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Kerala Hill Safari Tour |
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GOLDEN HILL SAFARI |
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| 08 NIGHTS / 09 DAYS
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| Kovalam-Neyyar-Ponmudi-Thenmala-Thekkady-Munnar-Cochin
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| Day : 01 Arrive Trivandrum by train or flight - Kovalam |
Upon arrival, transfer to the hotel. Rest of the day at leisure. |
Day : 02 Kovalam to Thenmala via Neyyar wildlife sanctuary - Ponmudi |
Early morning breakfast, straight drive to Neyyar Wildlife Sanctuary (30 km from Trivandrum city). |
| Day : 03 Thenmala |
| After breakfast, proceeds full day sightseeing tour at Thenmala. Visit Oil Palm, Rubber Plantations (one of the biggest rubber plantation in India) . En-route visit Palaruvi water falls. After Lunch, visit Sculpture Garden, Pathways, Boardwalk, Sway bridge etc. And finally, proceed one hour picturesque boating in the Shenduruney Wild Life Sanctuary. Overnight at the hotel. |
| Day : 04 Thenmala to Thekkady via Konni |
| After breakfast drive to Thekkady. En- route visit Konni elephant training camp on the borders for Konni forest . Proceed to Thekkady and transfer to the hotel. |
| Day : 05 Thekkady |
After Breakfast, proceed full day sight seeing tour at Thekkady, The most renowned destination is the Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary at Thekkady. Here is the natural habitat of Elephant, tiger, bison, spotted and samba deer, gaur, etc. visit includes tea garden, rubber estates and plantations, growing spices and coffee. The sanctuary is open throughout the year. |
| Day : 06 Thekkady to Munnar |
| Breakfast at the hotel. Morning proceed to Munnar. Arrival Munnar by noon, check-in to hotel. If you seek a sense of peace you'll find it here in Munnar. This is where you fill your holidays with quiet moments at 1600 meters above sea level. Relaxing within the cool stillness of thirty odd estates fanning out across the expanse of the hills. Overnight at the hotel. |
| Day : 07 Munnar |
| After breakfast proceed on with a full day sightseeing tour. Your visit includes Pothamedu-which offers an excellent view of Tea, coffee and cardamom plantations; Devikulam-an idyllic hill station with its velvet lawns, exotic flora and fauna; Pallivasal-the venue of the first Hydro Electric Project in Kerala; Mattupetty-the highly specialized dairy farm; Eravikulam National Park-a 97 sq.km park etc. Overnight at the hotel. |
| Day : 08 Munnar to Cochin |
| After breakfast drive to cochin transfer to the hotel. After noon sightseeing tour at Cochin The sightseeing shows you the prominent landmark of Cochin viz. Jewish Synagogue constructed in 1568. This is the oldest synagogue in the Commonwealth. Known for mid 18th century hand painted willow pattered floor tiles from China, ancient scripts on copper plates etc. Visit the "Dutch Palace" with its wonderful murals depicting the entire story of the Ramayana and Mahabharata on its walls. See St. Francis Church: built in 1503 by Portuguese. This is the first European church built in India. Overnight at the hotel. |
| Day : 09 Depart from Cochin |
| Rest of day free for you till you are transfer to airport or railway station for your onwards destination |