It’s a plan for short trip to Kerala. The below plan is for 4 Nights and 5 Days trip plan. This excludes the trip to Kovalam beach though. You can also plan for that if you can add 2 more days in your trip plan.
Instead of Kovalam beach we enjoyed Alleppy beach. It was quite nice and clean.
The theme of this tour is to get the feeling of hill, tea garden, sea beach, backwater, wildlife and boating.
Places to visit Kochi -> Munnar (2 Days) -> Thekkady (1 Day) -> Alleppy (1 Day Houseboat) -> Kochi (Day Tour) -> Back to Home.
See the map below. Click to enlarge.
Best season is to go between the period of October to May as the temperature of Kerala during this period remains quite moderate. However, in off-season you can also plan i.e. In the first or second week of June is the best deal on hotel up to 50% discount. You will be lucky if you get to see little rain. Rain during your house boat cruise is an amazing experience. Our car driver was saying, there are lots of people from Arab countries come to Kerala to see the rain and greenery.
The nearest airport is Cohin International Airport (COK) . Or if you are coming by train then it would be Ernakulam railway station. On the same day you can proceed to Munnar approx 130 Km from Kochi about 4 hours drive (see my post on transportation plan) . Two days for Munnar is enough to see all attractions. Then next morning you can start for Thekkady (Periyar Lake) which is 110 Km from Munnar , takes about 4 hours to reach. I would suggest to start from Munnar between 7 AM – 8 AM. After lunch in Thekkady visit Periyar Lake or take Elephant Ride. Next day early morning you can start for Alleppy ( As per myself, Alleppy experience is better than Kumarakom) which is approx 190 Km five hours drive. Generally, houseboat check in time is 12 noon. So try to be at the house boat on time. Once on board have lunch around 1:30 pm in the houseboat. Next morning check out from houseboat (see recommended houseboat) at 9:30 AM and proceed to the Kochi. I would recommend not staying in Kochi as there are not many places to see. You can reach Kochi in an hour which is 60 Km . Visit couple of attractions ( See the Attractions List) then proceed for the air port or the railway station. I would prefer to have the flight in the evening so that everyone can enjoy the whole day in Kochi (a.k.a Cochin).
See my other posts on Kerala trip.
Tags: Kerala
- Tips & Lessons for Kerala Trip
- Things to Do (Attractions) in Thekkady
- Things to Do (Attractions) in Kochi
- How to Reach Kochi (Cochin) & Munnar
- Tips on Selecting Houseboat in Kerala
