Kerala Backwaters With Goa

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Kerala Backwaters With Goa

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Day 1: Arrive Kochi

Arrive Kochi, meet and greet at the airport and transfer to hotel.
Overnight: hotel in Kochi.

Day 2: In Kochi

After breakfast, explore the sites of Kochi. Visit Asia’s best preserved Synagogue, the Dutch Palace and the oldest European Church in India the St. Francis Church where Vasco Da Gama was originally buried. Later, a leisurely walk through the Fort Cochin area which gives you a close look at the operation of the huge cantilevered Chinese fishing nets introduced by Chinese traders which is still used in Keralian backwaters as a traditional way of fishing.
Overnight: hotel in Kochi.

Day 3: Kochi-Alleppey Drive (63km)

After breakfast, drive to Alleppey. On arrival check into houseboat. Overnight Houseboat Cruise to Kumarakom. This cruise is designed to give one a fascinating insight into the life of Keralan Backwater Villages.
Overnight: houseboat.

Day 4: Kumarakum-Periyar (Thekkady) Drive (140km)

After breakfast, Disembark from houseboat and drive southwards, through coffee plantations and cardamom hills to Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary, which gives a unique experience of beholding wildlife at close quarters in natural habitat from the safety of a boat ride at LakePeriyar. Later in the afternoon a tour through the spice plantations. This trip covers spice plantations such as cardamom, pepper, vanilla, clove, cinnamon, nutmeg, Ayurvedic herbs etc.
Overnight: hotel in Thekkady.

Day 5: Thekkady-Munnar Drive (90km)

After breakfast we begin our journeyto the most beautiful hill station of Kerala where the tea plantations are spread like a green carpet. Munnar is still very much a British Tea Plantation town, set in a landscape of rolling hills, tea, coffee and rubber plantations, misty valleys and forest. After wash and change we visit the Silent Valley Estate of the Kanan Devan Hills Plantations where we begin our trek. We may ascend through forestry and tea plantations. We ascend onto a lofty ridge and the summit of Meesapulimalai (2625m), the second highest peak in the Western Ghats.
Overnight: hotel in Munnar.

Day 6: Munnar-Coonor Drive (260km) Coonor-Ooty By Toy Train (30km Joy Ride)

After breakfast drive to Coonor. Throughout the journey you can see panoramic western ghat hills covered with spice plantations. At Coonor Railway station we board a toy train for Ooty. Nilgiri Mountain Railway (NMR) is a treasured element and fabled charm of Nilgiris since 1899. This Nilgiri rail system is unique as it is the steepest one in Asia. It was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO during 2005. Arrive ooty. On arrival transfer to hotel.
Overnight: hotel in Ooty.

Day 7: In Ooty

After breakfast, full day exploration of different attractions in Ooty like Botanical Gardens, Lotus Pond, Doda Betta, Kodanad View Point and cascading waterfalls such as Kalhatti waterfalls, Catherine waterfalls, etc.
Overnight: hotel in Ooty.

Day 8: Ooty-Mysore (160km)

After breakfast drive to city of Mysore, famed for its silk, sandalwood and its Dasara festivities. On arrival transfer to hotel. Later, visit Maharajah’s Palace. It is an opulent mix of Hindu and British architecture. Also visit the Chamundi Hills, Sri Chamundeswari Temple and the giant representation of Shiva’s sacred bull, Nandi, which was carved from a single piece of rock in the 17th century.
Overnight: hotel in Mysore.

Day 9: Mysore-Bangalore Drive (150km)-Goa Fly

Morning after breakfast drive to Bangalore. On arrival transfer to airport for Goa bound flight. Arrive Goa. Goa is a one-time Portuguese colony on the Arabian Sea. On arrival, transfer to hotel.
Evening relax at Beach.
Overnight: hotel in Goa.

Day 10: In Goa

After breakfast, leave for South Goa sightseeing to visit Dona Paula, Miramar Beach, Old Goa Churches, Bom Jesus Basilica, Se Cathedral Ponda, Margaon City and Colva Beach.
Evening at leisure at beach.
Overnight: hotel in Goa.

Day 11: In Goa

After breakfast, leave for North Goa sightseeing to visit Mayem Lake, Mulgaon Temples, Mapsua City, Vagatore Beach, Anjuana Beach, Calangute Beach and Fort Aguada.
Evening relax at beach.
Overnight: hotel in Goa.

Day 12: Goa-Mumbai Fly – Departure

In the morning, after breakfast, transfer to airport for Mumbai bound flight. On arrival, explore Mumbai city, that includes, drive pass by Marine Drive, Dhobi Ghat, VT Station, Chowpatty and Gateway of India and Mani Bhawan. Mani Bhawan presently functions as a Gandhi memorial. It used to be the Mumbai residence of Mahatma Gandhi. Also visit Hanging Garden, Raja Bhai Clock Tower and Parsee ‘Towers of Silence’ on Malabar Hill. In evening, transfer to international airport for onward journey.

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