All transfers by private AC cab with experienced driver. Approximate driving times shown in day-by-day itinerary.
✅ Included
- ✅ Periyar lake boat safari
- ✅ Elephant interaction centre
- ✅ Bamboo rafting
- ✅ Spice trail guided walk
❌ Not Included
- ❌ Airfare
- ❌ Elephant ride (not offered)
- ❌ Personal expenses
Arrive Cochin airport/station. Check in to your Fort Kochi hotel. Freshen up and walk to the Chinese Fishing Nets (best at 5:30PM for sunset).
Mattancherry Palace (Dutch murals, ₹5 entry). Walk Jew Town antique lane. Dinner at a Fort Kochi heritage café.
Arrive from Munnar (3 hrs). Check in. Book the 7AM KTDC boat safari for next morning.
Spice garden guided tour (cardamom, pepper, clove, vanilla). Mudra Kalaripayattu show at 7PM. Kerala dinner.
7AM Periyar Lake boat safari (best for elephant sightings). Breakfast at hotel.
Elephant interaction centre (feeding, not riding). Bamboo rafting on Periyar River (book ahead). Sunset at Thekkady viewpoint.
Tribal village nature walk with Forest Dept guide. Abraham's Spice Garden private tour.
Local spice market shopping. Drive to next destination.
Itinerary is flexible — we can rearrange based on your preferences. WhatsApp us to customise.
📍 Fort Kochi, Cochin
Colonial heritage meets Kerala culture
Fort Kochi is Kerala's most cosmopolitan quarter — Portuguese, Dutch, Jewish and British layers of history compressed into a few square kilometres. The Chinese fishing nets at sunset, Kathakali performances, Jew Town's antique lanes and the legendary Kerala spice market make it an unmissable first stop.
- Fort Kochi is very safe for solo travellers and families
- Use government ferries — avoid unregistered boat touts
- Keep bags close in the Jew Town antique market area
- Tap water is not safe to drink — use bottled water
📍 Thekkady, Periyar Tiger Reserve
Wildlife safari, spices & jungle experiences
Thekkady is Kerala's premier wildlife destination, built around the Periyar Tiger Reserve. The 2-hour KTDC boat safari on Periyar Lake offers sightings of elephants, otters and deer. Beyond wildlife, Thekkady's cardamom and pepper estates produce some of India's finest spices.
- Always stay on marked paths in the tiger reserve
- Never feed or approach wild animals
- Book KTDC boat safari in advance — it fills up fast
- Evening forest walks require Forest Department guide
- Light cotton clothes (Kerala is tropical — avoid synthetics)
- One warm layer for hill station destinations (Munnar, Wayanad)
- Comfortable walking shoes + flip-flops for beach/temple
- Sunscreen SPF 50+ and insect repellent (DEET-based)
- Universal power adapter (Indian plugs: Type C & D)
- Modest clothing for temple visits (shoulders + knees covered)
- Reusable water bottle (refill from hotel — don't drink tap water)
- Small daypack for excursions
- Copies of travel documents (passport, insurance, booking confirmations)
- Basic first aid: antihistamine, electrolytes, antidiarrhoeal
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