Meetings & 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/PERIYAR
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.
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.
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.
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