10-Day Kerala Backwaters and Beach Holiday

Upon your arrival at the airport of Cochin, also known as Kochi, a port city on the southwest coast of India, our representative will meet you and escort you to your hotel, and give you a brief introduction to the rest of your visit. The remainder of the day is left free for you.

Overnight: Cochin

Explore Cochin with a highlight visit to Fort Cochin, the Dutch Palace, also known as the Mattancherry Palace, St. Francis Church and the Jewish Synagogue in Jew Town, which is the oldest existing synagogue in the Commonwealth countries. After that, move to the harbor to watch local fishermen using old Chinese fishing nets to catch fish.

Optional: In the evening, you can choose to enjoy Kerala’s signature performance of Kathakali, a classical form of dance, drama, and music that is more than 400 years old.

Note: The Dutch Palace is closed on Fridays and national holidays; The Jew Town is closed on Fridays, Saturdays, and Jewish holidays.

Overnight: Cochin
Meal: Breakfast

Drive about 4 hours to Munnar, the largest tea-growing region of South India known for its many honeymoon trips. On your arrival, check in and the remainder of the day is free at leisure, so you can simply relax or explore the locality around your hotel.

Overnight: Munnar
Meal: Breakfast

Start your full-day adventure in Munnar. You can stroll through the emerald green tea plantations, which are contoured, clipped and sculpted like ornamental hedges. No one will return home without tasting or shopping for tea, the essence of Munnar. Just immerse yourself in some of the world's best and most renowned tea estates.

Overnight: Munnar
Meal: Breakfast

Take a morning drive to Periyar Tiger Reserve. This will take around 3.5 hours by road. Check in as soon as you arrive, and stroll through the spice plantations and learn their various uses in medicine and food. In the late afternoon, enjoy a boat ride on Periyar Lake at the heart of the Periyar Tiger Reserve, during which you will have a chance to encounter the wildlife on the bank.

Optional: This evening, ancient Kalaripayattu, a type of martial art performance that reputedly has a history of 3,000 years is recommended.

Overnight: Periyar
Meal: Breakfast

Head for Alleppey by car about 3-4 hours. After arrival, embark on your houseboat and cruise on the world-famous backwaters of Kerala. Cashew nuts, coir trade, and coconuts will be seen along your way, and it is a good chance to observe the rural lifestyle of Alleppey’s people. Enjoy lunch and dinner on the houseboat and you will feel like being one with nature.

Overnight: Onboard
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Have breakfast on the houseboat, and then disembark at Alleppey and leave for Kovalam by car (about 4 hours), a beach town by the Arabian Sea. Kavalam is well-known for its beaches, which are among the most pristine in India.

After arrival, spend the rest of the day at your leisure. A variety of activities are provided for you to choose from such as sunbathing on the beach, swimming, herbal body toning massages, special cultural programs and catamaran cruising, etc.

Overnight: Kovalam
Meal: Breakfast

Soak up the amazing seascape and relax on the white beaches. There will be no car or guide today, and all is up to you.

Overnight: Kovalam
Meal: Breakfast

A full day relaxation will give you a further chance to step into Kovalam. You can stay at the hotel, take an excursion to Cape Comorin on the southernmost tip of India, or visit the famous Amman Temple.

Overnight: Kovalam
Meal: Breakfast

Say goodbye to India. Enjoy a leisurely morning and our representative will come to transfer you to the airport in Trivandrum, and then you can connect your flight back home.

Meal: Breakfast