A Sacred Trail with Kerala Backwaters
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Duration7 Days
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Region
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Best Time
- October - April
Introduction
- Visit Meenakshi Temple
- Tour of Madurai City
- Explore Kanyakumari (boat ride to visit Vivekanand Memorial)
- Visit Padmanabha Temple, Trivandrum
- 2 Nights Stay on the traditionally built Kerala boat with all meals
- Explore the Kerala Backwaters
- Tour of Fort Cochin
Destinations Covered
Madurai
Athens of the EastOne of South India’s great temple towns, constructed in the form of a lotus, Madurai is famous for the awe-inspiring Sri Meenakshi Temple complex. It is an animated city packed with pilgrims, business-people, bullock carts and underemployed rickshaw drivers. It’s one of South India’s oldest cities and has been a center of learning and pilgrimage for centuries. A textile centre from way back, the city was also the setting for Mahatma Gandhi’s decision, in 1921, to wear nothing but khadi (homespun cloth), and tailors’ shops are everywhere in town.
Kanyakumari
Kanyakumari, also known as ‘Cape Comorin,’ is the southern tip of the Indian Peninsula where the Arabian Ocean, the Indian Ocean and the Bay of Bengal meet together. It is the smallest district in Tamil Nadu and the only place in the entire world where one can witness both the rising and setting of the sun at the same time along with moon rise.
Alappuzha
Venice of the EastAlappuzha is the hub of Kerala's backwaters, home to a vast network of waterways, over a thousand houseboats and an important coir industry. Head out towards the backwaters and Alleppey becomes graceful and greenery-fringed, disappearing into a watery world of villages, punted canoes, toddy shops and, of course, houseboats.
Backwaters of Kerala
Kerala is renowned for its emerald backwaters that sing of tranquility and rejuvination like Backwaters in Kerala is a network of 1500 km of canals both man-made and natural, 38 rivers and 5 big lakes extending from one end of Kerala to the other. While hill resorts and beaches can be found in other parts of India, the backwaters are unique to Kerala. Meandering through the coastal areas of Kerala is a 900 kilometers (560 miles) long intricate network of lagoons, lakes, canals, estuaries and deltas of several rivers that flow into the Arabian Sea.
Kochi
Queen of the Arabian SeaKochi (formerly Cochin) is a cosmopolitan city in the state of Kerala with a bustling commercial port. Kochi is the financial capital of Kerala and, with a population of more than 2 million, the biggest urban agglomeration in the state. It is one of the major tourist destinations in India.
Detailed Itinerary
Dates & Prices
Day | City | Hotel/Accomodations | Meal Plan |
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1 | Madurai | Courtyard by Marriott, Madurai
Deluxe Room
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2 | Madurai | Courtyard by Marriott, Madurai
Deluxe Room
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B
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3 | Kanyakumari | Hotel Sparsha, Kanyakumari
Deluxe Room
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B
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4 | Alappuzha | RV Vaikundam
Deluxe Cabin
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B, L, D
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5 | Backwaters of Kerala | RV Vaikundam
Deluxe Cabin
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B, L, D
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6 | Kochi | Le Meridien, Cochin
Deluxe Room
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B
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7 | Kochi |
B
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B- Breakfast, L- Lunch, D- Dinner
Prices
Prices are Valid from 1st October 2020 till 15th April 2021
(Not Valid from 20th December 2020 till 5th January 2021)
Particulars | Prices Per Person |
Per Person prices for minimum 2 paying guests staying in twin sharing | INR 34799 |
Single Room Supplement | INR 27788 |
Optional Supplement
Transport Services from Cochin to Cochin as per the itinerary (inclusive of Fuel, interstate taxes, toll taxes, parking, driver overnight charges, mineral water and all currently applicable govt. taxes)
Particulars | Prices |
AC Indigo/Similar (recommended upto 3 guests) | INR 30048 |
AC Innova (recommended upto 4 guests) | INR 35573 |
AC Tempo Traveller (recommended upto 7 guests) | INR 44498 |
*For transport services from other cities please contact us.
- Accommodation on Twin/Double sharing basis as per the above mentioned Hotels OR Similar in base category rooms as per above mentioned meal plan.
- 2 nights accommodation on the Kerala Backwater boat with all meals and activities
- Guided tour of Madurai (Entrances on direct payment)
- Guided tour of Kanyakumari (boat ride to visit Vivekanand Memorial)
- Visit Padmanabha Temple, Trivandrum
- Guided Tour of Fort Kochi (Entrances on Direct Payment basis)
- All currently applicable taxes
- Expense of personal nature like laundry, telephone/fax calls, alcoholic beverages, camera/video camera fee at monuments, medical expenses, etc.
- Any Insurance.
- Any tipping.
- All entrance fees at the monuments as per the itinerary.
- Kathakali dance performance at Kochi.
- Transport services (supplement mentioned above)
- Assistance at the Airports.
- Any meals or beverages that are not specified on the above inclusions.
- Expenses caused by factors beyond our control like rail and air plane delays, roadblocks, vehicle malfunctions, political disturbances, taxes, lost luggage, etc.
- Any other services not mentioned in the inclusions.
- Any further tax levied by the government of India.