Arrive Kochi
Straight to Fort Kochi. Nothing planned.
India
Kerala, Slow
Kochi, the backwaters and the tea hills
Nine days, four beds, no early starts. Fort Kochi, a houseboat with a cook who shops that morning, and Munnar’s tea at 1,600 metres.
Suits
- Winter escapes from the CIS
- Couples and families
- Anyone who wants one country, not five cities
Day by day
Fort Kochi
The Chinese nets at dawn, Mattancherry and the spice godowns, and Kathakali in the evening if you want it.
To the backwaters
Drive south to Alleppey and board in the early afternoon. The boat moors before dark.
The backwaters
A full day on the water in the narrow channels, not the main lake.
Up to Munnar
Off the boat and east into the hills, climbing all afternoon through the estates.
Munnar
A tea estate walk with a planter, Eravikulam for the tahr, and cold evenings for once.
Munnar, free
Nothing booked. Most people walk.
Down to the coast
Back down for a last night by the sea at Marari, which is a beach and not a resort strip.
Depart
Transfer to Kochi airport.
What's included
- All accommodation as listed, with daily breakfast
- All internal transfers by private, air-conditioned car with a professional driver
- Licensed English-speaking guide for every sightseeing day (Russian on request)
- All entrance fees named in the day-by-day
- A single named trip designer, reachable by WhatsApp for the whole journey
- 24/7 on-trip support line covering your time zone
Not included
- International flights, unless the journey says otherwise
- Visas, visa fees and travel insurance (we prepare the paperwork; the fees are yours)
- Lunches and dinners other than those named
- Anything personal — minibar, laundry, spa, tips
- Optional experiences marked as add-ons