Day 1, Arrive Cochin
Arrive Cochin and transfer to hotel.
Afternoon visit the Mattancherry Palace, The Clock Tower, The Jewish Synagogue
and the St. Francis Church. Evening visits the Fort Cochin Beach and sees the
huge Chinese fishing net’s operation and watching the sunset. O/n Hotel.
Day 2, Cochin to Munnar (about 140kms/ 03hrs)
Morning we drive to Munnar – is a beautiful, peaceful hill station covered with
unending expanse of tea plantations.
Check into the hotel. Afternoon visit the Eravikulam – Rajamalai Wild Life Sanctuary
proclaimed as a National Park since it supports the largest population of Nilgiri
Tahr existing in the world now. Anamudi peak, the highest point South of the
Himalayas falls in the southern part of this park. Explore the park. O/n Hotel.
Day 3, Munnar
Morning stroll through the tea estates and make a short visit to Mattupetty,
at an elevation of 1700m. O/n Hotel.
Day 4, Munnar to Thekkady (about 105kms/ 03hrs)
Morning we drive to Periyar. On the way we can see beautiful sceneries and cardamom
plantations. Check into the hotel. Afternoon we move to do a plantation tour.
O/n Hotel.
Day 5, Thekkady
Morning after b/f explore the Periyar Wild Life Sanctuary, know as Periyar Tiger
Reserve. Afternoon cruise in Periyar Lake surrounded by hills to see the natural
beauty and wild animals, mainly elephants fetching water from the lake. O/n
Hotel.
Day 6, Thekkady to Kumarakom (about 137kms/ 03hrs) - O/n Dlx Houseboat
Morning after b/f drive to Kumarakom, a small village on the banks of beautiful
Vembanad Lake.
Board HOUSEBOAT for overnight cruise through enchanting back
waters to Alleppey - is also known as the Venice of East, interlocked with a
large number of canals and bridges.
O/n Deluxe houseboat.
Day 7, Aleppey - Kovalam
Morning Disembark from the houseboat, and drive to Kovalam – a beach paradise,
with boundless blue of the Arabian Sea and unwinding miles of fine and hisses
at the feet of coconuts palms, Kovalam is a sheltered natural bay. Check into
the hotel. The rest of the day spends on beautiful beaches.
Day 8, Kovalam
The whole day spend on the beautiful beach. O/n Hotel.
Day 9, Kovalam to Trivandrum
Morning after breakfast drive about 45 minutes and transfer to the Trivandrum
domestic airport for flight to onward journeys.
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