Mararikulam Holidays
Sample Itinerary - REF INDIA 2029
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Day 1: Kochi
Once you arrive Kochi you'll be met at the airport and transferred to your hotel. The rest of the day is free to enjoy at leisure.
Day 2: Kochi
Formerly a princely state, Kochi is also fondly referred to as “The Queen of the Arabian Sea”. This morning enjoy a sightseeing tour of the town including the beautiful Parsi Synagogue built in 1568, the Dutch Palace built by the Portuguese in 1555 and St Francis’ Church. A walking tour of Fort Cochin takes you through streets still graced with traces of Portuguese, Dutch and British colonial architecture. Afternoon/evening free.
Day 3: Kochi - Munnar
A drive east to to Munnar - a quaint hill station nestled on the verdant slopes of tea plantations, that exudes a rare old world charm and reminds one of the days of the Raj in its elegant splendour. At a height of 1525 metres, Munnar offers breathtaking views of the surrounding hills. Included today is a visit to a nearby Tea Estate.
Day 4: Munnar - Periyar NP
A short drive south to Periyar, South India’s most popular wildlife sanctuary and home to bison, antelopes, sambar, wild boar, birds and even the odd tiger! Kumli, close to the sanctuary and where you’ll stay, is a pretty little town dotted with small spice and handicraft shops.
Day 5: Periyar NP
There is plenty to do in and around Periyar, so we leave the choice to you. Enjoy an included boat ride on Lake Periyar to spot herds of wild elephants or visit the lush nearby tea estates other optional excursions can be booked and paid for locally at the hotel.
Day 6: Periyar NP - Kumarakom
A drive to Kumarakom. Perched sleepily on the eastern banks of the mighty Lake Vembanad in the heartland of Kerala’s famed backwaters, Kumarakom has changed little since the Middle Ages but for it’s string of exotic resorts, making it the perfect point to explore the backwaters. Although right in the thick of a tangle of lush tropical waterways, Kumarakom is technically an island on Lake Vembanad.
Day 7: Kumarakom
This morning board a simply furnished private rice-boat for a journey through the backwaters. Crewed by a poler to push the rice boat through the water, a distance of some 20 kms will be covered, during which time the boat will glide past colourful local villages. As for dining, the on-board cook will prepare meals using fresh local produce.
Day 8: Kumarakom - Mararikulam
Disembarking at be driven to Kovalam. Arrival and check into your hotel. Carnoustie Beach Resort in the Akunt Villa room category.
Day 9: Mararikulam
For your remaining day in India with us really relax. Stroll for miles along white palm fringed sandy beaches, try sampling the local seafood and sipping cocktails on your sunlounger the perfect remedy to unwind.
- Alleppey
- Bandipur N.P.
- Bangalore
- Biligirirangan Hills
- Calicut
- Chennai
- Chettinadu
- Coimbatore
- Coonoor
- Coorg
- Covelong
- Guruvayoor
- Hospet
- Kanchipuram
- Kochi
- Kodaikanal
- Kollam
- Kothamangalam
- Kovalam
- Kumarakom
- Lakshadweep Islands
- Madurai
- Mahabalipuram
- Mararikulam
- Mettupalayam
- Mudumalai
- Munnar
- Mysore
- Nagerhole NP
- Ooty
- Palakkad
- Periyar NP
- Pondicherry
- Sultan's Battery
- Tanjore
- Thekkady
- Trichy
- Trivandrum
- Varkala
- Vithura
- Wayanad
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Often called the 'open air art gallery of Rajasthan', the region of medieval Shekhawati in northeastern Rajasthan lies in the ...
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