06 Nights / 07 Days Enchanting Kerala

Duration

7 days

Max People

30

Min Age

10+

Pickup

Railway Station/Airport

Overview

Imagine a land where emerald backwaters stitch together villages like liquid embroidery, coconut palms sway to the rhythm of monsoon lullabies, and spice-scented breezes carry whispers of ancient trade routes. Kerala isn’t just a destination—it’s a slow, deliberate exhale. Here, days begin with banana-leaf breakfasts steamed in coastal fog, afternoons drift in bamboo-raft silence through tiger-stalked mangroves, and nights hum with Kathakali dancers’ ankle bells, their painted faces recounting epics older than time.

Tour Highlights

✓ Backwater Ballet:

  • Sleep in an Alleppey houseboat, its polished teak deck gliding past toddy tappers and kids diving for mussels. Breakfast? Fresh karimeen (pearl fish) fry and coconut chutney.
  • Kuttanad’s Floating Farms: Cruise rice paddies below sea level, where farmers wade waist-deep, singing old Mappila songs.

✓ Hill Station Serenity:

  • Munnar: Wander tea estates where dawn mist clings to bushes like cotton wool, and colonial-era bungalows serve cardamom-infused filter kaapi.
  • Wayand’s Jungle Secrets: Trek with tribal guides to hidden waterfalls, their eyes spotting hornbills you’d swear were leaves.

✓ Cultural Rhythms:

  • Kochi’s Chinese Nets: Watch fishermen heave cantilevered nets at sunset, then dine on Malabar prawn curry in a 400-year-old Jew Town heritage home.
  • Kathakali Immersion: Early backstage access to watch artists grind pigments from stones and transform into gods/demons with 4-hour makeup rituals.

✓ Ayurvedic Soul:

  • Somatheeram Beach: Melt under herbal poultice massages as waves crash rhythmically, followed by rasam soup sipped from clay cups.
  • Spice Plantation Walk: Crush peppercorns straight from the vine, taste wild jungle honey, and learn why Kerala’s turmeric is called “liquid gold.”

✓ Wild Whispers:

  • Periyar Lake: Silent bamboo raft safari at dawn, spotting elephants trumpet-bathing while otters slice through misty waters.
  • Marari Beach: Cycle to coir-making huts where grandmothers weave ropes as their ancestors did, laughing at your “swimming in a saree?” attempts.

Pro Tip:
Pack lightweight cotton – humidity is Kerala’s clingy best friend. And leave room in your suitcase for banana chips and nilavilakku (brass lamps) from Kochi’s Bazaar Road. 🛶🌴

Included/Excluded

  • Accommodation on twin sharing basis
  • Transport pick and drop with sightseeing
  • Breakfast & Dinner
  • 24x7 Support & assistance on arrival
  • Any monument entry fees / camera fees
  • Any meal, which is not mentioned
  • Any guide charges
  • Any air / train fare

Tour Plan

Day 01 COCHIN – MUNNAR (135 KM/03:30 HRS)

Namaskaaram – Welcome to God's Own Country Meet our representative in the arrival area of the airport after you clear formalities. On Arrival, check in at the hotel. Relax & overNights stay.

About Munnar : Munnar is a town and hill station located in the Idukki district of the southwestern Indian state of Kerala. Munnar town is situated in the Kannan Devan Hills village in Devikulam taluk. Sprawling tea plantations, picture-book towns, winding lanes and holiday facilities make this a popular resort town. Among the exotic flora found in the forests and grasslands here is the Neelakurinji. This flower which bathes the hills in blue once in every twelve years, will bloom next in 2018.
On Arrival, check in at the hotel. Relax & overnights stay.

Day 02 MUNNAR SIGHTSEEING

After breakfast, proceed for sightseeing.

Sightseeing Places in Munnar : Rajamala National Park , Tea Museum, Mattupetty dam, Kundala dam, Echo Point , Blossom International park.

Day 03 MUNNAR – THEKKADY (03.5 HRS / 110 KM) .

After breakfast, proceed to Thekkady.

About Thekkady : The very sound of the word Thekkady conjures up images of elephants, unending chains of hills and spice-scented plantations. In the Periyar forest of Thekkady is one of the finest wildlife reserves in India and spread across the entire district are picturesque plantations and hill towns that hold great opportunities for treks and mountain walks. The sanctuary is famous for its dense evergreen, semi-evergreen, moist deciduous forests and savanna grasslands. It is home to herds of elephants, sambar, tigers, gaur, lion-tailed Macaques and Nilgiri Langurs. On arrival check in at the hotel. Overnights in a hotel.

THEKKADY SIGHTSEEING : Boating in Periyar Lake, Spice Plantation tour, Elephant safari.

Day 04 THEKKADY – ALLEPPEY (180 KM – 5 HRS)

After breakfast drive to Alleppey. About Alleppey Alappuzha – still more romantically known as Alleppey – is the hub of Kerala's backwaters, home to a vast network of waterways and more than 1000 houseboats. Wandering around the small but chaotic citycentre, with its modest grid of canals, you'd be hard-pressed to agree with the 'Venice of the East' tag.
On arrival, check in at the houseboat, overnight in the houseboat.

ALLEPPEY SIGHTSEEING : Backwaters , Beach , Paddy fields, Narrow canals & Islands

Day 05 MUNNAR SIGHTSEEING

Morning after breakfast drive to Kovalam. On arrival check in at the hotel. Overnights in a hotel.

About Kovalam : Kovalam is breathtakingly beautiful – a haven of peace and tranquility – the idyllic tourist destination in God’s own country. Kovalam offers an excellent diversity with Kovalam beach to suit all desires and occasions. Kovalam is an internationally renowned beach with three adjacent crescent beaches. A massive rocky promontory on the beach has created a beautiful bay of calm waters ideal for sea bathing.

Day 06 KOVALAM- TRIVANDRUM- KOVALAM SIGHTSEEING

Morning after breakfasts proceed to Trivandrum for sightseeing.

Sightseeing Places in Trivandrum & Kovalam: Napier Museum , Padhmanabhaswamy Temple, Shri Chitra Art Gallery, Trivandrum Zoo

Day 07 DROP OFF AT TRIVANDRUM AIRPORT

After breakfast check out from the hotel and drive to Trivandrum airport for the departure journey.

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