Munnar, Thekkady, Alleppey resort and houseboat, Kanyakumari and 2 nights in Kovalam. 9 days, Kochi to Trivandrum.
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The grand tour of South India's tip: two nights in Munnar's tea hills, Periyar wildlife in Thekkady, a lakeside resort and a houseboat in Alleppey, the sunrise at Kanyakumari where three seas meet, and two nights on the beach at Kovalam. 9 days, Kochi in and Trivandrum out, with a private car and driver.
Your driver meets you at Kochi airport or railway station and heads east into the Western Ghats. The road climbs through rubber plantations and cardamom forest, with stops at the Cheeyappara and Valara waterfalls and at a spice garden. You reach the tea country and check in at Munnar by mid-afternoon.
Drive: about 4 hours · Overnight: Munnar
Visit Eravikulam National Park when it opens at 9 am and ride the park bus up to the home of the Nilgiri tahr, a mountain goat found only in these hills. Then tour the Tea Museum and taste a fresh cup. In the afternoon, drive along the Mattupetty road to Mattupetty Dam, Echo Point and Kundala Lake. See our Munnar tour packages for more ideas.
Overnight: Munnar
Drive three to four hours through cardamom plantations to Thekkady. In the afternoon, take the boat ride on Periyar Lake inside the Periyar Tiger Reserve, looking out for elephants, gaur and sambar deer. In the evening, watch Kathakali or Kalaripayattu, or walk through a spice plantation. Read our guide to Thekkady tourist places.
Drive: 3–4 hours · Overnight: Thekkady
Drive down from the hills to Alleppey (Alappuzha), about four hours, and check in to a resort on the backwaters. Spend a slow afternoon by the water, then walk on Alleppey Beach at sunset.
Drive: about 4 hours · Overnight: Alleppey
Around noon, board your private houseboat and cruise through the backwaters past paddy fields, coconut groves and waterside villages. The crew cooks lunch, dinner and breakfast on board, and the boat moors for the night at about 5:30 pm, as local rules require. Compare boats on our Alleppey houseboat packages page.
Overnight: houseboat
After an early breakfast on board, leave the houseboat by 8 am for the longest drive of the trip, south along the coast through Kollam and past Trivandrum into Tamil Nadu. With breaks for lunch and tea, it takes eight to nine hours. You arrive in Kanyakumari in time for sunset at the southern tip of India, where the Arabian Sea, the Bay of Bengal and the Indian Ocean meet.
Drive: 8–9 hours with stops · Overnight: Kanyakumari
Get up early to watch the sun rise over the ocean. After breakfast, take the ferry to the Vivekananda Rock Memorial and see the 133-foot statue of the Tamil poet Thiruvalluvar beside it. Visit the Kumari Amman Temple and the Gandhi Mandapam, then drive about two and a half hours to Kovalam and spend the evening on Lighthouse Beach.
Drive: about 2½ hours · Overnight: Kovalam
A free day to enjoy the beach, book an Ayurvedic massage or take a boat ride through the mangroves at Poovar. If you'd like some sightseeing, visit Trivandrum (Thiruvananthapuram): the Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple (open to Hindus only), the Napier Museum, the Sree Chitra Art Gallery and the Kuthiramalika Palace.
Overnight: Kovalam
Enjoy a final morning by the sea before your driver takes you to Trivandrum airport or railway station, about 30 minutes from Kovalam.
Drive: about 30 minutes
Hotel names will be provided after booking, subject to availability and confirmation. We do not hold hotel confirmations before booking.
Not included: flights or trains, entry tickets (Eravikulam National Park, Tea Museum, Periyar boating, Vivekananda Rock ferry, Trivandrum museums), cultural shows, Ayurvedic treatments, meals other than breakfast and houseboat meals, and personal expenses.
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1.1 Quotes are valid for 3 days and are subject to availability until the booking is confirmed. Hotel and houseboat prices change often, especially for December and January travel.
1.2 Hotels named in a quote are our first choice. If one is unavailable when you book, we'll offer a hotel of the same category and tell you before confirming.
2.1 Once we confirm availability, pay 50% of the total package cost to confirm your booking. Your booking is confirmed only when we have received this payment and sent you a written confirmation with hotel names.
2.2 Full payment is due 30 days before your travel date. If it is not received by then, we may treat the booking as cancelled by you, and the charges in section 4 apply.
2.3 For bookings made within 30 days of the travel date, full payment is due at booking.
2.4 We accept payment by bank transfer, UPI or our online payment link. Payment-gateway charges, where applicable, are shown before you pay and are not refundable.
3.1 Prices are per person, based on two adults sharing a room, unless the quote says otherwise. GST is charged extra at the rate applicable on the invoice date.
3.2 Child rates apply to children aged 5 to 11 sharing their parents' room. Children under 5 travel free without an extra bed, subject to hotel policy.
3.3 Hotels add compulsory gala-dinner charges for 24 and 31 December. These are not included unless the quote says so and are payable at the time of booking.
3.4 Once confirmed, the package price is fixed, except for changes in government taxes, park fees or fuel surcharges imposed after booking.
| 4.1 Cancellations must be sent by email to info@dreamlandvacations.com. The charges below are counted from the day we receive your email, in Indian time. |
4.2 Bookings for travel between 20 December and 5 January, and any hotel, resort or houseboat we have told you is non-refundable, cannot be refunded once confirmed, whatever the cancellation date.
4.3 Flights and train tickets booked through us follow the airline's or railway's own cancellation rules, plus our service fee of Rs 500 per ticket.
4.4 GST and payment-gateway charges already paid are not refundable.
4.5 We recommend travel insurance that covers cancellation, as these charges apply whatever the reason for cancelling, including illness.
5.1 One change of travel dates is free if requested 31 or more days before the original arrival date, provided the new dates are within the same season and the hotels are available. You pay any difference in price.
5.2 Date changes requested within 30 days of arrival are treated as a cancellation and a new booking.
5.3 Other changes, such as upgrading a hotel, adding a night or adding a houseboat, are possible at any time, subject to availability and the price difference.
5.4 Changing the name of a traveller is free up to 7 days before arrival.
6.1 Refunds are made to the original payment method within 21 working days of the cancellation, after deducting the charges in section 4.
6.2 There is no refund for any service you don't use once the tour has started, including meals, sightseeing, a missed houseboat check-in or leaving early. If you leave early, we'll try to cancel later bookings and pass on whatever the hotels or suppliers refund to us.
7.1 If we must change a confirmed hotel, we'll replace it with one of the same or a higher category at no extra cost, and tell you as soon as we know.
7.2 If we have to cancel your tour for any reason other than those in section 8, you can choose a full refund of what you have paid or a different tour of equal value.
8.1 Heavy rain, landslides, floods, strikes and hartals, road closures, government orders, park closures and similar events can disrupt travel in Kerala, especially in the hills during the monsoon.
8.2 If such an event affects your tour, we'll arrange the best available alternative, such as a different route, hotel or sightseeing. Any extra costs are payable by you, and we'll refund only what the hotels and suppliers refund to us for services not used.
8.3 Houseboat cruising may be shortened or stopped in bad weather or under local regulations. Periyar boating and Eravikulam National Park can close without notice. These are not grounds for a refund of the package.
9.1 We arrange hotels, houseboats, transport and sightseeing through independent suppliers. We take care to choose them well, but we are not responsible for loss, injury, damage, delay or illness caused by their acts or omissions, or by you.
9.2 Please look after your own belongings. We're not responsible for lost or stolen items.
9.3 Wildlife sightings, weather and views cannot be guaranteed.
10.1 Every guest must carry a valid government photo ID (Aadhaar, passport, driving licence or voter ID). Foreign nationals need a valid passport and Indian visa. Hotels may refuse check-in without ID.
10.2 Hotel check-in is usually 2 pm and check-out 11 am or 12 noon. Early check-in and late check-out depend on availability and may be charged.
10.3 The vehicle is for the itinerary as booked. Drives beyond it, or after 8 pm, may cost extra. Drivers may switch off the air-conditioning on steep hill roads.
10.4 Houseboats moor for the night at a fixed time under local rules. Air-conditioning on Deluxe boats usually runs at night only.
10.5 Behaviour that endangers others or breaks the law may lead to the tour being ended without refund.
October to March is the best time: dry weather in the hills, calm backwaters, clear skies for the Kanyakumari sunrise and the beach season at Kovalam. December and January are the busiest months, so book early. In the monsoon (June to September), cloud often hides the sunrise and the sea at Kovalam is too rough for swimming. See our guide to the best time to visit Kerala.
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