Delightful Lake Tour

5 Days

Itinerary

Experience the breathtaking beauty of Kerala with this travel itinerary. Start your journey from Cochin Airport and make your way to Munnar, a charming hill station known for its tea plantations and moderate climate. Explore attractions like Cheeyappara Waterfalls and Blossom Park before checking into your hotel. The next day, discover Munnar’s highlights, including Photo Point, Echo Point, and the Tata Tea Museum. Don’t miss the thrilling speed boating at Mattupetty Dam and the chance to spot the endangered Nilgiri Tahr at Rajamala. Continue your adventure to Thekkady, famed for its lush forests and wildlife. Visit tea and spice plantations and explore the Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary. From there, head to Kumarakom, where you can cruise through Vembanad Lake, visit Pathiramanal Island, and soak in the beauty of the mangrove forests and serene waterways. Finally, return to Cochin, indulge in some shopping, and bid farewell to Kerala with sweet memories. Enjoy your trip!

Itinerary

Upon arrival at Cochin Airport, meet our escort and proceed to Munnar via Neriamangalam Bridge. En route, visit Cheeyappara Waterfalls, Blossom Park, and Pothamedu viewpoint. Check into the hotel in Munnar, a beautiful hill station that was once the summer capital of the British Government in India. Enjoy the vast tea plantations and moderate climate. Evening at leisure. Overnight stay at Munnar.

After breakfast, embark on a sightseeing tour of Munnar. Visit Photo Point, Echo Point, Tata Tea Museum, and Mattupetty Dam. Enjoy speed boating at Mattupetty Dam and explore Rajamala, home to the endangered Nilgiri Tahr. Overnight stay at Munnar.

Check out from the Hotel/Resort in Munnar and proceed to Thekkady, a 4-hour drive away. Thekkady boasts thick green forests, evergreen, and moist deciduous forests, and abundant wildlife. En route, visit Tea and Spice Plantations. On arrival, check into your Hotel/Resort and visit the Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary, a Tiger Reserve known for its biodiversity and scenic beauty. Overnight stay at Hotel/Resort in Thekkady.

After breakfast, check out from the Hotel and proceed to Kumarakom. Begin cruising through Vembanad Lake, visit Pathiramanal Island, and observe the submerged cultivation of paddy at R Block and C Block. Experience the beauty of mangrove forests, paddy fields, coconut groves, and serene waterways. Check into your pre-booked Waterfront Resort. Enjoy the waterfront views and witness the spectacular sunset. Overnight stay at the hotel.

After breakfast, proceed to Cochin. If time permits, engage in some shopping. Later, head to Cochin International Airport/Railway Station for your return journey. The tour concludes, leaving you with sweet memories of Kerala.
Enjoy your trip!

Package Cost Includes

  • • Meet and Assist at arrival and departure points by our tour manager
  • • Accommodation in well appointed room on twin sharing ( Base Category Rooms )
  • • Meal CPAI – Breakfast
  • • Meal APAI – Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner (In Houseboat only)
  • • All sightseeing and transfers as per Itinerary
  • • Pickup and drop from Cochin Airport / Railway Station / Bus Stand
  • • 20 hour house boating through the legendary backwaters of Kerala with all meals. (only if houseboat is part of the itinerary.)
  • • Driver allowances and parking charges
  • • All Taxes Inclusive

Package Cost Excludes

  • • Personal expenses
  • • Airfares / Train tickets
  • • Guide & entry fee during sight seeing
  • • Expenses occurred due to bad weather, flight or cancellation, strike or political unrest to be paid by guest as per actual
  • • Any dispute regarding child age to be settled directly with hotels
  • • Room Services, Camera, Laundry& Telephone charges
  • • Additional usage of vehicle
  • • Any Increase In Taxes Or Fuel Leading To An Increase In Surface Transport
  • • Cost of services, which is not mentioned in the “Inclusions”