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Highlights

  • Area of incredible natural beauty
  • Wildlife treks and nature trails
  • Elephant-back plantation tours
  • Beautiful backwater cruise
  • Superb Keralan cuisine; locally sourced ingredients

The Backwaters of Kerala Rates

Prices from £1,619 to £2,825 per person. Includes:

Emirates Economy Class flights, nine nights in deluxe accommodation with breakfast daily. Day 7 includes breakfast, lunch and dinner onboard houseboat. Includes private car transfers with personal guide and sightseeing as specified in the itinerary.

Flight upgrades from (one way, per person):

Business Class £705; First Class £1229

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The Backwaters of Kerala

A luxurious tour through the backwaters of Kerala

Discover ‘God’s own country’, Kerala, India’s most idyllic state.

Day 1 - 3: Fly UK to the vibrant waterfront city of Cochin and its glorious natural harbour. Stay at Brunton Boatyard for two nights.

Day 3: Discover historic Fort Cochin, view the famous Chinese fishing nets and, by night, enjoy a traditional Kathakali dance performance.

Day 4: Journey to the beautiful Munnar hill station among majestic mountains, forests and sprawling tea, coffee and cardamom plantations. Overnight at Windermere Estate.

Day 5: Driven to Periyar to explore spice-scented plantations and the Periyar Wildlife Reserve. Overnight at Spice Village in Periyar.

Day 6: Travel to the peaceful Kanam Estate, surrounded by rubber plantations and fruit farms. Overnight at Serenity, Kanam Estate.

Day 7: Cruise Alleppey backwaters on a ‘kettuvallam’ (traditional rice boat). Overnight on houseboat.

Day 8: Disembark at Kumarakom, a cluster of islands on Vembanad Lake. Stay at Coconut Lagoon for three nights. 

Day 9 & 10: Two days of leisure, discover the bird sanctuary or indulge in an Ayurveda treatment.

Day 11: Transfer to airport. Fly Cochin to UK.