Backwater & Beach Delight

SUMMARY
Duration of Trip : 06 Days / 05 Nights.
Main Activities : Kathakali show, sunset cruise, Dutch Palace, Jewish Synagogue, Variety of wildlife, Aakulam boat club.
Key Places : Cochin, Kumarakom, Houseboat, Kovalam.
Airport assistance and transfer to hotel.

 

Detailed Itinerary
Day 01: Arrival Cochin (40 Km-1Hr)

On arrival at the Airport/Railway Station in Cochin, you will be met and transferred to the Hotel at Cochin. Rest of the day at leisure.
Over Night:Overnight stay at Cochin.

Day 02: Cochin – Kumarakom (90 km – 2 Hrs)

Morning after sightseeing of Cochin, Proceed to Kumarakom. Checkin to the resort on the bank of Backwater.

Day 03: Kumarakom – Houseboat

After breakfast proceed to Alleppey. Checkin to the waiting houseboat.

Enroute you can see many romantic beauty of the nature which will remind you that you are in the "God’s Own Country". You can view coconut palm fringed canals and local people going for a fresh catch of the day & Tapping of toddy (Local beverages) from palm trees. Rest of the day at leisure.
Over Night: Overnight stay at the houseboat.

You can view coconut palm fringed roads where on one side you can see sea and on the other side backwaters. Check into the resort where you will forget everything except enjoyment of life. Rest of the day at leisure.
Over Night: Overnight stay at the resort.

Day 04: Alleppey – Kovalam (180 km-5hrs)

Checkout of the houseboat & proceed to Kovalam. Check-in at the hotel. Full day at leisure at Kovalam Beach.

Over Night: Over night stay at Kovalam.

Day 05: Kovalam - Trivandrum

Today your schedule a sight seeing of Thiruvananthapuram covering Museum Complex, Padmanabha Swamy Temple, Science & Technology Museum, Veli Tourist village, Aakulam boat club, Shangmugham Beach. Over Night: Over night stay at Kovalam.

Day 06: Trivandrum Departure (30 km-1 hrs)

Depart as per schedule to Airport / Railway station for for your onward journey.

Day 07: Kovalam

After breakfast proceed for a sight seeing of Thiruvananthapuram covering Museum complex, Padmanabha Swamy Temple, Science & Technology museum, Veli Tourist village, Aakulam boat club, Shangmugham Beach. Later back to Kovalam for your another stay at Kovalam. Over Night: Overnight stay at Kovalam.

Day 08: Departure Trivandrum (30 kms-1 hrs)

Depart as per schedule to the Airport/ Railway station at Trivandrum for your onward journey.

We are using the following Hotels:

Destination Nights Deluxe Superior Standard Economy
Cochin 1 TTaj Residency (C.P) Renaissance (C.P) Harbour View / Mermaid (C.P) Sealord/Riverdale (C.P)
Kumarakom 1 Coconut Lagoon / Lake Resorts (A.P) Backwater Ripples (C.P) Backwater Resort / Cocobay Resort (C.P) Sangamam Resorts (C.P)
Houseboat 1 A/c houseboat (A.P) A/c houseboat (A.P) N A/c houseboat (A.P) N A/c houseboat (A.P)
Kovalam 2 The Leela / Taj Green Cove (C.P) Isola Di Cocco (C.P) Uday Samudra (C.P) N A/c houseboat (A.P)

Meal Plan:
CP    =  Breakfast only,
MAP =  Breakfast & Dinner only,
AP    =  Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner only.

TOUR END