The document outlines a 6 day tour of southern India that includes visits to several cities and sites. Day 1 involves arrival in Cochin and a city tour, including visits to the Dutch Palace, Jewish Synagogue, St. Francis Church, and Chinese fishing nets. Day 2 includes a drive from Cochin to Munnar through tea plantations, with stops at waterfalls and visits to a national park and tea museum in Munnar. Day 3 focuses on additional sightseeing in Munnar. Day 4 involves a drive from Munnar to Thekkady wildlife sanctuary with an afternoon game viewing cruise on Periyar Lake. Day 5 includes a trip from Thekkady to Alleppey or Kumarkom with local sightseeing.
1. Day 1 : Cochin(arrival)
Arrival at CochinAirportandtransferto hotel .Checkin at Hotel . AfternoonproceedforCochin
Sightseeing.Visitthe DutchPalace-builtbythe Portuguese in1557 and subsequentlyrenovatedbythe
Dutch after1663. The muralsare perhapsthe bestinIndia.JewishSynagogue - builtin1568 and the
oldestSynagogue inthe Commonwealthare atMattancherry. St.FrancisChurch - builtin1510 and the
oldestEuropeanchurchinIndia,Chinese FishingNets- introducedbythe courtof Kublai Khancan be
seeninFort Cochin.FortCochinBeachetc. Eveningbackto the hotel andovernight.
Day 2 : Cochin - Munnar (150 Km/04 Hrs)
Arrival at Cochinandtransferto Munnar. Munnar is1800 mts above sealevel andalsothe home of
SouthIndia'shighestpeak(anamudi-2695mts).On the way toMunnar visitVaplara,Cheeyappara
waterfallsandTeaPlantations.Uponarrival atMunnar transferto Hotel.Checkinat Hotel.Afternoon
visitRajamala(eravikulamNational Park - openasper the directionsbythe forestauthorities),the best
place to see Nilgiri Tahr(hermitragusHilarious)-the mountaingoatof SouthIndia.Youmay visitthe Tea
MuseumsurroundedbyteaGardens- the onlyMuseumof its kind;whichillustratesthe timeworn
methodof Tea production.Eveninghave ashortvisitatMunnar town.Overnightstayat Munnar
Day 3 : Munnar Day 2**
Afterbreakfastproceedforsightseeingof Munnar.Mattupettydam, Echo Point,KundalaDam,
PothenmeduView Point,BlossomParketcare some of the highlightsof the sightseeing.Shopping
& overnightstayatMunnar
Day 4 : Munnar-thekkady(110km/3.5 Hrs)**
Transferto Thekkady,Drive throughone of those mostpicturesque hill highwaysof Kerala.Thekkedy,
alsoknownas periyarisa worldfamouswildlife sanctuaryandone of the 48 TigerreservesinIndia.On
arrival checkin AtHotel.Afternoonproceedfor1½-hourgame viewingcruise aroundthe PeriyarLake
whichisthe main wayto tour the sanctuary.Here you will be able tosee a large varietyof wildlife,
whichinclude elephants,monkeys,deer,wildboaretc.OvernightstayatThekkady.
Day 5 : Thekkady - AllpepeyorKumarkom
AfterBrake fast checkout fromThekkadyandtransferredtoAlleppey.Checkinathotel andProceedto
Local sightseeing.alappuzhahasalwaysenjoyedanimportantplace inthe maritime historyof Kerala.
Today,it isfamousfor itsboat races,backwaterholidays,beaches,marine productsandcoirindustry.
Alappuzhabeachisa popularpicnicspot.The pier,whichextendsintothe seahere,isover137 years
old.Entertainmentfacilitiesatthe VijayaBeachParkadd to the attraction of the beach.There is alsoan
oldlighthouse nearbywhichisgreatlyfascinatingtovisitors.overnightstayathotel
Day 6 : AlleppeyorKumarkom - Cochin(tourEnds)
Morninghave breakfastat resortlatercheck outresort and drive to Airport/ RailwayStationfor
departure