Kerala Backwater Package Places Covered : Cochin-Munnar-Thekkady-Kumarakom-Houseboat-Cochin
This Kerala Backwater Package tour offers the classic Kerala encounter through its most famous destinations in the area. This Kerala Backwater Package covers everything – Heritage, hills, wildlife and backwaters giving you the all shades of green in this colonial paradise.
Kerala Backwater Package Highlights
- Enjoy a Heritage walk through the preserved Fort Kochi
- Enjoy a traditional Kathakali dance performances or a kaleidoscope of martial arts and traditional dance forms.
- Stay on a delightful eco-friendly house boat as its traverse through the backwater
- Get a relaxing Ayurveda message at the backwater resort
Day 01 : Arrive Cochin
Arrive Cochin and met by Indian Safaris Representative and transfer to pre-booked hotel. Rest of the day free. Overnight at hotel. We would suggest one of the Heritage hotel in Kochi which is Brunton Boatyard.
Day 02 : Cochin
Breakfast at the hotel.
Later proceed for a guided tour of Cochin city to enjoy antiquities and murals at the Dutch Palace & Cemetery; the stunning views of the harbour at Fort Kochi; visit the Matancherry, the Pardesi Synagogue, Jewish town, St. Francis Church with the grave of Vasco da Gama; walk through the spice and antique markets and see the Chinese fishing nets. Enjoy a sunset cruise; enjoy a traditional Kathakali dance performances.
Overnight at hotel.
Day 03 : Cochin-Munnar
After breakfast leave by surface for Munnar and on arrival check-in at hotel.
Rest of the day free.
Overnight at hotel.
Day 04 : Munnar
Breakfast at the hotel.
Enjoy nature walk through the tea, coffee and cardamom estates in Pothamedu; go on long mountain walks or even trekking in the glorious natural expanse of the hills and mountains here.
Overnight at hotel.
Day 05 : Munnar-Thekkady
Breakfast at the hotel.
Later drive to Thekkady and on arrival check-in at hotel.
Rest of the day free.
Overnight at hotel.
Day 06 : Thekkady
Breakfast at the hotel.
Enjoy the amazing variety of birds, animals, flora and fauna in a jeep safari; go on a bullock cart ride; visit spice plantations and take in the amazing aromas that waft around.
Overnight at hotel.
Day 07 : Thekkady- Kumarakom
Breakfast at the hotel.
Later drive to Kumarakom and transfer to hotel.
Rest of the day free.
Overnight at hotel.
Day 08 : Kumarakom
Emerald backwater paradise here you have the unique opportunity to view typical Kerala lifestyle. Alleppey, rightfully stakes claim to its nickname ‘Venice of the East’, with its network of inland canals and houseboat cruises along the tranquil backwaters. Kumarakom enchants with viewing Kerala at work and at play.
Overnight at the hotel.
Day 09 : Kumarakom – Alleppey – House Boat
After breakfast drive to Alleppey and board the Houseboat.
Cruising Kerala’s backwaters in a traditional ‘Kettuvallom’ (boats made by tying together wooden planks with coconut ropes) is a distinctly unique experience! These quaint slow moving exotic barges have all the creature comforts of a hotel – furnished bedrooms, modern toilets, living rooms, kitchen and a balcony for viewing/angling – shaded and with uninterrupted amazing views of an untouched, rather inaccessible rural Kerala. Experience God’s Own Country meandering narrow backwater pathways on the Vembanad Lake via canals, paddy fields, villages, markets, etc on the Alleppey/Kumarakom/Fort Kochi Backwaters. Visit famous temples, churches, ancestral homes; stroll through busy markets, rice fields, meet the locals, etc. Enjoy local cuisine on board, served on traditional banana leaves. Drop anchor overnight…sleep to the sounds of the still of the night with gentle waves swishing.
Day 10 : House Boat – Allepey – Cochin
Disembark from houseboat and drive to Cochin airport to board your onward flight.
This programme is designed to give you a flavor of what is possible, and the routes that work particularly well but are absolutely every aspect are flexible (from the hotels to the destinations to the length to the sightseeing). We can use these as a basis to plan your trip or can design a completely different itinerary to suit your tastes and interests Let us know what you’d like to create and we can make it happen!
Our price includes:-
- Accommodation using a double room at the above listed or similar hotels
- Daily Breakfast
- All meals at House boat
- All transfers, sightseeing, excursions and long distance travel using an air-conditioned chauffeur driven Toyota Innova as per the itinerary
- English speaking local guide for sightseeing
- Entrance fees to monuments of visit (one time)
- Parking, toll & state taxes
- All presently applicable taxes (GST)
The above price excludes:-
- Any airfare
- Ayurveda Treatments
- Any meals apart from above mentioned
- Gratuity to driver / guide
- Any optional activities
- Any other items which are not mentioned in the clause of “The above cost Includes”.
Note on Our Prices :-
Our prices shown are designed to provide you with the broad indication of how much to budget for your trip using the above mentioned hotels.
These are based on two people sharing a room and are subject to change based on hotels selected, availability and options chosen.
Please email us at info@indiansafaris.com, so that we can style a tour to your specific requirement fitting your budget. All prices are subject to change at any time and are not guaranteed until the Booking Form is completed and the deposit payment received.
If you are comparing prices, please bear in mind that some travel companies display lower prices by basing them on times you would not want to travel, on room types we would not recommend or on a “room only” basis whereas B&B or half board would offer better value. There may also be hidden costs disguised as extras or the quality may be suspect.
We prefer to give you a realistic idea of what the holiday might actually cost. We value your money; hence we aim to give you the best value for your expenditure. Please contact us for special offers, child discounts and other freebies.
Terms & Conditions
Above quote is valid for the travel from 1st January 2021 till 15th April, 2022 except for the X’Mas & New Year period. Peak season supplement would be applicable during this period.
All the hotels are subject to availability at the time of booking
Any major hike in fuel charges or taxation in the future, we will intimate you in advance and same will be charged as per actual.
Baggage allowance on all domestic flights would be 15 kg as check-in and hand baggage 7 kg.
Cancellations
policy
1) Hotels
–
If cancelled between 35 and 10 days of the arrival date will incur a
cancellation charge equivalent to one night’s accommodation charge at each
hotel booked.
– Cancellation of reservation received within 10 days of the arrival date will
incur a cancellation charge equivalent to accommodation for the entire length
of stay originally booked at each hotel.
2) Flights
We have not given the internal airfares as we need the final travel date for same.
All the cheap fares are non refundable.
Date change / cancellation
charges would be approx. US$ 50 per person per sector if cancelled 48 hours
prior to departure.
Any cancellation within 48 hours will be 100 % non-refundable.
