Kerala: Backwaters, Tea Hills & Spice Country Tour with Round-Trip Flights

Munnar(2N) → Thekkady(1N) → Alleppey(1N) → Kochi(1N)

4.6 (596 Reviews)

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STAY   4✭ hotels + houseboat

$ 451

$ 515

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Detailed Itinerary

Day 1 Ahmedabad → Kochi → Munnar
  • Your morning flight lands at Cochin International Airport, where your driver will be waiting past the arrivals area.
  • The road east departs from the coconut flatlands within the hour and begins to ascend.
  • By the second hour, the temperature of the air coming through the window changes significantly.
  • Cheeyappara and Valara waterfalls appear in sequence along the ghat road.
  • The final stretch of the journey runs between tea slopes that are trimmed flat like a tabletop.
  • Dinner will be waiting for you at the hotel.
  • Eravikulam National Park opens early and rewards early risers.
  • Visitors can see the Nilgiri tahr coming down to the road.
  • The park offers views of Anamudi, the highest peak in South India.
  • The afternoon loop includes:
    • Mattupetty Dam and its boats
    • Echo Point on the lake
    • The tea museum at Nallathanni, where you can follow a tea leaf from withering trough to grading table
  • Photo Point and the estate roads provide beautiful views as the light fades.
  • The drive south transitions from tea plantations to cardamom country, with the aroma preceding the arrival of the plantations.
  • Thekkady is located adjacent to the Periyar Tiger Reserve.
  • An afternoon boat ride on the lake offers a chance to observe wildlife, including elephants, gaurs, and sambars, as they come down to drink at the submerged treeline of a reservoir that was flooded in 1895.
  • A walk through a working spice garden afterwards provides insight into the scents experienced throughout the day.
  • You descend from the hills for the last time and arrive in Alappuzha around noon, where your houseboat is docked and ready.
  • These are rice barges converted for guests, and the crew sets off as soon as you are aboard.
  • The afternoon consists solely of water: paddy fields situated lower than the canal, toddy tappers working the palms, and children rowing home from school.
  • The boat moors before dark, and the kitchen serves karimeen prepared in the local style.
  • Breakfast is served while the boat returns to the jetty.
  • You will be on the road to Kochi by mid-morning.
  • Fort Kochi is best explored slowly and on foot:
    • The cantilevered Chinese fishing nets on the north shore.
    • St. Francis Church, where Vasco da Gama was first buried.
    • The Dutch Palace at Mattancherry, featuring its Ramayana murals.
    • Jew Town, a street lined with spice warehouses and antique dealers, ending at the Paradesi Synagogue.
  • A slower morning.
  • A final breakfast in Kerala.
  • Transfer to Cochin International Airport in time for your flight home.
  • If your departure is late enough, there is time for a visit to Marine Drive or a last trip to the spice market on Bazaar Road.
  • Your driver will discuss these options with you over breakfast.

Stay & Meal Details

Package Policies

  • Return economy airfare Ahmedabad ⇄ Kochi
  • 5 nights on twin sharing — 2 in Munnar, 1 in Thekkady, 1 on a houseboat, 1 in Kochi
  • Daily breakfast at all hotels, plus dinner on Day 1 at Munnar
  • All meals aboard the houseboat — lunch, tea, dinner, and breakfast
  • Private A/C vehicle throughout, with fuel, tolls, parking, driver allowance, night halts, and the Munnar levy
  • Airport meet-and-assist and both transfers at Cochin International
  • Eravikulam National Park slots and Periyar lake boat tickets, pre-booked
  • Mattupetty boating, Tea Museum, Echo Point, the spice plantation tour, and the Fort Kochi monuments
  • Bottled water throughout, welcome kit, and domestic travel insurance
  • 5% GST on the package value, billed at invoice
  • Lunches on Days 1, 2, 3, and 5, and dinners other than Day 1 and the houseboat
  • Kathakali, Kalaripayattu, and the Kochi cultural evening — bookable as add-ons
  • Elephant rides, bamboo rafting, Alleppey shikara, and other optional activities
  • Peak-season supplements for 19 Dec – 5 Jan, and the compulsory gala dinners
  • Camera fees, jetty charges, and viewpoint parking paid on the spot
  • Room service, laundry, telephone, minibar, and personal expenses
  • Tips to the driver, houseboat crew, and hotel staff
  • Anything arising from flight delay, roadblock, strike, or weather, and anything not listed under inclusions
  • Experience six days of adventure.
  • Explore the tea terraces of the high Western Ghats.
  • Wander through cardamom forests.
  • Enjoy a night on the Alappuzha backwaters.
  • Discover the spice godowns of old Cochin.
  • Air tickets are non-refundable once issued, whatever the notice period.
  • More than 21 days before departure: the land portion is refunded less ₹2,500 per person.
  • 8 to 21 days: 50% of the land portion is retained. Inside 7 days or no-show: no refund.
  • Houseboat and peak-season hotel bookings are non-refundable once confirmed.

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Kerala: Backwaters, Tea Hills & Spice Country Tour with Round-Trip Flights

Munnar(2N) → Thekkady(1N) → Alleppey(1N) → Kochi(1N)

4.6 (596 Reviews)

163 Agents for Munnar

STAY   4✭ hotels + houseboat

$ 451

$ 515

12% off

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