Experience the beauty of Kerala with this 14-day Enchanting Kerala journey, designed to showcase the region’s rich culture, scenic landscapes, and luxury experiences. Starting in Kochi, explore its colonial heritage and vibrant traditions before heading to the misty hills of Munnar with its lush tea plantations. Continue to Periyar National Park for wildlife encounters and spice plantation tours, followed by a memorable houseboat cruise through the serene backwaters of Alleppey.
The journey then takes you to the tranquil backwaters of Kollam for exclusive experiences including village boat rides, Ayurveda sessions, and cultural activities. Conclude your trip with a relaxing beach stay in Kovalam, along with excursions to Varkala Beach and Kanyakumari. Blending comfort, culture, and nature, this itinerary offers a complete and luxurious Kerala holiday ideal for premium travelers.
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Arrive Cochin, where on arrival you will be transferred to the hotel.
Its name itself brings up thoughts of fishing nets, spices, Ayurveda and ships sailing over the blue sea. Appearing to be growing daily and different from the rest of Kerala, it’s a fusion of traditional and modern cultures. With skyscrapers touching the sky on one hand against the shadows of the majestic Fort, Kochi is everybody’s delight. Interestingly, the common factors between both these worlds are the red city buses, yellow auto rickshaws and ever-friendly people. From old times, the city has been host to Arabs, Chinese, Dutch, Portuguese, French and the British traders who also came here to admire this piece of beauty, To sum it up, Kochi is the best starting point to explore God’s own country, since most famous places in Kerala are here, close to each other.
Spend rest of the day at leisure.
OVERNIGHT IN COCHIN.
Breakfast at the hotel. Later enjoy city tour covering Mattanchery Palace- gifted to the king of Cochin, by Portuguese in 1555, about 500 year old Jewish Synagogue, St Francis Church, Chinese fishing nets, local spices market. Later in the evening enjoy the colourful performing art – Kathakali Dance.
OVERNIGHT IN COCHIN
After breakfast, drive to Munnar – derived its name from the confluence of the three rivers around which the town grew. Today, it offers beautiful vistas, cardamom and spice plantations, aromatic oil factories, sights of several endangered species and the purple-blue of the Neelakurinji flowers that bloom every 12 years.
On arrival in Munnar, check-in at the hotel. Later proceed towards Tea Museum which gives an insight to the history of tea plantations of this region. Later visit Mattupetty Dam, Eco Point and Flower Garden.
OVERNIGHT IN MUNNAR
Today you’ll visit one of the tea and Cardamom plantations that decorate the pretty hills of Munnar. Learn about the history of the area and the process of making tea and coffee from the first shoots of the green plants to bagging and distributing all over the world.
In the afternoon, you could take a hike through the misty plantations or simply relax and your hotel and enjoy the cool breeze high up in the hills.
After breakfast, start your drive to Thekkady (Periyar) and on arrival check-in at the hotel. Spend rest of the day at leisure.
OVERNIGHT IN THEKKADY
Post breakfast, enjoy a full day sightseeing tour of Periyar. Set high in the ranges of the Western Ghats in Kerala, is the Periyar National Park and Tiger Reserve. Periyar wildlife sanctuary has a picturesque lake at the heart of the sanctuary. Herds of playful wild elephants have made Periyar Lake their favourite haunt for frolicking in the water. They can be witnessed bathing and swimming here. Enjoy a boat ride on the lake to view the wildlife at close quarters. Other inhabitants of Periyar include the leopard, wild dog, barking deer, mouse deer, Nilgiri langur, bonnet macaque, sambhar, porcupines, squirrels, gaur (Indian bison), wild boar and sloth bear.
Later, take a spice plantation tour. The aroma and pleasant ambiance of the spice and tea plantations of Periyar are fascinating. Spices found in Thekkady include pepper, clove, cardamom, nutmeg, ginger, turmeric, vanilla and curry leaves.
OVERNIGHT IN THEKKADY
After breakfast, drive to Alleppey and board your houseboat on arrival. Alleppey, “Venice of the East” has a large network of backwater canals that meander through the town, surrounding villages and Vembanad Lake. Cruise through the beautiful and scenic backwaters of Kerala, while you stay in houseboat.
OVERNIGHT ON HOUSEBOAT.
Start the day with morning breakfast and then you check out from the houseboat at 10:00 a.m. Today you will drive from Alleppey to Amritapuri Ashram in Kollam which is almost 80 miles from Alleppey the Birthplace of Amma Sri Mata Amritanandamayi Devi, known as Amma, has dedicated her life to spreading a message of peace, tolerance and compassion. Amma has traveled the world for more than 35 years, inspiring thousands to follow in her path of service to society. Accessible to one and all, she has embraced more than 40 million people worldwide, and inspired a global volunteer-based humanitarian movement to help alleviate the burden of the poor and suffering, afternoon depart to the backwater resort in Kollam. The stunning location and breath-taking beauty of the resort with take your tiredness away. The postcard scenery view of the resort will make your stay a wonderful experience.
Today, at around 7.30 am till 8.30 am, you will be offered a refreshing one-hour house boat tour. This is going to be one of the most memorable experiences you will have on this trip. The boat passes through the beautiful mangroves and landscapes giving you an opportunity to witness the local village life very closely. In addition to house boat cruises, pedal boating, fishing, and cooking demonstrations, you can also enjoy in-house activities.
After enjoying your time with Mother Nature, at around 6 pm you can attend a 45 minutes cooking demonstration with the chef who will teach you how to prepare the local delicacies of Kerala and give you insights about the local food culture.
During night explore a range of cuisines at the famed garden restaurant and enjoy a dining experience conjured with choicest ingredients. Overnight stay at the resort.
Overnight stay at the backwater resort.
After breakfast check out and proceed to Varkala Beach (15 km. from the resort) and Kappil Beach (8 km. from the resort).
Also known as Papanasam Beach, Varkala Beach is a beautiful stretch of sand renowned for its solitude and impeccable beauty. The water of the beach is known to have medicinal and curative properties. It is believed that taking a dip in the holy waters can cleanse your body of impurities and all sins. In addition to this, it offers a pleasing view with crystal blue waters and cliffs in the backdrop.
Kappil Beach is a beautiful beach-backwater destination known for its tranquillity, natural beauty and soothing atmosphere. The glittering waters of Arabian Sea, golden sand and thick groves of casuarinas trees make this place a must visit. The west side of the beach is the blue Arabian Sea and the east side is the greenish waters of Edava Narayana Lake which merge together to give a mesmerising view.
A scenic destination that is a must-see during your trip in Kovalam is the Lighthouse Beach. This picturesque location has silvery-white sands and coconut trees that dot the perimeters of the beach. The highlight of this beach is the 30-metre high lighthouse situated at the far-end of this beach. You can reach the top of this spot by climbing a total of 142 steps. The spot also has an observation deck which offers some stunning sights of the surrounding areas Kovalam Hawa Beach is also a fantastic beach to get some much-needed sunlight and to enjoy the lovely sunsets in Kovalam,
Overnight stay at the beach resort in Kovalam
After breakfast proceed to Kanyakumari the southernmost point of peninsular India and the meeting point of three oceans-the Bay of Bengal, the Arabian Sea and the Indian Ocean. enroute visit the Padmanabhapuram Palace belonged to the Travancore kings, the erstwhile kings of Kerala. So it is built in the typical Kerala style of architecture, using stone and wood. Till date, it is maintained by the neighbouring state of Kerala, as a memorial to their ancient rulers. Marthanda Varma, one of the most famous Travancore kings, reconstructed the palace in around 1750. Padmanabhapuram served as the capital of the Travancore kingdom until 1795 when Thiruvananthapuram was made the new capital. Padmanabhapuram Palace provides an enchanting experience for history and architecture buffs, after visiting Padmanabhapuram palace depart to Kanyakumari Sightseeing covering the Kumari Amman Temples – a symbol of unity and sanctity .it dedicated to Parvathi as Devi Kanya the virgin goddess who did penance to obtain the hand of Lord Shiva. Vivekananda Rock Memorial- It was built in 1970. Vivekananda Rock Memorial is dedicated to Swami Vivekananda, Rock Memorial, a blend of all architectural styles of India. and nearby Vivekananda Rock Memorial. An imposing Memorial of Thiruvalluvar. Triveni Sangamam and Devi End your day by watching the spectacular sunset there, return to Kovalam Overnight stay will be at Kovalam.
Full day is at Leisure at the resort at Kovalam.
The day begins with breakfast at the hotel and ends with leisure time. Enjoy an Ayurvedic Massage at the end of your wonderful vacation in this wonderful paradise. Enjoy full body massage session at the hotel. Please book your slot at the Ayurvedic spa in advance, Overnight stay at the hotel in Kovalam.
Breakfast at the hotel. Later assisted transfer to the Trivandrum airport to board flight to onward destination.
