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SUMMARY
Duration of Trip
:
08 Days / 07 Nights.
Main Activities
:
Kathakali show, sunset cruise, Dutch Palace, Jewish Synagogue, Variety of wildlife, Aakulam boat club.
Key Places
:
Cochin, Thekkady, Kumarakom, Houseboat, Kovalam.
Airport assistance and transfer to hotel.
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
DETAILED ITINERARY
 

Day 01: Arrival Cochin (35 km-1 hrs)

On arrival at the Airport/Railway Station in Cochin, you will be met and transferred to Hotel. Rest of the day at leisure. Evening go for kathakali show or sunset cruise.
Over Night: Overnight stay at Cochin.

Day 02: Cochin - Thekkady
(160 km- 5 hrs)

Morning go for a guided tour of Cochin to cover Dutch Palace, Jewish Synagogue, St. Francis Church, Chinese Fishing nets, etc. After lunch proceed to Periyar / Thekkady and check in at the Hotel/Resort.
Over Night: Overnight stay at Thekkady.

Day 03: Thekkady
After breakfast, go on a game viewing cruise on the Periyar Lake. Here you will be able to see a large variety of wildlife, which include elephants, monkeys, deer, wild boar etc, and quite a lot of unique birds can also be spotted. Later, come back to the hotel. After lunch proceed for a spice plantation tour. Relax & enjoy your another stay at Thekkady.
Over Night: overnight stay at your hotel.
 
Day 04: Thekkady - Kumarakom (130 Km-4 hrs)
After breakfast transfer to Kumarakom. Check-in to your Hotel/Resort on the banks of the Vembanad Lake. Spend the entire day at leisure or go for an Ayurvedic Massage (Optional).
Over Night: Overnight stay at Kumarakom.


Houseboat   Day 05: Kumarakom Houseboat
After breakfast 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.

Day 06: Alleppey - Kovalam (180 Km-5 hrs)
After sumptuous breakfast checkout of the houseboat & proceed to kovalam. Full day at leisure at Beach.
Over Night: Overnight stay at Kovalam.
   

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
 
Taj Residency (C.P)
 
Renaissance (C.P)
 
Harbour View / Mermaid (C.P)
 
Sealord/Riverdale (C.P)
Thekkady / Periyar
 
2
 
Spice Village (A.P)
 
Jungle Village (C.P)
 
Silver crest (C.P)
 
Michael’s Inn (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/c Houseboat
 
N A/c Houseboat
 
N A/c Houseboat
Kovalam
2
The Leela / Taj Green Cove (C.P)
Isola Di Cocco (C.P)
Uday Samudra (C.P)
Raja / Sagara Resort

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


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