Activities

DAY 01

ARRIVAL AT COCHIN

Arrival at Cochin International Airport. Our representative will meet and greet you & transfer for check in to the hotel. Then visit the below listed places following by overnight stay in Cochin.

Jewish Synagoge (One of seven synagogues of the Malabar Yehudan or Yehudan Mappila people or Cochin Jewish community in the Kingdom of Cochin).

Dutch Palace (Known as Mattanchery Palace is a Portuguese palace included in UNESCO World Heritage Site)

St. Thomas Church (Malabar Catholic International Shrine, one of eight international shrines in the world).

St Mary’s Cathedral (The St. Mary’s Syro-Malabar Cathedral Basilica. The altar depicts the birth, the crucifixion & the resurrection of Jesus Christ.)

Chinese Fishing Nets (Known as Cheenvala and Vasco da Gama Square is the best spot to get the perfect view of these massive structures.)

Bolgatty Palace (Former palace built by the Dutch in India & one of the oldest existing Dutch palaces outside Holland.)

DAY 02

COCHIN – MUNNAR LOCAL SIGHTSEEING

After breakfast, proceed to Munnar for full day sightseeing tour covering Eravikulam National park, Echo point and Mattupetty Dam. After that, go for an optional boat ride at Mattupetty Dam. In the evening, go shopping at Munnar town. Return back to hotel. Overnight stay at hotel.

Eravikulam National park (Twenty six species of mammals have been recorded in the park including the largest surviving population of Nilgiri tahr, estimated at about 750 individuals.)

Echo Point (Popular for its natural echo phenomenon, also a prime viewing spot for the Neelakurinji (Strobilantheskunthianus), flowers which bloom once every twelve years.) 

Mattupetty Dam (storage Concrete Gravity dam built in the mountains of Kerala, India to conserve water for hydroelectricity.)  Munnar Town Shopping (variety of teas and coffees, spices pepper, cloves, cinnamon, and cardamom, wooden artifacts, handicrafts, fabrics, aromatic essential oils, homemade chocolates and much more)

DAY 03

MUNNAR – THEKKADY 

After breakfast, check out from the hotel. Transfer to Thekkady – one of the picturistique highways of South India. Once arrive at Thekkady, visits Periyar wild life sanctuary. Then proceed to check into hotel at Thekkady. Overnight stay at hotel.

Periyar wild life sanctuary (Herds of Deer, Sambar, Bison and Gaur can be seen walking up to the water in their own ever changing grazing spots. Elephants, playing around in the mud, greet all visitors from the outskirts of the forest)

DAY 04 

THEKKADY – ALAPPUZHA

After breakfast, transfer to Alappuzha. Check in to the houseboat. Proceeds for a cruise through the backwaters and enjoy the beauty of Paddy fields and backwaters. Lunch, dinner and overnight stay in the houseboat.

Alappuzha (Formerly known as Alleppey; referred to as the Venice of the East. Of late, houseboats come equipped with all the comforts of a good hotel room including furnished bedrooms, modern toilets, cozy living rooms, a kitchen and even a balcony for angling.)

DAY 05

ALAPPUZHA – KOVALAM 

→Checkout from the houseboat after breakfast and proceeds to Kovalam. Check in hotel and spent the rest of the day at the world famous “Kovalam Beach”. Overnight stay at Kovalam.

→ Kovalam Beach (The leisure options at this beach are plenty and diverse. Sunbathing, swimming, herbal body toning massages, special cultural programs and catamaran cruising are some of them.)

DAY 06

CHECK OUT HOTEL FROM KOVALAM – DEPARTURE FROM TRIVANDRUM AIRPORT