Day 01 : Cochin(Kochi) Arrival
You are welcome at the airport of Cochin(Kochi) by the representative of our local agency or by your English speaking guide. He ensures with you the transfer to the hotel that we have reserved for you for the next two nights.
Overnight in the hotel.
Day 02 : Exploring Cochin(Kochi)
In the morning, after having breakfast, you go for a ride on the backwaters canals before setting off for Cochin(Kochi).
Installation and overnight stay at the hotel.
Your start with the visit of Kochi synagogue, the oldest in all Commonwealth countries (Closed on Friday and Saturday). You also visit the Jewish area, St. Francois Church and Santa Cruz Basilica and, in the late afternoon, you go to discover Kochi Fort’s district.
In the evening, you will have the chance to attend a kathakali show, costume and sung drama, ancestral art of Kerala.
Overnight in the hotel.
Day 03 : Cochin / Munnar (136kms / 4 hours)
After breakfast, you leave for the visit of Mattanchéry Palace. Also called "Dutch palace", this palace was built in 1555 by Portuguese, the first westerners who arrived in the region, as a gift for the Cochin raja, Veera Kerala Varma. This nickname is in fact due to the restoration undertaken by the Dutch in 1663.
Despite these western origins, the palace is built in an Indo-Kerala style, with beautiful carpentry work, magnificent painted coffered ceilings and roofs reminding Chinese pagodas.
Then, you leave for Munnar and you settle at the hotel as soon as you arrive.
Overnight stay in the hotel.
Day 04 : Munnar Exploration
After having breakfast, you visit the Tata Tea Museum and the magnificent tea plantations. (Closed on Mondays).
A sightseeing of Munar, Eravikulam National Park, Rajamala Peak, Mattupetty Dam and Echo Point will close your day.
Overnight stay in the hotel.
Day 05 : Munnar / Periyar (100kms / 3h30)
After having breakfast, you take the road to Thekkady, a small village near Periyar reserve and many spice plantations. You settle at the hotel when you arrive.
In the late afternoon, you visit various spice plantations in Kumily. There you will have the opportunity to find spice plantations such as cardamom, pepper, ginger or curcumine.
A boat safari on Periyar Lake is scheduled for the evening. (If, for any impediment, we are unable to make the boat tour tonight, we will shift this activity to the next morning).
Overnight in the hotel.
Day 06 : Periyar / Alleppey(Alappuzha)(130kms / 3h30)
In the early morning, you go on a boat safari on Periyar’s Lake to admire the amazing fauna this reserve contains. (Depending on the day before) and after breakfast, you head towards Alleppey.
As soon as you arrive, you settle into your house-boat before leaving for a short stroll on the backwaters canals to discover the surrounding villages.
Night in the house-boat.
Day 07 : Alleppey / Mararikulam (15kms / 28mns):
In the morning, after a solid breakfast, you go for a ride on the backwaters channels before taking the road to join Mararikulam.
Installation in Mararikulam.
Your afternoon is free and you can enjoy to relax on the beach.
Overnight in the hotel.
Day 08 : Mararikulam to Cochin (42kms / 1h)
After breakfast you are free until leaving for Cochin. You can relax on the beach and enjoy your last day on Indian land.
Then you take the road to Cochin before being transferred to the international airport to catch your return flight.