KERALA CULTURE TOUR
Duration :7 Nights/ 8 Days
Destination :Cochin - Periyar - Kumarakom - Mararikulam - Cochin
Day 01 : Arrival in Cochin
Arrival in Cochin, you will be received & transferred to your Hotel at Willington Island. Check in & later enjoy Harbour cruise in the evening. Overnight at the hotel.
Day 02 : Cochin
After breakfast visit the Spice & Fish market. Mid afternoon introduction to Cooking followed by Demonstration & hands on experience at cooking various SEA FOOD Indian Dishes. Overnight at the hotel.
Day 03 : Cochin to Periyar
After breakfast, you will drive to Periyar that lies in the shade of Cardamom hills & is a beautiful area of tranquil winding roads, tea gardens, rubber estates & spice plantations. Check in at Spice Village. Late afternoon enjoy boat safari in the lake Periyar in the National Park. Get back to live demonstration of Cooking with spices.
Day 04 : Periyar
After breakfast a walking tour of Spice Village accompanied by Hotel Staff - Introduction to Spices. You can actually see spices in its natural habitat. Learn a few simple and easy to make Kerala Dishes.
Day 05 : Periyar to Kumarakom
After breakfast drive to Kumarakom on the banks of Lake Vembanad and hop on to a boat to Coconut Lagoon, an eco-friendly resort created out of Old Keralan Homes called - THARAWAD. Demonstration of "Conquering the Coconut" from plucking, de-husking, breaking, grating & finally using the grated coconut. Sun set cruise on a Rice Boat. Overnight at the hotel.
Day 06 : Kumarakom
After breakfast, take a cruise for a farm visit and if lucky, watch the locals fishing. Mid afternoon, live hands on lessons on preparing few Kerala Seafood dishes. Overnight at the hotel.
Day 07 : Kumarakom to Mararikulam
After breakfast boat transfer across lake Vembanad to Puthenangadi & drive to Marari Beach. Day at leisure on the beach resort.
Day 08 : Mararikulam to Cochin departure
Its time to bid farewell, drive to airport assist you with all check-in formalities
PRICE 630/PAX/ 690 USD
When I arrived in India for the first time, I thought I could easily travel by my own without an organised planning and trip but I quicly realised how complicated it was for a woman to travel alone. India is a spacial and amazing country but you have to be careful. I was a bit lost when I arrived in Delhi Tourism Services offices. M.KUMAR Ajay did his best to explain a lot of things about Indian culture and told me it was safer to travel with a bit of organisation. I ended booking a tour with the agency at a very reasonalble price for 2 weeks. M y stay in India was great :) Mathilde. Paris. January 2009