Kerala Houseboat Packages
Duration: 05 Nights / 06 Days
Places to See: Cochin - Thekkady - Kumarakom - Alleppey
- Cochin
Day 01 : Cochin Arrival at Kerala
Arrive Cochin and transfer to Hotel. A few interesting sites included in
the tour are the Chinese fishing nets along the Vasco Da Gama Square, Santa
Cruz Basilica, St. Francis Church, VOC Gate, Bastion Bungalow etc. Apart
from these architectural splendors, an array of restaurants serving fresh
seafood is also popular among tourists.
Afternoon proceed for city tour of Cochin Overnight at Hotel.
Day 02 : Cochin - Thekkady
By Road covering 150 km in approx. 4 hr.
Breakfast at hotel. Proceed for Thekkady - drive through tea estates, spice
gardens and wild forests. Arrive Thekkady after a memorable drive and check
in at hotel. Overnight at Thekkady.
Day 03 : Thekkady
Early breakfast and reporting at the boat landing on Lake Periyar to cross
over to the starting point of the trek. After about two hours of hard walk,
you hop on to a country raft (its just bamboo poles bound together) paddled
by tribal boatmen.

Lunch would be packed and served in the jungle while a lavish dinner would
be served at the hotel. Overnight would be at the resort.
Day 04 : Thekkady - Kumarokom
By Road covering 175 km in approx. 5 hr.
In the morning proceed to Kumarakom after breakfast. Arrive at Kumarakom,
after a journey of approx. 5 hours enjoying the beauty of the traditional
Keralian houses. An enchanting backwater destination, Kumarokom offers visitors
many other leisure options. An unbelievably beautiful paradise of mangrove
forests, emerald green paddy fields and coconut groves interspersed with
enchanting waterways and canals adorned with while lilies - this is Kumarokom.
Check in at Hotel. Overnight at Kumarakom.
Day 05 : Kumarokom - Alleppey Houseboat Cruise
Morning go for Bird Sanctuary Visit. Later, check into a traditional houseboat
of Kerala Style and go on a leisurely backwater cruise along the lake on
a thatched houseboat. Overnight at Houseboat.
Day 06 : Alleppey - Cochin

By Road covering 60 km in approx. 1 hr.
Disembark the boat at Alleppey. Alleppey is known as the rice bowl of Kerala.
Here you can enjoy the lively villages and backwaters. Transfer at leisure
to Cochin for flight/train to the next destination.
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