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Kerala: God's Own Country
Kochi, Munnar, Thekkady & Alleppey · 8 Days / 7 Nights · from $1,100 per person
Duration8 Days / 7 Nights
Price from$1,100 pp
Best timeSeptember – March
DifficultyEasy
Overview
About the Kerala: God's Own Country Tour
Kerala, nicknamed "God's Own Country", is the green, slow-paced side of India. This 8-day / 7-night journey starts in the old spice port of Fort Kochi, with its Chinese fishing nets, Portuguese churches and a live Kathakali dance performance.
From the coast you climb into the cool hills of Munnar, where emerald tea plantations cover the slopes as far as the eye can see, and continue to Thekkady, home of cardamom and pepper gardens and the Periyar National Park. The grand finale is a night aboard a private traditional houseboat cruising the palm-fringed backwaters of Alleppey, with all meals freshly cooked on board.
For $1100 per person you travel in a private AC car with entrance fees and all listed activities included – a perfect tour for couples, honeymooners and nature lovers.
Your Route
- Kochi
- Munnar
- Thekkady
- Alleppey
- Kochi
Highlights
Tour Highlights
Private houseboat
A night on a kettuvallam cruising the Alleppey backwaters.
Munnar tea hills
Tea museum, plantation walk and misty mountain viewpoints.
Kathakali dance
Kerala's classical dance-drama with elaborate make-up.
Spice gardens
Cardamom, pepper and cinnamon in the hills of Thekkady.
Day-by-Day Journey
Day-by-Day Plan
Click a day to see the full programme. Times and order of visits may be adjusted to weather, opening days and your wishes.
Airport pick-up and check-in. In the evening, watch a traditional Kathakali dance performance – arrive early to see the artists apply their colourful make-up.
Explore Fort Kochi: the famous Chinese Fishing Nets, St. Francis Church (once the burial place of Vasco da Gama), the Dutch Palace with its murals, and the spice warehouses of Jew Town.
A scenic 4-hour drive into the Western Ghats, passing waterfalls and spice gardens, to the tea capital of Kerala at 1,600 m.
Visit the Tea Museum and a working plantation, then continue to Mattupetty Dam and Echo Point. Optional visit to Eravikulam National Park, home of the rare Nilgiri tahr.
Drive to the spice hub of Thekkady. Guided walk through a spice plantation to see how cardamom, pepper and vanilla are grown.
Early boat safari on Periyar Lake to spot elephants, bison and birds. Afternoon drive to Alleppey and board your private houseboat. Lunch, tea and dinner are served on board as you glide through the backwaters.
Breakfast on the houseboat while cruising past villages and rice paddies. Disembark and drive back to Kochi for a final evening by the sea.
Transfer to Kochi International Airport for your onward journey.
The Houseboat Experience
The Houseboat Experience
Kerala's kettuvallam houseboats were once used to carry rice and spices. Today they are floating cottages with a private bedroom, bathroom, sun deck and your own crew – a captain and a cook who prepares fresh Kerala fish curry, appam and tropical fruit. You will cruise for around 20 hours through narrow canals and wide lakes, watching village life from the deck.
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Pricing Details
What's Included & Not Included
Included
- Hotel accommodation (6 nights)
- One night on a private houseboat
- Daily breakfast; all meals on the houseboat
- Private AC car with driver
- Entrance fees
- Kathakali show, spice tour and Periyar boat safari
Not included
- International and domestic flights
- Lunches and dinners (except houseboat)
- Ayurvedic treatments
- Tips and personal expenses
- Travel insurance
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- Base price: $1,100 per person (double room)
- Single room supplement: +35%
- Peak season (Christmas – New Year, Diwali): +10%
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