Itinerary: Cochin - Kumarakom - Alleppey - Periyar - Munnar - Cochin

Day 1: Arrival in Cochin
A Yatra representative will meet you at a location convenient to you in Cochin and transfer you in an air-conditioned vehicle to your hotel of stay. Check-in at your pre-booked hotel.

After checking-in at the hotel, set out on an afternoon sightseeing tour of Cochin - a fishing port and cosmopolitan hub. Accompanied by an English-speaking guide, you will visit the Jewish Synagogue, Dutch Palace on Mattancherry Island and St. Francis Church, the oldest European church in India. See the huge Chinese fishing nets believed to have been brought to Kochi by Chinese traders. Lastly, you will halt at the Willingdon Island, an artificial island created from the sand dug out while deepening Kochi port. It has been named after Lord Willingdon, the erstwhile Madras governor, who was instrumental in implementing the island project.

After exploring the major attractions of Cochin, return to your hotel and spend the night.

Day 2: Cochin – Kumarakom
After breakfast at the hotel, you will be taken on a scenic drive to Kumarakom near Kottayam, about 90 kilometers (approx. 2-hour drive) from Cochin. At Kumarakom, check-in at a backwater resort. Nestled on the shores of Kerala’s Vembanad Lake, Kumarakom is a cluster of sleepy islands ideal for boating, fishing, bird-watching and nature walks.

You are at leisure for the rest of the day. Spend the night at your hotel.

Day 3: Kumarakom - Alleppey (Houseboat)
After breakfast, drive a short distance about 20 kilometers (half an hour) before switching to a boat for a ride through the many canals and waterways all the way up to Alleppey. Enjoy unlimited surfing on backwaters, sip refreshing coconut water, get disturbed by the chirping of birds and occasional ripples in water and savour mouthwatering delicacies prepared by your Kitchen crew. Spend the day soaking up the backwater life. Overnight stay in the houseboat.

Day 4: Houseboat – Periyar
After breakfast, disembark and drive on a scenic route dotted with plantations of rubber, cardamom, cocoa, green pepper and areca nut, to the wildlife reserve at Periyar. Located about 155 kilometers away, it will take you about 4 hours to reach Periyar.

Upon arrival in Periyar, check-in at the hotel. Spend the rest of the day at leisure; you can walk around the peaceful town known for its fragrant spice and coffee plantations. Overnight stay at your hotel in Periyar.

Day 5: Periyar - Munnar
After a hearty breakfast, enjoy an early morning boat ride on Lake Periyar. Keep your binoculars handy all along, as you might spot a herd of elephant grazing with gay abandon or a plod of hippo by the water’s edge. In the afternoon, set out on a scenic drive to the hill station of Munnar, about 160 kilometers (approx. 4 hours) from Periyar. Upon arrival in Munnar, check-in at a pre-booked hotel and spend the night.

Day 6: Munnar
Spend the day relaxing in Munnar, taking in the scenic beauty of this hill station. Munnar is situated near the Anaimudi Peak, the highest peak in the Western Ghats at an altitude of 6000 feet from the sea level. Munnar’s sprawling tea gardens with tall trees jutting out of sharp cliffs, and a plethora of wildflowers in a riot of colors, make it look like a painter’s canvas.

You might want to take a drive around and explore the points of sightsee. You will be able to spot little wisps of clouds drifting past you and shroud the tea estate that was conspicuous only a while ago. All along you will be serenaded by the sound of gurgling brooks or waterfalls seeping through narrow rocks. Pause on the way, maybe to buy farm fresh carrots from a hawker or small souvenir shops selling wooden artifacts and a range of authentic spices. Photographic opportunities abound here.

Return to your hotel and spend the night

Day 7: Munnar – Cochin
After a sumptuous breakfast at your hotel, drive to Cochin about 135 kilometers (approx. 3.5 hours) from Munnar. Upon arrival in the city, check-in at a pre-booked hotel for your overnight stay. Spend the rest of the day at leisure.

Day 8: Departure from Cochin
After breakfast, you will be transferred to the airport in Cochin for your onward journey.

Note:
- Standard check-in/check-out times at all hotels will be 12 noon.
- The duration and specifications of the package can be modified as per requirement.

Day 8: Cochin - Goa
A Yatra representative will meet you at the Dabolim Airport in Vasco, North Goa and transfer you in an air-conditioned vehicle to your hotel of stay. Check-in at your pre-booked hotel. You are at leisure for the rest of the day. Spend the night at your hotel.

Day 9: In Goa
After breakfast at the hotel, you are at leisure for the rest of the day to enjoy some sightseeing around North Goa on your own. Visit Dona Paula for a view of India’s largest natural harbor, Marmgoa. Find out the fascinating legend of Dona Paula beach named after Dona Paula, the daughter of a viceroy, who gave up her life by plunging off the cliff.

Continue to Old Goa and explore the Basilica of Bom Jesus, wherein is enshrined the body of St. Francis Xavier in a silver ornate casket. Also visit St. Cathedral, the biggest church in the east, St. Cajetan - modeled on St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome, the church of Our Lady of Rosary and St. Monica. Return to your hotel and spend the night.

Day 10: In Goa
After breakfast, you are at leisure to explore the beaches of Goa. Enjoy the scenery, take a long stroll on the silvery sand or simply lounge on a deck chair and work on your tan. Don’t forget to try out some succulent seafood delicacies at a beach shack. Spend the night at your hotel in Goa.

Day 11: Departure from Goa
After breakfast, you will be dropped at the airport or any point convenient to you in Goa for your onward journey.

Note:
- Standard check-in/check-out times at all hotels will be 12 noon.
- The duration and specifications of the package can be modified as per requirement