Home » Backwater
Tours of Kerala
Backwater Tours of Kerala
Backwater tours in Kerala can be started from the number of places,including Ernakulam,Kumarakom,Kottayam and Kollam.Alappuza is one of the best place to start with.However, its everlasting attraction is its location,for Alappuza ,which occupies a pretty thin strip of land between the backwaters and the sea,is the capital of backwater country.Many of the famous houseboats are based threre.
Number of Days : 09 NIGHT / 10 DAYS
Places to visit : COCHIN - KUMARAKOM - MARARI - POOVAR - KOVALAM
DAY-01
ARRIVE COCHIN
Upon arrival in Cochin traditional welcome and transfer to your pre booked Hotel
.
Later transfer to the backwaters of Cochin, which run from the sea inland through
lush tropical countryside. It could be compared to a cruise down the eAmazon
with jungle foliage hanging from the banks. This relaxing boat trip is fascinating,
as our guide discussed the history of the early explorers and traders who used
this as a main artery to the sea. Even the locals board and disembark, coming
and going from village. Return to Cochin and afternoon spent exploring the unexpected
and isolated Jewish community. It was a main area for spice trading. Scores
of small companies huddle together in old buildings, with the air filled of
ginger, cardamom, cumin and clove scent. Local potters load carts of spices
running up and down narrow lanes for transport. One street - long area is the
Mattacncherry section, used to occupy virtually all Jewish homes, the oldest
synagogue in the former British Empire. Cochin is one of the most fascinating
cities of coastal south India. It is a city with indelible marks of Christian,
Islamic, Hindu and Jewish traditions. The true character of the city us to be
found in the older part of the Fort Cochin area which remains as it used to
be a 1000 years ago. This part of the City reflects an unusual bled of medival
Portuguese, Dutch and English life grafted on to the tropical Malabar coast.
A unique feature here is isolated Jewish community, whose origins date back
to AD 52. Evening we go to watch the famous Kathakali Dance Performance.
Overnight at the hotel
DAY-02 COCHIN - KUMARAKOM ( BY SURFACE)
After breakfast today we depart for Kumara. The rest of the day relaxing by
the pool or taking a sunset cruise on a man - powered nice-boat. You may wish
to visit the Ayurvedic centre for a herbal massage. In the Evening attend
a demonstration of Kerala cuisine cooking. Overnight at Resort
DAY-03 KUMARAKOM
Day at at leisure for relax and personal activities. Overnight at Resort
DAY-04
KUMARAKOM - MARARI ( BY SURFACE)
After breakfast we leave for Marari . A beach is just a beach, until you find
its living heart. For us, the search ended in the little village of Mararikulam.
Somewhere around the middle section of Kerala's coast, the Indian Ocean finally
realises that it has now become the Arabian Sea. The result of this personality
change is a splendid azure colour, quite distinctive, with frothy whitecaps
and a translucent, pearl-like quality. The sands that fringe this coastline
for endless miles are themselves distinctive, deep and rich and fine, in a
shade closer to ocher than gold. Upon arrival check in at your Resort .
DAY-05 MARARI
Day at at leisure for relax and personal activities. Overnight at resort.
DAY-06 MARARI - POOVAR (BY SURFACE)
After breakfast we leave for Poovar - Unspoilt and miraculously unexplored,
Poovar Island is a rare Adam and Eve find in Southern Kerala. Enveloped by
the most serene backwaters, and opening out to the sea and a dream golden
sand beach. Poovar is truly a window into paradise. Time stopped a few decades
ago. The tranquility is punctuated by the sound of waves and the birds. The
acreage is abundant in well preserved local flora, with hundreds of species
of spices, exotic flowers, complete with banana and coconut groves. The sun
God smiles generously on idyllic Poovar. There's lots to do in addition to
soaking in nature, and the hammocks and the beach. Row to a neighbouring fishing
village in 2 minutes. Alter course, and visit a centuries old martial arts
village. Kerala is the birthplace of a unique martial art form. Upon arrival
check in at your resort .
DAY-07
POOVAR
Day at at leisure for relax and personal activities. Overnight at resort
DAY-08 POOVAR - KOVALAM
After breakfast we leave for Kovalam . Kovalam is an internationally renowned
beach of Kerala , with three adjacent crescent beaches. Kovalam has been a
favorite haunt of tourists, especially Europeans, since the 1930s. A massive
rocky promontory on the beach has created a beautiful bay of calm waters ideal
for sea bathing. The leisure options at this beach are plenty and diverse
- sunbathing, swimming, herbal body toning massages, special cultural programmes,
Catamaran cruising etc.
DAY-09 KOVALAM
Day at at leisure for relax and personal activities. Overnight at resort
DAY-10 LEAVE KOVALAM
Transfer to Trivandrum airport to board flight for onward Journey.
Backwater Tours of Kerala, Reservation Form
Copyright©
Tour Operator India.
All Rights Reserved