Duration
: 10 nights / 11 days
Destinations Covered :
Cochin- Periyar - Kumarakom - Kovalam - Trivandrum
Day 01 : Arrive
Cochin
On arrival in Cochin by your international flight, assistance
and transfer to hotel. Evening: Kathakali dance performance.
Day 02 : In
Cochin
Morning city tour of Cochin. Cochin is the natural harbour
created by the famed underwater Malabar mud-banks whose
quality ensures that the rougher the seas are outside
the calmer, the waters are within the Harbour. Vasco-de-Gama
placed it on the world map. It has a Jewish synagogue,
Portuguese churches, mosques & Hindu temples and
the famous Chinese Fishing Nets. Rest of the day free.
Day 03: Cochin
– Periyar
Morning drive to Periyar enroute visiting Tea Gardens.
On arrival in Periyar check in at hotel. Rest of the
day at leisure or to visit Kumily spice market.
Day 04:
In Periyar
Early Morning enjoy a trek in the forest with a naturalist.
Later enjoy a boat ride in Lake Periyar. The earliest
sanctuary to be set up in 1934, it extends to 777 square
kms & forms part of the high mountain ranges, the
Western Ghats. Wild life can be seen while cruising
on Periyar Lake in a motor boat. Amongst the animals
which can be seen are elephants, wild boar, sambar,
tiger, leopard, wild dog, Langur monkeys ,etc
Day 05: Periyar
– Kumarakom
Morning drive to Kumarakom and on arrival check in at
a lake facing resort. Rest of the day at leisure or
to visit the bird sanctuary.
Day 06: House
Boat
Switch over to House Boat and cruise towards Alleppey.
Houseboat takes you through narrow canals for visit
of paddy fields, local houses, churches etc. Overnight
on board Houseboat. |
