Duration : 13 Nights / 14 Days
Destination
: Cochin- Monkotta - Backwaters- Kumarakom - Mararikulam - Kovalam
Day
01 : International Arrival Arrive Cochin. You will be met on
arrival and depart by road to Mararikulam, a journey of about one and half
hours. Overnight at.
Mararikulam
is a sleepy fishing village located between the port city of Cochin and
Alleppey. And here, amidst the coconut groves is the Marari Beach Resort set
in a superb location of 25 acres of coconut palm grooves leading down to the
vast expanse of beach. This resort is 90 km from Cochin International
airport and 12 km from Alleppey. It is constructed with a strong ethnic
flavour. All 52 villa-cottages are air-conditioned with twin or double beds,
mini bar, coffee making facilities and delightfully furnished verandah with
ceiling fan. The bathrooms are spacious and modern, built in traditional
Keralian style with an open-air courtyard, complete with a banana or Papaya
tree. Each villa has a small private garden area. Activities here include
cruises on the backwaters nearby, visits to traditional coir-making units
etc and Amphitheater for cultural shows. Services include doctor on call,
Ayurveda centre, purified water, laundry facilities, and currency exchange
facilities. There is a buffet resort, which serves delectable fare, both
Indian and Continental and a bar. The "beach-shack" set amongst
the coconut palm fronting the beach serves delicious fish and seafood.
Day
02 - 03 : Mararikulam Days at leisure
Day
04 : Mararikulam to Backwaters Embark on your houseboat. Overnight
at Houseboat (AC B/R)
Day 05 : Backwaters to
Periyar Disembark from your houseboat at Alleppey and depart by
road to Periyar, a journey of about five hours. Overnight at hotel Spice
Village for two nights (Standard Room).
The Periyar Wildlife
Sanctuary lies around the lake, on the cool hills of the Western Ghats the
heartland of which luxuriate in matted coffee, tea, pepper and cardamon
plantations. Periyar offers one of the most sybaritic ways of seeing big
game. The tropical jungle around Periyar lake can be explored on the foot as
well but we lounge in a motor launch as it drifts around a bend and comes
into sight of elephants, deer or bison coming to the shores of the lake for
a drink. It is famous for its wild elephants and boasts a large population
of Gaur, Sambar, Cheetal, Sloth Bear, Wild Dog and many species of birds.
During the dry season when water-holes within the forest are dry, leopards
and tigers also pad up to the lake for water.
Day
06 : Periyar Morning & evening game viewing on Lake Periyar by
common boat.
Day 07 : Periyar to Kumarakom
Depart
by road to Kumarakom, a journey of about four to five hours. Overnight at
hotel.
Kumarakom at Vembanad Lake, is situated in a former rubber
plantation and is home to water fowl as well as migratory birds such as the
Siberian stork. This is definitely a place to sit back and relax.
Day
08 : Kumarakom Day is free for independent activities
Day
09 : Kumarakom to Mararikulam Depart by road from Kumarakom to
Mararikulam, a journey of about one hour and thirty minutes. Overnight at
Marari Beach Resort for four nights .
Day 10 - 12
: Mararikulam Days are free for independent activities
Day
13 : Mararikulam to Cochin Depart by road from Mararikulam to
Cochin, a journey of about one and half hours. Overnight at hotel .
With its wealth of historical associations and beautiful setting on a
cluster of islands and narrow peninsulas, Cochin or Kochi, reflects the
eclecticism of Kerala perfectly. Traders from the West came to Kerala as far
back as the 3rd century B.C. and took back with them spices, ivory and teak.
Much later, in the 15th century, the Portuguese, Dutch, French and British
came to this region in the guise of merchants, some to stay on as colonial
rulers. They all left their impression on the town. Modern Cochin is a
splendid mosaic myriad where Portuguese architecture and British influences
all blend harmoniously with the basic thread of Kerala's rich heritage. Here
you can also see the oldest church in India.
It has one of the
finest harbors in the world (all weather natural harbor and historic port)
is one of the India's most exciting, interesting and beautiful cities with a
grand seascape and extremely pretty locations and landscape (It is also
called the Queen of Arabian Sea.) The lagoons, wooded lands and backwaters
of this palm-green commercial town enhances its beauty.
Day
14 : International Departure Transfer from hotel to Cochin
international airport for your flight back home
Cities
in Rajasthan
