South India

                                    Kochi and Kerala Backwaters Tour

                                                 December 23-28, 2012

 

 

December 23, 2012       Arrive Mumbai at 0530 hrs. and transfer to the domestic airport for flight IT 3151 to Kochi at 1020 hrs.; Arrive Kochi at 1210 hrs. and transfer to the Hotel Malabar House; Evening witness to Kathakali dance performance; Overnight at the hotel.

December 24, 2012       Morning tour of Kochi visiting Dutch Palace, Synagogue & St. Francis Church (Dutch Palace remains closed on Fridays and Synagogue on Fridays & Saturdays); Evening cooking demonstration and dinner with local family; Overnight at Malabar House.

December 25, 2012       After a leisurely morning, transfer to Alleppey (01 ½ hrs.) to embark houseboat for an overnight round cruise (Embark time is 1200 hrs.); Overnight on-board houseboat.

December 26, 2012       Disembark houseboat at Alleppey jetty (Disembark time is 0930 hrs.) and transfer to Kovalam (04 hrs.); On arrival, check-in at Surya Samudra Resort; Overnight at the hotel.

December 27, 2012       Morning half day tour of Trivandrum; Afternoon at leisure; Overnight at Surya Samudra Resort.

December 28, 2012       Morning at leisure (Check-out time of the hotel is 1200 hrs.); Later transfer to the airport for flight to Mumbai at 1930 hrs.

                                      Overnight: Taj Mahjal Palace   or departure onward