All transfers by private AC cab with experienced driver. Approximate driving times shown in day-by-day itinerary.
✅ Included
- ✅ Daily yoga & pranayama (2 sessions)
- ✅ Backwater meditation sunrise cruise
- ✅ Ayurveda foot massage
- ✅ Sattvic vegetarian meals throughout
❌ Not Included
- ❌ Airfare
- ❌ Individual Ayurveda programmes
- ❌ Personal expenses
Fort Kochi heritage walk (Chinese nets, Mattancherry). Drive to Alleppey (1.5 hrs). Houseboat check-in by noon.
Sail through Vembanad Lake and Kuttanad canals. Fresh fish lunch prepared by onboard cook. Sunset on the open lake.
Sunrise on water. Traditional Kerala breakfast onboard. Sail through narrow village canals — women washing at ghats, children waving.
Houseboat check-out by 9AM. Village shikara ride. Alleppey lighthouse and beach. Coir weaving factory visit.
Free morning to explore Alleppey at your own pace.
Optional activities or relaxation. Evening local dinner.
Arrive from Trivandrum or Kovalam. Check in. Cliff-top walk from North Cliff to Helipad Beach.
Sunset at the cliff edge. Dinner at a cliff-top restaurant (fresh tuna, Kerala curry). Night yoga session.
Sunrise yoga session (6AM) at a cliff studio. Papanasam Beach sunrise dip (natural spring).
Janardhanaswamy Temple (2,000-year-old temple at clifftop). Backwater kayaking near Varkala lake. Ayurveda massage.
Itinerary is flexible — we can rearrange based on your preferences. WhatsApp us to customise.
📍 Alleppey (Alappuzha), Kerala Backwaters
Houseboats, canals & the Venice of the East
Alleppey is the houseboat capital of Kerala and gateway to Vembanad Lake — India's longest lake. The 900km network of canals, rivers and lakes that makes up the Kerala backwaters is most accessible here. A night on a houseboat — sleeping to the sound of water, waking to kingfishers and morning mist — is one of India's great travel experiences.
- All houseboats must have ATDC green certification — check before boarding
- Life jackets must be on board — verify before departure
- No swimming in the backwaters (river traffic + water quality)
- Monsoon open-lake sailing can be rough — stick to canals
📍 Varkala Cliff, Thiruvananthapuram District
Natural springs, yoga cliffs & bohemian vibes
Varkala is unlike any other Kerala beach. The 15-metre red laterite cliffs drop straight to the Arabian Sea, with a string of yoga studios, Ayurveda centres and cliff-top restaurants perched on the edge. Papanasam Beach below has a natural freshwater spring said to wash away sins. The vibe is relaxed, independent and genuinely beautiful.
- Stay away from cliff edges at night — no railings in places
- Don't swim far from shore — currents are strong below the cliff
- Cliff path restaurants: check stability before sitting at edge tables
- Papanasam Beach is safer for swimming than the cliff beach
- 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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