Kerala
Tour Packages
Kerala Spice Tour
Duration : 9 Days - 8 Nights
Destination : Cochin - Periyar - Kumarakom - Alleppy - Kovalam -
Bombay
Day 1: Arrive Cochin: Ex - Delhi or Mumbai
Arrival and transfer
to Hotel. Evening Sunset cruise to view Chinese fishing nets and visiting
Bolghaty Island. Later view traditional kathakali classical dances.
Overnight Cochin.
Day 2: Cochin - Periyar (03 hrs)
Proceed by road to Periyar. Check into Spice Village, set in the heart of
the cardamom hills of Kerala. The village lies just outside Periyar Tiger
Reserve and a stay here is a perfect way to appreciate the environment. This
is a place for anyone who Loves nature to fill your lungs with fresh air, to
savour the rich fragrance of cinnamon and cloves or to watch young elephants
at the water's edge. Day at leisure to visit nearby coffee plantations,
spice gardens with pepper vines or a trek deep into the tropical forest.
Overnight at Hotel.
Day 3: Periyar Tour of Periyar
wildlife sanctuary by Boat to see elephants and to view a rich variety of
wildlife: Tiger, Elephant, Wild Boar, deer and Monkeys. Overight at Hotel.
Day 4: Periyar - Cochin (03 hrs) Drive to Cochin.
Check into hotel. Later city tour visiting the Dutch Palace and the Jewish
Synagogue
Day 5: Cochin - Kumarakom (03 hrs) Drive
to Kumarakom. Check into cottages of the heritage hotel - Coconut Lagoon
resort situated on the Backwaters. Overnight at Coconut Lagoon
Day 6: Kumarakom
Day free to explore the backwaters and the
lake by quiet motorboats and canoes through water channels or visit the bird
Sanctuary on the opposite bank or just relax and enjoy "Pizhichin"
a particularly energizing Ayurvedic Oil Massages, which is particularly
rejuvenating.
Day 7: Kumarakom - Alleppy - Kovalam
Drive to Allepey, also known as the "Venice of the East" for a 3
hour bakwater cruise upto Kottayam. It gives a uniquely quaint view of the
unspoilt village life of Kerala, past lush green paddy fields, coconut and
banana groves. From Kottayam,drive to Kovalam (02 hrs). Check into Beach
resort. Overnight at Kovalam
Day 8: Kovalam Full day
at leisure at the Beach.
Day 9: Kovalam - Mumbai -
Homebound Transfer to airport in Trivandrum for outbound flight.
