Balmy Kerala

Arrive at Kochi, meet our representative and drive to Munnar, a breathtaking hill station with lush evergreen tea plantations. Arrive at Munnar and check in to your hotel. Post refreshments, time is free to drive across and explore the surrounding tea plantations. Visit the Kannan Devan Tea Museum where you can see traditional tea manufacturing process. Evening is free for relaxation. Overnight stay in your hotel at Munnar.

After breakfast, explore this beautiful hill station, with a full day sightseeing tour. Visit the Mattupetty Dam and its reservoir. Also visit to the nearby Mattupedi Dairy Farm famous for the Indo-Swiss Farm (if permitted). Later visit the Kundala Lake, Devikulam, Echo Point & Top station. Evening is free for leisure and relaxation. Overnight stay at the hotel.

After breakfast, check out and drive to Thekkady, a fascinating hill and forest resort, which is famous for its Periyar Lake Dam, Wildlife Sanctuary and Spice Plantations. A 3-hour scenic drive through green mountains gets you to Thekkady. Arrive and check in to the hotel.  Visit the Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary.  Enjoy a boat ride on the Periyar Lake and lookout for the wildlife in the park. Later visit the spice plantations. If time permits, you may opt for Kathakali and Kalaripayattu presentation (optional add-on). In the evening, return to the hotel for an overnight stay in Thekkady.

Enjoy your breakfast and check out from the hotel. Drive to Alleppey, a scenic town with picturesque canals, backwaters and lagoons, also described as the Venice of the East. Arrive and check in to the houseboat. Time is free to enjoy the surrounding. Alleppey is the only place where one can see the paddy fields which are below sea level. Overnight stay at the houseboat in Alleppey.

Enjoy your breakfast and disembark the houseboat. From Alleppey, drive back to Cochin, en route drive past the Alleppey beach and Mararikulam beach. Arrive and check in to your hotel at Cochin. Post refreshments, visit the local market at MG Road to explore the spice markets. in the evening, enjoy 2-hour sunset cruise.  Return to the hotel for an overnight stay in Cochin.

After breakfast, enjoy your city sightseeing tour by visiting Fort Kochi, situated on the Mattancherry peninsula. It is a historical part of the city and home to Chinese fishing nets, the Mattancherry Palace (or Dutch Palace) which features Kerala murals depicting Hindu temple art and exhibits of the Rajas of Kochi. Visit the Santa Cruz Basilica, a church built originally by the Portuguese and elevated to a Cathedral by Pope Paul IV in 1558.  Continue your visit to the Jewish Synagogue or the Paradesi Synagogue. Built in 1568, it is the oldest synagogue in the Commonwealth of Nations. Later, visit the Bolgatty Palace. Evening is at leisure. Return to the hotel for an overnight stay in Cochin.

Enjoy your leisurely breakfast and relax. Check out and transfer to Cochin International Airport or railway station for your return journey to home town.