BEST OF KERALA
PLACES COVERED: COCHIN – KUMARAKOM – KOVALAM
DURATION 05 NIGHTS / 06 DAYS
DAY 1 – COCHIN ARRIVAL
Upon arrival at the Cochin International airport/railway station, you will be greeted by our representatives and have an assisted transfer to the hotel for check-in. Relax for a while and refresh yourself in your pree booked hotel. Later get ready for cochin local sight seen .
- Francis Church- is one of the oldest European churches in Cochin,
- Dutch Palace- is a Portuguese Palace popularly known as the Mattancherry Palace
- Chinese Fishing Nets casually known as Cheena Vala for the locals, have attracted visitors in this area for centuries.
- Cochin local Spice Market.
DAY 2: COCHIN TO KUMARAKOM TANSFER
After a refreshing breakfast, check out from the hotel and leave via road to Kumarakom. Cherish the natural beauty on the way and marvel at the plush green backgrounds. Once you reach Kumarakom, check in to the hotel and spend the rest of the day in leisure. In the afternoon, proceeds for local sightseeing tour in and around Kumarakom – a tiny boondocks hamlet balanced on the western banks of the Vembanad Lake. The elasticity of backwater is spread over 900 sq. km. Choose a motorboat or a houseboat to admire the beauty of this backwater.
Later, return to the hotel for an overnight stay is arranged in Kumarakom.
(Cochin to Kumarakom Distance 90 kms / 1.5 hrs )
DAY 3: KUMARAKOM HOUSEBOAT
After breakfast Check out from Hotel & transfer Houseboat. Enjoy the panoramic backwater stretches, and lush paddy fields. On arrival check into the beautiful Houseboat. An eventful joyride on a traditional Kerala houseboat is the number one activity for any family tour in Kerala. You will cruise through Alleppey’s winding waterways, providing an insight into the lifestyle, culture, and unrelenting beauty of small fishing villages. Overnight stay at Houseboat.
DAY 04: KUMARAKOM – KOVALAM TANSFER
After a refreshing breakfast served onboard, you will be disembarking the houseboat and transfer to Kovalam. This beach town ranked high among international tourists is an ideal destination to feel the tropical sun and to feel contented about the golden suntan. On arrival check Into the hotel. Rest of the day is free for leisure & explores the beautiful beaches of Kovalam.
(Kumarakom to Kovalam Distance 190 kms /4-5 hrs)
Sight Seen Point in Kovalam
- Kovalam beach
- Lighthouse Beach
- Howah Beach
- Ashoka Beach
- Samudra Beach
DAY 05: KOVALAM – TRIVANDRUM DAY EXCURSION
After delicious breakfast get ready the explore the capital of Kerala (Trivandrum which is also called as thiruvanatpuram.
Sight Seen Point in Trivandrum
- Padmanabha Swami Temple
- Kuthiramalika Palace Museum
- The Napier Museum
- Sree Chithra Art Gallery
- Zoological Park
- Science & Technology Museum
- Kanakakunnu Palace
- Planetarium
DAY 06 : TRIVANDRUM DEPARTURE
Morning after breakfast time is free followed by check out later gets dropped at Trivandrum International airport for your flight back home.