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Kochi - Munnar - Thekkady - Alleppey - Kovalam - Kanyakumari

Kerala

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Kerala Tourism

Kerala, a state on India's tropical Malabar Coast, has nearly 600km of Arabian Sea shoreline. It's known for its palm-lined beaches and backwaters, a network of canals. Inland are the Western Ghats, mountains whose slopes support tea, coffee and spice plantations as well as wildlife. National parks like Eravikulam and Periyar, plus Wayanad and other sanctuaries, are home to elephants, langur monkeys, and tigers.

Notable bird sanctuaries include forested Thattekkad, and Kumarakom, which encompasses a lake. Near the coast, visitors can rent canoes, motorboats, and houseboats to explore the weblike network of jungle backwaters. Beaches dot the seaside, from cliff-lined Varkala to bustling spots like Kovalam. Kerala's many upscale seaside resorts include specialists in Ayurvedic treatments. Architectural highlights include Guruvayur Sri Krishna Temple, the site of elephant races that occur during a religious festival.

Cuisine of Kerala

The cuisine of Kerala, a state in the south of India, is linked to its history, geography, demography, and culture. Kerala cuisine offers a multitude of both vegetarian and non-vegetarian dishes prepared using fish, poultry and red meat with rice a typical accompaniment. The Kerala staple food revolves around an abundance of coconut, rice, tapioca, and spices like black pepper, cloves, cinnamon, and ginger. Kerala famous food also features a variety of seafood like fish, prawns, mussels, lobsters, and crabs owing to the state's long coastline

Munnar

Munnar is a town in the Western Ghats mountain range in India’s Kerala state. A hill station and former resort for the British Raj elite, it's surrounded by rolling hills dotted with tea plantations established in the late 19th century. Eravikulam National Park, a habitat for the endangered mountain goat Nilgiri tahr, is home to the Lakkam Waterfalls, hiking trails, and 2,695m-tall Anamudi Peak.

The Tea Museum at the Nallathanni Estate presents the region’s history of tea production. Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary is an ecotourism site that protects numerous animal species. Northeast of town, Top Station is a 1,700m-high overlook and trekking site with views over the mountains. Fields of blue Neelakurinji flowers bloom there once every 12 years. En route to Top Station, reservoirs at Mattupetty Dam and Kundala Dam are popular for boating and picnicking. Aside from Lakkam, the region's many picturesque waterfalls include Attukal and Chinnakanal.

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Alleppey

Alappuzha (or Alleppey) is a city on the Laccadive Sea in the southern Indian state of Kerala. It's best known for houseboat cruises along the rustic Kerala backwaters, a network of tranquil canals and lagoons. Alappuzha Beach is the site of the 19th-century Alappuzha Lighthouse. The city's Mullakkal Temple features a traditional design. Punnamada Lake's snake boat races are a well-known annual event

Poovar

Poovar is a tourist town in Neyyattinkara in the Thiruvananthapuram district of Kerala state, South India. This village is almost at the southern tip of Thiruvananthapuram while the next village, Pozhiyoor, marks the end of Kerala. This village beach attracts tourists throughout the year.

Kumarakom

Kumarakom is a village on Vembanad Lake in the backwaters of Kerala, southern India. It’s laced with canals, where houseboats ply the waters. Kumarakom Bird Sanctuary is home to many species including cuckoos and Siberian storks. Nearby, the Bay Island Driftwood Museum displays wooden sculptures. In the lake, Pathiramanal Island is a haven for rare migratory birds. Ancient Thazhathangady Mosque is east of Kumarakom

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Kovalam

Kovalam is a small coastal town in the southern Indian state of Kerala, south of Thiruvananthapuram. At the southern end of Lighthouse Beach is a striped lighthouse with a viewing platform. Palm-backed beaches also include Hawa Beach and Samudra Beach. Heading south, Vizhinjam Juma Masjid mosque overlooks the busy fishing harbor. Inland, Sagarika Marine Research Aquarium displays technology used in pearl production

Wayanad

Wayanad is a rural district in Kerala state, southwest India. In the east, the Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary is a lush, forested region with areas of high altitude, home to animals including Asiatic elephants, tigers, leopards, and egrets. In the Ambukuthi Hills to the south, Edakkal Caves contain ancient petroglyphs, some dating back to the Neolithic age.

The town of Sultan Bathery is named after its nearby ancient Jain Temple, which was used as an ammunition battery, or armory, by Tipu Sultan’s army in the 18th century. Wayanad is also known for its trekking routes. The trail to its highest peak, Chembra, passes a heart-shaped lake en route to the summit. In the district’s western area, Banasura Sagar Dam, built of huge stones and boulders, has created a massive reservoir. Surrounded by hills, the reservoir is dotted with small islands. Nearby, a jungle trek leads to the powerful Meenmutty Waterfalls, where water cascades over 3 steep tiers of rock.

Thekkady

Thekkady is a town near Periyar National Park, an important tourist attraction in the Kerala state of India.

Kovalam

Thiruvananthapuram

Thiruvananthapuram (or Trivandrum) is the capital of the southern Indian state of Kerala. It's distinguished by its British colonial architecture and many art galleries. It’s also home to Kuthira Malika (or Puthen Malika) Palace, adorned with carved horses and displaying collections related to the Travancore royal family, whose regional capital was here from the 18th–20th centuries.

Mahatma Gandhi Road is the main boulevard, lined with art and antique shops, carpet sellers, and sari stalls. To the north, the ornate Napier Museum houses ancient Indian carvings, bronzes, and natural-history specimens, while Sri Chitra Art Gallery holds miniature Indian paintings and works by lauded artist Raja Ravi Varma (1848–1906). Nearby is Thiruvananthapuram Zoo, home to Bengal tigers, Asian elephants, and Indian rhinos. To the south, the giant Dravidian-style Padmanabhaswamy Temple is dedicated to Vishnu, with a 7-tier entrance tower (gopuram). Along the coast are the popular beaches of Shankumugham and Kovalam

Kochi

Kochi (also known as Cochin) is a city in southwest India's coastal Kerala state. It has been a port since 1341 when a flood carved out its harbor and opened it to Arab, Chinese and European merchants. Sites reflecting those influences include Fort Kochi, a settlement with tiled colonial bungalows and diverse houses of worship. Cantilevered Chinese fishing nets, typical of Kochi, have been in use for centuries.

St. Francis Church was the original site of Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama’s burial when he died in Kochi in 1524. Santa Cruz Basilica is known for its pastel interior, including an imitation by Fra Antonio Moscheni of Leonardo da Vinci's "The Last Supper." Paradesi Synagogue, founded in 1568, features imported Chinese blue-and-white ceramic floor tiles. The surrounding quarter, once home to a large Jewish community, is now filled with antique shops and old spice warehouses. Mattancherry Palace, built by the Portuguese in the 16th century and later renovated by the Dutch, showcases vivid Hindu murals

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Sample Itinerary

Day 1 (Kochi)

Arrive Kochi, the gateway to God’s Own Country & also known as “Queen of Arabian Sea”.
Check into your Hotel & later this afternoon you visit the Jewish Synagogue (Closed on Friday & Saturday),
Dutch Palace (Closed on Friday) and end your tour with a visit to the Chinese fishing nets.
Evening enjoy the Kathakali Dance Show.
Overnight Stay at Hotel.

Day 2 (Munnar)

Arrive in Kochi and proceed on a picturesque drive through the countryside of Munnar - one of the most popular hill stations in southern India known for its sprawling tea gardens on the way visit vallara and cheeyappara waterfalls and Blossom Garden.
Overnight Stay at Hotel

Day 3 (Munnar)

Breakfast at hotel
Proceed for sightseeing of Munnar covering Eravikulam National Park (15 km) to view endangered wild goat ' Nilgiri Tahr'. (National Park is Closed during breeding season.
Please check with us regarding the visit prior to your arrival), Visit Tea Museum (03Km) and the Tea factory (Closed on Mondays and Good Friday) , Mattupetty Dam (13km) and Kundala Lake (28km).
Overnight Stay at Hotel.

Day 4 (Thekkady)

Transfer to Thekkady a pleasant heaven on earth for those who love nature in its wild manifestations.Spices are found in abundance in Periyar.
On arrival check-in at Hotel
Later enjoy Boat Ride at Periyar Lake on own where you get a chance to see the star of the show in Periyar is the herd of elephants that descend down to the lake, other intriguing and rare species of animals dwelling in the sanctuary include the Sambar Deer, Nilgiri Tahr, Wild Pigs, Nilgiri Langur, the highly endangered Lion-Tailed Macaque, Small Travancore Flying Squirrel, Stripe-Necked Mongoose, Nilgiri Marten and if lucky even a Tiger.
Overnight Stay at Hotel

Day 5 (Alleppey)

Today, drive to the idyllic backwaters of Alleppey.
On Arrival, check-in to your Houseboat
The rest of the day is at leisure for Independent activities.
You can shop for Handicrafts made of natural fibre, metal and woodcraft products such as wall mirrors with antique finish, multi - coloured screw pine boxes, baskets, bags in various sizes, whitewood icons and artifacts are other favourite items found in Kerala.
Overnight in Alleppey.

Day 6 (Kovalam)

This morning you will be transferred by road to Kovalam / Poovar, a idyllic tourist destination
it’s almost a picture postcard cliché: with age old black rocks, towering palms, sands and gentle surf.
On arrival check-in at Hotel.
Overnight Stay in Kovalam

Day 7 (Kovalam)

Visit Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple (16 km) which is 16th century temple dedicated to Lord Vishnu is the most impressive landmark of the city.
Visit Trivandrum Zoo, Sree Chitra Art Gallery, Napier Museum - (16km) (Closed on Mondays, Wednesday, Govt Holidays, Visiting time :1.00 PM to 4.45 PM), Science and technology museum (Closed on Mondays) etc.
Enjoy sun set in the evening relaxing on the beach.
Overnight stay at the hotel

Day 8 (Kanyakumari)

Early this morning you will be transferred by road to Kanyakumari, the land's end of India or the point where the three seas meet giving a perfect view of Sunrise & Sunset, is the enchanting Kanyakumari.
Visit Vivekananda Rock, Wax Museum, Gandhi Mandap & Suchidram Temple with exquisite sculpture & musical pillars dedicated to Brahma, Vishnu & Shiva.
Overnight stay at Hotel.

Day 9 (Thiruvananthapuram)

Transfer to Trivandrum airport / railway station for onward journey.