Spice Tour
| SUMMARY | ||
| Duration of Trip | : | 10 Days / 09 Nights. |
| Main Activities | : | Cardamom hills & green carpets, Eravikulam National Park, Nilgiri Tahr, Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary, Wildlife includes elephants, Gaur, Wild dogs, Otters, Freshwater tortoise. |
| Key Places | : | Cochin, Munnar, Thekkady. |
| Airport assistance and transfer to hotel. | ||
Detailed Itinerary
Day 1: 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
Today go for a guided tour of Cochin to cover Dutch Palace, Jewish Synagogue, St. Francis Church, Chinese Fishing nets, etc. Evening go on a shopping spree. Over Night: Overnight stay at Cochin.
Day 3: Cochin - Thekkady (160 km- 5 hrs)
Today proceed to Periyar / Thekkady and check in at the Hotel/Resort. Full day at leisure. Over Night: Overnight stay at Thekkady.
Day 04: 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.
Day 05: 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).
Day 06 : Kumarakom
Early morning go for bird watching at the bird sanctuary. Later come back to the resort. After breakfast visit to the farm house. Rest of the day at leisure. Relax & enjoy your another stay at Kumarakom.
Day 07 : 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 08 : Alleppey - Kovalam (180 Km-5 hrs)
After sumptuous breakfast checkout of the houseboat & proceed to kovalam. Full day at leisure at Beach. Over Night: stay at Kovalam.
Day 09: 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.
Day 10: Departure Trivandrum (30 kms-1 hrs)
Depart as per schedule to the Airport/ Railway station at Cochin for your onward journey.
We are using the following Hotels:
| Destination | Nights | Deluxe | Superior | Standard | Economy |
| Cochin | 2 | 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 | 2 | 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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