Duration: 9 Nights / 10 Days
Destinations : Cochin - Munnar - Thekkady - Kumarakoam - Houseboat - Kovalam - Kanyakumari
Day 01 Cochin
Your Kerala Tamilnadu Tour starts onn arrival at Cochin airport / Ernakulam Railway station. You will be greeted by our representative and will transfer you to Hotel. After relaxation go for a half day sightseeing of Cochin, Visit the famous Dutch Palace - with its wonderful mural painting the entire story of the Ramayan a in its walls, Jewish Synagogue, Jews Street, St.Francis church, Chinese fishing net - are huge cantilevered fishing net & the indo-Portuguese Museum. Later transfer you back to Hotel. Overnight stay in Hotel.The revered city of Kochi (long known as Cochin), is Kerala’s prime tourist destination, spread across islands and promontories in a stunning location between the Arabian Sea and the backwaters. There’s a saying in Malayalam that a man who sees Kochi soon forgets his wife. So seductive is Kochi (formerly called Cochin before it got abbreviated to a sneeze, thanks to some linguistic jingoism) that it has long served to tempt voyagers and travelers form all over the globe. The successive influences of the Portuguese, the Dutch and the British have coated Kochi in a shroud of cultural influences that add to the unique ambience, best exemplified by the fascinating samples of Indo-European architecture that dot the older parts of the city.
Day 02 Cochin - Munnar
AM: 0900 Hrs checkout from Cochin hotel after breakfast, and we take you to Munnar (140 Kms / 04 Hrs). Throughout the journey enjoy beautiful streams small water falls, Rubber, Pepper cardamom and Tea plantations and thick forests, God has blessed his own country with incomparable beauty on arrival at Munnar check in to Hotel. PM: At leisure. Overnight stay in Hotel, Munnar.Munnar is situated at the confluence of three mountain streams - Mudrapuzha, Nallathanni and Kundala. 1600 m above sea level, this hill station was the summer resort of the British Government in South India. Sprawling tea plantations, picture-book towns, winding lanes and holiday facilities make Munnar a popular hill station. Among the exotic flora found in the forests and grasslands here is the Neelakurinji. This flower which bathes the hills in blue once every twelve years will bloom next in 2006 AD. Munnar also has the highest peak in South India, Anamudi, which towers over 2695 m. Anamudi is an ideal spot for trekking .
Day 03 Munnar sightseeing
After breakfast we take you for a full day sightseeing trip of Munnar watch beautiful mist kissing romantic green meadows- mind-blowing hills sleeping under green carpet(Tea Gardens) vist - Mattupetty Lake & Dam, Echo Point, Kundale Lake, Blossom Garden, Rajamalai, Eravikulam Wildlife sanctuary & Tea Plantation. Sizzling air will guide you to your hotel room early to have your own world . Overnight stay in Hotel, Munnar.
Day 04 Munnar - Thekkady - Thekkady Sightseeing
AM: 0900 Hrs checks out from Hotel after breakfast and move to Thekkady (120 kms / 4 Hrs). Check into Hotel at Thekkady. After refreshing go for a spice plantation Tour to see crops of cardamom cinnamon, pepper, coffee, tea estate (Optional) & later for boating in the Periyar lake- its centre piece of Periyar Wildlife sanctuary also Periyar Tiger reserve, man made lake of the height of 2000 ft, enjoying view the wildlife at the Periyar tiger reserve (Optional). Later return to hotel for overnight stay in hotel.
Day 05 Thekkady - Kumarakom sightseeing 
0900 Hrs after breakfast checks out from Hotel and we drive down to Kumarakom (145 Kms / 4 Hrs) the lush green vegetation and the climate attract a number of tourists to this place. On arrival at Kumarakom visit the Kumarakom Bird Sanctuary and later check in at hotel in, Evening go for Sunset cruise (optional) or enjoy the beauty of backwater with lovely views all around by just relaxing near Vembanadu Lake and overnight stay in hotel.On the shores of the enchanting vembanad lake , 14 km form Kottayam , lies kumarakom a small-town .the most interesting area in the backwater is the ‘Kuttanad’ region called rice bowl of kerala .Kumarakom is just one little village in this region on the banks of the beautiful vembanad lake .The village of kumarakom is a cluster of little island s on the vembanad lake .& is a part of the kuttanad region .The bird sanctuary in kumarakom is spread across 14 acres is a favourite haunt of migratory birds & ornithologist’s paradise.
Day 06 Kumarakom- Houseboat
Morning at leisure at resort, 1230 hrs checks in at houseboat. Rest of the day at leisure on the House Boat. Sit back and relax while the boat cruises through the narrow serene backwater canals of Kumarakom & Alleppey and seen in breathing green, the village slumbers by the Vembanadu Lake. On cruise scenery flashes up vivid contrasts of lush green and deep blues. As the boat glider along the gorgeous green of the fringed palms the ripples in the blue water blend in to little wavelets. Lunch, Evening Tea/Coffee with snacks, dinner and Overnight stay on House Boat.
Day 07 Houseboat - Kovalam
In the morning leisure on House Boat. Later at 0900 Hrs boat arrives at Alleppey finishing point jetty. On arrival check out from houseboat after breakfast and we transfer you to Kovalam (190 Kms / 4.5 Hrs). On arrival at Kovalam check into Hotel. Kovalam considered as the Paradise of the South. It consists of three adjacent crescent beaches and also picture perfect tropical beaches. Rest of the day at leisure on the beach at Kovalam. Overnight stay at Hotel.On the shores of the enchanting vembanad lake , 14 km form Kottayam , lies kumarakom a small-town .the most interesting area in the backwater is the ‘Kuttanad’ region called rice bowl of kerala .Kumarakom is just one little village in this region on the banks of the beautiful vembanad lake .The village of kumarakom is a cluster of little island s on the vembanad lake .& is a part of the kuttanad region .The bird sanctuary in kumarakom is spread across 14 acres is a favourite haunt of migratory birds & ornithologist’s paradise.
Day 08 Kovalam - Trivandrum Sightseeing
AM: 0900 Hrs After breakfast we take you for a day sightseeing of Trivandrum. Visit: The Napier Museum, Kuthiramalika Museum, Sri Padmanabha Temple afternoon relax at on the beach Overnight stay at Hotel, Kovalam.
Day 09 Kovalam - Kanyakumari Sightseeing
AM 0900 Hrs after breakfast checks out from Hotel and we drive down to Kanyakumari (100 KM/ 3 hrs) on arrival check into the hotel in Kanyakumari. After some rest visit the Gandhi Memorial, Vivekananda Rock, Devikanya temple and return back to Hotel after seeing the sunset from the southern tip of India. Overnight stay at the HotelKanyakumari is located at a junction at the southernmost tip of India where the three water bodies namely , Bay of Bengal , the Arabian Sea & the Indian ocean meet .From here one can see the sun rise from the Bay of Bengal and set in the Arabian sea .it is a holy place for Hindus because of the kanyakumari temple .The Gandhi Smarak Mandir and Vivekanada rock Memmorial are additional tourist attractions.
Day 10 Departe from Trivandrum
wake up early to enjoy the sun rise later we will pick up from Hotel and transfer you to Trivandrum - airport / Railway station. End of Kerala Tamilnadu tour
Happy Tour Ending.
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