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Beach Tours of India >> Kerala Beach Tour |
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Duration : |
9 Nights / 10 Days
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Destinations Covered : |
Cochin - Kumarakom - Marari - Poovar - Kovalam |
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| Upon arrival in Cochinairport, transfer to your pre booked Hotel. Later transfer to the backwaters of Cochin, which run from the sea inland through lush tropical countryside. This relaxing boat trip is fascinating, as our guide discussed the history of the early explorers and traders who used this as a main artery to the sea. Even the locals board and disembark, coming and going from village. Return to Cochin and afternoon spent exploring the unexpected and isolated Jewish community. It was a main area for spice trading. Scores of small companies huddle together in old buildings, with the air filled of ginger, cardamom, cumin and clove scent. Local potters load carts of spices running up and down narrow lanes for transport. One street - long area is the Mattacncherry section, used to occupy virtually all Jewish homes, the oldest synagogue in the former British Empire. Cochin is one of the most fascinating cities of coastal south India. It is a city with indelible marks of Christian, Islamic, Hindu and Jewish traditions. The true character of the city is to be found in the older part of the Fort Cochin area which remains as it used to be a 1000 years ago. This part of the city reflects an unusual bled of medieval Portuguese, Dutch and English life grafted on to the tropical Malabar coast. Overnight stay at the hotel |
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| COCHIN - KUMARAKOM (DISTANCE 80 KMS / 2 HOURS APPROX) |
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After breakfast, depart for Kumarakom. Upon Arrival check in and rest of the day is for relaxing by the pool or taking a sunset cruise on a man - powered boat. You may wish to visit the Ayurvedic centre for an herbal massage. In the Evening attend a demonstration of Kerala cuisine cooking. Overnight stay at Resort |
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| Day free at leisure for relax and personal activities. Overnight stay at Resort |
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| Day 4 : |
| KUMARAKOM - MARARI (DISTANCE 30 KMS / 1 HOUR ) |
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| After breakfast leave for Marari. A beach is just a beach, until you find its living heart. The search ended in the little village of Mararikulam. Somewhere around the middle section of Kerala's coast, the Indian Ocean finally realises that it has now become the Arabian Sea. The result of this personality change is a splendid azure colour, quite distinctive, with frothy whitecaps and a translucent, pearl - like quality. The sands that fringe this coastline for endless miles are themselves distinctive, deep, rich and fine, in a shade. Upon arrival check in at your Resort. |
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| Day free at leisure for relax and personal activities. Overnight stay at resort. |
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| Day 6: |
| MARARI - POOVAR BY ROAD 200 KMS 5 HOURS DRIVE |
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After breakfast leave for Poovar , Unspoilt and miraculously unexplored, Poovar Island is a rare Adam and Eve find in Southern Kerala. Enveloped by the most serene backwaters, and opening out to the sea and a dream golden sand beach. Poovar is truly a window into paradise. Time stopped a few decades ago. The tranquillity is punctuated by the sound of waves and the birds.
The acreage is abundant in well preserved local flora, with hundreds of species of spices, exotic flowers, complete with banana and coconut groves. The sun God smiles generously on idyllic Poovar. There are lots to do in addition to soaking in nature, and the hammocks and the beach. Row to a neighbouring fishing village in 2 minutes.Visit a centuries old martial arts village. Kerala is the birthplace of a unique martial art form. Upon arrival check in and overnight stay at your resort.
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| Day free at leisure for relax and personal activities. Overnight at resort |
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| After breakfast leave for Kovalam .Kovalam is an internationally renowned beach of Keralawith three adjacent crescent beaches. Kovalam has been a favourite haunt of tourists, especially Europeans, since the 1930s. A massive rocky promontory on the beach has created a beautiful bay of calm waters ideal for sea bathing. The leisure options at this beach are plenty and diverse - sunbathing, swimming, herbal body toning massages, special cultural programmes, Catamaran cruising etc. |
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| Day free at leisure for relax and personal activities. Overnight at resort |
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| Transfer to Trivandrum airport to board flight for onward journey. |
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