CHARMING KERALA

  Day 1: Kochi Arrival; To Munnar

Arrival in Kochi Airport. Meet and Greet with Santos King representative and transfer to resort at Munnar (4 hours drive). Munnar is a popular hill station in Kerala situated at the confluence of three mountain streams - Mudrapuzha, Nallathanni and Kundala. Munnar, at 1600 metres above sea level is filled with sprawling tea plantations and picture book towns and was once the summer resort of the British Government in South India. Overnight stay at Munnar.

  Day 2: In Munnar

Morning sightseeing with visit to Mattupetty Lake and Dam, Echo Point, Kundala Lake, Blossom Garden, Tea Museum and Rajamalai (Eravikulam) National Park famous for Nilgiri Tahr. Overnight stay at Munnar.

  Day 3: To Thekkady

Morning drive through the scenic Western Ghats and spice trails to Thekkady (4 hours drive). Enroute, we will stop by a Spice Garden and you will be shown cardamoms, peppers, coffee, ginger, cocoa, nutmeg growing. Transfer to your resort in Thekkady. Evening enjoy a boat ride on Lake Periyar to see wild animals. Optional visit to Spice Market in the town. Overnight stay at Thekkady.

  Day 4: To Houseboat (Alappuzha)

Early Morning drive to Alappuzha (5 hours drive). Check-in to your floating houseboat (Kettuvallam), boat with bedroom and en-suite rest room for your comfort. Enjoy unlimited cruising on backwaters, sip a coconut, get disturbed by only the chirping of birds and occasional ripples in water and savor mouthwatering delicacies prepared in front of you by your kitchen crew. Overnight stay in Houseboat.

  Day 5: To Kochi; Departure

Morning check-out from Houseboat and drive to Kochi. Enjoy Kochi sightseeing with visit to the Dutch Palace(Mattancherry Palace), built by the Portuguese and presented to the Raja of Cochin "Veera Kerala Varma", Jewish Synagogue, where scrolls of the Old Testament and copper plates inscribed in Hebrew script are preserved , Jews Street, St. Francis Church, built in 1503, the oldest European church in India where the Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama's body was originally buried, Santa Cruz Basilica, the Roman Catholic church with beautiful paintings on the ceiling, Chinese fishing nets and the Indo-Portuguese Museum. Evening Transfer to Kochi airport.