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TOUR 01 - 06 NIGHTS & 07 DAYS
Cochin / Munnar / Periyar / Kumarakom / Alleppey / Cochin

Day : 01 ARRIVAL COCHIN

Meeting & assistance on arrival & transfer to hotel.
Cochin is the natural harbour created by the famed underwater Malabar mud-banks whose quality ensures that the rougher the seas are outside the calmer the waters are within the Harbour. Vasco-de-Gama placed it on the world map. It has a Jewish synagogue, Portuguese churches, mosques & Hindu temples. Watch the Chinese Fishing Nets.

Day : 02 COCHIN / MUNNAR
Morning drive to Munnar & check-in at hotel.
Munnar is situated at the confluenceof three mountains stream- Madrapizha, Nallathani & kundala. 1600 m. above sea level, the hioll station was once the summer resort of erstwhile British Govet in Douth India. Sprawling tea plantations, picture book towns, winding lanes & holidays facilities make the popular resort town. Among the exotic flora found in the forest & grassland here is the Neelakurinji. This flower which bathes the hills in blue every twelve years, will bloom next in 2006 AD. Munnar also has the highest peak in South India, Anamudi.
Day : 03 MUNNAR
Day at leisure.
Day : 04 MUNNAR / PERIYAR

Drive to Periyar & check-in at hotel.
Periyar is the earliest sanctuary. Set up in 1934, it extends to 777 square kms & forms part of the high mountain ranges, the Western Ghats. Wild life can be seen while cruising on Periyar Lake in a motor boat. Amongst the animals which can be seen are elephants, wild boar, sambar, tiger, leopard, wild dog, langur monkeys, etc.
Day : 05 PERIYAR / KUMARAKOM
Drive to Kumarakom & check-in at hotel.
Kumarakom (Kottayam) is the loveliest Village in Kerala, blessed with nature's rare gifts is on the Eastern side of the vast Vembanad Lake. The lake provides facilities for boating, yachting, fishing, surf riding & swimming. Ideal picnic spot accessible by boat from here is Pathiramanal (Midnight Sands) a lonely island in the lake. Cruise along the back-waters enjoying the bracing climate & green magic of nature
Day : 06 KUMARAKOM / ALLEPPEY
Morning visit . Later board the house boat to Alleppey.
It is an incredibly different experience to cruise in the back waters in house boats absorbing the beauty of Kerala villages. The scenery flashes up vivid contrasts of breath-taking greens & deep blues. A journey through the curving and winding backwaters of Kerala is an experience of returing to nature.
Overnight at house boat.
Day : 07 ALLEPPEY / COCHIN & DEPARTURE
Drive to Cochin airport to board flight for onward journey.
 
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