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Ethnic Textile Tour

Ethnic Textile Tour

Destinations

Mumbai - Cochin - Periyar - Kumarakom - Kovalam - Trivandrum - Mumbai

Duration

10 Nights / 11 Days

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Hotels

Meals

Sightseeing

Tea

Monuments

Transfers

Detail Itinerary

Day 01 : Arrive Mumbai - Cochin

Arrive Mumbai. Assistance on arrival at the airport and transfer to the domestic airport to board your flight to Cochin, Kerala. Meeting and assistance on arrival and transfer to the Hotel. Kerala - A coastal land where lakes and backwaters abound. It is beautiful and green with plantations of cardamom, cinnamon, cloves and pepper. Kerala has thick forests, which are homes to wild elephants, boars, snakes and a variety of wild life. The backwaters are teeming with seafood; tropical fruits like mangoes, bananas, and jackfruit are plentiful. Coconut palms are dotted all along the coast and lakes. The Kerala cuisine is incomplete without the use of fresh coconut and coconut oil. The most popular festival celebrated is Onam. Ladies decorate their doorsteps with colorful rangoli patterns made with fresh flower petals. They are very literate people with a simple dress mode. Afternoon city sightseeing - Dutch palace, Synagogue Old fort Cochin area, St. Francis Church, Chinese Fishing Nets. Evening witness a Kathakali Dance Drams performance at one of the auditorium. Overnight at the hotel.

Day 02 : Cochin - Periyar

Morning drive to Alleppey and take a boat cruise on the Vembanad Lake (approx 3 hrs) to Kottayam passing through the small canals and enjoying the backwater beauty of Kerala. On arrival at the Kottayam Boat Jetty, drive on to Periyar and upon arrival check-in at the hotel. Overnight at the hotel.

Day 03 : Periyar

Periyar Sanctuary was the earliest sanctuary to be set up in 1934. Amongst the animals spotted here are wild elephants, which can be seen and photographed at close quarters, wild boar, sambar, tier, leopard, wild dog and languor monkeys. Morning take a game viewing boat ride on the artificial Periyar Lake. Afternoon a spice plantation tour of Thekkady.Overnight at the hotel.

Day 04 : Periyar - Kumarakom

Morning after breakfast depart by surface to Kumarakom and upon arrival check-in at the hotel. Kumarakom an unbelievably beautiful paradise of mangrove forests, emerald green paddy fields, and coconut groves interspersed with enchanting waterways and canals adorned with white lilies. Situated on the Vembanad Lake, in this small water world, you will come across plenty of traditional country crafts, boats and canoes. Located on the banks of the Vembanad Lake, is the Kumarakom Bird Sanctuary - an ornithologist's paradise, is a favourite haunt of migratory birds like the Siberian stork, egret, darter, heron and teal. Other common varieties like woodp0ecker, skylark, crane, water hen and parrots can also be spotted here. Evening Optional Sunset Cruise - there can be few better ways to adjust to the pace of backwater life than to spend the waning hours of the afternoon just watching the sun go down. Overnight at the hotel.

Day 05 : In Kumarakom

Day free to explore the backwater island and relax.Overnight at the hotel.

Day 06 : Kumarakom - Kovalam

Morning drive to Trivandrum. On arrival check into the hotel. Overnight at the hotel.

Day 07 : In Kovalam

Day free for Yoga & Meditation and relaxation at the Golden Sandy Beach of Kovalam. Overnight at the hotel.

Day 08 : In Kovalam

Day free for Yoga & Meditation and relaxation at the Golden Sandy Beach of Kovalam. Overnight at the hotel.

Day 09 : In Kovalam

Day free for Yoga & Meditation and relaxation at the Golden Sandy Beach of Kovalam. Optional Trivandrum City Tour - visit the famous Sri Padmanabhaswamy Temple dedicated to Lord Vishnu. Rebuilt in 1733, it is an excellent example of South Indian architecture. Visit the Zoological Park, Napier Museum with its bronze collection, Sri Chitra Art Gallery with paintings from various schools; from countries like China, Japan, Java and Bali. Overnight at the hotel.

Day 10 : In Kovalam

Optional excursion to Kanyakumari(Cape Comerin) is the meeting point of the Arabian Sea, Bay of Bengal and the Indian Ocean. The sunrise and sunsets are a great attraction especially on a full moon day in April as it is possible to see the sunset and moonrise on the same horizon. Also visit the Gandhi Mandapam, a modern version of an Orian Temple designed in such a way that the rays of the sun strike the spot where the ashes of the Mahatma were kept (prior to immersion in the sea) at noon on 02 October every year. Vivekananda, the great thinker and reformer mediated here and a memorial was erected known as the Vivekananda Merial.

Day 11 : Trivandrum - Mumbai

In time departure transfer to the airport to board flight to Mumbai. Assistance on arrival at the airport and transfer for a short orientation tour of Mumbai city. Later Dinner at a hotel near the International airport, followed by departure transfer to airport to board your flight back home. END OF THE TOUR