India Travel: Kerala Hills and Backwater tour for 7 days

India Travel: Kerala Hills and Backwater tour for 7 days
This is a private trip, you can start on any date. You can even request to customize this itinerary.

Duration: 06 Nights/ 07 Days
Price: Starting USD 500 per person
Destination: Cochin, Munnar, Alleppey, Varkala, Cochin
Region: South India
Validity: Till March, 2012

A short Kerala trip with a visit to Tea/Spice plantations, Old Dutch influence in Fort Kochi or night spent on beautiful backwaters or the two beach nights in a lesser traveled beach town of Varkala, with most hotels perched on a hill overlooking the beach this is the sum of the experience you would take away from this trip.We have well experience guides to explain India Tours.

Day 01: Cochin to Munnar
Arrive Cochin, Pickup from airport and transfer to Munnar, [Total distance 130 KM, Travel duration 4:00 hrs], arrive Munnar and check in hotel, take rest, evening free, Overnight stay in Hotel.

Day 02: Munnar
After breakfast, full day sightseeing trip of Munnar watch beautiful mist kissing romantic green meadows- mind-blowing hills sleeping under green carpet (Tea Gardens) visit - Mattupetty Lake & Dam, Echo Point, Kundale Lake, Blossom Garden, Rajamalai, Eravikulam Wildlife sanctuary, Overnight stay at Hotel.

Day: 03: Munnar to Alleppey
After breakfast check out from Hotel and transfer to Alleppey, [Total distance 200 KM, Travel duration 5:00 hrs] arrive and check in hotel, Rest of the day at leisure to enjoy the beautiful backwater. Overnight stay at Hotel.

Day: 04: Alleppey Houseboat
Morning check in houseboat, Rest of the day at leisure on the House Boat. Sit back and relax while the boat cruises through the narrow serene backwater canals. Lunch, Evening Tea/Coffee with snacks, dinner and enjoy your evening on the sundeck away from polluted cities and maddening crowd. Overnight stay on Houseboat.

Day 05: Alleppey To Varkala
Morning at leisure on House Boat, after breakfast at 0900 Hrs check out from houseboat, transfer to Varkala. On arrival at Varkala check into Hotel. Rest of the day at leisure on the beach at Varkala enjoys the scene of Arabian waves embracing virgin sands in Kerala. Overnight stay at Hotel.

Day 06: Varkala
Morning at leisure, day at your rest to enjoy Varkala beaches. Overnight stay at Hotel.

Day 07: Varkala to Cochin Departure
Morning at your leisure, later as per your flight schedule transfer from Varkala to Cochin airport to take your flight for your onward journey.

Package Cost Includes:
1) Accommodation in A/c Room on twin sharing basis in the above mentioned hotels.
2) Daily breakfast in all the hotels.
3) All meals during your stay at Houseboat in Alleppey.
3) All pick up, drop, transfers and sightseeing as per itinerary by A/c Indigo car, including all toll tax, parking and driver charges.
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London has been named the world's best destination by travel appraisal site Trip Advisor, as it continues preparations to host the 2012 Olympic Games. The city fended off opposition from runners up New York and Rome to be named top in the annual Travellers’ Choice Destinations Awards, which rank worldwide cities on the basis of votes from millions of travelers which use the site. It was one of five European destinations to make the top ten lists, which also featured San Francisco, Marrakech in Morocco, and Istanbul in Turkey and Siem Reap in Cambodia.

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Travellers’ Choice Destinations Awards - winners

1. London

2. New York City

3. Rome

4. Paris

5. San Francisco

6. Marrakech, Morocco

7. Istanbul

8. Barcelona

9. Siem Reap, Cambodia

10. Berlin

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Five buildings in Southwest Florida have completed the list of the Top 100 Buildings & Places in Florida, which was gathering by the Florida Chapter of the American Institute of Architects.

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