09 Days- Explore Beaches Tour of Kerala

Duration

8 NIGHTS/9 DAYS

Tour Type

Adventure
City Tour
Couple
Enjoy
Family

Group Size

Min 2 Max 10

Tour Guide

INDIA, South India Tours

09 Days- Explore Beaches Tour of Kerala

This tour is essence of Kerala provide you the magnificent scenic views with different cities such as Munnar the hill station of South India, Cochin the old fort Kochi, Koduveli for the spice plantation and village walk there, one and only the famous backwater trip in Alleppey specially for the different flora & fauna around the lake during the boat trip along with the delicious Kerala Food at the Boat.

PLACES COVERED

COCHIN-KARIMANNOOR-MUNNAR-THEKKADY-ALLEPPEY-MARARIKULLAM

DURATION OF TRIP

8 NIGHTS/9 DAYS

MINIMUM REQUIRED

2 PAX

ACCOMMODATION

BUDGET ACCOMMODATION

DEPARTURE/RETURN LOCATION

PICKUP: COCHIN/DROP: COCHIN

RETURN TIME

Approximately 6:30 PM/Depends on onward Journey

WEAR

Comfortable athletic clothing, sunscreen.

BASIC INCLUSION

8 Night Accommodation

Air Condition Transportation from Day 01 till Last Day Cochin Airport.

Bed and Breakfast

Arrival Departure Transfer.

BASIC EXCLUSION

Entrance Tickets To monuments

Gratuity Recommended

Any meals which is not specified.

Services are included in the price:-

Arrival Departure Transfers by Aircon Private car/coach
Air Condition Private Transportation from Day 01 till Last Day Cochin Airport.
A Driver with excellent skills and record, a good knowledge of the area you are visiting and sufficient English to communicate.
Transfers and land transportation according to itinerary.
Accommodation Double or Twin rooms with Bed and Breakfast
Premium Class Houseboat In Alleepey With All Meals and 24 Hrs Air condition facilities.
Bamboo Rafting in Periyar (Subject to availability based on weather conditions)
Jeep Safari in Munnar

PRICES BASED ON BUDGET ACCOMMODATION FOR UPGRADE PLEASE EMAIL

Services are not included

Tips, laundry, telephone bills, luggage handling and Beverages.
Meals unless specified
Personal Expenses

Details

On arrival at Kochi airport meet and greet our tour representative later transfer to Hotel. Later start visit to:

Mattancherry Palace& Jewish Synagogue: The Mattancherry Palace is a Portuguese palace popularly known as the Dutch Palace, in Mattancherry, Kochi, in the Indian state of Kerala which features Kerala murals depicting portraits and exhibits of the Rajas of Kochi. The Palace was built and gifted by the Portuguese as a present to the king of Cochin around 1555. The Dutch carried out some extensions and renovations in the palace in 1663, and thereafter it was popularly called Dutch Palace.

Above monument Timings: Dutch Palace/Mattancherry: Timings 10:00am to 5pm, Closed on Fridays and National holidays / Jewish Synagogue: 10 am to 5pm, Break Time – 12pm to 3pm, Closed on Friday & Saturday &Jewish Holidays.

Chinese Fishing Net: In India, Chinese fishing nets (Cheena vala) 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.
Santa Cruz Cathedral Basilica, Kochi: The Santa Cruz Cathedral Basilica at Fort Kochi is one of the eight Basilicas in Kerala. Counted as one of the heritage edifices of Kerala, this church is one of the finest and most impressive churches in India and visited by tourists the whole year round. It is a place of devotion as well as a center of historic significance, endowed with architectural and artistic grandeur and colours of the gothic style.
St. Francis Church, Kochi: St. Francis CSI Church, in Fort Kochi (a.k.a. Fort Cochin), originally built in 1503, is the oldest European church in India. and has great historical significance as a mute witness to the European colonial struggle in the subcontinent. The Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama died in Kochi in 1524 when he was on his third visit to India. His body was originally buried in this church, but after fourteen years his remains were removed to Lisbon.
Evening visit Culture Cetnre Kochi for:
Kathakali Dance show Centre in AC Theater: (Timings: 17:30 pm – 19:30 pm) Elements of the art of Kathakali are found in the ancient ritual plays of Hindu temples and various dance forms that are believed to have been gradually developed in Kerala from as early as the 2nd Century until the end of the 16th Century. Many of its characteristics are very much older than its literature, as they are a continuation of older traditions, but these did not crystallize until the 17th Century when the Rajah of Kottarakkara, a small principality in central Travancore, wrote plays based on the Hindu epic “Ramayana” in sanskritizedMalayam, which could be understood by ordinary people.
Later drive back to Hotel stay overnight at Hotel in Cochin.

After breakfast check out from Cochin hotel and proceed to Dewalokam. A stay at Dewalokam is a truly unique way to relax and unwind in our peaceful and unspoiled heaven. Enjoy our home grown produce freshly cooked as you sample gourmet traditional Keralan food and join the professional chefs in our state-of-the-art kitchen in informal learn-to-cook sessions.Ours is a working farm, run on organic and eco principles, where you will not only be welcomed by the warmest of Keralan families, but will also be able to help the local community and the planet. Our water is heated with solar power, vegetables grown with home-made compost, chickens and goats fed on vegetable waste and methane from our cows manure is recovered to provide gas for cooking. Upon arrival in Dewalokam check-in to the A/C Room, later cooking Demo at 6:00 pm, and a Spice Walk.

Overnight stay at Dewalokam A/C Room.

Today morning Yoga Class during 07:30 am to 08:30 am, later After breakfast check out from Dewalokam in Cochin visit to the Village Walk (2 hrs activity) and later you proceed to Munnar. On arrival check in Hotel. Munnar is situated at the confluence of three mountain streams – Mudrapuzha, Nallathanni and Kundale, Munnar is 1600 Meter above sea level. This majestic hill station was once the summer resort of the British government in South India. Local sightseeing of Munnar includes visit to Mattupetty Dam, Kundale Lake and Echo point. Evening free.

Stay overnight at Hotel in Munnar.

After breakfast start sightseeing tour of Munnar by Jeep safari drive through the KananDevan Hills tea plantations, scenic beauty valleys, Lock heart gap, spice plantations etc. After around 25 kms of jeep ride through the normal road we will reach the jeep able, jumpy, bumpy, rugged road to the World’s highest organic tea growing estate. Once we reach the top we will be on the ridge of Kerala, Tamil Nadu border. From there drive or walk little further to one of the oldest orthodox tea factory in this region. After visiting the Factory we will have fresh tea picked, processed and made on the spot. Soon after we will start walking to a small ground to have our picnic lunch near the cliff with wonderful view around, then will proceed to Munnar in the jeep itself. Ride will be through the tea plantations jeepable rugged road and we can have a close look to the spectacular country side and the rural Tamil people, working in the tea plantations.

Later drive back to Hotel stay overnight at Hotel in Munnar.

Today early morning check out your hotel sharp 06:00 am drive towards Thekkady, upon arrival check-in to the hotel, later start the “BAMBOO RAFTING” in Thekkady. Bamboo Rafting (Start 09:30 am to 02:00 pm the 2nd slot TIMING )is one of the exciting program in Thekkady, Periyar tiger reserve. It is a splendid eco-friendly, entertainment program for the nature-lovers who visit Thekkady. Bamboo rafting is a HALF day program from morning 9AM to 2PM. Each team comprising ten tourists will be accompanied by an armed forest guard and guides.

After this activity return to the hotel. Overnight stay in hotel in Thekkady.

After early breakfast check out from Thekkady hotel and proceed to Alleppey on arrival check in Houseboat till afternoon. Following a lunch board the Houseboat for a unique experience through the narrow canals and channels of the backwaters of Kerala. The materials that go into the making of houseboat are all local and Eco-friendly; bamboo poles, coconut fiber ropes, bamboo mats carpets etc. The main wood used is “Anjali “. The Houseboat provides all comforts – Beds, a kitchen, western toilets and an upper deck. Traditional lanterns are used as lights. Spend the day cruising on boat. through remote tribal villages along the tranquil backwaters of Kerala is a superb experience.

Stay overnight at in Houseboat in Alleppey.

After breakfast check out from the houseboat and proceed to Mararikulam. Mararikulam is a beach village in the district of Alappuzha. The name comes from Marari ( Lord Siva) who is the main deity of the place. It has the famous temple Mararikulam Mahadevar temple dedicated to Lord Siva(also called Marari by the locals). It is the fertile land of communism and it has a very beautiful beach which is known by the name Marari Beach or Mararikulam beach.