SEASON: October to March
OFF SEASON: April to September
PEAK SEASON: December 20 to January 10
Festivals like Onam, Pongal, Diwali, Pooja are also cosidered as Peak Season time for certain destinations in India
Pick up from the airport/railway station and proceed to your hotel in Kochi and check-in. Relax for a while and then explore its immense beauty of Fort Kochi and Mattancherry surroundings with its heritage looks.
(St. Francis Church, Jewish Synagogue, Chinese Fishing Nets, Dutch Palace, Kerala Art Gallery, Lulu Mall, Marine Drive, Hill Palace are few of the tourist attractions in Kochi)
Over night stay in Kochi
After breakfast you can proceed to Munnar which is a hill station. Before reaching the hotel/resort you can explore the beautiful waterfalls on the way towards Munnar. You can reach in 04 hours and 30 mts . Relax and if time and weather permits you can explore few tourist attractions near to your resort.
(Eravikulam National Park, Eco Point, Tea Museum, Mattupetty Dam, Rose Garden, Botonical Garden and the Hydel Park are few of the major tourist attractions in Munnar)
Over night stay in Munnar
After breakfast from the resort you can explore the remaining tourist spots in Munnar which you were unable to cover the previous day. Your cab driver or the hotel reception staff will be able to guide you further.
Over night stay in Munnar.
Your next destination is Thekkady, after your moring breakfast from your Munnar hotel proceed to Thekkady which will be around 03 hours 30 minutes drive. Here too on the way you can visit few spice plantations if interested. After reaching your resort, relax and later walk through the streets of Thekkady and buy various spices or visit the Elephant junction. If interested in the traditional Kalaripayattu which is Kerala Martial art form you can see that in the Cultural programs organised in Thekkady.
Overnight stay in Thekkady.
Early morning try to visit the Periyar Wild Life Sanctuary and get your tickets booked for the first ride by the Government boats that take you into the sanctuary. One can see most of the animalsĀ sipping water from the river and few other grazing in the open surroundings. If lucky you may get the glimpse of theTiger as well.
Later have your breakfast from the hotel, make sure you reach before the restaurant closes and then checkout to proced to your next destination, Kumarakom. That will be around 04 hours drive. (If not, have an early breakfast and visit the sanctuary and from there you can go straight to Kumarakom)
Check in at Kumarakom resort/Houseboat and relax for the day. (please refer day six)
Early morning if your departure flight or train is later in the evening from Kochi then you can visit the bird sanctuary at Kumarakom, if not make sure you visited the previous evening itself. After your breakfast you can checkout and proceed to Kochi for your onward journey back home with beautiful memories of your Kerala Tour.
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