All transfers by private AC cab with experienced driver. Approximate driving times shown in day-by-day itinerary.
✅ Included
- ✅ Spice garden walk
- ✅ Wildlife boat safari
- ✅ Houseboat family stay
- ✅ Fort Kochi heritage walk
❌ Not Included
- ❌ Airfare
- ❌ Entry fees
- ❌ Meals unless noted
Arrive Cochin airport/station. Check in to your Fort Kochi hotel. Freshen up and walk to the Chinese Fishing Nets (best at 5:30PM for sunset).
Mattancherry Palace (Dutch murals, ₹5 entry). Walk Jew Town antique lane. Dinner at a Fort Kochi heritage café.
Drive from Cochin (3.5 hrs). Stop at Cheeyappara Waterfalls en route. Check in to hotel. Relax and enjoy valley views.
Tata Tea Museum (factory tour + tasting, ₹150). Mattupetty Dam & reservoir walk. Sunset from hotel balcony.
Eravikulam National Park (Nilgiri Tahr, open Sep–Jan). Top Station viewpoint (32km — go early before cloud builds). Tea estate guided walk.
Echo Point lake. Rajamala grasslands. Local Munnar market for spices and tea. Kerala dinner at hotel.
Arrive from Munnar (3 hrs). Check in. Book the 7AM KTDC boat safari for next morning.
Spice garden guided tour (cardamom, pepper, clove, vanilla). Mudra Kalaripayattu show at 7PM. Kerala dinner.
7AM Periyar Lake boat safari (best for elephant sightings). Breakfast at hotel.
Elephant interaction centre (feeding, not riding). Bamboo rafting on Periyar River (book ahead). Sunset at Thekkady viewpoint.
Fort Kochi heritage walk (Chinese nets, Mattancherry). Drive to Alleppey (1.5 hrs). Houseboat check-in by noon.
Sail through Vembanad Lake and Kuttanad canals. Fresh fish lunch prepared by onboard cook. Sunset on the open lake.
Sunrise on water. Traditional Kerala breakfast onboard. Sail through narrow village canals — women washing at ghats, children waving.
Houseboat check-out by 9AM. Village shikara ride. Alleppey lighthouse and beach. Coir weaving factory visit.
Itinerary is flexible — we can rearrange based on your preferences. WhatsApp us to customise.
📍 Fort Kochi, Cochin
Colonial heritage meets Kerala culture
Fort Kochi is Kerala's most cosmopolitan quarter — Portuguese, Dutch, Jewish and British layers of history compressed into a few square kilometres. The Chinese fishing nets at sunset, Kathakali performances, Jew Town's antique lanes and the legendary Kerala spice market make it an unmissable first stop.
- Fort Kochi is very safe for solo travellers and families
- Use government ferries — avoid unregistered boat touts
- Keep bags close in the Jew Town antique market area
- Tap water is not safe to drink — use bottled water
📍 Munnar, Western Ghats
Tea estates, misty peaks & cool mountain air
Munnar sits at 1,600m in the Western Ghats — surrounded by 80,000 acres of tea, cardamom and eucalyptus. The drive up from Cochin alone is one of South India's great road experiences. Eravikulam National Park is home to the endangered Nilgiri Tahr, and Top Station has some of Kerala's finest panoramic views.
- Mountain roads are winding — avoid night driving
- Eravikulam NP closes Feb–Mar for calving season — check ahead
- Altitude: mild acclimatisation may be needed first night
- Leeches on forest trails June–September — wear covered shoes
📍 Thekkady, Periyar Tiger Reserve
Wildlife safari, spices & jungle experiences
Thekkady is Kerala's premier wildlife destination, built around the Periyar Tiger Reserve. The 2-hour KTDC boat safari on Periyar Lake offers sightings of elephants, otters and deer. Beyond wildlife, Thekkady's cardamom and pepper estates produce some of India's finest spices.
- Always stay on marked paths in the tiger reserve
- Never feed or approach wild animals
- Book KTDC boat safari in advance — it fills up fast
- Evening forest walks require Forest Department guide
📍 Alleppey (Alappuzha), Kerala Backwaters
Houseboats, canals & the Venice of the East
Alleppey is the houseboat capital of Kerala and gateway to Vembanad Lake — India's longest lake. The 900km network of canals, rivers and lakes that makes up the Kerala backwaters is most accessible here. A night on a houseboat — sleeping to the sound of water, waking to kingfishers and morning mist — is one of India's great travel experiences.
- All houseboats must have ATDC green certification — check before boarding
- Life jackets must be on board — verify before departure
- No swimming in the backwaters (river traffic + water quality)
- Monsoon open-lake sailing can be rough — stick to canals
- Light cotton clothes (Kerala is tropical — avoid synthetics)
- One warm layer for hill station destinations (Munnar, Wayanad)
- Comfortable walking shoes + flip-flops for beach/temple
- Sunscreen SPF 50+ and insect repellent (DEET-based)
- Universal power adapter (Indian plugs: Type C & D)
- Modest clothing for temple visits (shoulders + knees covered)
- Reusable water bottle (refill from hotel — don't drink tap water)
- Small daypack for excursions
- Copies of travel documents (passport, insurance, booking confirmations)
- Basic first aid: antihistamine, electrolytes, antidiarrhoeal
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