KERALA - GOD'S OWN COUNTRY

( 5 Nights / 6 Days)
 

Day 1: Arrive Cochin
Upon arrival in Cochin you will be met and transferred to your HOTEL CASINO.

Day 2: Cochin Sightseeing / Thekkady – Surface (200 kms / 6 hrs)
This morning visit the Portuguese Church built by St. Francis in 1562, the Jewish Synagogue, the famed Mattancherry Palace, and the Chinese fishing nets—ingenious devices requiring little human attention. Depart this afternoon for Thekkady, located on the Tamil Nadu / Kerala border. This unique wildlife sanctuary is about 300 square miles and centered on an artificial lake fed by the Periyar River. Arrive and check in at the HOTEL TUSKER TRAILS. (B)


Day 3: Thekkady
This morning game viewing is on board boats, which carry you along convoluted waterways and afford sightings of elephant, bison, deer and occasionally tiger. This tropical habitat makes it one of the premiere reserves of southern India with all manner of flora and fauna in abundance.
Afternoon is at leisure. You may want to take a walk in the park. (B)


Day 4: Thekkady / Kumarakom – Surface (130 kms / 5 hrs)
Your exploration of South India continues as you travel to Kumarakom, experiencing the rich culture and active lifestyle that has evolved over the centuries in and around the backwaters and waterways that thread this region. Arrive and check in at the HOTEL GOLDEN WATERS. (B)


Day 5: Backwaters Cruise
This morning enjoy a boat ride through the series of canals and lagoons snaking their way through several tiny villages and tropical vegetation. Not only do the backwaters of Kerala link the state together, they are an integral element in maintaining ecological balance and creating harmony with nature. Your afternoon is at leisure. You may want to experience an Ayurvedic therapeutic massage, indigenous to this region, which is both relaxing and healing, or perhaps take advantage of the rich waters with a bit of fishing. (B).


Day 6: Kumarakom / Cochin – Surface (80 kms / 2 hrs)
After breakfast you will be transferred to Cochin airport for flight to onward destination.



Validity : Jul 01 till Sep 30, 2009

Our NETT Land Cost Minimum 2 Pax Travelling    US Dollars 525.00 Per Person

Single Pax Travelling                                              US Dollars 960.00 Per Single


COST INCLUDES:

• Accommodation on twin sharing basis with daily breakfast at the hotel/s mentioned above or similar category if not available
• All Arrival/departure transfers, sightseeing and drives by an air-conditioned Medium CAR including transfer of baggage by the same vehicle (1 piece per person)
• Services of our representative at airport on arrival/departures
• Entrances Fees to the Monuments
• One visit to Wildlife Park in Periyar by Boat
• Backwater Cruise in Kumarakom
• Services of one local English-speaking guide during sightseeing tours only.
• All present applicable government taxes.


COST DOES NOT INCLUDE:

• Expenses of personal nature such as telephone, laundry, table drinks, alcoholic beverages and gratuities or any thing not specified in the inclusions etc.
• Camera Fees at the monuments


Note : Category of Hotels used is First Class. Upgrades available on request with Supplement.
 

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