A 9-day small-group journey through Kochi, Munnar, Thekkady and Kumarakom, featuring wildlife by boat, village crafts, shikara rides and an unforgettable overnight houseboat on Kerala’s tranquil backwaters.
  • Explore Kochi’s Paradesi Synagogue, Dutch Palace, and vibrant spice market.
  • Watch traditional Chinese fishing nets in Kochi.
  • Visit pineapple and rubber plantations en route to Munnar.
  • Discover Munnar’s tea estates with factory tour and tasting.
  • Cruise Lake Periyar to spot elephants and water birds.
  • Glide through Kumarakom backwaters by Shikara, visiting village crafts.
  • Sail an overnight kettuvallam houseboat, watching a backwater sunset.
  • Witness a Kathakali dance performance in Kochi.
Stay at the historic Casino Hotel on Willingdon Island in Kochi, then the budget-friendly Eastend Hotel in central Munnar. Continue to Thekkady’s Peppervine Hotel with pool and restaurant, unwind at lakeside Eastend Lakesong Resort in Kumarakom, and enjoy an overnight cruise aboard modernized, Deluxe AC Kettuvallam houseboats.