Alleppey Houseboat | Kanyakumari | Kovalam | Munnar | Thekkady

Pick up from Cochin and drive to Munnar. Visit Cheyyara and Valara Water falls, Tea Plantations and Spice Garden on the way. Reach Munnar and rest for the day at hotel.

Suggest to Start at 9am for sightseeing with Eravikulam National park visit followed by Tea Museum. Post lunch we visit Mattuppetty dam, Echo point, Kundala Lake, View points and Botanical Garden. Note: Eravikulam National Park ticket can be booked in advance or at counter. The park is closed from Feb mid to April mid due to breeding time of goats. Tea Museum is closed on Monday.

Munnar to Thekkady will take 3-4hrs. On reaching Thekkady you may go for Periyar boating to see the Periyar wild life sanctuary (Ticket can be booked in advance or at counter). In the evening you can go for optional activities like Kathakali, Elephant ride, Elephant bath, Tribal dance, Musical fountain, Ayurveda massages. All activities has separate entrance fees.

Thekkady to Alleppey would take 4 hrs hence suggest to start by 8am to reach Houseboat by 12 – 1PM. Houseboat will be stopped for lunch for 1hrs with cruise till 5,30 pm. Boat will be anchored till next day morning with 1hour cruise in the morning for check out at 9am. There are different categories of houseboat available like Deluxe, Premium and Luxury, Deluxe is the basic boat. In the houseboat you will be greeted with welcome drink, tea, snacks, mineral water, lunch, dinner and breakfast.

We will start from Alleppey in the morning and drive to Kanyakumari. As Alleppey to Kanyakumari takes min. 9hrs, we need to start latest by 8am. Watch sunset if we reach early (with less chance) and stay at Kanyakumari.

On this day we can watch sunset (depends on climatic condition) and have visit to Kanyakumari temple, Vivekananda rock (8am to 4pm). Drive to Kovalam in the afternoon and check in to resort. We will visit Kovalam beach in the evening and overnight stay at Kovalam.

On this day we can either go for Trivandrum city tour or can spend time at Kovalam beach till evening. Trivandrum sightseeing includes Sree Padmanabha Swami Temple, Kuthiramalika Palace museum, Napier museum, Sree Chithra art gallery, Zoological park, Science and technology museum, Kanakakunnu Palace, Planetarium. Overnight stay at Kovalam. Temple opens from 5AM to 11AM and 3PM to 6,30PM. Museum, Palace, Art gallery, Zoo, Planetarium are closed on Monday.

It is advisable to book return flight or train from Trivandrum to save travelling time to Cochin. For Trivandrum drop, sightseeing continues at Trivandrum. For Cochin drop drive back to cochin (7hrs). Our representative will leave you at Cochin/Trivandrum Airport/Railway station/Bus stand and will do necessary support there. Drive back to your hometown with the sweet memories of Kerala trip with us.