Spice hills of Thekkady, a houseboat night in Alleppey and the beach at Varkala.
Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary, spice plantations, a Kathakali show and an optional Ayurvedic massage.
A private overnight houseboat cruise on Punnamada Lake and the Kuttanad canals with all meals on board.
Red laterite cliffs over the Arabian Sea, Papanasam Beach, Janardhana Swamy Temple and Kappil Beach.
Day-by-day tour plan — expand any day for experiences, stay and meals.
Pick-up from Cochin airport or railway station and drive through rubber and cardamom country to Thekkady (about 4.5 hours). Visit a spice plantation in the afternoon and watch a Kathakali or Kalaripayattu show in the evening.
After breakfast, proceed to Alleppey and check into a private houseboat. Cruise the backwaters past village life and paddy fields. Lunch, tea, snacks and dinner cooked on board; overnight moored by a village.
Breakfast on the houseboat and check-out at 9 AM, then drive south along the coast to Varkala (about 3 hours). Check into a cliff-top resort, walk the North Cliff promenade and watch the sunset over the Arabian Sea from the red laterite cliffs.
A slow day at Varkala. Swim at Papanasam Beach, visit the 2,000-year-old Janardhana Swamy Temple, and take an optional Ayurvedic massage or surf lesson. In the afternoon, drive to Kappil Beach where the Edava backwaters meet the sea, then spend the evening in the cafes on the cliff.
Breakfast and check-out, then drive to Trivandrum (about 1.5 hours). Time permitting, see the outside of Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple before your drop at Trivandrum airport or railway station.
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