Day 01 : Arrival Cochin Airport /Railway station, pick up and transfer to your hotel. Afternoon proceed to sight seeing of Cochin. You can visit Chinese Fishing Nets,St.Francis Church, Dutch Palace and Jewish Synagogue. Evening free for shopping, optional Sunset Cruise / Kath kali show.

Cochin :
Once a much prized pawn between the Portuguese, Dutch and English, Coilum or Cochin in the Southern Indian state of Kerala has a history of being a premier port along the fabled “spice route” to the east. Fort Cochin was a great emporium of trade, a harbor filled with ships, streets crowded with merchants and warehouses stored with goods from every port of Asia and Europe. Beginning with the Chinese and Arabs in the 13th century, the Portuguese arrived in 1500 A.D. followed by the domination of the Dutch and British. A large number of trading communities exist with 14 different languages spoken at a time

Day 02 : After breakfast drive to Thekkady ( 5 hrs) . Arrive and check in to your hotel. Afternoon free for leisure /shopping.

Thekkady:
is situated on the Western Ghats in Kerala; This spectacular and scenic drive takes you through gentle hills which are punctuated with vast expanses of tea , rubber and coffee plantations, meandering upwards to the aromatic forests where spice grows in abundance. The park has a picturesque lake in the heart of the sanctuary where herds of elephants and sambar, gaur and wild pigs can be spotted. Periyar also harbors the leopard, wild dog, barking deer and a variety of birds such as the darter, cormorant, grey heron and ibis. An early boat ride on the lake gives visitors an opportunity to experience the wildlife of this region.

Day 03 : Morning boating at Lake Periyar. Afternoon free for Spice Plantation Visit , Nature Walk etc.

Day 04 : Morning drive to Kumarakom.Arrive and check in to the hotel/resort. Rest of the day free for Yoga/Ayurvedic Massage/ Bird Sanctuary visit etc.

Kumarakom:
is a sleepy agricultural and fishing township blessed with a sanctuary for birds. Almost surrounded by the Vembanad Lake, Kumarakom is formed by the 40 odd rivers that flow down into the Arabian Sea from the cardamom hills in the west. The network of rivers, canals, and estuaries make it a beautiful expanse of verdant coconut groves and rice paddies. In Malayalam, the language of Kerala, this backwater region is known as “Kuttanad” or the land of short people..

Day 05 :
After breakfast check out from the hotel and proceed to Cochin Airport /Railway station for your departure transfer.

.Tour Ends

The cost in the packages includes:

• Accommodation in double / twin  room with breakfast basis with all taxes.
• All internal road travel,sight seeing and transfers by Non A/c  Car
• Boating at Lake Periyar

The cost in the packages excludes:

• Any flight / train fare
• Expenses of personal nature like Telephone, laundry,tips etc
• Anything which is not specifically mentioned in the cost includes item.