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- Gold Operator
- Explore!
- Group Tour
- Join a group and forge lifelong friendships
- Fully Guided
- An experienced guide will be with you for the entire tour
- Guided in English
- Group Size 7 - 16
- Age range 16 to 85
Places You’ll See
Highlights
- Explore Kochi's vibrant street food scene
- Visit Fort Kochi and the Dutch Palace
- Learn dosa making in Ernakulam
- Tour a tea plantation in Munnar
- Stay on a houseboat in Kerala's backwaters
Itinerary
- Introduction
- Day 1 Trip starts in Kochi (Cochin)
- Day 2 Explore Kochi and Sadya lunch
- Day 3 Breakfast dosa making before drive through tea and spice plantations to Munnar
- Day 4 Full day exploring Munnar and visit to the tea estates
- Day 5 Drive to Thekkady and farm-to-plate spice garden tour
- Day 6 Cookery class, village walk and toddy tapping
- Day 7 Discover the backwaters by houseboat
- Day 8 Morning in the backwaters before returning to Kochi
- Day 9 Trip ends in Kochi
What's Included
- Accommodation
- Guide
- Meals
- Additional Services
- Transport
What's Not Included
- Flights
- Insurance
- Optional
- Additional Services
Where You'll Stay
Hotel Casino
HotelDays 1, 2Copper Castle Resort
HotelDays 3, 4Abad Green Forest
Hotelday 5Simple Homestay
Home-stayday 6Premium Houseboat
Berth / Cabinday 7Abad Plaza Hotel
Hotelday 8
Operated by
Explore!
Number of tours
459
Age Range
16 to 85 years old
Response time
within 1 day
Response rate
96%
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Customer Reviews
- Overall RatingExcellent
- ItineraryExcellent
- GuideExcellent
- TransportExcellent
- AccommodationExcellent
- FoodExcellent
- SGstacey· October 29th, 2024Excellent guide in achieving. Some days were a little too busy but most were perfectTrip date: October 2024
- ASuzanne· April 4th, 2023The tea plantations and museum. The spice gardens. The kathakali performance. The "homestay" - not exactly as described, more a very fine resort.Trip date: March 2023Review collected by Explore!
- ASue· November 8th, 2023The food experiences, in particular introduction to Sadya the thali lunch, cooking and eating a meal in a family house in Kumily staying in homestay and on a Houseboat in the backwaters.Trip date: October 2023Review collected by Explore!
- ASteve· November 27th, 2023The homestay, Thomas was exceptional.Trip date: November 2023Review collected by Explore!
- AStephanie· January 26th, 2024The tea plantation and spice gardens and Kerala boat trip. Excellent food throughout the trip.Trip date: December 2023Review collected by Explore!
- AEmma· January 26th, 2024The excellent places we were taken to eat. Houseboat.Trip date: December 2023Review collected by Explore!
- ABrian· January 27th, 2024The Royal Palace houseboat was fantastic, the best boat by far with excellent food and a wonderful experience. We were also lucky to witness a beautiful colourful festival in Munnar. Preparing dinner ourselves was great, more of this would be greatTrip date: December 2023Review collected by Explore!
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