THE BEST OF KERALA

Description

 

This trip to southern India is an immersion in the abundance of landscapes and cultures of religious beliefs, rituals and the romance and exotics of daily life. Kerala State, One of the most beautiful states of India is dotted with tropical landscapes, massive rice and coconut farming. The trip will introduce us to the religious piety in the area, our visits to Cochin will learn about the colonies that have ruled here throughout history and a visit to the nature reserves will be a great opportunity to get acquainted with the spectacular tropical region.

 

Highlights of the route

Cochin – Urban Tour

Periyar

Munnar

Lake Condela

Spice Farm Tour

Routes and Schedule

Customizable

 

Day 1- ARRIVAL – COCHIN

At the airport, you will see that our representative is waiting to give a warm welcome and later he will escort you to your hotel, previously reserved.

After upon arrival in Hotel discuss your tour itinerary with our representative in Lobby and after that our representative will help you to check into formalities

Overnight at Hotel

DAY 2- COCHIN – MUNNAR

Morning sightseeing tour that includes visit to Fort Cochin, Santa Cruz Basilica, Dutch Palace (Closed on Saturday) at Mattancherry, St. Francis Church and Chinese fishing nets.

Later drive to Munnar. Upon arrival check into Hotel.

Your eyes will have little time to rest while in Munnar. Everywhere you look there is another natural wonder to behold. The luscious greens of the dense mountain foliage provide the perfect backdrop for the endless wonders that can be seen in the area. Waterfalls, local plantations and European architecture provide a textured sightseeing wonderland like few others.

Overnight at Hotel

Day 3- MUNNAR

Today after breakfast, go for sightseeing at Mattupetty Dam; a beautiful spot for viewing the picturesque Munnar, Kundala Lake- a natural lake with recreational facilities like boating and having excellent view of Western Ghats as well as the forest surrounded with.  Also visit Eco point, Blossom park, TATA Tea Museum and tea plantations.

After noon you can visit Eravikulam National park

Overnight at Hotel

Day 04-MUNNAR – PERIYAR

Morning drive to Periyar. Upon arrival check into Hotel.

Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary lies in the picturesque locales of the Western Ghats in the Idukki district of Kerala. The Periyar Lake, an artificial lake formed due to construction of a dam in 1895 AD adds to the beauty of the park. The lake is a permanent source of water for the wildlife.

Here the high ranges of the Western Ghats are clothed in dense evergreen, moist deciduous forests and savannah grass lands. Below this thick green canopy roam herds of elephants, sambars, tigers, gaurs, lion tailed macaques and Nilgiri langurs.

Evening we will enjoy the boat ride at Lake Periyar. This is most enjoyable part of seeing the wildlife around the lake in a boat. From the safety of a boat you can witness herds of wild elephants coming down to water and swim.

Overnight at Hotel

Day 05-PERIYAR – ALLEPPEY

Morning we will take the tour of Spice Plantation tour. The spice plantation in Thekkady is a prime attraction of this beautiful land. Though sprawling tea estates cover much of the landscape of Thekkady, plantations of cardamom, rubber, vanilla and coffee are also aplenty. There are various kinds of spices cultivated in Thekkady. The most abundantly found spice in Thekkady is pepper. But there is a variety of cinnamon, clove, nutmeg, ginger, turmeric and curry leaves on the slanting slopes of the spice plantation in Thekkady

Later we will drive to Alleppey.  Alleppey houseboat is the only medium to explore the scenic beauty of the backwaters, which are mesmerizing and offers you treat to the eyes. The houseboat in Alleppey slowly floating over the scenic backwater takes you to the world of wonderments passing through the scintillating natural beauty, terrific churches and emerald green paddy fields that offers sight that one can hardly forget.

Overnight at Hotel

DAY 06: ALLEPPEY – COCHIN

Morning drive to Cochin airport to board the flight to onward destination

 

 

 

 

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