Pick
up from Cochin International Airport / Railway Station.
Transfer
to Thekkady.
Check
in at Hotel.
Boating
in Periyar Lake & Sight Seeing.
Optional
Activities: Plantation tour (1:30 hours) any time from 8:00am to
6:00pm, Elephant Rides (30 minutes) from 9:00am to 5:30pm, Trekking
in Periyar Wildlife Sanctury (either in the morning or night),
Bullock cart ride, Kathakali show, Bamboo drafting, Tribal Village
visit.
Night
stay at Thekkady.
Transfer
to Alappuzha after breakfast. 12 noon check into the houseboat. Relax
freely and enjoy the backwaters of Alappuzha and the typical village
life and atmosphere of Kerala. One hour stop for lunch. Cruise will
end by around 5.30 pm. From
5:30pm to 8:00am boat will be anchored and it will be idle in the
lake (As per GOVT rule, village people have to go for fishing in the
lake). Morning cruise from 8:00am to 9:00am.
Night
stay at Houseboat Alappuzha(AC operation time is from 9:00pm to
6:00am only).
Check
out from houseboat at 9:00am. Transfer to Cochin.
Cochin
Sight Seeing – St. Francis Church, Chinese Fishing Nets, Dutch
Palace (closed on fridays), Jewish Synagogue (closed on saturdays),
Santa Cruz Basilica.
Drop
at Cochin International Airport / Railway Station.
