or Anayirangal, there's lots to do in Munnar. And more, like trekking, cycling, kayaking, rafting, paragliding or a helicopter ride.

Wildlife enthusiasts can immerse themselves in lush greenery, sandalwood trees, sounds of animals, hidden streams, calls of birds and the myriad colours of flora. Oblivious to the world outside, the Eravikulam National Park, Thattekad (Salim Ali) Bird Sanctuary, Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary and shola forests (Butterfly forests) are dense with animals like Mountain Goats, Bisons and Tigers.

With stunning greenery, rolling mists all around, and a nip in the air, it is easy to lose track of time.