Itinerary
Day 1: Pick Up in Kochi and transfer to hotel.
Pass By: Kochi (Cochin), Kochi (Cochin), Ernakulam District, Kerala
Guest will be picked up from the airport or from your hotel and transfer to hotel in Kochi. Day is just for relax and meet other group members in hotel.
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Accommodation included: Overnight stay in 3 star hotel.
Day 2: Kochi Morning Tour / Afternoon drive to Munnar
Stop At: Mattancherry, Kochi, Kerala, India
The Palace was built and gifted by the Portuguese as a present to the king of Cochin around 1545.[1] The Dutch carried out some extensions and renovations in the palace in 1663, and thereafter it was popularly called Dutch Palace. The rajas also made more improvements to it. Today, it is a portrait gallery of the Cochin Rajas and notable for some of the best mythological murals in India, which are in the best traditions of Hindu temple art.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Chinese Fishing Nets, Fort Kochi Beach Kochi-682001 Kerala India, Kochi (Cochin) 682001 India
They are fishing nets that are fixed land installations for fishing. While commonly known as "Chinese fishing nets" in India, the more formal name for such nets is "shore operated lift nets". Huge mechanical contrivances hold out horizontal nets of 20 m or more across. Each structure is at least 10 m high and comprises a cantilever with an outstretched net suspended over the sea and large stones suspended from ropes as counterweights at the other end. Each installation is operated by a team of up to six fishermen.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Cochin Spice Market, Jew Town Road Jew Town, Kappalandimukku, Mattancherry, Kochi (Cochin) India
Though Jew Town has lost much of its earlier glory, it has retained its status as an important centre of spice trade. The exotic odour of the finest ginger, cloves, cardamom, turmeric and pepper, also known as black gold, emanate from the spice warehouses lining the street and fills it. The bustling trade of spices is evidenced in the trucks going to and away from the warehouses, loads being taken in and out using pushcarts, and the sight of workers drying, sorting and packing spices.
Duration: 45 minutes
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Accommodation included: Overnight stay in 3 star hotel.
Day 3: Full Day Tour of Munnar
Stop At: Mattupatti Dam, Kannan Devan Hills, Kerala 685616
Mattupetty Dam (Madupetty Dam), near Munnar in Idukki District, is a storage Concrete Gravity dam built in the mountains of Kerala, India to conserve water for hydroelectricity. It has been a vital source of power yielding along with other such dams, huge revenue to the states. The large amount of perennially available water allows wild animals and birds to flourish. However salinity caused by irrigation and water-logging are of concern to environmentalists.
Munnar is located near the confluence of the mountain streams of Muthirappuzha River, Chanduvarai River and Kundale River.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Rajamalai (Eravikulam) National Park, Munnar India
Eravikulam National Park is a 97 km national park located along the Western Ghats in the Idukki district of Kerala in India. Situated between 10º05'N and 10º20' north, and 77º0' and 77º10' east, (See:map.) it is the first national park in Kerala.
Eravikulam National Park is administered by the Kerala Department of Forests and Wildlife, Munnar Wildlife Division, which also runs the nearby Mathikettan Shola National Park, Anamudi Shola National Park, Pambadum Shola National Park, Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary and the Kurinjimala Sanctuary.
Duration: 2 hours
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Accommodation included: Overnight stay in 3 star hotel.
Day 4: Drive from Munnar to Periyar
Stop At: Periyar Tiger Reserve, Idukki and Pathanamthitta Districts, Thekkady 685536 India
Periyar National Park, also known as Periyar Tiger Reserve, is in the mountainous Western Ghats of Kerala, southern India. This wildlife sanctuary is home to tigers and a significant elephant population, as well as rare lion-tailed macaques, sambar deer, leopards and Indian bison. In the park's north, Periyar Lake is popular for boat rides. Farther north, spice plantations surround the town of Kumily.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Stop At: Kadathanadan Kalari & Navarasa Kathakali, Kumily Thekkady Road Kumily, Thekkady 685509 India
Kalaripayattu is a martial art designed for the ancient battlefield (the word "Kalari" meaning "battlefield"), with weapons and combative techniques that are unique to India. Like most other Indian martial arts, Kalaripayattu draws heavily from Hinduism, and is based on Hindu medicinal concepts found in Ayurveda.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
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Accommodation included: Overnight stay in 3 star hotel.
Day 5: Drive from Periyar to Alleppey
Stop At: Kerala Backwaters, India
This day you will drive from Periyar to Alleppey. Check-in to a houseboat. Enjoy the lovely backwater and rice fields from your boat house.
Duration: 1 hour
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Accommodation included: Overnight stay in Deluxe Houseboat.
Day 6: Drive from Alleppey to Kovalam.
Stop At: Kovalam Beach, Kovalam India
Kovalam is world famous for its lovely beaches and Ayurveda. After arrival in Kovalam, you will check-in to your hotel.
Afternoon enjoy light house, lovely beaches and temples.
Duration: 2 hours
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Accommodation included: Overnight stay in 3 star hotel.
Day 7: Day free in Kovalam.
Stop At: Santhigiri Ayurveda Healthcare Centre, Kovalam, Ktdc Samudra, Vellar, Kovalam, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala 695527, India
This day is free for your own activities. You can visit any Ayurveda centre and enjoy the ayurvedic massage or wellness treatment.
Duration: 2 hours
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Accommodation included: Overnight stay in 3 star hotel.
Day 8: Drive from Kovalam to Kochi or TRV airport drop
Pass By: Kovalam, Kovalam, Thiruvananthapuram District, Kerala
This day you will drive from Kovalam to Kochi airport or we can drop you to TRV airport as per your flight schedule.
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No accommodation included on this day.