Itinerary
- Day 1
Cochin to Munnar
Your representative picks you up at Cochin airport or railway station and drives you to Munnar, a hill station surrounded by tea gardens. After settling into your resort, head to the Tea Museum in the evening to see how tea gets processed from leaf to cup. Spend the rest of your evening taking in the quiet surroundings.
- Start point
- Cochin International Airport, Nedumbassery, Alwaye, Kerala, India (pick up from airport, 08:00 - 09:00)
Included Activities
- Visit Tea Museum and learn tea extraction process
Landmarks Tea Museum - Day 2
Munnar
Following breakfast, you'll head out to Eravikulam National Park to look for the endangered Nilgiri Tahr. From there, visit Mattupetty Dam and Eco Point to see more of what makes Munnar special. You'll get back to your hotel by evening.
- Meals
- Breakfast
Included Activities
- Visit Eravikulam National Park to see endangered Nilgiri Tahr
- Visit Mattupetty Dam
- Visit Eco Point
Landmarks Eravikulam National Park Mattupetty Dam Eco Point - Day 3
Munnar to Thekkady
After breakfast, travel to Thekkady and check into your resort. In the afternoon, you'll tour a spice plantation and learn about Kerala's different spices, with time to buy things you like. Later, take a boat cruise on Periyar Lake where you might spot elephants and birds. Sunrise and sunset cruises work particularly well here. Return to your hotel for the night.
- Meals
- Breakfast
Included Activities
- Spice plantation tour
- Boat cruise on Periyar Lake to spot elephants and avifauna
Optional Activities
- Shopping for spices at plantation
- Sunrise boat cruise on Periyar Lake
- Sunset boat cruise on Periyar Lake
Landmarks Periyar Lake Periyar National Park - Day 4
Thekkady to Alleppey
Following breakfast, you'll head to Alleppey and board your houseboat around noon. Spend the day cruising through the backwaters at your own pace. Lunch gets served on board at 1:30 PM, and you'll continue cruising after that. Tea and snacks come later in the afternoon, then the boat anchors for the night right in the backwaters.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (Lunch on board houseboat), Snack (Tea and snacks on board)
Included Activities
- Houseboat cruise through backwaters
- Overnight stay on houseboat in backwaters
Landmarks Alleppey Backwaters - Day 5
Alleppey to Cochin
Breakfast on the houseboat starts at 8 AM. The boat then cruises back and drops you at Alleppey Jetty by 9 AM. From there, you'll be transferred to Cochin airport or railway station for your departure.
- End point
- Cochin International Airport, Nedumbassery, Alwaye, Kerala, India (drop off airport, 20:00 - 21:00)
- Meals
- Breakfast
