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Kerala
Backwaters Tour Package |
Duration
: (7 Nights / 8 Days)
Places Covered :
Cochin - Munnar - Periyar - Kumarakom - Houseboat
- Alleppey - Cochin |
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Day
01 : Cochin - Munnar
Arrive Cochin airport and transfer to Munnar
(135 kms -4.30 hrs) .Munnar is 1800 mts above
sea level and also the place of South India's
highest peak (Anamudi- 2695mts). Check in
at the hotel. Visit tea estates. Dinner and
overnight at the hotel
Day 02 : Munnar
After breakfast full day visit of Munnar.
Visit of Eravikulam National Park,the best
place to see Nilgiri Tahr ( Hermitragus Hylcrious)
-the mountain goat of South India. Visit Mattupatty
dam. Dinner and overnight at the hotel.
Day 03 : Munnar - Periyar
After breakfast transfer to Periyar ( 120
kms- 4 hrs). Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary, one
of the largest wildlife reserves in India,
it occupies 777 sqkms of the Cardamom Hills
region of the Western Ghatts. Afternoon sightseeing.
Dinner and overnight at the hotel.
Day 04 : Periyar
Morning game viewing by the boat in the sanctuary,
surrounded by the hills. Wildlife includes
elephants, gaur, wild dogs, otters, freshwater
tortoise and bird species like heroin, kingfisher
,hornbill, water and fishbowls can be seen
here. Afternoon visit of spice plantations.
Dinner and overnight at the hotel.
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Day 05 :Periyar - Kumarakom
After breakfast transfer from Periyar to Kumarakom
( 121 kms 4. 5 hrs). Transfer to the Hotel. Kumarakom
near Kottayam ( 16 kms) is well known for its backwaters
and Kumarakom Bird Sanctuary. This sanctuary is
rich with a number of noteworthy species include
the Dater or Snake Bird, Little Cormorant, Night
Heroin, Golden- backed woodpecker, Crow Pheasant,
White Breasted Water Hen and Tree Pie etc. The season
for migratory birds are from November to March.
Dinner and overnight at the hotel.
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06 : Kumarakom - Houseboat
Breakfast at the hotel. Board the
houseboat from Kumarakom jetty. Staying in
this moving palace is breathtakingly stimulating
experience. While sailing down a maze of canals
one sees different scenes from the villages,
paddy fields, coconut palms, fisherman and
local life. Lunch, dinner next day breakfast
and tea snacks will be provided in the boat.
The cool breeze from the Lake make you sleep
early in the night after anchoring in a fancy
place. Dinner and Overnight in the houseboat.
Day 07 : Houseboat - Alleppey - Cochin
After breakfast in the houseboat disebark
at Alleppey. Alleppey is also known as Vinice
of the East because of the narrow canals and
backwaters. Transfer to Cochin (70 kms /2
Hrs), check in at the hotel. After noon Cochin
city tour visiting St. Francis Church, Chinese
Fishing nets, Jewish Synagogue, Dutch Palace.
Over night at the hotel.
Day 08 : Cochin departure
Transfer to airport to connect flight for
onward destination (hotel checkout 12:00 hrs). |
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