Itinerary
Day 1 Check inn at Nature Zone
Arrival at Cochin International Airport – proceed to Munnar and check inn at The Nature Zone. A cozy tree house is waiting for you in the mist filled enviornment of Munnar. To reach the tree house, you would need to get into a Jeep and experience a scenic off roading trip. You would enjoy it! Settle down at Nature zone try exploring the area, there is a lot hidden up there.
Day 2 Sightseeing in and around Munnar
Get down the hill and move on to see the tea museum, Mattupetty dam and the kundala lake. Enjoy the scenic beauty of munnar, take a few snaps. By evening, be back at the resort, a romantic candle light dinner is waiting up at the resort. Enjoy a hot dinner in the mist filled environment and back to your tree house.
Day 3 Check inn at Mayapott plantation bungalow
Drive to Thekkady through the tea plantations and the narrow gap roads. Check inn at Mayapott, the plantation bungalow close to Thekkady. There is a lot to see and explore around Mayapott. This is one place where you feel really good to be in.
Mayapott is literally built on a rock and takes in the strengths of nature to be its foundation. The unique feature of Mayapott is that it is re-created entirely out of chiseled rock from the region. Not a single rock has been removed from its original position. There are rock protrusions in every room and the en suite bathrooms are all open-to-sky.
Room at Mayapott
A stream, which meanders through the property, appears at one point and mysteriously vanishes at another point. No wonder the place is called Mayapott meaning ‘the mystical point’ in Tamil. This unique plantation hide features two fully furnished bedrooms and one villa suite room, a two bed private spa, dining area on a covered bridge, common fire place and reading room and 100 acres of lush green cardamom plantation where privacy will be the password for nature lovers to relax, rejuvenate and refresh!
Day 4 – Visit to the vineyard and
The farm has several cleared tracks for biking. Biking along the vineyard and orchards would be a very unique experience that only possible in few European farms. Soft Trekking is another activity. This farm also will be bird watchers attraction as it has lot of fruit bearing trees and vegetables grown around. At the west end of the farm, a huge water body of lake size would attract a lot of bird species.
Farm visit complimented with a farm fresh dining experience of the local cuisine would be a high light of the tour. Horse ride is also promoted; a horse lunching pitch, a well designed stable etc are some of the attractions. There are two horse carriages where the guests can take a ride around the farm. Grape crushing can be promoted as a special experience. Picnic packed lunch would be organized in the beginning and later local cuisine could also be promoted.
The entire program can last from 5 hours as a short trip to a full day.
Day 5 Checkinn at the Houseboat
Proceed to Alleppey for your final night in Kerala in a cozy deluxe houseboat experiencing local cuisine and people. It’s an experince to see how people live in a place where roads are of water and boats are their cars. Experience the water highways and the back water culture. Overnight stay in the houseboat.
Day 6 Transfer to Cochin Airport or Ernakulam Railway Station
Accommodation Details
| Days | Destination | Hotel | Room type | Meal plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1-2 | Munnar | Nature Zone | Tree House | Breakfast and dinner |
| 3-4 | Thekkady | Mayapott | Villa suite | Breakfast and dinner |
| 5 | Alleppey | Deluxe houseboat | Deluxe room | All meals |
Inclusions
- Accommodation in the mentioned resorts with the respective meal plan and room category.
- Transportation in an AC Tata Indigo | Maruthi Dezire from the point of arrival to the point of departure blocked for 900 Kilometers.
- Floral arrangements and candle light dinner at Tree house for a night.
- Visit to a Vineyard and crop cultivation farm, and horse riding within the farm.
- Welcome drink on arrival at all the destinations.
- Houseboat cruise and overnight stay with all the meals served on board.
Exclusions
- Any Airfare
- Entrances fees
- Expenses of personal nature such as drinks, telephone, and laundry bills etc
- Tips and porter charges
- Any boating charges (motor boat / pedal boat).
- Any additional expenses incurred due to any flight delay or cancellation, weather conditions, political closures, technical faults etc
- Any other service/s not specified above
Note
- All taxes, entrance fees, airfare etc if included are as on date. Any future hike will be charged extra.
- Check in / Checkout time with the hotels are 1200 noon and overnight Houseboat (if provided with itinerary) is 1200 noon check in and 0900 hrs next day check out.
- Child above 5 years is considered as an extra person.
- The above rates are valid for the given dates only – October to March 2012
- The above is only an offer and not confirmation of your bookings. We shall proceed with your booking once we have receive the payment from you & if we are not able to get the original hotels, shall provide equivalent/ alternative hotels.