Kerala Family Tours
These four days Alleppey backwaters, Alleppey beach, houseboat, and Kumarakom package is designed for those who want a relaxing south Kerala trip and like to have an experience of Alleppey backwater, Houseboat stay, and Kumarakom visit. This 3 nights 4 days Alleppey Kumarakom Kochi tour package is idle for those looking for long weekend leisure in south Kerala with quality time. Other important aspects of the package, destination covered and its importance is below.
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Kochi Airport To Alleppey –
Your arrival is at Kochi airport or Ernakulam Rly station or Bus stand. On arrival, our executives will meet, receive, and transfer to Alleppey. It takes almost 2 hrs from Kochi airport, 1.5 hrs from Ernakulam railway station. On arrival, you will be directly going to the hotel pre-booked. Leisure at the resort.
We have planned your half-day sightseeing of Alleppey from 3 pm onwards.
This is a good place to spend a couple of hrs in the evening. You can come back to the resort after the sunset.
Lighthouse is one of the options to have a good view of the sea and nearby palaces. This is located a little bit backside of the beach and entry is closed by 5 pm.
it’s a small city and you can roam around.
Other important places are not included in the package cost.
If you have not visited Guruvayur, not to worry, this is the important Sri Krishna temple after Guruvayur. Visiting time from morning 6 am till 11 am and evening from 4 pm till 8 pm.
This is the only temple dedicated to God Serpent. Again the visiting time is the same.
Alleppey Backwaters And Overnight Stay In Houseboat –
Morning B/F at the hotel and relax till 11:30 hrs.Checkout by 12 pm and Check-in Houseboat.
The below Houseboat backwater program has been designed for those who like to visit the best canals in and around Alleppey. Boarding Jetty in Alleppey Jetty.
Boarding Houseboat from Alleppey Jetty at 12:00 hrs.
Check-in Houseboat at 12:00 hrs and houseboat make a trip through the best canals in Alleppey. From 12:00 hrs to 17:30 hrs, the houseboat makes a trip through the below beautiful rivers and canals with an hour lunch break.
13:30 hrs Lunch at Meenappalli Kayal – a small lake in the middle of Alleppey backwaters.
14:30 hrs – Post lunch trip starts till 17:30 hrs. Houseboat makes a trip through some of the beautiful villages in Alleppey. These are Kainakari Village and Kuttithod and boat reach a place called Kuttamangalam.
We provide a 1-hour country boat to experience the narrow canal called Kuttamangalam canal where the houseboat cannot make a trip. This 1hr trip gives breathtaking scenic beauty of the local village, paddy field, etc.
After an hour of this country boat trip, the houseboat starts moving towards its final location for a halt. The boat halts between 17:30 hrs and 18:00 hrs for overnight stay.
Note: Overnight stay in Houseboat.
Alleppey Houseboat To Kumarakom –
Get up early morning and have a nice sunrise in the houseboat. (this depends upon the climate and not available for all the bookings). The boat starts at 08:00 hrs and finally drop at 09:00 hrs at Alleppey Jetty. During this one hour time, the houseboat makes a trip through Chithira lake and the Vembanadu lake which is the biggest freshwater lake in Kerala. Check out from Houseboat.
It takes approximately 40 mins to reach Kumarakom. Since most of the check-in hotels are after 12 pm, you have an option to see some of the sightseeing which is being given below.
Sightseeing options and activities available (cost not included)
The season for migratory birds is from Feb onwards for 4 months. But its similar type of forest and walking inside the sanctuary is a good experience. There is a watchtower insider in the forest which gives a good view. The best time to visit this is from 6 am to 8 am.
Being run by a private family, these driftwoods displayed in the museum brought from the Andaman Islands.
There are many ayurvedic treatment centers in Kumarakom and you can also look at the same facility at the resort itself.
Kumarakom is a small fishing village with lots of small canals. Shikara is idle to make a trip through the backwaters which cost approx 700 per hour.
This barrage is constructed between Muhamma (part of Alleppey) and Kumarakom. Best place for photography.
Note: Overnight stay in a hotel
Kumarakom To Kochi –
Today is the last day of your trip. Check out from the hotel as per check out time and proceed to Kochi. If you have time for short sightseeing, Fort Kochi sightseeing is highly recommended.
Fort Kochi is a fishing village that becomes the first European township in India. The town shaped by Portuguese, the Dutch, and later the British.
Constructed 1568, this is the oldest synagogue in the commonwealth. It is noted for its mid-18th century, hand-painted, willow-patterned floor tiles from Canton in China, a clock tower, Hebrew inscriptions on stone slabs, old scrolls of the Old Testament, etc.
Built by Portuguese in 1557 and presented to Raja of Kochi, the palace was renovated by the Dutch in 1663.
The huge cantilevered fishing nets are the legacy of one of the first visitors to the Malabar Coast. Erected here between 1350 – 1450 AD by traders from the court of Kabul Khan. The best place to watch the nets being lowered into the sea and the catch being brought in, Is the Vasco da Gama Square.
Constructed by Cochin Electric company in 1808 example of Indo-European architecture
Other attractions are Bolgaty palace, Pierce Leslie Bungalow, Santa Cruz Basilica, etc are located in the same area.
After Fort Kochi sightseeing, you can go straightway to Kochi airport, which is approximately 45 mins drive during normal traffic. It may take up to 1.5 hrs during heavy traffic time.
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