8
Nights / 9 Days Tour to Spice Tour of Kerala Cochin /
Periyar / Kumarakom / Alleppey / Kovalam / Bombay
Day 1:
Arrive Cochin: Ex - Delhi or Mumbai Arrival and transfer to Hotel.
Evening Sunset cruise to view Chinese fishing nets and visiting Bolghaty
Island. Later view traditional kathakali classical dances. Overnight Cochin.
Day 2: Cochin /Periyar (03 hrs) Proceed by road to
Periyar. Check into Spice Village, set in the heart of the cardamom hills of
Kerala. The village lies just outside Periyar Tiger Reserve and a stay here
is a perfect way to appreciate the environment. This is a place for anyone
who Loves nature to fill your lungs with fresh air, to savour the rich
fragrance of cinnamon and cloves or to watch young elephants at the water's
edge. Day at leisure to visit nearby coffee plantations, spice gardens with
pepper vines or a trek deep into the tropical forest. Overnight at Hotel.
Day 3: Periyar Tour of Periyar wildlife sanctuary by Boat to
see elephants and to view a rich variety of wildlife: Tiger, Elephant, Wild
Boar, deer and Monkeys. Overight at Hotel.
Day 4: Periyar
/Cochin (03 hrs) Drive to Cochin. Check into hotel. Later city
tour visiting the Dutch Palace and the Jewish Synagogue
Day
5: Cochin/ Kumarakom (03 hrs) Drive to Kumarakom. Check into
cottages of the heritage hotel - Coconut Lagoon resort situated on the
Backwaters. Overnight at Coconut Lagoon
Day 6: Kumarakom
Day free to explore the backwaters and the lake by quiet motorboats and
canoes through water channels or visit the bird Sanctuary on the opposite
bank or just relax and enjoy "Pizhichin" a particularly energizing
Ayurvedic Oil Massages, which is particularly rejuvenating.
Day
7: Kumarakom /Alleppy /Kovalam Drive to Allepey, also known as the "Venice
of the East" for a 3 hour bakwater cruise upto Kottayam. It gives a
uniquely quaint view of the unspoilt village life of Kerala,past lush green
paddy fields, coconut and banana groves. From Kottayam,drive to Kovalam (02
hrs). Check into Beach resort. Overnight at Kovalam
Day 8: Kovalam Full day at leisure at the Beach.
Day 9: Kovalam /Mumbai /Homebound Transfer to airport in
Trivandrum for outbound flight.