Glimpses Of Kerala
DAY 01 - ARRIVE COCHIN
Arrive Cochin international airport
Meeting and at the airport
Transfer by car to Fort Cochin and check in at your hotel
Rest of the day free to relax after the international flight
In the evening after a short introduction of Cochin and Kerala, visit Kathakali dance performance at the theatre
Dinner at an local restaurant
Overnight at the hotel in Cochin.
DAY 02 - COCHIN
Breakfast at the hotel
In the morning visit Dutch palace and The Synagogue
Walk through Jew Town
In the afternoon visit Chinese fishing nets and walk through Fort Cochin discovering that it is the first European city built outside Europe
On a clear day take a boat ride to view sun setting over Arbian sea
Overnight at the hotel in Cochin
DAY 03 - COCHIN / MUNNAR
Before breakfast, you will take the first zinger ferry across the island to see fishing harbour and the market
Return to your hotel
After breakfast leave for Munnar
Arrive Munnar late in the afternoon
Check in at the hotel
Overnight at the hotel in Munnar
DAY 04 - MUNNAR
Breakfast at the hotel
A local guide will then take you on a full day tour to a private tea plantaion
Spend time with tea estate workers, trying plucking tea leaves
You will then have lunch at a colonial tea estate manager's bungalow
Visit the tea factory
Return to Munnar where your hotel is located
Overnight at the hotel in Munnar
DAY 05 - MUNNAR / PERIYAR
Breakfast at the hotel
In the morning leave for Periyar
During the first part of the journey, you will drive through exotic tea plantations or you can take a detour and drive through Iduki dam
Arrive Periyar and check in at the hotel
In the evening visit Kalaripattu - an ancient martial arts performance at the theatre
Dinner and overnight at the hotel in Periyar
DAY 06 - PERIYAR
Breakfast at the hotel
In the morning take a three hour trek into the forests
Return to your hotel
During the day you will spend couple of hours with an elephant
In the after if you are interested, you can proceed on a boat ride over Lake Periyar
Evening enjoy a cooking lession with Chef Sheril - for sure he will teach you how to make good parotas
Overnight at the hotel in Periyar
DAY 07 - PERIYAR / ALLEPPEY
Breakfast at the hotel
In the morning leave for Alleppey
On the way you will visit an Island village
Explore the village, have lunch in a local guest house and then proceed by boat to explore the backwater life of Kerarla
Overnight at the hotel in Alleppey
DAY 08 - ALLEPPEY
Breakfast at the hotel
You have time to explore the Ayurvedic Massage of Kerala
Check out from the hotel and transfer to the house boat
Lunch on checkin
In the evening the boat will be anchored near a village
Dinner and overnight on board the house boat
DAY 09 - ALLEPPEY / COCHIN
Breakfast on board the house boat
Check out and transfer by car to Cochin
If you have time before the international flight, you can spend some time at Marari beach , go for a swim. If your international return flight is on Day 10 then you can take a hotel near the airport, to take some rest before your departure .