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In this tour we give a chance to visit some
temples of Karnataka. A cruise along the palm-fringed waterways of
Kerala in a luxury houseboat is the most enchanting holiday experience
in India today. In this world of simple pleasures, you will skim past
water lilies, lush paddy fields, coir villages, rustic homes, temples
and coconut groves. A guided tour down the backwaters would provide you
with a complete and most enchanting experience on the backwaters of
Kerala and will also reveal to you some interesting facts about the
life of local village people. There is a Kerala that lives along these
backwaters throbbing with its own unique culture .For you, as a visitor
to Kerala it can be incredibly different experience just floating this
backwaters in a country craft and absorbing unusual representation.
Name of Program : Kerla House Boat Tour-4 !!!
Places Visit: Banglore-Mysore-
Nagarhol-Coorg-Neeleshwar-Tellichery-Cheruthuruthy-Pallakad-Munnar-House
Boat - Cochin Departure.
Duration : 14 Nights
Best Time : Oct-March.
Day 1: Arrival Banglore:
Upon arrival meet to assistance, drivet to hotel.
Day 2: Banglore-Mysore : (By road, 3-4 hrs drive) :
Morning after breakfast visit Vidhansudha, Nandi Temple, and Chamundi
Hill, after lunch drive to Mysore, en route excursion to Somnathpur
temple, dating from the Hoysala period, then the ruins of
Srirangapathnam (closed Friday), the capital of Tipu Sultan in the
eighteenth century.
Day 3: Mysore :
First contact with "soul" of places, hill hamundi, wearing a very
popular temple. Halfway up is a great monolith of stone, Nandi, Shiva
taureaumonture. The afternoon tour of the extravagant palace of
Maharaja then stroll in the market for flowers and vegetables. That
evening, we suggest you dinner in a family.
Day 4: Mysore-Nagarhole (By road, 3-4 hrs drive) :
After breakfast drive to the Nagarhole National Park. Boat trip on the
tranquil waters of the river Kabini. Overnihgt at resort.Â
Day 5: Nagarhole -Coorg (By road, 3-4 hrs drive) :
Early morning jeep safari with a naturalist guide on the trail of the
park's wildlife: tigers, elephants, gaur (Indian bison), leopards, deer
and a large variety of birds. Continue to Coorg, nestled in the heart
of coffee plantations and spices.
Day 6: Coorg:
Excursion to the breeding center of elephants Dubar to attend and
participate in various activities: grooming elephants, food
distribution and demonstration of commands dressage.Marche walk in
plantations.
Day 7: Coorg- Neeleshwar (By road, 3-4 hrs drive):
Route for Neeleshwar. Installation and relaxation in beautiful
traditional cottage on the seashore. Trip to Bekal Fort (15 km), dating
from 1650, which offers breathtaking views over vast sandy beaches.
Sunset idyllic sea
Day 8: Neeleshwar :
Boat ride in the backwaters, narrow canals
fringed with coconut palms. Visit a fishing village, a breeding center
for turtles and a workshop production of Beedi (Indian cigarettes)
managed by women. Relax on the beach.
Day 9: Neeleshwr- Tellichery (By road, 3-4 hrs drive)
Route for Tellicherry. Installation in a guest house on the edge of the
Arabian Sea. You are initiated by your hosts to prepare a traditional
meal. In the evening, representing Theyyam, ritual dance of northern
Kerala temple of Parassinikadavu.
Day 10: Tellicherry - Cheruthuruthy (By road, 4-5 hrs drive):
On the road Cheruthuruthy, stop in the town of Beypore to visit
"Tasar," an association of creative weaving. On arrival, check into a
resort that provides Ayurvedic treatments.
Day 11: Cheruthuruty- Pallakad (By road, 3-4 hrs drive):
Spend the morning visiting the famous academy of dance and song "Kerala
Kalamandalam", created in 1930 by poet Vallathol Narayan Menon:
discovery of classes devoted to teaching various traditional arts of
Kerala. Continue to Pallakad to visit Kalpathy a quarter Brahman whose
unique architecture makes it the first classified heritage village in
Kerala.
Day 12: Pallakad-Munnar (By road, 4-5 hrs drive):
Route for the prettiest resort in Kerala. Ride bicycles or walk to the
heart of tea plantations and spices. Excursion to Eravikulam park which
houses the largest concentration Thar (wild goats) in the Nilgiris.
Day 13: Munnarr-House Boat (Backwaters ) By road, 4-5 hrs drive):
Early departure to Alleppey. Boat on a "house boat", a traditional
sampan now has a room, shower room, kitchen, to discover Kerala in its
maze of fascinating canals. Lunch, dinner and overnight on board.
Day 14: Backwaters - Cochin : (By road, 2-3 hrs drive):
End of the cruise at Alleppey, immediate transfer to the small village
of Vaikom. Canoe ride through narrow channels. During navigation, you
visit a fishery, a coir factory and a pottery workshop. Continue by
road to Cochin.
Day 15: Cochin- Departure:
After breakfast full day city sightseeing, late evening in time
deparutre transfer to flight back home.
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