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Still water and tea slopes at Mattupetty near Munnar

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Each journey below is a shape we know works: sensible driving hours, a night in the right place, and time left over. Open any route for the day-wise plan, then tell us what to change.

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01

Munnar Interlude

02 nights · 03 days Kochi → Munnar → Kochi Day-wise itinerary
  1. Day 01

    Up into the high range

    Collected from Cochin airport, Aluva or your hotel. The climb east through Neriamangalam and Adimali, stopping at the Cheeyappara and Valara falls and a working spice garden. Check in by mid-afternoon; the evening stays free for the tea slopes above town.

  2. Day 02

    A full day in the tea country

    An early start for Eravikulam National Park while the mist is still down, then Mattupetty dam, Echo Point and Kundala lake at a walking pace. The tea museum in the afternoon, or a plantation walk instead if you would rather stay out of a queue.

  3. Day 03

    Back down to the coast

    Breakfast, then the descent to Kochi with a stop at Karadippara viewpoint and, if there is time, the elephant kraal at Kodanad. Dropped at the airport, railway station or your onward hotel.

02

Hills & Wild

03 nights · 04 days Munnar & Thekkady Day-wise itinerary
  1. Day 01

    Kochi to Munnar

    Pick-up and the four hour drive into the hills, waterfalls and a spice garden on the way. Evening at leisure around the estates.

  2. Day 02

    Munnar sightseeing

    Eravikulam, Mattupetty, Echo Point, Kundala and the tea museum, ordered to dodge the crowds rather than follow the standard circuit.

  3. Day 03

    Over to Thekkady

    The cardamom hills route via Kumily, with a plantation visit where pepper, cardamom, vanilla and coffee grow in the same acre. Afternoon boat on the Periyar lake, and a Kathakali or kalaripayattu performance in the evening if you would like one.

  4. Day 04

    Return

    A guided walk inside the reserve for early risers, then the drive back to Kochi through Vandiperiyar and Kottayam. Drop wherever you need.

03

Hills & Water

04 nights · 05 days Munnar · Thekkady · Alleppey Day-wise itinerary
  1. Day 01

    Arrival and the climb

    Met at Cochin airport and driven to Munnar, waterfalls and viewpoints on the way up. Check in, then an easy evening.

  2. Day 02

    Tea, mist, and Anamudi behind it

    The full Munnar day: national park at opening time, lakes and dams through the middle of the day, tea factory in the afternoon.

  3. Day 03

    Into spice country

    Munnar to Thekkady through the cardamom hills. Plantation walk, Periyar lake cruise, and the evening free in Kumily's spice market.

  4. Day 04

    Onto the houseboat

    Down to Alleppey by late morning and aboard a private kettuvallam at noon. Lunch is cooked on board as you move through the narrow canals; the boat moors for the night in still water, dinner served on deck.

  5. Day 05

    Off the water, home

    Breakfast on board, disembark at nine, then the coastal road back to Kochi for your flight or train. Fort Kochi added on the way if timings allow.

04

Two of Us

03 nights · 04 days Honeymoon · Munnar & Alleppey Day-wise itinerary
  1. Day 01

    Quiet arrival

    Airport pick-up and a straight run to a plantation stay above Munnar, away from the town traffic. Flowers and a cake in the room if you tell us the occasion in advance.

  2. Day 02

    Your own pace

    No fixed departure. A late breakfast, then whichever of Munnar you feel like — the high viewpoints, a tea tasting, or a walk through the estate with the car following.

  3. Day 03

    A boat to yourselves

    Down to Alleppey for a private houseboat with an upper deck. Sunset over the paddy fields, dinner cooked on board, and the engine off by eight.

  4. Day 04

    Slow goodbye

    Breakfast on the water, then the drive back to Kochi. If your flight is late, we stop at Fort Kochi for lunch by the harbour.

05

Grand Kerala

06 nights · 07 days Kochi → Kovalam Day-wise itinerary
  1. Day 01

    Fort Kochi

    Arrival, then the old quarter on foot: the Chinese fishing nets, St Francis Church, the Dutch Palace at Mattancherry and the spice godowns behind Jew Town. Kathakali in the evening.

  2. Day 02

    To the high range

    Kochi to Munnar with waterfall and spice garden stops, arriving in time for the light on the tea slopes.

  3. Day 03

    Munnar in full

    Eravikulam at opening, the lakes and dams after, tea factory and museum in the afternoon.

  4. Day 04

    Thekkady

    Across the cardamom hills, plantation visit, and a boat on the Periyar lake where elephant and gaur come down to drink.

  5. Day 05

    Alleppey, on the water

    Down to the backwaters and aboard a private houseboat for the afternoon, night and breakfast.

  6. Day 06

    South to the coast

    Disembark and drive south to Varkala or Kovalam. Cliff walk, a swim, and the sun going into the Arabian Sea.

  7. Day 07

    Trivandrum, and out

    Padmanabhaswamy temple and the Napier museum quarter if time allows, then the airport or station in Thiruvananthapuram.

06

Wayanad North

03 nights · 04 days Forest, caves & plantations Day-wise itinerary
  1. Day 01

    Up the Thamarassery ghat

    From Kochi or Kozhikode, up the nine hairpins into Wayanad. Check in around Vythiri and let the plantation quiet settle.

  2. Day 02

    Caves and falls

    Edakkal caves with their neolithic carvings, then Soochipara falls for a swim, and Pookode lake in the late afternoon.

  3. Day 03

    Water and forest

    Banasura Sagar dam in the morning, Kuruva island or the Tholpetty range in the afternoon, depending on water levels and forest permissions.

  4. Day 04

    Down and out

    A last plantation walk, then the descent and your drop at Kozhikode or the long drive back to Kochi.

07

Highland Weekend

02 nights · 03 days Vagamon & Idukki Day-wise itinerary
  1. Day 01

    Aluva to Vagamon

    Out through Thodupuzha and up into the meadows. Evening on the grass hills with the wind and very little else.

  2. Day 02

    Meadows and pine

    Kolahalamedu, the pine forest, Mundakayam viewpoint and the tea slopes towards Elappara. Paragliding arranged in season.

  3. Day 03

    Waterfall on the way home

    Thommankuthu or Ilaveezhapoonchira depending on the weather, then back to Aluva or the airport by evening.

Out and back

Day drives
from Aluva & Kochi

For a spare day between meetings, a long layover, or family visiting for the weekend. Car and driver for the day, home by evening.

  1. 01

    Athirappilly
    & Vazhachal

    Ninety minutes north through Chalakudy to Kerala's widest waterfall, then the quieter cascades at Vazhachal and the road towards Malakkappara if the forest gate is open.

    Full dayBest June to January

  2. 02

    Fort Kochi
    heritage day

    The fishing nets, the old churches, Mattancherry palace, the synagogue lane and the antique shops, with lunch somewhere the guidebooks have not reached.

    Half or full dayWalking

  3. 03

    Munnar
    in a day

    A long day, and worth it if it is all you have: 5am departure, the falls, the tea slopes, one viewpoint above 2,000 metres, back to Aluva by ten.

    Long dayEarly start

  4. 04

    Malayattoor
    & Kodanad

    The hill shrine at Malayattoor, the elephant rehabilitation centre at Kodanad and a stretch of the Periyar river, all within an hour of home.

    Half dayFamily friendly

The fine print, plainly

What a quote
covers.

Every quote is written out before you pay anything, and the number does not move unless you change the trip.

  • Hotel or resort nights on twin sharing, with breakfast
  • Private vehicle, driver, fuel, tolls, parking and permits
  • Airport, station or hotel pick-up and drop
  • Houseboat with lunch, dinner and breakfast where the route includes one
  • Sightseeing route planned, and bookings held where they can be

Not included

  • Monument, park and boat entry tickets unless stated
  • Lunches, dinners and anything from the minibar
  • Guides, activities and safaris booked on the day
  • Kilometres run beyond the agreed package
Tea and spice slopes in the cardamom hills

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