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Kerala houseboat tour...
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Centuries old back waters in Kerala has
become the new tourist attraction in India, after the tourist paradise
Kashmir went into the threat of militant attacks. A glide in a
"Kettuvallom" (Houseboat) is sure to rob your heart. Talking of a
Kettuvallam ride, The National Geographic Traveler says, "It is
astonishingly romantic to watch the sunset from one kettuvallam among
several, while the three boatmen hang lanterns and a pearly glow fades
behind the scrim of palms... Waking at dawn, we find ourselves
surrounded by hundreds of fishermen skiffs on immense Vembanad Lake.
It’s like time travel into a quiet morning of another
century."
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Name of Program : Kerla House Boat Tour-4 !!!
** Places Visit:
Mumbai - Calicut -Vythiri- Guruvayur - Munnar - Periyar - Kumarakom -
Mararikulam - Cochin
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Duration : 13 Nights
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Best Time : Oct-March.
Day 1
Mumbai :
Arrival Mumbai, Upon arrival meet to our staff drive to hotel.
Overnight at hotel. Morning at leisure. Afternoon excursion to
Elephanta caves.
Day
2 Mumbai - Calicut (By flight) Calicut-Vythiri (By road, 3-4
hrs drive) :
Morning transfer to airport to connect flight for Calicut (Kozhikode)
and on arrival, a short orientation tour of the city. Later drive to
Vythiri, which is quite like Ooty with its undulating hills and dales.
On arrival check in at hotel. Rest of the day at
leisure.
Day
3 Vythiri:
Full day at leisure to enjoy and
explore the nature.
Day
4 Vythiri - Guruvayur (By road, 4- 5 hrs):
Morning drive to Guruvayur and on arrival, check in at the hotel.
Afternoon visit Sri Krishna Temple (Guruvayurappan Temple) (Non Hindus
not allowed in the sanctum sanctoram). Also visit the elephant camp at
Punnathur kotta where over forty elephants are groomed
/trained.
Day
5 Guravayur - Munnar (By road, 4-5 hrs drive) :
Morning drive to Munnar, a popular hill station of the South en route
visit Kalamandalam dance school training in Kathakali dance drama and
other indigenous performing arts of Kerala like Mohiniyattam,
Panchavadyam and Thullal. On arrival in Munnar, check in at the hotel.
Afternoon visit of Tea /Spice
Planatations.
Day 6 Munnar - Periyar (By road, 3-4 hrs drive) :
Morning drive to Periyar and on arrival, check in at the hotel. Late
afternoon enjoy a boat cruise on Lake Periyar to view
wildlife.
Day
7 Periyar - Kumarakom (By road, 3-4 hrs drive)
:
Morning drive to Kumarakom, on the backwaters of Kerala and on arrival,
check at hotel. Afternoon at leisure to relax or enjoy a rejuvenating
Ayurvedic massage at the hotel.
Day
8 Kumarakom - Houseboat :
Late morning board the Kettuvallam, your fascinating houseboat and
spend the day crusing through the backwaters /canals of
Kerala.
Day
9 Houseboat-Alleppey-Mararikulam (By road, 3-4 hrs drive) :
Morning disembark from the houseboat at Alleppey and drive to
Mararikulam, with its endless miles of superb beaches. Rest of the day
at leisure to enjoy the beach.
Day
10 Mararikulam : Full day at leisure.
Day
11 Mararikulam : Full day at leisure.
Day 12
Mararikulam - Cochin (By road, 3-4 hrs drive) :
Morning drive to Cochin, one of the finest natural harbours on the
Arabian Sea coast and on arrival, check in at the hotel. Afternoon city
tour of Cochin. Enjoy a Kathakali Dance performance in the
evening.
Day
13 Cochin - Mumbai (By flight) :
Morning transfer to airport to connect flight for Mumbai and on
arrival, proceed directly for a city tour of Mumbai. In time transfer
to the airport to connect flight for onward destination or check in at
the hotel for overnight stay to take your flight the next
day.
Day
14 Leave Mumbai :
Board International flight for onward destination. |
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