Kerala With Backwaters

Day 1: Cochin. Arrive at Cochin airport by your scheduled flight. Our services begin here. You are greeted at the Cochin airport by your chauffeur. You are than driven to your hotel and check in.

Day 2: Cochin. Proceed for a city tour of Cochin. The tour begins from the Jewish Synagogue built in 1568, and next to the synagogue is Cochin’s fascinating Jew Street with it’s antique stores. Also visit the St. Francis Church, established by the Portuguese Franciscan friars in 1503. Vasco Da Gama was buried in the courtyard of this European church, on of the first, built in India. Visit the Chinese fishing nets. More than a century old and still in use, they are a great part of this tour.
Evening – Drive to watch a Kathakali dance (the art of storytelling through dance) performance. After the show, you are driven back to your hotel.

Day 3: Cochin – Backwaters cruise. Check out from hotel and proceed on a drive to Alleppey in the morning & board your houseboat. Relax and have a great time till the next day as you cruise the amazing backwaters.

Day 4: Backwaters – Periyar National Park.  Disembark from your houseboat and you are driven to Periyar. Arrive at Thekkady and check in to your lodge.
Periyar wildlife sanctuary is located around a picturesque artificial lake that was formed in 1895 by building a dam on the Periyar River. The terrain is hilly and the elevation of the park ranges from a few hundred feet to about 6000 feet above sea level. The lake occupies the valleys of the thickly forested hills, serving as a permanent source of water for wildlife in the Park. Although it falls under “Project Tiger”, the main attractions of the park are definitely Elephants. Periyar is home to just under a thousand elephants and also over 60 other mammal species including tigers, bison, deer, wild boar, and wild dog. There are over 300 species of birds, and even 160 species of butterflies. Prominent among the birds are Cormorants, Kingfishers, Darters, the great Malabar Hornbill, and the racket-tailed Drongoes.

Afternoon – Proceed for a wildlife viewing boat cruise.

Day 5: Periyar National Park. Proceed to Elephant Junction to spend time with elephants. Enjoy an elephant ride and bathing and feeding. Drive back to your hotel.

There is a break for lunch.

Afternoon – Proceed for a visit to a neighboring spice plantation with a naturalist. Continue your exploration of the lush jungles of Periyar with a guided trek into the jungle.

Day 6: Periyar – Cochin – International flight. Check out from hotel and you are driven to Cochin airport to board your flight for onward destination.

End of our services at Cochin Airport.

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