Kerala is a perfect destination for nature, culture and relaxation. With its laid-back beach scene, swaying elephant rides and gentle houseboat cruises along tropical backwaters, you’ll soon see why National Geographic Traveller voted Kerala one of its ten Paradise Found’. There are many fascinating elements that make Kerala an ideal family holiday destination. All Kerala Tour Packages are individual tours with private cars and exclusive houseboats.
4NIGHTS 5 DAYS KERALA
ROUTING: COCHIN | MUNNAR | THEKKADY | ALLEPPEY | COCHIN
DAY01-COCHIN-MUNNAR
Arrive at Cochin, meet our representative and depart for Munnar enjoying the scenic beauty & the marvelous waterfalls, high mountains with the low flying clouds passing by. Witness tea gardens spread like a green carpet over hundreds of kilometers, lust green hills, a place so difficult to describe, very low population too far from pollution, most of the covered by Tata tea. Overnight stay at premium resorts.
DAY02-MUNNAR
Today you can go for sightseeing Munnar which includes Echo point, Mattupetty dam; you can also enjoy boating in the Lake (optional). Overnight stay at premium resorts.
DAY03-THEKKADY
After breakfast continue to Thekkady, South India’s most popular wild life sanctuary, its home to bison, wild elephant, boar, languor, the great Indian tiger and more. On arrival check in to the Hotel. Afternoon you can go for boat cruise in the Lake to watch wild animals is an option. Overnight stay at premium resorts.
DAY04-ALLEPPEY
Alleppey, Venice of East – let us be clear, is not the place for a raucous backwater holiday. There are no rave parties here, no noisy water scooters, and no sellers of trinkets. But for those seeking to undo the stresses of city life and experience a completely new pace, it is the perfect spot to backwater recreations and Overnight stay at premium houseboats.
DAY05-DEPARTURE
Morning after breakfast transfer to Cochin Airport for the onward Journey
Kerala Trekking Tour
This package offers trekking through the Kerala evergreen forest in Western Ghats. Trekking route going through the plantations, grass land, high mountains, evergreen forest and local villages. An Experienced wild life guide will be accompanying throughout the tour.
DAY 1 – Cochin – Thekkady
Pick up from Cochin Transfer to Thekkady, Check in to Hotel, Evening Sightseeing in and around thekkady, over night at Hotel.
DAY 2 – Thekkady
Your naturalist will meet you at your hotel to brief you the program. In the morning, report at the Forest station with your naturalist to check-in to the program. Start trekking through the jungles with your team of trackers from local community. These trackers are the famous poachers-turned-protectors of the jungle that has intimate knowledge of the Periyar Tiger Reserve. Camp overnight in tents and sleeping bags.
DAY 3 – Thekkady – Munnar
After breakfast, trek back to Periyar entrance after tiger trail. Transfer to Munnar 4 Hrs. Check in to Hotel. After noon Sightseeing in and around Munnar. Overnight Hotel
DAY 4 – Munnar – Chinnar
Check out from Hotel by 7 am transfer to Chinnar 2.5hrs drive. Arrive Chinnar Forest station by 9.30 am and meet your naturalist and the team of eco-guides. After a short briefing, you will be guided for a trek through the dry deciduous thorny scrub forests of Chinnar. Trek starts from Champakkad tribal settlement. A two hour long trek will end at Vasyappara. Camp in a traditional thatched hut on a ledge at the top of this hill – an ideal place for wildlife viewing and star gazing. For lunch and dinner, simple vegetarian food is cooked and served by your hosts at camp. Stay overnight in the hut.
DAY 5 – Chinnar
Walk around your camp early in the morning with your naturalist. After breakfast (cooked and served at camp), trek back to Champakkad. Take a dip in the river Pampar to cool your body. You will be transferred to the Forest station by road and after lunch go for a short trek through the riparian forests along the Chinnar River. These forests are home to one of the most endangered mammals of India, the Grizzled Giant Squirrel. The dry deciduous forest of Chinnar gives you an excellent opportunity to watch wildlife at close quarters. Spend this night in a Machan (a small cabin built on top of a tree) or in a Log Hut. Packed dinner will be served here. Throughout the trip, an experienced naturalist and trained eco-guides from the local indigenous community will assist you. This program could give you a chance to watch Asiatic elephants and gaurs at a close distance. You are part of a joint patrolling team (local indigenous community + Forest and Wildlife Department) that monitors poaching and illegal logging when you choose this program. Trained tribal guides and an armed park guard accompany you during the trek.
DAY 6 – Chinnar –Parambikulam
Wake up early in the morning and move around the camp with your naturalist. Look for the pug marks on the river bed nearby and watch birds and animals without disturbing them. Walk back to the Forest station with your guides and naturalist. After breakfast at the canteen run by the local community, bid adieu to Chinnar Transfer to Parambikulam and Check in to Camping program Called ‘Tented Niche’. After lunch go for a Jungle safari with Boating and trekking with your naturalist. Over night at Camp
DAY 7 – Parambikulam – Coimbatore
After breakfast check out from Camp by 10.30am, and Transfer to Coimbatore