Day 01: Kochi
Arrival at Kochi Airport / Railway station, and transfer you to
the hotel / resort. Check in to home stay / hotel. Evening visit
to Marine Drive, enjoy the sunset and have stroll on the walk
way. Over night back to the hotel.
Day 02: Kochi
Enjoy the sumptuous breakfast. Later
proceed for sightseeing of Kochi. Kochi is having the best
preserved history of colonial times and the ideal way to bring
it alive is to take a walk down memory lane. The major tourist
attractions are Chinese Fishing Nets, St. Francis Church, Santa
Cruz Basilica, Jewish Synagogue, and Mattancherry palace/Dutch
Palace.
Overnight stay at the Hotel/Resort.
Day 03: Kochi – Kumarakom (100 kms. – 02½ hrs.)
After Breakfast drive to Kumarakom. Reach & check-in at the
hotel and relax for a while amidst the comforts of your room.
Kumarakom is one of the few places in the world where the means
for transportation is through boats. Kumarakom is blessed with
the Vembanad Lake which has its majestic canals, streams and
distributaries along its banks weave an intricate and
enchantingly beautiful web. Explore the rest of the day at your
own leisure. Overnight stay at the Hotel/Resort.
Day 04: Kumarakom
Enjoy the sumptuous breakfast. The major attraction of Kumarakom
is the Bird Sanctuary which lies at the edge of the grounds of
an old estate where a profusion of all kinds of birds can be
observed. Domestic birds such as cuckoo, wild duck, egrets,
darters, herons, teal, and water fowl can be seen in abundance
here, and the Siberian storks which migrate to this place each
year. Explore the rest of the day at your own leisure.
Overnight stay at the Hotel/Resort.
Day 05: Kumarakom – Houseboat
After Breakfast drive to the boat Jetty. Board the traditionally
decorated houseboat and begin the enchanting backwater cruise.
The backwaters of Kerala is a unique
product of Kerala and is found no where else in the world. A
glide in a "Kettuvallam" (Houseboat) through the enchanting
backwaters is sure to rob your heart. You’re in a watery
universe, so quiet, even you can hear your own blood pumping
around your head. Sparkling greens, emerald backwaters,
coir-laden houseboats and magical beauty heals your mind and
body as you travel to surreal Kerala. Overnight stay in the
Houseboat.
Day 06: Houseboat – Varkala (110 kms. – 03 hrs)
After Breakfast drive to Varkala. Varkala, a calm and quiet
hamlet, lies on the outskirts of Thiruvananthapuram district.
The only place where shining white sands, cloudless sky touching
the blue water and the red soil of the hilltop, coupled with
yellow-green paddy fields, and green coconut trees, make a
composite picture of the beauty and awesomeness of nature.
Papanasam is one of the prominent beaches in Varkala. The
evening sun dipping slowly into the mammoth ocean and filling
the whole place with colours red and orange is a breathtaking
view. Overnight stay at the Hotel/Resort.
Day 07: Varkala
Enjoy the sumptuous breakfast. Later
proceed for the sightseeing of 2000 years old Janardhana Temple.
The temple of Janardhana is a fine example of Kerala art and
architecture dedicated to Lord Vishnu. The circular ‘Sanctum
sanctorum” surmounted by a conical dome of copper sheets, the
square ‘mandapa' with beautiful wooden carvings of Navagrahas on
the ceiling and copper-plated roof over it. Sivagiri Mutt is a
religious site, founded by Sree Narayana Guru (1856 – 1952), the
famous philosopher and social reformer of modern Kerala. Kappil
Lake gives way to the pictorial world of the Kerala backwaters.
The scenic beauty of the estuaries of the lake is mesmerizing.
Overnight stay at the Hotel/Resort.
Day 08: Varkala – Kovalam (66 kms – 01½ hrs.)
After Breakfast drive to Kovalam beach. Reach & Check-in at the
hotel and relax for a while amidst the comforts of your room.
Kovalam is known as the "Paradise of the South". This dreamland
is an evergreen, serene, pleasant climatic and enticing beach
destination. Explore on your own to see how the everlasting sea
touches the everlasting sky. Kovalam is the place where one can
see the golden sand at the day time & silver sand in the night.
With high rock promontory and a calm bay of blue waters, this
beach paradise creates a unique aquarelle on moonlight nights.
Overnight stay at the Hotel/Resort
Day 09: Kovalam – Trivandrum – Kovalam After
Breakfast proceed for the sightseeing of Trivandrum.
Thiruvananthapuram literally means Ananthapuri, "the city of
Ananthan", the Thiru (Great/Lord) Ananthan's Puram (City).
Ananthan is the serpent Sesha on whom Padmanabhan or Vishnu
reclines. The temple of Anantha, the Sri Padmanabhaswamy temple
is the most religious icon of the city. Other sightseeing places
are Kuthiramalika Palace Museum, the name Kuthiramalika means
'palace of horses' derived from the frieze of 122 wooden horses
on the exterior walls. Veli Tourist Village, which has an
excellent waterfront park with a wide range of aqua
entertainment facilities like fishponds, wading pools and
landscaped garden. Shangumugham Beach where one can watch the
amazing sunset.
Overnight stay at the Hotel/Resort.
Day 10: Kovalam - Kanyakumari (84 kms. - 02 hrs.)
After
Breakfast drive to Kanyakumari the land of virgin goddess.
Kanyakumari an important pilgrim centre of India, it is famous
for the Amman Temples – a symbol of unity and sanctity –
dedicated to the virgin Goddess, Kanya Kumari. To its South –
East lies the famous Vivekananda Rock Memorial, a blend of all
architectural styles of India. Mahatma Gandhi Memorial
Resembling central Indian Hindu temples in form, the memorial
was so designed that on Mahatma Gandhi's birthday (2nd October),
the first rays of the sun fall on the exact place where the
ashes of the father of the nation were kept., Thiruvalluvar
Statue, the memorial statue of Thiruvalluvar is in Kanyakumari.
Overnight stay at the Hotel/Resort.
Day 11: Kanyakumari – Trivandrum (95 kms. – 02½ hrs.)
After Breakfast transfer to airport / railway station.
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