5 Days 4 Nights Kovalam | Thekkady

Trivandrum / Kovalam

• On this day, we can either go on the Trivandrum city tour or can spend time at Kovalam beach till evening.
• Trivandrum sightseeing includes Sree Padmanabha Swami Temple, Kuthiramalika Palace museum, Napier museum, Sree Chithra art gallery, Zoological park, Kanakakunnu Palace, Azhimala temple and Planetarium.
• Overnight stay at Kovalam.
• Temple opens from 5 am to 11 am and 3 pm to 6:30 pm.
• Museum, Palace, Art gallery, Zoo, and Planetarium are closed on Monday.

Alleppey Houseboat

• Houseboat Check-in is at Noon and cruises till evening with a halt of 1 hour for lunch with the cruise till 5:30 pm.
• The boat will be anchored till the next day morning,with a 1-hour cruise in the morning for check out at 9 am.
• There are different categories of houseboats available like Deluxe, Premium, and Luxury, where Deluxe is the basic boat.
• In the houseboat, you will be greeted with a welcome drink, tea, snacks, mineral water, lunch, dinner, and breakfast.

Alleppey to Thekkady

• Alleppey to Thekkady is 4 hour drive.
• On reaching Thekkady, you may go for Periyar boating to see the Periyar wildlife sanctuary.
• In the evening, you can watch martial arts, kathakali, elephant ride, elephant bath, musical fountain and can go for ayurveda massages (all are optional activities with separate entrance fees, during the rush time, getting a ticket for Periyar boating is difficult, you may even book the boat ticket in advance).

Thekkady

• When you have two nights at Thekkady, either relax or continue with the missed-out activities mentioned above.
• You can even go for eco-tourism activities such as a full-day Gavi tour, trekking, Bamboo rafting, natural walking, Green walking, tiger trail, jungle patrol, etc (all are optional with separate entrance fees).
• Overnight stay at Thekkady (Read our blog on Thekkady for more details).

Cochin sightseeing and drop

• Drive to Cochin for sightseeing.
• Depending on the time available, Cochin sightseeing includes Fort Kochi, Navy Museum, St. Francis Church, Chinese fishing net, Santa Cruz Cathedral Basilica, Mattancherry Palace, Jewish Synagogue, Marian Drive, Marine walk way, boating, Tripunitura Hill Palace.
• You can find some time for shopping at Cochin.
• Our representative will leave you at Cochin Airport/Railway station/Bus stand and will do the necessary support there.
• Drive back to your hometown with the sweet memories of the Kerala trip with us.
• Hill palace opens from 9 AM to 5 PM and is closed on Monday.
• Dutch palace is closed on Friday.
• The synagogue opens from 10 AM to 1 PM and 3 to 5 PM and is closed on Friday and Saturday.