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Places to visit - Bombay - Cochin - Munnar -Periyar - Alleppey - Quilon - Kanya Kumari - Kovalam - Trivandrum
Duration - 09 Nights / 10 Days

Cochin Kerala

Day 01 - Arrive Bombay
Assistance and transfer to the hotel.

Day 02 - Bombay - Cochin flight 0840/1025 hours
Assistance and transfer to the hotel. Afternoon city sightseeing tour Cochin, Kerala’s commercial centre, it has a fine natural harbour. Cochin(Kochi) gateway for Kerala is famous for Mattanchery Palace, St. Francis Church, Wellington Island, Bolghatty Island, Chinese Fishing nets and Jewish Synagogue. Cruising on the back-waters provides glimpses of the rural life, fine view of the harbour and three islands.

Day 03 - Cochin - Munnar drive, 130 km
Drive to Munnar and on arrival, check-in at the hotel. Munnar, largely blanketed by tea plantations, this little hill resort offers breath-taking scenery. Situated at an altitude of 1525 metres, this town has a local bracing climate. The atmosphere is fragrant with extensive tea and cardamom plantations. There are enchanting high ranges, lakes and streams and lovely views of low flying clouds and mist filled valleys. andeli-Hospet, 150 km Drive to Hospet via Hubli and Dharwad. Day at leisure.

Day 04 - Munnar - Periyar drive, 100 km
Drive to Periyar and on arrival, check-in at the hotel. Morning drive to Periyar and on arrival, check-in at the hotel. Periyar, spread over an area of 777 sq km, this sanctuary has about 35 tigers and leopards. However, sighting a tiger in Periyar is a fortune for one out of thousand. The park encompasses a 26 sq km artificial lake and is the home of sambars, wild boars, elephants and antelopes which can be occasionally seen on the banks of the river during a boat cruise. Periyar, otherwise, blessed by Nature has enormous tea, coffee, pepper and cardamom plantations and is lush green.
Afternoon boat cruise on Lake Periyar to view wildlife. Overnight at the hotel.

Day 05 - Periyar - Kumarakom, 136 km (via Kottayam)
Drive to Kumarakom via Kottayam. Kottayam, 64 kms from Cochin, it is another commercial centre of Kerala. Dotted with churches and covered with rubber plantations, Kottayam is just 16 km away from Kumarakom and Vembanand Lake. To the city’s west are delightful backwaters and to its east is the most fertile and scenic part of the Western Ghats having rubber, tea, coffee, pepper and cardamom plantations.
On arrival, transfer by boat to Coconut Lagoon.
Kumarakom is a beautiful backwater village on the shores of the enchanting Vembanad Lake.

Day 06 - Kumarakom - Embark Houseboat
Cruise in the canal by Bamboo Poles, sail through the lagoon with favourable wind. Evening witness sunset through coconut palms. Dinner under million stars.

Day 07 - Alleppey - Quilon
Morning wake up and after breakfast, cruise through Pallathuruthy River and reach Ambalappuzha. visit ancient and historical temple of Lord Krishna and later Karumadi (Buddha Temple. Leave for Champakkulam. Can swim in River Pampa and thereafter visit a village Farm House in Champakkulam and village market. Witness the living of Keralites and the market where the goods are still purchased and sold on barter system. Thereafter proceed to Quilon for overnight in a backwater resort. Boat Cruise Kerala

Day 08 - Quilon - Kanya Kumari
Morning short visit of Quilon, famous for old wooden houses and cashew tree plantation on the edge of Ashtamudi lake. The delightful backwaters of Kerala begin from this picturesque town. Drive to Kanya Kumari, 170 km arriving before sun-set. The sun-set at the confluence of Indian Ocean, Bay of Bengal and Arabian Sea is a delight to witness.

Day 09 - Kanya Kumari - Kovalam
The Southernmost end of Tamil Nadu, the land's end of India or the point where three seas meet. Cape Camorin of Kanya Kumari is at its best during Chitra Pournima (full moon day in April) when sun and moon are face to face at the same horizon at the confluence point of Bay of Bengal, Indian Ocena and Arabina sea. The Vivekananad Memorial built on the rock into the water where the great Philosopher guide Swami Vivekananda when into meditation that transformed him into one of the most charismatic spiritual leader of the century.
Drive to Kovalam en-route visit Padmanabhapuram, 45 km. It was the capital of the Travancore until 1333 and is known for its fort which encloses among other buildings a palace and a temple. The palace has some important art relics while the Ramaswamy temple has exquisitely carved panels depicting scenes from the Ramayana.

Arrive Kovalam and check-in at the hotel.

Day 10 - Kovalam-Trivandrum-Dep.
Morning sightseeing tour of Trivandrum. The capital of Kerala, built over seven forested hills. Padmanabhaswamy Temple, a seven storey stone structure is the most impressive landmark. This temple dedicated to Lord Vishnu contains several inscriptions and excellent murals, innumerable intricate stone carvings adorn the temple. Napier Museum of Arts and Crafts completed in 1880, it was an early experiment in what became known as the Indo Saracenic style. It house a priceless collection which includes 15th century wood carvings of Kerala, Gold necklaces and belts, ivory work, a carved temple chariot and wooden models of the famous temples of Kerala and 14th century Vijayanagar bronzes. Sri Chitra Art Gallery has collection of splendid paintings from the Rajput, Moghul and Tanjore school, as well as China, Tibet and Japan. The most impressive of all is beautiful treatment of Hindu mythological theme in the oil paintings of Raja Ravi Verma exhibited area.
Transfer to the airport for onward flight

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