Day
01 # Cochin - Periyar
Welcome to Cochin. Drive to Periyar. Onarrival transfer
to hotel. Overnight at Periyar.
Day 02 # Periyar
After breakfast proceed for boat cruise on Lake Periyar
to explore wildlife sanctuary featuring Indian elephants,
Barking Deers, Indian Wild Dogs, Pythons and King Cobras.
Periyar - Moist deciduous fauna, flat and hilly terrain,
a delightful lake and rich wildlife makes Periyar Wildlife
Sanctuary a hot favorite amongst the nature livers.
A protected tiger reserve and a national park, Periyar
is basically an elephant's paradise. Leopards, Wild
Dogs, Barking Deers, Nilgiri Langurs (a primate), Bonnet
Macaquea, Tigers, Nilgiri Tahrs and Flying Lizard and
Flying Snake steal the limelight. Later drive to Kumarakom.
Transfer to hotel for overnight stay.
Day 03 # Kumarakom
Breakfast in hotel. Day free to relax, for leisure activities
and explore the city. Overnight stay at the hotel.
Day 04 # Alleppey
Cruise in Kettuvallams or old rice-barges through Azhikkal
Canal passing through Kuppapuram, Pallathuruthy, Swamy
Canal, Meenappally Kayal, Muttael Canal, Kainakary Church
Canal, Vatta Kayal, Venattukadu Canal, Aakkathara Canal
and paddy fields. Overnight stay at Chithira Kayal.
Day 05 # Cochin
After leisurely breakfast, cruise through small villages
of Chennamakery, Kainakary, Pallathuruthy and Kuppapuram
to reach Alleppey finish point jetty at 1000 hrs. Later
drive to Cochin. Transfer to hotel for overnight stay.
Afternoon proceed for sightseeing tour of Cochin including
St. Francis Church, Santa Cruz Basilica, Chinese fishing
nets and Jewish Synagogue. Cochin - The port city of
Cochin is also known as 'Queen of the Arabian Sea'.
There is Dutch Palace at Mattancherry and the very famous
Fort Cochin, which is renowned for its Portuguese heritage
and has early 16th century St. Francis' Church. Spice
is at its best in area surrounding Jewish Synagogue
while there are carved wooden panels and pulpit at Santa
Cruz Basilica. Chinese fishing nets are popular among
the tourists as a rare old-world trade form while Parishath
Thampuram Museum houses 19th-century paintings, old
coins, sculptures and temple models. Overnight at Cochin.
Day 06 # Cochin
After relaxed breakfast transfer to Cochin airport to
board flight for onward destination or way back to home. |
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