9 Days 8Nights Houseboat | Kanyakumari | Kovalam | Munnar | Thekkady

Cochin to Munnar

• Pick up from Cochin and drive to Munnar.
• Visit Cheeyappara and Valara Waterfalls, Tea Plantations and Spice Garden on the way.
• Reaching Munnar, rest for the day at the hotel.

Munnar

• Suggest starting at 9 am for visiting Eravikulam National park, followed by Tea Museum.
• Post lunch, visit Mattuppetty dam, Echo point, Kundala Lake, Viewpoints, Pothamedu view point and Botanical Garden.
• Note: The Eravikulam National Park tickets can be either booked in advance or purchased from the counter.
• The park is closed from Feb to April due to the breeding time of Nilgiri Tahr.
• Tea Museum is closed on Mondays.

Munnar to Thekkady

• Suggest to start by 9am as Munnar to Thekkady drive will take 3-4 hours.
• On reaching Thekkady, you may go for boating in Periyar Lake to watch the Periyar wild life sanctuary (Tickets can be either booked in advance or purchased from the counter).
• In the evening, you can enjoy optional activities like Kathakali, Elephant ride, Elephant bath, Musical fountain, and Ayurveda massages on direct payment basis.

Thekkady to Alleppey

• Drive to a resort at Alleppey.
• Visit Alleppey beach and can go shopping.
• Enjoy the amenities in the resort for a day.
• Overnight stay at the same resort.

Alleppey Houseboat

• Houseboat Check-in is at 12.
• 00 Noon and cruises till evening 5.
• 30 pm with a halt of 1 hour for lunch.
• The boat will be anchored till next morning.
• 1-hour cruise in the morning followed by check out at 9 am.
• There are different categories of houseboats available such as Deluxe, Premium, and Luxury, where Deluxe is the basic category.
• In the houseboat, you will be greeted with a welcome drink, tea, snacks, mineral water, lunch, dinner, and breakfast.

Alleppey to Kanyakumari

• Starting from Alleppey in the morning and drive to Kanyakumari.
• As the travel from Alleppey to Kanyakumari requires a minimum of 9 hours by road, it is better to start latest by 8 AM.
• Can watch sunset if reach Kanyakumari sufficient early (with less probability) and stay at Kanyakumari.

Kanyakumari to Kovalam

• Watch sunrise/sunset (depending on climatic conditions), visit Kanyakumari temple and Vivekananda rock (8 am to 4 pm).
• Drive to Kovalam in the afternoon and check in to the resort.
• Visit Kovalam beach in the evening and overnight stay at Kovalam.

Trivandrum / Kovalam

• On this day, we can either go for Trivandrum city tour or 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.
• Sree Padmanabha 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 Mondays.

Kovalam to Trivandrum or Cochin drop

• It is advisable to book a return flight or train from Trivandrum to save traveling time to Cochin.
• For the Trivandrum drop, sightseeing continues at Trivandrum.
• For the Cochin drop, drive back to cochin (7hrs).
• Our representative will leave you at Cochin/Trivandrum Airport/Railway station/Bus stand and will extend necessary support there.
• Drive back to your hometown with the sweet memories of the Kerala trip.