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| Kerala Backwater Tour |
TOUR TYPE: City Tour, Honeymoon Tour
TOUR COST STARTS FROM : USD
TOUR PATH :
Mumbai
(1)
> Trivandrum
> Kovalam
(3)
> Varkala
(1) > Alleppey
(1) > Thekkady
(2)
> Cochin
(1)
> Lakshdweep
(7)
> Mumbai
(1)
MONUMENTS :
Bolghotty Palace,
Santa Cruz Basillica Chruch,
Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus,
Gateway Of India
ACTIVITIES : Wildlife Safari, Houseboat Cruise, Water Sports
TOUR VALID TILL : September 30, 2009 |
DAY 1
ARRIVE MUMBAI
Arrive at Mumbai International airport, on arrival you will be met and transfer to the hotel. Overnight at hotel.
 DAY
2
MUMBAI > TRIVANDRUM (BY FLIGHT)
> KOVALAM (20 kms/30 mins)
[Breakfast]
Today morning after breakfast, transfer to Mumbai airport for flight to Trivandrum. Arrive in Trivandrum and drive to Kovalam (20 kms). Arrive and check-in at the hotel. Overnight at Kovalam.
DAY 3 TO DAY 4
KOVALAM
[Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner]
Enjoy the Ayurvedic treatment at the Somatheeram Resort. Also enjoy the beach. During this period you shall be served a special vegetarian meal.
DAY 5
KOVALAM > VARKALA (60 KMS / 1.5 HRS)
[Breakfast]
Today morning after breakfast drive to Varkala. Arrive and check-in at hotel. Evening enjoy the beaches. Overnight at hotel.
 DAY
6 VARKALA > ALLEPEY (110 KMS / 2.5
HRS)
[Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner]
After breakfast drive to Alleppey for the backwaters. Check-in
in the houseboat. Overnight on Houseboat.
Kerala Backwater Houseboat Cruise
A cruise along the palm-fringed waterways of Kerala in a luxury
houseboat is the most enchanting holiday experience in India
today. In this world of simple pleasures, you will skim past
ancient Chinese fishing nets, water lilies, lush paddy fields,
coir villages, rustic homes, temples and coconut groves. A guided
tour down the backwaters would provide you with a complete and
most enchanting experience on the back waters of Kerala and
will also reveal to you some interesting facts about the life
of local village people. There is a Kerala that lives along
these backwaters throbbing with its own unique culture .For
you, as a visitor to Kerala it can be incredibly different experience
just floating this backwaters in a country craft and absorbing
unusual representation.
 About
Houseboat:
The spectacular beauty of Kerala's backwaters needs no introduction.
The backwaters is an elaborate chain of lagoons, lakes &
rivers, spread like a necklace through central Kerala and found
nowhere else in the world. So the cruise offers excellent opportunity
to see the lifestyles of local people living along the large
sections of the backwaters of Kerala.
The Kettuvallam (House Boat in Kerala) is a large floating structure
with high loading carrying capacity was a part of Kerala's culture
and heritage over the past years. Houseboats could sail harnessing
wild energy. A journey through the lagoon is interesting, passing
through sleepy villages, busy boat jetties and vibrant celebrations.
The boat glides across the shimmering blue waters with gorgeous
green and fringed edges.
DAY 7
ALLEPEY > THEKKADY (170 KMS/ 4 HRS)
[Breakfast]
Today morning after breakfast drive to Thekkady. Arrive and check-in at the hotel.
 DAY
8 THEKKADY
[Breakfast]
Day for the local sight seeing and visit to Periyar Sanctuary and spice plantation market.
DAY 9
THEKKADY > COCHIN (190 KMS/ 5 HRS)
[Breakfast]
Morning for the local sight seeing and afternoon drive to Cochin. Arrive and check-in at the hotel. Overnight at hotel.
DAY 10
COCHIN > LAKSHADWEEP (BY FLIGHT)
[Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner]
Transfer to the airport for the flight to Lakshadweep. Arrive
and transfer to the hotel in a boat (8 kms from airport). Arrive
and check-in at Bangaran Island Resort.
 About
Lakshadweep:
Lakshadweep is one of the world’s most spectacular tropical
island systems. Thirty- two sq. km of land spread over 36 islands
surrounded by 4200 sq. km of lagoon rich in marine wealth. Location:
8° and 12° North Latitude and 71° and 74° East Longitude. It
is 220 to 440 km off the Malabar Coast in Kerala, India.
Climate: Tropical. 27° C - 32° C
Water Sports in Lakshadweep
The Bangaram island resort is an exclusive beach resort and
activities here include a range of water sports and recreation
including kayaks, sailing boats, glass bottom boats, snorkeling,
night fishing, scuba diving and organized fishing expeditions.
About Bangaram Island:
Living in an uninhabited Island! The very idea unfurls several
romantic thoughts. Bangaram is an island that does justice to
all that romantic imaginations. This teardrop shaped piece of
land is encircled by creamy sand. Even in the hottest part of
the day, you won’t feel the heat as luxuriant coconut trees
shade you from Sun’s rays. For a perfect outing, there are three
uninhabited islands in the same atoll, Tinnakara, Parali-I and
Parali-II. The deep, warm, clear waters of Indian Ocean with
its myriad flora and fauna are an irresistible invitation to
the scuba diving fraternity of the world. The exquisite coral
formation including the black coral formations, the variety
and number of coral fishes - the angel, the clown, the butterfly
etc.
DAY 11 TO DAY 16
LAKSHDWEEP
[Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner]
Day at leisure and enjoy activities at the hotel.
 DAY
17 LAKSHDWEEP > COCHIN > MUMBAI
(BY FLIGHT)
[Breakfast]
Morning transfer to the airport for the flight to Cochin. We take onward flight to Mumbai. Arrive Mumbai and transfer to your hotel. Overnight at hotel.
DAY 18
MUMBAI
[Breakfast]
Day for local sight seeing including Gateway of India, Hanging Garden, Victoria Terminus. Evening transfer to the airport for the international flight.
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