Kerala Houseboat Tour

Day 1 Arrive - Cochin
Arrive Cochin where you are met and transferred to the hotel for overnight.

Day 2 Cochin-Alleppey
This morning transfer to Alleppey. Arrive and transfer for a home stay, a charming family home close to the backwaters. Rest of the ay is at leisure for overnight.

Day 3 Alleppey
With your host family explore the nearby rice fields, coir works, temples and life around the backwaters. Alleppey is a major center for eco-friendly coir products.

Day 4 House boat
After breakfast transfer to the jetty to board a private house boat for a cruise along the palm-fringed backwaters of Vembanad Lake and its tributaries. Spend the night on board.

Day 5 Alleppey - Kanam
Disembark after breakfast for a short drive to Kanam Estate. Stay in a Resort set midst of a rubber plantation at Serenity. Rest of the day is aleisure.

Day 6 Kanam
At leisure with the opportunity to visit the surrounding spice plantations including pepper, nutmeg, cardamom, etc. You can also spend the day with an elephant and tend to his bath.

Day 7 Kanam - Munnar
Drive to the tea country of Munnar and check into your resort, a colonial bungalow in the middle of the estate. On your way visit the Eravikulam Sanctuary, home to the endangered Nilgiri Tahr.

Day 8 Munnar
Visit the nearby tea factory. You can go for a long walk in the estate with a picnic by the waterfalls.

Day 9 Athirapally
Morning drive to down the hills to Athirapally. Stay at the Rain Forest, a boutique property overlooking the famous Athirapally waterfalls. Remainder of the day is at leisure. You could go for walks with the hotel naturalist within the property or in the nearby reserve forest.

Day 10 Athirapally
You could take an early morning/late afternoon jeep safari or go for a walk to the tribal village in the forest. As well as being home to elephants, gaurs and other wildlife and the forest is also a paradise for birdwatchers.

Day 11 Athirapally - Sultan's Battery
Drive to Sultan's Battery in the hill country of Wyanad. Stay at Tranquil, a guesthouse in the midst of coffee plantations. Rest of the day is at leisure.

Day 12 Sultan's Battery
At leisure to enjoy the area and its rich bird life. A visit to the nearby Muthanga sanctuary can be arranged. The resort has an attractive pool and a well stocked bar.

Day 13 Sultan's Battery - Kadavu
Drive past the coastal town of Calicut to the Kadavu Resort, overlooking Feroke River. The traditional style resort has good facilities for Ayurveda and offers rice boat cruises on the river. On the way visit a handloom-weaving unit. Handloom in the area is famous and is exported for draperies in the West.

Day 14 Kadavu - Cochin (Kochi)
A long drive to Cochin visiting the elephant stables at Guruvayoor en route. Arrive and transfer to your hotel. In the evening enjoy a sunset cruise around the Chinese fishing nets.

Day 15 Cochin
Enjoy an auto-rickshaw ride through the old town of Fort Cochin and see the spices bazaar. Visit the sights including the Jewish synagogue, St Francis' Church and the Dutch Palace where murals depict the story from the epic Ramayana. Enjoy a lesson in Kerala cookery in the afternoon and enjoy lunch with your hostess. In the evening enjoy a Kathakali dance performance.

Day 16 Cochin - Onward Flight
Day is at leisure. Later transfer to the airport for your onward flight.