BEACHES & BACKWATERS
Duration
: 07 Days
Places Covered : Cochin - Varkala - Kumarakom -
Periyar - Cochin
Day
1 : Cochin - Varkala Morning drive to
Varkala (100 kms).
Upon arrival in Varkala - check into the hotel Taj Garden Retreat.
Rest of the day free for own activities.
Overnight at
hotel
Day 2 : Varkala Morning visit the Portugese
church of Anjengo dated to the time of occupation, which maybe the
Elanchoros of the geography of Ptomempee (2nd century A.D.). Also visit the
English Fort constructed in 1695 A.D. by the English 'East India Company'.
Afternoon free.
Overnight at hotel
Day 3 :
Varkala - Kumarakom Morning drive to
Kumarakom (100 kms),
check into hotel Taj Garden Retreat.
Afternoon visit the
superb
Bird Sanctuary in adjacent wooded marshland - which boasts of
egrets, tree pies, black headed orioles, bee-eaters & a whole host of
herons.
Overnight at hotel.
Day 4 : Kumarakom
Fullday at leisure. (You can opt for Ayurvedic therapy on direct payment
basis).
Overnight at hotel.
Day
5 : Kumarakom - Periyar Morning drive to
Periyar (120 kms),
check into hotel Taj Garden Retreat.
Afternoon boatcruise on
the Lake of the famous Periyar wildlife sanctuary to see wild life.
Periyar Lake or reservoir created by a dam on Periyar River is the heart of
the Wildlife Sanctuary wild elephants, Asiatic Deer, Black Buck and even
Tigers come to shores of the lake for a drink.
Thereafter at
leisure to
explore the neighboring spice market.
Overnight at hotel
Day 6: Periyar
Fullday at leisure. (You can opt for Ayurvedic therapy on direct payment
basis).
Overnight at hotel.
Day 7 : Periyar -
Cochin Morning drive to
Cochin (160 kms).
Later
transfer to the airport for flight back home.
