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Duration : 13 Nights / 14 Days
Destination : Cochin- Monkotta - Backwaters- Kumarakom - Mararikulam - Kovalam

Day 01 : International Arrival
Arrive Cochin. You will be met on arrival and depart by road to Mararikulam, a journey of about one and half hours. Overnight at.

Mararikulam is a sleepy fishing village located between the port city of Cochin and Alleppey. And here, amidst the coconut groves is the Marari Beach Resort set in a superb location of 25 acres of coconut palm grooves leading down to the vast expanse of beach. This resort is 90 km from Cochin International airport and 12 km from Alleppey. It is constructed with a strong ethnic flavour. All 52 villa-cottages are air-conditioned with twin or double beds, mini bar, coffee making facilities and delightfully furnished verandah with ceiling fan. The bathrooms are spacious and modern, built in traditional Keralian style with an open-air courtyard, complete with a banana or Papaya tree. Each villa has a small private garden area. Activities here include cruises on the backwaters nearby, visits to traditional coir-making units etc and Amphitheater for cultural shows. Services include doctor on call, Ayurveda centre, purified water, laundry facilities, and currency exchange facilities. There is a buffet resort, which serves delectable fare, both Indian and Continental and a bar. The "beach-shack" set amongst the coconut palm fronting the beach serves delicious fish and seafood.

Day 02 - 03 : Mararikulam
Days at leisure

Day 04 : Mararikulam to Backwaters
Embark on your houseboat. Overnight at Houseboat (AC B/R)

Day 05 : Backwaters to Periyar
Disembark from your houseboat at Alleppey and depart by road to Periyar, a journey of about five hours. Overnight at hotel Spice Village for two nights (Standard Room).

The Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary lies around the lake, on the cool hills of the Western Ghats the heartland of which luxuriate in matted coffee, tea, pepper and cardamon plantations. Periyar offers one of the most sybaritic ways of seeing big game. The tropical jungle around Periyar lake can be explored on the foot as well but we lounge in a motor launch as it drifts around a bend and comes into sight of elephants, deer or bison coming to the shores of the lake for a drink. It is famous for its wild elephants and boasts a large population of Gaur, Sambar, Cheetal, Sloth Bear, Wild Dog and many species of birds. During the dry season when water-holes within the forest are dry, leopards and tigers also pad up to the lake for water.

Day 06 : Periyar
Morning & evening game viewing on Lake Periyar by common boat.

Day 07 : Periyar to Kumarakom
Depart by road to Kumarakom, a journey of about four to five hours. Overnight at hotel.

Kumarakom at Vembanad Lake, is situated in a former rubber plantation and is home to water fowl as well as migratory birds such as the Siberian stork. This is definitely a place to sit back and relax.

Day 08 : Kumarakom
Day is free for independent activities

Day 09 : Kumarakom to Mararikulam
Depart by road from Kumarakom to Mararikulam, a journey of about one hour and thirty minutes. Overnight at Marari Beach Resort for four nights .

Day 10 - 12 : Mararikulam
Days are free for independent activities

Day 13 : Mararikulam to Cochin
Depart by road from Mararikulam to Cochin, a journey of about one and half hours. Overnight at hotel .
With its wealth of historical associations and beautiful setting on a cluster of islands and narrow peninsulas, Cochin or Kochi, reflects the eclecticism of Kerala perfectly. Traders from the West came to Kerala as far back as the 3rd century B.C. and took back with them spices, ivory and teak. Much later, in the 15th century, the Portuguese, Dutch, French and British came to this region in the guise of merchants, some to stay on as colonial rulers. They all left their impression on the town. Modern Cochin is a splendid mosaic myriad where Portuguese architecture and British influences all blend harmoniously with the basic thread of Kerala's rich heritage. Here you can also see the oldest church in India.

It has one of the finest harbors in the world (all weather natural harbor and historic port) is one of the India's most exciting, interesting and beautiful cities with a grand seascape and extremely pretty locations and landscape (It is also called the Queen of Arabian Sea.) The lagoons, wooded lands and backwaters of this palm-green commercial town enhances its beauty.

Day 14 : International Departure
Transfer from hotel to Cochin international airport for your flight back home