Duration: 13 Nights/14 Days
Destinations Covered: Calicut - Calicut -Vithiri -Malanpuzha-Cochin
- Munar - Thekkady - Kottayam - Kovalam - Poovar - Trivendrum
Tour Id: KTI-002
Day
1: Arrival Calicut
Arrive Calicut , Meet assist at the airport & transfer to hotel. In the
afternoon there is a city tour of Calicut.
Day 2: Calicut -Vithiri
Tree Houses A morning departure from Calicut for the 100 km drive to
Vithiri. After checking into the Vithiri tree houses, some of which are over
90 feet above the ground, there is time to explore the flora and sounds of
the local jungle.
Day 3: Vithiri-Wayn-Vithiri
A Day excursion to Wayn, enjoying the scenery and wildlife of this remote
and unspoilt tract of jungle, before returning to the treehouse for the
night.
Day 4: Vithiri-Malanpuzha
Drive to the small town of Malanpuzha some 50 km away. Check in at the
hotel.
Day 5: Malanpuzha-Cochin
Morning
drive to Cochin, one of the worlds finest harbours that used to dominate the
trade around the Arabian sea and a colony for many years of the Portuguese.
Known as the "Venice of the East" it is dominated by water, with
many small islands and waterways.
Day 6: Cochin
A morning tour of Cochin to visit Fort Cochin, St Francis Church and the
Dutch Palace. The afternoon is free to explore and relax.
Day 7: Cochin-Munar
A morning drive of 130 km to the small hill-staton of Munnar. In the
afternoon tour of Munnar, surrounded by tea-plantations and once the escape
for European traders from the high humidity and heat of the coast.
Day 8: Munar-Thekkady
Morning drive to Thekkady and spend the afternoon visiting the Periyar
Wildlife Sanctuary. This reserve was created when the surrounding valleys
were flooded by a new dam and you explore and game view by boat. Later there
is a ride on one of the working elephants to look forward to.
Day 9: Thekkady-Kottayam
Driving
to Kottayam & join your converted ricebarge the Vambanadu kettuvallam,
which has twin bed cabins. The rest of the day is spent gently cruiseing the
waterways and lagoons of Kerala, watching the inhabitants of this unique
landscape live their lives by tending their animals and crops. Meals are
taken on board.
Day 10: Kottayam
After a night on board you can rise to enjoy the dawn and daybreak over
this beautiful and tranquil landscape. A full day to relax and watch the
world slip by, stopping occasionally at a small village or point of
interest.
Day 11: Kottayam-Kovalam
Saying goodbye to your boat and crew you visit the Kumarakom bird sanctuary
to try to see some of the colourful and unique indigenous species of bird. A
drive of 190 km in the afternoon brings you to Kovalam and your beach hotel.
Day 12: Kovalam
A
day to relax on one of the most famous beaches in India, enjoying the surf
and seafoot and watching the fishermen returning to empty their nets.
Day 13: Kovalam-Poovar
A drive of 40 km brings you to Poovar and another chance to relax, this
time in the accommodation that is built on stilts over the sea. A beautiful
way to end an interesting and unique insight into the south of India.
Day 14: Poovar-Trivendrum
Transfer to Trivandrum airport to coonect the onward flight.
