9 Days 8 Nights Athirappilly | Varkala | Kovalam

Cochin to Athirappilly Vazhachal to Cochin

• Drive to the Athirappilly Vazhachal waterfalls.
• Enjoy these waterfalls till evening.
• Return to Cochin for an overnight stay

Cochin to Munnar

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

Munnar

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

Munnar to Thekkady

• Suggest to start by 9am as Munnar to Thekkady will take 3-4 hours.
• On reaching Thekkady, you may go for Periyar boating to see the Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary (Tickets can be booked in advance or at the counter).
• In the evening, you can go for optional activities like Kathakali, Elephant ride, Elephant bath, Musical fountain, and Ayurveda massages.
• All the activities have separate entrance fees

Thekkady to Alleppey

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

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

Varkala

• Drive to Varkala.
• Visit Janardhana Swami temple, Sree Narayana Guru Mandir.
• Enjoy the Varkala beach and stay at Varkala

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

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 do the necessary support there.
• Drive back to your hometown with the sweet memories of the Kerala trip with us