Kerala Tours » Backwaters & Houseboat Trip
Backwaters & Houseboat Trip
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Duration : 19 Nights / 20 Days
Places Covered : Chennai - Pondicherry - Tanjore - Trichy - Madurai - Periyar - Varkala
- Alappuzha - Munnar - Cochin - Mumbai
Day 1 : Abroad - Chennai
Arrive Chennai International airport.
On arrival, the guest will be met by our representative and check in to the hotel.
Overnight at hotel.
Day 2 : Chennai
Madras - the sprawling and gracious city on the "Bay of Bengal" is the fourth largest city in India. Visit the Fort St. George once a stronghold of the British, San Thome Cathedral, Marina Beach and the beautiful Mylapore temple. Overnight at hotel
Day 3: Chennai - Pondicherry
After breakfast drive to
Pondicherry (162 km), enroute visit Kancheepuram and Mahabalipuram.
Continue drive to Pondicherry.
Upon arrival in Pondicherry - check into the hotel
Overnight at hotel
Day 4 : Pondicherry 
Afternoon
tour of Pondicherry - visiting Botanical garden, Eglise De Sacre Coeur De Jesus and Sri Aurobindo Ashram. Later visit township of Auroville or the city of Dawn. Designed by a French architect Roger Arger, it is an entirely new concept in education and urban living.
Overnight at hotel
Day 5 : Pondicherry - Tanjore
After breakfast drive to
Tanjore (177 kms).
Upon arrival in Tanjore - check into the hotel.
Overnight at hotel
Day 6 : Tanjore - Trichy - Madurai
After breakfast drive to
Madurai (178 kms) enroute visit
Trichy
Thereafter continue drive to Madurai.
Upon arrival in
Madurai - check into the hotel
Overnight at hotel
Day 7 : Madurai 
Morning, visit the
Meenakshi temple. Also visit the palace of
Tirumala Nayak. Afternoon at leisure.
Overnight at hotel
Day 8 : Madurai - Periyar
Morning drive to
Periyar (177 kms)
Upon arrival at Periyar - check into hotel
Overnight at hotel
Day 9 : Periyar - Varkala
Morning drive to
Varkala (220 km).
Upon arrival in Varkala - check into the hotel.
Overnight at hotel
Day 10 : Varkala - Alappuzha
Morning drive to to be at
Alappuzha in time to witness the famous boat race.
Upon arrival to Alappuzha - check into the hotel
The snake boat races are preceded by colourful water parades.
Overnight at hotel
Day 11 : Alappuzha
Full day at The Snake Boat Race festival
"Payippad Boat Race Payippad near Harippad Alappuzha District ".
Overnight at hotel.
Day 12 : Alappuzha
Full day sightseeing tour around Alappuzha area.
Overnight at hotel.
Day 13 : Alappuzha
Aranmula Boat Race Aranmula, Pathanamthitta
Here are some of the most exhilarating moments from one of Kerala's most popular water fiestas. The Aranmula vallomkali, held on the Aranmula river in Pathanamthitta district, is part of the Onam celebrations. Unlike the other boat races of Kerala, is not a contest but a retracing of a ritualistic journey undertaken to the Aranmula temple in days gone by.
Overnight at hotel
Day 14 : Alappuzha - Munnar 
Morning drive to
Munnar (180 km)
Upon arrival in Munnar- check in to the hotel.
Overnight at hotel
Day 15 : Munnar
Morning, visit
Ervikulam National Park (16 kms) - it is the home of the endangered Nigiri Tahr (a type of mountain goat) that roams on a stretch of grassland or is seen climbing the pinnacles of the undulating hills.
Rest of the day at leisure.
Overnight at hotel
Day 16 : Munnar - Cochin
Morning drive to
Cochin (160 km)
Upon arrival in Cochin - check into hotel
Overnight at hotel
Day 17 : Cochin
Morning tour of
Cochin or "Kochi"- the palm green, commercial captial of Kerala is known as the "Queen of the Arabian Sea".
Afternoon free for
a stroll in Jew town
Overnight at hotel
Day 18 : Cochin - Mumbai
Late morning transfer from hotel to the railway station for train to
Mumbai.
On arrival in Mumbai, the guests will be met by our representative and transferred to the hotel Rest of the day at leisure.
Overnight at hotel
Day 19 : Mumbai
Morning, one hour boat ride across Mumbai Harbour brings you to the lush green Elephanta Island. Here, visit some of the huge and intricately carved
Elephanta Caves that date back to the 8th century.
Dedicated to Shiva, the beauty and power of these phenomenal sculptures depicting the various manifestations of Shiva is overpowering.
Later in late evening transfer to the International airport for your flight back home.
Day 20 : Abroad - Mumbai
Depart : Mumbai
