Local Sightseeing
Kochi Local
Kochi
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About this circuit
Drive from Munnar to Alleppey (170 km, 5 hours) and board your premium Kettuvallam houseboat by noon. The next 24 hours are pure magic — glide through palm-fringed canals, past rice paddies and village life, watching kingfishers and cormorants. Your onboard chef prepares fresh Kerala fish curry, karimeen (pearl spot fish), and appam. As night falls, the silence of the backwaters is broken only by the splash of fish and the distant temple bells.
Top sightseeing on this day
- Mattupetty Dam
- Francis Church
- Dutch Palace
- A Spice Garden
- Rose Garden
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More ways to spend this day (5 variations)
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Explore Kochi
Arrive in Kochi and transfer to your heritage hotel in Fort Kochi. Afternoon walking tour through one of India's most cosmopolitan historic quarters — Chinese fishing nets dating to the 14th century, the 1503 St. Francis Church (India's oldest European church), the Dutch Palace, and the Jewish Synagogue in Jew Town. Evening attend a Kathakali dance performance — Kerala's 400-year-old storytelling art form with elaborate makeup and costumes.
Sightseeing: Francis Church, Dutch Palace
Departure from Airport
Wake up to the most peaceful sunrise of your life — mist rising from the backwaters, fishermen casting nets from narrow canoes, and the smell of fresh chai from the galley. Disembark after breakfast and drive to Kochi airport (85 km, 2 hours) for departure. Carry home Kerala cashews, banana chips, and the memory of the most relaxing trip of your life.
Explore Munnar
Early morning visit to Eravikulam National Park — home to the endangered Nilgiri Tahr (mountain goat). The park's rolling grasslands above the cloud line are surreal. After lunch, visit a spice garden where cardamom, pepper, clove, and cinnamon grow wild — the spices that brought Europeans to Kerala 500 years ago. Evening visit to Mattupetty Dam and the Rose Garden. Try a traditional Kerala sadya (banana leaf feast) for dinner.
Sightseeing: A Spice Garden, Mattupetty Dam, Mattupetty Dam, Rose Garden
Drive to Munnar — Tea Plantations
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