KERALA BUDGET GROUP TOUR

Day 01 - Arrival at Cochin Ernakulum to Cochin - 15.8 Km You are greeted on arrival at Ernakulum Railway station and thereafter transfer to Hotel. Afternoon you can go for the sightseeing of Cochin. Here you can see the St Francis Church; the oldest Church in India, 500 year old Portuguese Houses, Jewish Synagogue, Dutch Palace, Chinese fishing nets, 16th century Synagogue, Jew Town and Mattancherry Palace, built by Portuguese, this Palace contains some of Indias most beautiful murals. Evening go for shopping. Overnight at Hotel. Day 02 Munnar Cochin to Munnar - 127 Km Morning drive to Munnar covering a distance of 130 kms / 4 hrs enroute visit Cheyyappara Waterfalls. On the way to Munnar you can see tea gardens and see tea making process spread like a green carpet over hundreds of kilometers, lush green hills, a place so difficult to describe, very low population too far from pollution, most of the area covered by Tata tea. Afternoon enjoy a nice Jeep ride through the aromatic tea plantations. Spend the remaining day at leisure and enjoy picturesque landscapes. On arrival check into the hotel. Overnight in Hotel. Day 03 - Munnar Morning sightseeing in Munnar which includes Christ Church, Raja Malai, a top peak of Munnar where you may see Neel Thar (mountain goats), Pothamedu, Mattupetty, Eco-Point etc. and proceed to visit Rajamala Hills lying adjacent to the park and stop by at Madupetty Dam, a famous picnic spot for boating and horse riding en route to Top Station. Afternoon enjoy a picnic lunch in the middle of a tea garden or on the side of a lake. Enjoy rest of the day at leisure and relax in the surroundings of the hotel. Overnight stay in hotel.

Day 04 Kottayam and Kumarakom Kottayam to Kumarakom 9 Km Today morning after breakfast drive to Kumarakom. On arrival check in to a beautiful Backwater Resort. enjoy traditional Kerala pure vegetarian lunch at Kottayam served on Banana Leaf.. Afternoon free to relax at the resort. Evening at leisure to enjoy a spectacular sunset. Overnight stay in Hotel.

Day 05 - Palaruvi - Poovar Palaruvi to Poovar 8.5 Km Morning after breakfast drive to palaruvi and visit Aruvikkara, Ponmudi hills, Veli Tourist village, Museum / Zoo, Akkulam Lake, After lunch you can go to the poover Dam. Rest of the day free to relax at waterfall. Palaruvi Falls is one of those waterfalls that apparently have ayurvedic healing properties as we were told the stream meanders through some natural herbal groves further upstream. Day 06 Kovalam Poovar to Kovalam 14 Km Morning after breakfast, disembark houseboat and transfer you to Kovalam, enriched with rich Greenery of Coconut Palms and laced with golden sands. On arrival check in at a beach resort. Rest of the day free to relax and enjoy the beach. Stay overnight at Hotel

Day 07 Kovalam Kovalam offers an excellent diversity with Kovalam beach to suit all desires and occasions. Three curve shaped beaches, alienated by stony outcroppings, from the major attraction of this coastal resort. Backed by precipitously mounting headlands and covered by fertile coconut palms, the beaches, especially the southernmost part of lighthouse beach Evening free to enjoy the beach. Stay overnight at Hotel.

Day 08 Trivandrum

Kovalam to Trivandrum 11 Km Today morning you can do the sightseeing of Trivandrum [The Capital of Kerala]. Here you can see the 260 year old Sri Padmanabha Swami Temple, covers an area of 2400 sq Km, Puthan Maliga Palace Museum [200 year old Palace of the Travancore Maharajas], Horse Palace, Napier Museum [Which has an electric display of bronzes, temple carts, Ivory carvings etc.] and Sri Chitra Art Gallery and transfer to Trivandrum railway station for your train back home

Includes

Accommodation in hygienic Hotels Harbour cruise by an exclusive boat at Cochin Visit to tea museum a en-route to the drive from Cochin to Munnar Jeep ride through the tea plantations at Munnar Picnic lunch during their sightseeing tour in the middle of a tea garden or on the side of a lake at Munnar Spice plantation visit at Periyar Traditional Kerala pure vegetarian lunch at Kottayam served on Banana Leaf, enroute from Periyar to Kumarakom Transportation using as per itinerary Buffet breakfast, Lunch & dinner at all places as per itinerary Arrival assistance Service of an English speaking driver Drivers expense, Parking, Toll All Taxes

Maru Sagar Exp 10:05 1. (12978) (Jaipur)

04:20 (Eranakulam Jn)

42h 15m

Fri

Trivndrm Rjdhni 15:40 1. (12432) (Kota Jn)

05:45 (Trivandrum Cntl)

38h 5m

Tue, Wed & Sun