No. of Days : : 9 D / 8 N
Destinations Covered : Munnar - Thekkady - Kumarakom - Houseboat - Varkala -
Kanyakumari
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Day: 01: Cochin - Munnar-Arrive
at cochin Airport/Railway station and our representative will meet you , and
start the journey to Munnar (140 Kms / 04 Hrs). Enjoy beautiful streams, small
water falls, Rubber, Pepper cardamom and Tea plantations and thick forests
throughout the journey, God has blessed his own country with incomparable beauty
- to have everlasting memory of your days in Kerala. On arrival at Munnar check
into Hotel. Overnight stay in Hotel.
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Day: 02: Munnar-After
breakfast starts the full day sightseeing trip of Munnar which is a nature
lover's paradise with endless teagardens lakes on western ghat hills, basically
it is a tea town. Visit - Mattupetty Lake & Dam, Echo Point, Kundale Lake,
Blossom Garden, Rajamalai, Eravikulam Wildlife sanctuary - home of Nilgiry Thar(
very rare mountain goat), considering the ecological faunal, floral, geo-
morphological and zoological significant and Tea gardens . Arrive back to the
hotel in the evening. Overnight stay in Hotel, Munnar.
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Day: 03: Munnar - Periyar-Have
breakfast in the hotel and check out at 0900 Hrs and start the journey to
Thekkady (120 Kms / 4 Hrs) drive through panoramic western ghat hills covered
with spice plantations and occasional view of water falls and streams.
Throughout this journey you can enjoy different type of spice plantations like
cardamom, vanilla, pepper, cinnamon, clove etc. On arrival at Thekkady check
into Hotel. After some rest go for Boating in Periyar Lake (optional) experience
the mind blowing view of calm crystal clear Periyar Lake and Sanctuary. You may
get a chance to see different type wild animals while boating. Overnight in the
hotel.
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Day: 04: Periyar - Kumarakom-After
breakfast check out of the hotel at 0900 Hrs and we drive down to Kumarakom (145
Kms / 4 Hrs). You will be passing through beautiful rubber and tea plantations.
On arrival we visit the Kumarakom Bird Sanctuary (famous for migratory and local
birds) and later check in at hotel. Kumarakom is famous for endless view of calm
clean backwater of Kerala with canals, paddy fields and fishing villages.
Evening go for Sunset cruise (optional) or enjoy the beauty of backwater by just
relaxing near Vembanadu Lake.
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Day 05: Houseboat (Alleppey)-Breakfast
in the hotel and enjoy some time at leisure in the resort, at 1230 hrs check in
at houseboat. Houseboat cruise is the best way to explore the beauty of
backwaters Rest of the day at leisure on the House Boat. Sit back and relax
while the boat cruises through the narrow serene backwater canals. Lunch,
Evening Tea/Coffee with snacks, dinner and enjoy your evening on the sundeck
away from polluted cities and maddening crowd. Only disturbance will be twinkle
of a shining star or diving of a fish around you to say hello by waving its tail
from the lake. Overnight stay in the House Boat.
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Day: 06 - Alleppey -Varkala-Enjoy
breakfast in Houseboat followed by a short morning cruise and later at 0900 hrs
check out and Transfer to Varkala beach (145 km/ 3.5 hrs & 220 K M /6 hrs from
Cochin) check in at hotel rest of the day at leisure on the beach, enjoy the
scene of Arabian waves embracing virgin sands in Kerala -Gods own country.
Overnight stay at Hotel Varkala.
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Day: 07 Varkala beach-AM:
0900 Hrs breakfast visit the 800-year old Janardhana temple, dedicated to
Ayyappan and Hanuman, atop the hill has brought a sobriquet for the region,
Southern Kasi (Benares). Afternoon enjoy the quite beautiful Papanasam beach
which is a perfect place to watch the sunset or relax gazing at the horizon. The
area is covered with coconut palms and the beach is bordered by high cliffs.
Right below this cliff is the 500 -meter stretch beaches. Overnight at Varkala.
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Day: 08 Varkala - Kanyakumari-After
breakfast in the hotel at 0900 hrs check out from Hotel and start the journey to
Kanyakumari (165KM/ 5 hrs) enroot visit Swami padmanabha Temple in Trivandrum
and Padmanabhapurm palace and Suchindram temple, later check into the hotel in
Kanyakumari. After some rest some rest visit the Gandhi Memorial, Vivekananda
Rock, Devikanya temple and return back to Hotel after seeing the sunset from the
southern tip of India. Overnight stay at the Hotel.
END OF TOUR
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