Itinerary

1. Day 1: Arrival in Cochin

   • Meet upon arrival in Cochin and drive towards the hotel to check in.

   Overnight stay in Cochin.

2. Day 2: Drive from Cochin to Munnar (120 km/approx. 4.5 hours)

   • After breakfast, enjoy a city tour covering Mattancherry Palace- gifted to the king of Cochin by the Portuguese in 1555, about 500 years old & drive past Chinese fishing nets.

   • Later drive to Munnar with your Kerala tour guide. Munnar hills are situated at an altitude of 5000 to 8000 ft above sea level and are located at the confluence of three mountain streams - Mudrapuzha, Nallathani & Kundala. This beautiful hill station was once the summer resort of the erstwhile British Govt. in South India. Sprawling Tea plantations, picture book towns, winding lanes and holiday facilities make this a famous resort town.

   • Arrive & check in to your hotel.

   • Evening at leisure. 

   Overnight stay in Munnar.

3. Day 3: Sightseeing in Munnar

   • Today, enjoy a half-day sightseeing tour of Munnar.

   • In the morning, visit the Tea Museum in the Nallathani Estate of Tata Tea, which showcases some of the exquisite and exciting aspects of the genesis and growth of tea plantations in Munnar. This Tea Museum houses curios, photographs and machinery.

   • Also, visit Mattupetty, located about 13 km from Munnar. Mattupetty is known for its dam and the beautiful lake, which offers pleasurable boat rides (on direct payment).

   • Later visit the Kundala tea plantations and the Kundala Lake. The mountain slopes are thick with undulating, evergreen tea plantations, and the shimmering blue lake is the most photographed part of Kundala.

   • Take a stroll in the tea estate, and enjoy the refreshing mountain breeze. Here, you can view the entire process of making tea, right from the plucking of tealeaves to their processing.

   • Return to your hotel & spend the rest of the day at leisure. 

   Overnight stay in Munnar.

4. Day 4: Munnar – Thekkady (127 kms / approx. 4 hours)

   • After breakfast, drive to Thekkady (Periyar) and check in at the hotel on arrival. Thekkady is synonymous with uninterrupted hills, rich biodiversity and spice plantations, and the place is best known for the Periyar National Park.

   • In the afternoon, visit a spice plantation.

   • Return to the hotel.

   Overnight stay in Thekkady.

5. Day 5: Drive from Thekkady - Alleppey (155 kms / approx. 4 hour)

   • Proceed to Alleppey by road after breakfast.

   • After arrival, check-in at the houseboat in the backwaters of Kerala. Alleppey is a charming emerald peninsula jutting into the picturesque Vembanad Lake dotted with innumerable traditional country rafts, boats and canoes. The lake's freshwater flows into the mainland, making a labyrinth of lagoons, canals and waterways.

   • Spend the rest of the day cruising through beautiful backwaters. 

   Overnight at the Alleppey houseboat.

6. Day 6: Alleppey - Cochin (80 kms / approx. 2.5 hour)

   • Today after breakfast – disembark at Alleppey Jetty and drive to Kochi.

   • Upon arrival, check-in at the hotel and later, the evening is free for leisure.

   Overnight at Kochi.

7. Day 7: Depart Kochi

   • After breakfast, you will be transferred to Cochin Airport for return flight back home. End of services.