Kerala Hills & Backwaters
Munnar • Alleppey • Kochi
Misty tea plantations, a night on the backwaters and a slow morning in Fort Kochi.
Highlights
The itinerary
Day 01Cochin → MunnarMeet your driver at Kochi airport and drive up through rubber country into the Western Ghats. The last hour is all tea.+
- ·Cheeyappara & Valara waterfalls
- ·Spice plantation stop
- ·Arrive in time for the evening mist
Hill-view hotel, Munnar
MealsDinner
Evening walk through Munnar town market
Day 02Explore MunnarA full day in the tea estates, at your own pace. We keep the day light so you can sit still somewhere with a view.+
- ·Tea museum and estate walk
- ·Mattupetty dam
- ·Echo Point and Kundala lake
Hill-view hotel, Munnar
MealsBreakfast, dinner
Top Station viewpoint · boating at Mattupetty
Day 03Munnar → AlleppeyDescend to the coast and board your houseboat by early afternoon. The rest of the day belongs to the water.+
- ·Backwater cruise through Kuttanad
- ·Village life from the deck
- ·Sunset on the water
Private houseboat, Alleppey
MealsLunch, tea, dinner, breakfast
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Day 04Alleppey → Kochi → DepartureCruise back to the jetty after breakfast, then drive to Kochi with time for Fort Kochi before your flight.+
- ·Chinese fishing nets
- ·St Francis Church
- ·Jew Town and the spice lanes
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MealsBreakfast
Kathakali performance, subject to your flight time
What's included
- ✓Hotel accommodation on twin-sharing basis
- ✓Daily breakfast, plus meals listed per day
- ✓Private air-conditioned car with driver
- ✓Houseboat stay with full board
- ✓Sightseeing as per the itinerary
- ✓Tolls, parking and driver allowances
- ✓Arrival and departure transfers
- ✓A travel expert on WhatsApp through your trip
Not included
- —Flights, trains and visa fees
- —Lunches and dinners not listed above
- —Entry tickets, camera and guide fees
- —Optional activities and boat rides
- —Personal expenses, laundry and tips
- —Travel insurance
- —Peak-season and festival surcharges
- —Anything not listed under inclusions
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