Cochin Day – 1
Pick up from Cochin airport.
Drive to city hotel (35 kms). Check in
at hotel. Relax at the hotel.
Alleppey(70 kms – 1
½ hrs) Day - 2
After breakfast proceed to
Alleppey. At noon board the traditional
houseboat and start the long and meandering ride through the unique backwaters
of Kerala in a thatched roof houseboat. The houseboat is an improvisation of
the large country barges, which were an essential part of the land's ethos in
days gone by. The kettuvalloms (houseboats) are comfortably furnished
with an open lounge, bath attached bedroom and a kitchenette, and are extremely
eco friendly. Every houseboat is manned by a crew - chef, guide and oarsman.
Winding through the vast expanse of the paddy fields and tiny hamlets and palm
fringed narrow canals is an unforgettable experience. Night at the
houseboat.
Kovalam(170 kms-4 hrs) Day - 3
After breakfast proceed to Kovalam - an
internationally renowned tourist destination.
Enroute sight seeing at Trivandrum – a city with lovely tree-lined
avenues and red tiled roofs and bounded by the Arabian Sea in the West. Visit the Kuthiramalika Palace,
Padmanabhaswamy Temple, the Napier Museum and the Sree Chitra Art gallery.
Check in at Resort. Evening watch the sunset on the
Kovalam beach. The Kovalam beach is one of the best beaches in India.
Cochin (240 kms – 5 hrs) Day - 4
After an early breakfast,
proceed to Cochin. Check in at
hotel. Afternoon take a guided tour
through the tree lined avenues and quaint little lanes of Fort Cochin and you
will see the St. Francis Church, Santa Cruz Basilica, Chinese Fishing nets on
the Fort Cochin Beach and the Dutch Cemetery. Then drive to Mattancherry (1 ½
kms) and see the murals at the Dutch Palace and the 400-year-old Jewish
Synagogue. Evening watch a cultural
show of fort/art forms of South India.
Day - 5
After
breakfast, relax at the hotel or do a bit of shopping. Afternoon check out. Evening drop at Cochin airport.
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