Experience the heart and soul of Kerala with this 6 Days / 5 Nights Kerala tour package, perfect for couples, families, and explorers. Start your adventure in the cool hills of Munnar, enjoy the wild beauty of Thekkady, and unwind on a peaceful houseboat cruise in Alleppey. This itinerary blends scenic landscapes, wildlife, and cultural experiences into one seamless journey. With Aalok Tours & Travels, you enjoy a thoughtfully curated, stress-free vacation filled with comfort, authenticity, and memories to last a lifetime.
On arrival at Cochin Airport, proceed to Munnar. On the way, enjoy the stunning panoramic view of the Cardamom Hills green carpets of tea plantations en route. Cheeyappara waterfalls, Valara waterfalls, and spice garden. checked into the hotel & spent the rest of the day at leisure and overnight stay at a hotel.
After breakfast, drive for a full day of local sightseeing at Munnar. Munnar, once the summer resort of the erstwhile British Govt. in South India, is located at the confluence of 3 rivers, which the very name signifies.
The sprawling tea plantations and picturesque towns make Munnar a popular hill resort town in South India. Sightseeing includes Mattupetty for boating, Kundala Dam, Ecopoint, Shooting Point, Tea Museum, Tea Garden, etc. Return to the resort for a dinner and overnight stay.
After breakfast, check out from the hotel and transfer to Thekkady, enjoying local sightseeing. Drive through one of those picturesque hill highways of Kerala. Thekkady is set in the heart of the Cardamom and Pepper Hills of Kerala; this is otherwise the Periyar National Park and Tiger Reserve. Periyar has one of the world’s most fascinating natural wildlife reserves, noted for its geography, diverse wildlife, and scenic beauty.
Apart from the wildlife, this region harvests the best quality spices, including cardamom, pepper, and also tea. In the evening, go for a walk at the Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary and later for a boat ride at the Periyar Lake. This wildlife offers you a rare opportunity to enjoy the South’s wildlife. Enjoy this boat safari on Periyar Lake to view the varied wildlife of this region. Overnight at the hotel.
After breakfast, check out from the hotel and drive to Alleppey. Check in to the traditional Kerala Kettuvallam (houseboat) by 12 noon. Houseboat/backwater cruises along the palm-fringed waterways of Kerala in a luxury houseboat are the most exciting holiday experience in India today. What is truly magical about a houseboat ride is the breathtaking view of the untouched and otherwise inaccessible rural Kerala.
In this world of simple pleasures, one can skim past ancient Chinese fishing nets, water lilies, lush paddy fields, coir villages, rustic homes, temples, churches, and coconut groves. Innumerable lagoons, lakes, canals, estuaries, and the deltas of forty-four rivers make up the 900 km backwater network. (AC Dlx Houseboat on a full-board basis). Overnight stay at a houseboat.
Kochi is a palm-green commercial town of Kerala, and the city consists of the mainland Ernakulum and Fort Cochin. Ernakulum is the modern city where shopping markets, bazaars, etc., are located. From time immemorial, Arab, Chinese, Dutch, British, and Portuguese seafarers followed the sea route to Kochi and left their impression on the town. The Chinese fishing nets swaying in the breeze over backwaters, the Jewish Synagogue, the Dutch Palace, and the Portuguese architecture in Kochi enrich the heritage of Kerala. Overnight stay at Cochin.
After breakfast, check out from the hotel & proceed to Cochin Airport/Railway Station for your onward destination.
The following areas will be covered during the daytime:
Nehru Pavilion, Boat Race Starting Point, Punnamada Lake, Marthanda Lake, Chithira Lake, Rani Lake, Chunkam, Kannada, Pallathuruthy River, and Finishing Point.
Note: Non-A/C rooms in hill stations like Munnar, Thekkady, Coorg, Ooty & Kodaikanal.
Things to Know Before You Book an Alleppey/Kumarakom Houseboat
The air conditioner in the room will not cool suddenly like at home and in hotels. It will take 30 minutes to 1 hour to be at full power.
For the full-time A/C booking, at a time the A/C will work either in the bedroom or in the dining room/hall.
The quality of the houseboat is not determined by the entertainment systems like TV and music systems. It is there with limited access only.
The guest must go to the bedroom by 10 PM. It is not allowed to be outside after 10 PM.
A presence of flies and small insects is the natural habitat in backwater. It cannot be 100% eliminated. Their presence will be there in the lights at night.
The houseboat will not park/anchor in the middle of the lake. It will park on the shore where we need to connect electricity for the AC and charge the inverter.
Parking a houseboat in the middle of the lake is also not allowed by the rules.
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