Backwaters & Beach Tour

Package Overview

Expenses of personal nature like laundry, telephone, fax, internet, beverages, camera / video camera fee at
monuments, medical expenses, airport departure tax etc.
Local payments in domestic currency, such as entry fees to monuments, tips and gratuities
Any ride, monument entry fees
Domestic / International air fare
Indian Visa Fees
Any other services not mentioned in Price Inclusions above01-1015-04

Day wise Itinerary

• Day 1 : Arrive Cochin

  Arrive cochin where you are greeted, transferred to your hotel ans assisted with check-in. Stay at Fort Heritage for two nights. Today is at leisure to relax or explore Fort Cochin on your own.

  • Meals & Drinks Breakfast
• Day 2 : In Cochin

  Today’s guided tour of Cochin will include sights such as the Dutch Palace also known as Mattancherry Palace built by the Portuguese and presented to the Raja of Cochin in 1555 AD; the jewish Synagogue built in 1568 AD, and St, Francis Church, the Oldest European Church in India Originally built by the Portuguese in 1510 AD. This evening witness the classical dance-drama of Kerala called Kathakali.

  • Hotspots Jewish Synagogue, Mattancherry Palace, Kathakali, Dutch Palace
  • Meals & Drinks Breakfast
• Day 3 : Cochin-Kumarakom

  Drive to the lush backwaters of Kerala to Kumarakom ( 3hrs) where you will stay for two nights at Coconut Lagoon. This is Kerala’s heartland of Lagoons; palm fringed lakes and paddy fields, interlinked with hundreds of winding canals. Rest of the day for independent activities on your own.

  • Meals & Drinks Breakfast
• Day 4 : In Kumarakom

  Day at leisure for independent activities. Explore the village of Kumarakom, a cluster of little islands on the Vembanad Lake or visit the Kumarakom Bird Sanctuary, which is home to a wide variety of flora and fauna, noted for many species of migratory birds.

  • Hotspots Kumarakom Bird Sanctuary, Vembanad Lake
  • Meals & Drinks Breakfast
• Day 5 : Kumarakom-Vechoor

  Afternoon, embark your own private Ketuvellam, a traditional Kerala rice barge and spend the day cruising the backwater canals, watching village life unfold as you gently float by. This is an unbelievably beautiful paradise of mangrove forests, emerald green paddy fields and coconut groves interspersed with enchanting waterways and canals adorned with white lilies. Overnight on board in your air conditioned cabin with private facilities.

  • Meals & Drinks Breakfast
• Day 6 : In Vechoor

  After breakfast, continue to enjoy the cruise. Later, disembark your rice barge at Philipkutty’s Farm for your two night homestay. Here you will experience traditional Keralan hospitality. You are welcomed by the Philipkutty family who have owned this farm since 1950. Rest of the day at leisure to relax or explore the various plantations at the farm.

  • Meals & Drinks Breakfast
• Day 7 : In Vechoor

  Today is at leisure to relax or spend time with the family learning about traditional cooking, farming, spices and the history of the sourrounding villages.

  • Meals & Drinks Breakfast
• Day 8 : Vechoor-Kovalam

  This morning depart Vechoor and take the coast road to Kovalam (4hrs). Kovalam is an beautiful coastal area with silvery sands fringed by rows of tall palm trees sheltered bays and fishing villages. Stay for the next five nights at Travancore Heritage.

  • Meals & Drinks Breakfast
• Day 9 : In Kovalam

  The next four days are free for you to relax by the beach. You also have an option to take a half day city tour of Trivandrum or an excursion to Kanya Kumari, where the Bay of Bengal, the Indian Ocean and the Arabian Sea Meet and home to the Kumari Amman Temple, dedicated to the goddess Parvati.

  • Meals & Drinks Breakfast
• Day 10 : In Kovalam

  Full day at leisure. Overnight stay.

  • Meals & Drinks Breakfast
• Day 11 : In Kovalam

  Full day at leisure. Overnight stay.

  • Meals & Drinks Breakfast
• Day 12 : In Kovalam

  Full day at leisure. Overnight stay.

  • Meals & Drinks Breakfast
• Day 13 : Kovalam-Trivandrum-London

  This morning transfer to Trivandrum international airport (1hr) for your Emirates Airlines flight to the UK via Dubai. Stopover options in Dubai are available, ask staff for details.
  
  End of our services.

  • Meals & Drinks Breakfast

Inclusions

• Sightseeing
• Transfers

Exclusions

• Expenses of personal nature like laundry, telephone, fax, internet, beverages, camera / video camera fee at
• monuments, medical expenses, airport departure tax etc.
• Local payments in domestic currency, such as entry fees to monuments, tips and gratuities
• Any ride, monument entry fees
• Domestic / International air fare
• Indian Visa Fees
• Any other services not mentioned in Price Inclusions above

Package Start From

• Kochi, Kerala, India, Asia

Terms & Conditions

This Tour is Offered by

• Top Floor, Anupam Plaza, Plot no. 3 L.S.C Mayur Vihar Phase -1, New Delhi, Delhi, India - 110091
• 08069247161 (Ext : 347)
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