GODS OWN PLACE-KERALA TOUR

ARRIVAL-TRIVANDRUM-ALLEPPEY

Arrive Trivandrum and transfer to Changanassery Jetty (156 Kms 4 hrs). Arrive and board the House boat. 900 kms. of dappled, green waters.
Fringes of dense tropical greenery. Clear skies shimmering through coconut canopies. Kerala is a labyrinth of lazily meandering backwaters. Sprinkled with traditional house boats, country crafts, rural lifestyles and tranquility. It’s an intricate network of innumerable lagoons, lakes, canals, estuaries and the deltas of forty-four rivers that drain into the Arabian Sea. Over 900 km of this labyrinthine waterworld is navigable.
The largest backwater stretch in Kerala is the Vembanad lake which flows through three districts and opens out into the sea at the Kochi port
Overnight on board the House Boat.

Overnight stay at House Boat.

ALLEPPEY-COCHIN

Aftre Breakfast Morning drive from Alleppey to Cochin 63 Kms/01:30 Hrs. Arrive Cochin and Check-in at Hotel.,Rest of the day at leisure.
Evening, witness the Kathakali dance performance, performed by various artists. Kathakali is a traditional dance form, depicting Indian epics (Ramayana and Mahabharata). The dancers are dressed in very colorful and elaborate costumes. Their faces are painted to depict various characters of these epics. This dance has a lot of facial expressions and brisk, yet articulate body movements.
Overnight stay at the Hotel

Overnight stay at Hotel.

COCHIN

Morning , sightseeing tour of Cochin.
Visit the Jewish synagogue (closed on Saturdays), built over 400 years ago. It contains beautiful Belgian glass chandeliers and is paved with hand painted tiles from China. Later, visit the “Dutch Palace” (closed on Fridays) with its wonderful murals depicting the entire story of the Ramayana.
Proceed to see the St Francis Church (closed on Sundays), the first European Church built in India.Rest of the afternoon at leisure to explore the SPICE market.
Overnight stay at the Hotel.

Overnight stay at Hotel.

COCHIN-MUNNAR

Morning drive from Cochin to Munnar (145 Kms 4 Hrs)
Afternoon Visit Munnar, headquarter town for the area of Western Ghats known as the “High Ranges”, which is responsible for a good portion of South India’s tea production. Opened up more than a century ago by planter pioneers, the region is described by a State Manual as having been “unexplored region, covered by thick, beaver-haunted forests,
This visit includes The Kundala Tea Plantation, Rajamalai Park and The High Range Club
Overnight stay at the Hotel

Overnight stay at Hotel.

MUNNAR-PERIYAR

Morning drive from Munnar to Periyar (90 kms 2.30 hrs)
Arrive Periyar and check-in at the Hotel
Afternoon cruise on the Periyar Lake, in the cool surroundings. The panorama spreads into tropical jungles, Encompassing an area of 777 sq kms, the sanctuary lies at an elevation of between 914 meters and 1828 meters above sea level on the Periyar Lake in the hills of Western Ghats.

Overnight stay at Hotel.

PERIYAR-KUMARAKOM

Morning drive from Periyar to Kumarakom(115 Kms 3.30 hrs). Arrive Kumarakom and check-in at the Hotel Afternoon Activities will be mostly water based, a canoe expedition via an intricate network of canals, through backwater villages where daily life continues unaltered, as it has for centuries.
You will see lush palm groves and stretches of rice fields, while daily traffic, on the broader canals, of regular ferries and cargo boats will serve to emphasise to economic importance of these vital waterways.
Overnight stay at the Hotel

Overnight stay at Hotel.

KUMARAKOM-KOVALAM

Morning drive from Kumarakom to Kovalam (270 kms 6/7 Hrs)
Arrive Kovalam and Check-n at the Hotel
Rest of the day at leisure
Overnight stay at the Hotel

Overnight stay at Hotel.