Duration: 7 Nights / 8 Days
Places Covered: Cochin - Munnar - Thekkady - Alleppey - Kovalam - Kanyakumari - Trivandrum
When it comes for family holiday, you must plan a trip to Kerala tour. It is also called as “God’s own country”. Enjoy the Malabar coast, breath-taking beauty of the Mother nature with your family. Stay at the backwaters with them, cuddle them at the pristine beach. The tour starts from arrival at Cochin. From Cochin drive to Munnar. After reaching at Munnar take rest. Then go for a full day sight seeing with your family. There are popular spots like Echo point, Gundala Lake, Photo point, Elephant arrival spot, Cinema shooting point, Mattupetty, Anaimudi peak, Tata tea museum, Spice plantation, Hydel park to explore with your family.
Then drive from Munnar to Thekkady. Don’t forget to take your family to witness the wildness of Periyar National Park. Go for a boat ride in the evening at click some nice photos with your family. Then drive to Alleppey to enjoy the charm of backwaters. Take a boat house for a day and explore the green forest at back waters. Spend quality time with your family in the floating villa and enjoy the river islands and take some photo with the beautiful backwaters. After visiting backwaters reach at Cochin for departure.
On your arrival at Cochin Airport/ Railway station, pick up & later drive to Munnar hills (130 Kms), the green Paradise of Kerala with unending expands of Tea plantations, spice plantations and a variety of flora and fauna. On the way visit Cheeyappara as well as Valara waterfalls along with the foggy valleys of tea plants and spices. Check in your hill resort and after noon at leisure/ you can go to visit Munnar town and nearby places & Overnight stay.
Today after breakfast, go for sightseeing at Mattupetty Dam; a beautiful spot for viewing the picturesque Munnar, Kundala Lake- a natural lake with recreational facilities like boating and having excellent view of Western Ghats as well as the forest surrounded with. Also visit Eco point,blossom park, TATA Tea Museum, Hydel park and tea plantations. After noon you can visit Eravikulam National park; where the endangering Nilgiri Tahr is conserved and known as one of the highest hill ranges in South India. Later drive back to your resort for Overnight
After a blissful tryst with the captivating hills of Munnar, your family will be driven to Thekkady! Following today’s breakfast, pack your bags and embark on a delightful journey to the abode of the enthralling Periyar National Park.
Your arrival in Thekkady will be followed by checking-in into a hotel or a resort, where you can unwind yourself and embark on a sightseeing tour of tribal villages and plantation areas. Come evening, you will get an opportunity to witness the wilderness of the Periyar National Park while enjoying an evening boat ride in the Periyar Lake. With the completion of the boat ride, you will be driven back to the hotel/resort for your overnight stay.
Waking up in the morning, enjoy your breakfast and drive to Alleppey; one of most scenic destinations in Kerala. Also known as the ‘Backwater Capital of India’ or the ‘Venice of the East’, your arrival in Alleppey will be followed by your check-in into a houseboat.
Settling down within the playful houseboat, take your family members for a backwater cruise and manoeuvre through several river islands, evergreen coconut groves and lot more. Witness and explore the enticing beauty of the backwaters, relax in the houseboat and surrender yourself into the hands of Mother Nature while enjoying pleasant moments with your family members.
Following the unlimited fun and excitement in Alleppey, today, the entire family will be transferred to Kovalam or the ‘Beach Capital of Kerala’. Home to some of the most stunning and alluring beaches in India, your arrival in Kovalam will be adorned by checking-in into one of the beach resorts. After checking-in, unpack your bags and settle down for the night with your family members.
Today morning, after having breakfast with your family members, get set for an exciting day out at the Kovalam Beach. Visit the most gorgeous beach with the most valued relations of your life and indulge in several exciting and amusing activities. Enjoy sunbathing around the warm sands, play with the lively waves, relax with an ayurvedic body massage, and participate in an array of water sports with your family. At dusk, drive back to the resort and enjoy your overnight stay with all the family members.
As all the family members wake up in the morning, they will be served with a filling breakfast. Post this, they will be checked-out from the resort and driven towards the ‘Land’s End of India’ or Kanyakumari. While on the way, you can visit the ancient Padmanabhapuram Palace built by the Maharaja of Travancore and the sacred Sucheendram Temple.
With your arrival in Kanyakumari, you can behold the enchanting beauty wherein the Indian Ocean, Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal confluences with each other. Following this, you will be taken for a boat ride to the renowned Vivekananda Rock Memorial, the meditation ground of Swami Vivekananda. By evening; after completing all the activities, you will be checked-in into a hotel or a resort where you can spend the overnight with your family members.
With today’s breakfast, this exotic family holiday in Kerala will come to an end. After your breakfast, you will be driven back to Trivandrum, where you will be dropped at the railway station or at the airport. Post this, continue your onward journey to your home or next destination with your beloved family members.
