Travelpack

Note: Based on minimum of 2 persons (per person cost)

Highlights: Cochin - Thekkady - Kumarakom - Backwaters - Mararikulam

Alternate travel dates: 1 Mar - 30 Apr 2021

Hotels featured or similar:
Cochin - Brunton Boatyard
Thekkady - Spice Village
Kumarakom - Coconut Lagoon
Backwater - Jhouseboat
Mararikulam - Marari Beach

Itinerary:

Day 01: London Heathrow to Dubai by flight.

Day 02: Dubai to Cochin by flight
Arrive Cochin, on your arrival at the Cochin International Airport, drive to Fort Kochi. You will be welcomed traditionally at Brunton Boatyard - an elegant boutique hotel that is a mélange of Portuguese, Dutch and British influences, overlooking the historic harbour. Enjoy your time at leisure, by the pool or take a stroll through the green courtyards of Brunton Boatyard. Explore the destination with many stories, tour the old spice markets, Jew street and synagogue, the Dutch Palace, Santa Cruz Basilica, St. Francis Church, Chinese fishing nets
Witness Kathkali dance show in the evening. Return to Brunton Boatyard for the night.

Day 03: Cochin to Thekkady by surface
Wake up for your 5-hour drive to Thekkady. Drive through rice fields and rubber plantations. See coffee, cardamom, pepper and tea estates. Arrive 2000 ft. up at Spice Village, a reimagined tribal village very close to the Periyar forest. Get an authentic eco-living experience, complete with a spice garden, in your very own elephant grass thatched cottage.
End the evening with a demonstration by the Chef on cooking with spices followed by a cultural performance. Retire for the night in Spice Village.

Day 04: Thekkady
Enjoy a delicious breakfast to kick start the day with a trek through the Periyar wilderness, a protected elephant and tiger reserve with the park rangers. Join our resident naturalist on a tour of the spice garden. Learn about the abundant flora and fauna of Periyar in the evening, before settling down for dinner. Participate in a cooking demo with spices. Experience a tribal cultural performance. Retire for the night in the Village.

Day 05: Thekkady to Kumarakom by surface
Enjoy a morning drive to Kumarakom. Three-and- a-half- hourslater, switch to a boat and arrive on the shores of Lake Vembanad. Disembark straight onto the reception of Coconut Lagoon. Watch a cooking demonstration and traditional cultural performance. Take in unobstructed sunset views as you relax on a hammock by the lake.

Day 06: Kumarakom
Wake up for an energizing session of yoga before breakfast. Then, follow the birdsong on a tour with our naturalist. Return to Coconut Lagoon for a village walk and environmental tour. Spend a lazy afternoon relaxing by the pool. Towards the evening, enjoy a sunset cruise accompanied by a flute performance.

Day 07: Lake Vembanad
Start your day with yoga, once again, and watch a Kalaripayattu session before breakfast. Board a traditional Kettuvallam houseboat in the afternoon, courtesy Spice Coast Cruises. Explore the backwaters of Kumarakom and Alleppey. Dock at 6 in the evening and have dinner on board. Enjoy an overnight stay on your houseboat.

Day 08: Mararikulam
Wake up to breakfast on your houseboat before docking at the Puthenangadi boat jetty. Continue to Mararikulam and check-in at Marari Beach Resort. Spend the rest of your day on the beach.

Day 09: Mararikulam
After breakfast, explore the fishing villages on a bicycle or take a dip in the sea. In the afternoon, visit our organic farm from which we source the fresh ingredients that go into our gourmet dishes. Retire for the night at Marari Beach Resort

Day 10: Mararikulam to Cochin by surface
Cochin to Dubai by flight. Dubai to London Heathrow by flight. Begin your journey home with a drive to Cochin International Airport to board flight for London Heathrow via Dubai

Exclusions:
- Visa Fees & Travel Insurance
- Any vehicle on leisure days
- Expenses of personal nature such as soft drinks, liquor, laundry, tips, telephone calls, porterage, visa fees, camera fees, etc
- Anything not mentioned in the above inclusion

Please note
- This is a quotation only and not a confirmation of the arrangements.
- All schedules and ground prices are subject to change
- All the flights and accommodation are subject to availability at the actual time of receiving the go-ahead from your end
- Check-in and check out the timing of the hotels will be according to the timing of the respective hotel
- Complimentary usage of WIFI is as per the respective hotel policy
- Any Hike in Fuel and Indian Government taxes. The cost will be revised and the same will be advised well in advance
- Offered special rates will not be applicable on Sold Out Dates, City Event Dates and Black Out Dates.

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