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Durations : 9 Night - 10 Days
Destination Covered : Cochin, Munnar, Periyar, Kumarakom, Alleppey, Kovalam, Goa
Day 01 Arrive Cochin
Arrive Cochin and transfer to hotel. Cochin, a city with a rich past, Cochin from time immemorial had seen maritime trade with the outside world. Biblical Ophir visited by King Solomon's ships about 1000 B.C was believed to be a village on the Malabar Coast. The Phoenicians came here to trade for spices, ivory and sandal-wood. Galleys from Greece and Rome, dhows from Arabia and great junks from China, they all came here. The Portugese led by Vasco Da Gama arrived in 1502 and later the Dutch and the British. And descendants of the Jews who arrived in ancient days still live here.
Afternoon sightseeing tour of Cochin takes you to the Jewish section where the first emigration of Jews to Kerala is said to have taken place in the 6th Century B.C (In the Ist Century A.D. Jews had fled from Roman persecution and sought haven in Cranganore, 50 miles away). The Jewish Synagogue in Mattancherry was built in 1568 and rebuilt in 1664 with Chinese willow-patterned tiles and gold crowns and has ancient scrolls. Visit the Dutch Palace built by the Portuguese in 1510 and later taken over by the Dutch. See St. Francis Church, the first European Church in India, where Vasco Da Gama was buried until his remains were taken back to Portugal, and the Chinese Fishing nets named after the country of their origin. Overnight at hotel.
Day 02 Cochin / Munnar
Morning drive to Munnar (127 kms/03 hrs) Arrive Munnar and check - in at hotel. Afternoon free for independent activities. Overnight at hotel.
Day 03 Munnar
Day free for independent activities. Overnight at hotel.
Day 04 Munnar/Periyar
Morning drive to Periyar (124 kms/03 hrs) Arrive Periyar and check - in at hotel.
Afternoon boat cruise at Lake Periyar. Periyar, famous for its Wild life sanctuary and Tiger reserve stretching over 777 sq.km. This tropical forest reserve has all the major birds, animals as well as flora which a nature lover would like to see. Rare species like the Malabar flying squirrel or the stripe-necked mangoose, besides the tiger, elephant, leopard, can be spotted here. Overnight at hotel.
Day 05 Periyar/Kumarakom
Morning drive to Kumarakom (118 kms/03 hrs) Arrive Kumarakom and check -in at hotel. Twelve kilometres to the west of Kottayam town lies a small village called Kumarakom. The village is a part of Kuttanad, the wonderland which lies below sea level. The Kumarakom Bird Sanctuary, spread over 14 acres of lush greenery and blue waters, is located on the banks of the Vembanad Lake. The sanctuary is home to local varieties of waterfowl, cuckoo, and water ducks, as well as migrating Siberian storks. An additional attraction at Kumarakom is the backwater cruises in the Vembanad Lake for which the boats are offered on rent by the Kerala Tourism Development Corporation.
Day free for independent activities. Overnight at hotel.
Day 06 Kumarakom/Alleppey
Morning drive to Alleppey and board houseboat for overnight stay. A boat cruise in the backwaters takes you in the midst of a lush green setting of shady lagoons, wooded islands and canals. You have the opportunity to see the life of the local people as your boat goes winding past villages and houses on stilts, coconut groves, and small-scale industries making coir rope and mats. Overnight on boat.
Day 07 Alleppey/Kovalam
Morning drive to Kovalam (169 kms/04 hrs) Arrive Kovalam and check - in at hotel. Day free for independent activities. Overnight at hotel.
Day 08 Kovalam
Full day return excursion to Kanyakumari. Located at a distance of about 87 kilometres from Thiruvananthapuram, Kanyakumari is the southernmost part of the Indian mainland. The place is the meeting point of the Indian Ocean, the Bay of Bengal and the Arabian Sea. Kanyakumari has great religious significance for the Hindus. The place is dedicated to the Goddess Devi Kanya, believed to be an incarnation of Parvati, Lord Shiva's wife. Pilgrims come here to visit the temple and bathe in the waters here, as they are considered sacred. One of the major tourist attractions at Kanyakumari is the Vivekananda Memorial. The memorial is built about 400 metres offshore. It was here that Swami Vivekananda meditated in 1892 before embarking on a journey to usher in the religious reforms throughout the country. The mandapam built here in his memory reflects the architectural styles from all over the country. Overnight at hotel.
Day 09 Kovalam
Day free for independent activities. Overnight at hotel.
Day 10 Goa
In time transfer to Trivandrum airport/Station to board flight/Train for onward destination.
Kindly note the above package is flexible and can be customized as per your requirement.
. You can have a choice of 5 star hotels, 4 star hotels, 3 star hotels, budget hotels.
. The above tour will be organized with a "chauffeur driven" car / private coach.
. The trip can be organized for singles, families, couples, groups, universities.
. The package will commence on a date convenient to travelers.
Kindly contact us for further information & Costs. Please provide us with exact number of persons, age of participants, month of travel, type of hotels required, and if any changes required in the above tour program.
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