Duration: 06 Nights/07 Days
Destinations Covered: Cochin - Alappuzha - Ambalapuzha - Karumadi - Karunagapally
Tour Id: KTI-003

Day 1: Arrival at Cochin Airport and transfer to hotel
Cochin, the business hub of Kerala is also popularly known as the commercial capital of the State. Rest of the day free for individual activities Overnight at Hotel

Day 2: Local sight seeing in and around Cochin
Cochin has been hailed by tourists the world over as the ‘Queen of the Arabian Sea’. Your sight-seeing in Cochin will include the Jewish Synagogue, the Dutch Palace, the Bolghatty Palace etc. Overnight at Hotel

Day 3: Drive to Alappuzha
Cruise in the splendid backwaters of Alappuzha, which is also referred to as the 'Venice of the East'. Overnight at Backwater Resort

Day 4: Drive to Karunagapally via Kayamkulam, Ambalapuzha and Karumadi
A small village, Kayamkulam is home to the famed Krishnapuram Palace. An archealogical museum, the Palace houses the largest ever mural to be discovered in Kerala, 'Gajendra Moksham'. A popular centre, Ambalapuzha is also known as the Land of Sree Krishna. The Sree Krishna Swami Temple dedicated to Parthasarathy is the one of the highly revered pilgrimages of Kerala. The village of Karumadi is famous for its Karumadi Kuttan, a 135 cm high black granite figure of Lord Buddha, believed to belong to the 9th or 10th century. The statue, now a protected monument, is housed in a make-believe "stupa". Overnight at Karunagapally

Day 5: Village Tour in and around Karunagapally
The best way to explore Kerala is to visit villages to watch the rustic lifestyle and also the unmarred beauty of the land. You will be taken around to visit the coir industry, cashewnut processing factory and the screwpine units. Overnight at Karunagapally

Day 6 Drive to Trivandrum and check-in at hotel
Local sight-seeing in Trivandrum. You will be visiting the Museum, Art Gallery, Zoological Gardens and the tourist village at Veli. Overnight at Hotel

Day 7: Departure
Departure from Trivandrum Airport.