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Essentials

Getting there
Cochin International Airport is well-connected to Indian metros (return flights from Rs. 5,500). Kochi has two train stations – Ernakulam Town and Ernakulam Junction – with the latter being the major station.

Getting around
We travelled with Transpire Holidays (00-91-98460 89546; mail@transpire.biz; Near Abad Nucleus Mall, Ernakulam; from Rs.18,000 for a small AC car for 11 days/ 10 nights).

Further reading
Transpire Holidays has a pretty informative website (transpire.biz).

Veg Out
The popular Solar Café at the Draavidia Gallery serves tasty and organic vegetarian food in a bright, relaxed space. The art gallery also holds regular music performances (Bazaar Rd; 10am – 6pm; from ` 200 for a meal for two).

Shop
Fort Kochi and Mattancherry offer really interesting curios and art by local painters. These shops also offer interesting insights into the local culture and general ‘Mallu‘ family life. Be sure to bargain, but, of course, as with antiques and art everywhere, there is no right price.

Things to Do in…

MUNNAR: Covering almost 100sqkm in area, the Eravikulam National Park’s landscape is a mix of grasslands and forest, ensuring a variety of plants and animals – orchids, Niligiri tahr, smallclawed otters and birds like the Kerala laughingthrush (eravikulam.org; 15km from Munnar; 7am – 6pm; entry: Rs. 15, vehicle: Rs. 50).

PERIYAR: The hour-long boat trip on the Periyar Lake is unmissable because the birds, gaur, elephants and otters will make it a really memorable experience (available in the morning and evening; Rs. 200 pp for 1.5hrs). A jungle walk is the best way to experience the forest and in Periyar, the forest itself is more than half the attraction (walks daily at 7am, 7.30am and 10am; Rs. 200 pp, min four people for 2.5hrs, entrance fees extra). Bamboo rafting (right) at the Periyar Tiger Reserve is a full-day trekking and rafting programme that takes you through the landscapes the Periyar Tiger Reserve encircles. Tea, snacks and lunch are provided (8am – 5pm; Rs. 1,500 pp, min two people, all-inclusive).

CHETHY: Get a real, village-style ayurvedic massage at Ayur Niketan. The people at Azheekan’s can organise it for you (00-91-478-2573298; Ayur Niketan, Arthunkal PO, Cherthala, Alleppey District; Rs. 1,000 for a one-hour massage).

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The Perfect Kerala Trip

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The Perfect Kerala Trip

Colourful architecture, verdant tea estates and plentiful wildlife along with gorgeous beaches and backwaters, friendly homestays and delicious food, Kerala’s got everything you need for a perfect holiday.

I was lucky enough to have been paid to travel straight out of college. As a tour leader, I would accompany groups of travellers around India, often following the same itinerary several times in a row. My very first trip went through Kerala, and, even though the group included a client who nearly made me quit after the first week, she wasn’t able to sour my growing fondness for the state. That first year, I spent about two straight months travelling around Kerala, adapting to its unique pace, learning to laugh with its people and falling harder for it every day. Seven years on, I’m looking to revisit the highlights, attempting to create a tasting menu of the various experiences it has to offer and string them into an itinerary to create the perfect trip.

With its easy distances, Kerala lends itself well to a driving holiday, but the staggering amount of options really makes creating an itinerary rather difficult, even downright controversial if your family’s anything like mine. We argue over which beach destination to visit – the tourist-ridden Kovalam with its numerous fusion food offerings, or the utterly peaceful Mararikulam. Tiny Thattekad Bird Sanctuary, which, as home to the heartspotted kingfisher, the unbearably cute Ceylon frogmouth and the crimson-throated barbet, reaches above its size, distracts us for a while before we relegate it reluctantly to a stop and decide to stay instead at the Periyar Tiger Reserve in the hope of seeing elephants in the wild. And then there are the places that are always unanimous favourites – Fort Kochi, the quiet hillsides of Munnar, and watery Alleppey. Kerala has a number of corners we’ve yet to explore, but we’re loath to miss out on any of the greats and therefore choose to be less adventurous but more certain of going to places that are just right.

Mararikulam | Best for bumming on the beach
Chethy & Vechoor | Best for Homestays
Alleppey | Alappuzha | Best for Backwaters
Periyar | Best for wildlife
Munnar | Best for Trekking and Tea
Fort Kochi & Mattancherry | Best for culture and architecture

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Best 6 weekend Places to Visit around Kochi

Best 6 weekend Places to Visit around Kochi - Relax in the world of greenery. Relieve your tensions and make a distant approach towards your fast moving life. Glide through the famous Munnar, Alleppey, Kumarakom, Thekkady, Cherai, Marari are some of the place you need to see. These places really makes a difference. (more…)

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3 Nights / 4 Days Cochin Munnar Tour Package

Day 01 : On arrival, our representative will meet you and transfer you to the hotel. After relaxation, afternoon we’ll take you to Fort Cochin. The important places to visit are Fort Cochin and Mattancherry. Sight seeing includes Jewish Synagogue, Dutch Palace, Jew street, St Francis Church and Chinese  fishing nets. Evening is free for shopping. Cochin now has some of the best textile showrooms and jewelry shops which offers a wide range of dress materials/ornaments. Overnight at hotel.

Day 02 : After breakfast, you will be transferred to Munnar. Drive through hairpin curves will be a fantastic experience. On the way it is worth to see aromatic tea gardens spread like a green carpet. Check in Hotel at Munnar.

Day 02 & Day 03 will be spent at Munnar. The place is a paradise for nature lovers and provides them the best ambience, the honeymooners require for their dream honeymoon tour.

On 4th Day after Breakfast, We’ll transfer you to Cochin Airport/Railway station. (more…)

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Munnar

Munnar – breathtakingly beautiful – a heaven of peace and tranquility is an ideal tourist destination in God’s own country.   Located 1600 m above sea level, this hill station was once the summer resort of the erstwhile British Government in South India. (more…)

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A tour guide to Munnar, Kerala

Munnar is without doubt the most beautiful place in Kerala.Located at 1600 m above sea level, this was once the summer resort of the erstwhile British Government in South India.The lush green mountains adorned by tea and coffee plantations are a sight to watch. Munnar gives you a heavenly feeling, with the thick mist surrounding you in the middle of the plantations. (more…)

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Cure Monastery, Munnar

Cure Monastery in Munnar is a unique venture of Global Veda. Conceived in association with the Carmelite administration of  a secluded monastery high up in the hills of Munnar, this dream project is an Ayurvedic health hub for those who want to learn and experience the core of Kerala Ayurveda and at the same time commune with nature.  (more…)

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Classic Hill & Resort Kerala Honeymoon Package (7 Days / 6 Nights )

Day 01: Cochin
On arrival, our representative will meet you and transfer you to the hotel. After relaxation, afternoon we’ll take you to Fort Cochin. The important places to visit are Fort Cochin and Mattancherry. Sight seeing includes Jewish Synagogue, Dutch Palace, Jew street, St Francis Church and Chinese  fishing nets. Evening is free for shopping. Cochin now has some of the best textile showrooms and jewelry shops which offers a wide range of dress materials/ornaments. Overnight at hotel. (more…)

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Vibrant 9 Days Kerala Honeymoon Package (9 Days / 8 Nights)

Day 01 Kovalam
On arrival at Trivandrum Airport, you will be met & transferred to Kovalam Resort. It is a favored spot of honeymooning couples and beach lovers. You may relax on the Beach sand, indulge in water sports and can enjoy the scenic beauty of Arabian waves embracing virgin sands. The warm golden sands and calm crystal blue waters of Kovalam beach are the ideal romantic getaway settings for honeymooners. Overnight at resort. (more…)

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Kerala Honeymoon Break (4 Nights / 5 Days)

Day 01:  Cochin
On arrival, our representative will meet you and transfer you to the hotel. After relaxation, afternoon we’ll take you to Fort Cochin. The important places to visit are Fort Cochin and Mattancherry. Sight seeing includes Jewish Synagogue, Dutch Palace, Jew street, St Francis Church and Chinese  fishing nets. Evening is free for shopping. Cochin now has some of the best textile showrooms and jewelry shops which offers a wide range of dress materials/ornaments. Overnight at hotel. (more…)

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Dream Kerala Honeymoon Package (9 Days / 8 Nights)

Day 01: Cochin On arrival, our representative will meet you and transfer you to the hotel. After relaxation, afternoon we’ll take you to Fort Cochin. The important places to visit are Fort Cochin and Mattancherry. Sight seeing includes Jewish Synagogue, Dutch Palace, Jew street, St Francis Church and Chinese  fishing nets. Evening is free for shopping. Cochin now has some of the best textile showrooms and jewelry shops which offers a wide range of dress materials/ornaments. Overnight at hotel. (more…)

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