Tour Name : Kerala Backwater & Beach · Tour Name : Kerala Backwater & Beach Duration ; 09 Nights /...

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Tour Name : Kerala Backwater & Beach

Duration ; 09 Nights / 10 Days

About the tour:

On this 10 days tour to Kerala "God’s Own Country" witness the unparalleled natural, historical and heritage

charm of the South India. This tour will take you to rich historical sights of Cochin, to aromatic tea estate

in Munnar, encounter with exotic wildlife & spice plantation in Periyar, rejuvenating Ayurvedic massage & a

mesmerizing houseboat cruise on backwaters of Allepey, before being lazy at the hippy loved beach at

Kovalam.


Outline Itinerary

Day 01: Arrive Cochin

Day 02: Kochi – Munnar (140kms/ 3hrs approx)

Day 03: Munnar

Day 04: Munnar - Periyar (Thekkady) (110kms/ 2hrs approx.)

Day 05: Periyar (Thekkady)

Day 06: Thekaddy – Alleppey (135kms/ 3hrs approx)

Day 07: Alleppey – Kovalam (200kms/ 4hrs approx)

Day 08: Kovalam

Day 09: Kovalam

Day 10: Kovalam - Departure


Price details:

Price using 3 star hotels valid from 1st October 2018 till 31st March 2019

(5% Summer discount available from 1st April till travel being completed before 30th September 2018 on 3star hotels price)

Particular

Per person price sharing DOUBLE/

TWIN rooms

Per person price sharing TRIPLE (room

with extra bed) rooms

Per person price staying in SINGLE

rooms

Currency INR Euro USD INR Euro USD INR Euro USD

1 person N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A ₹116,458 € 1,456 $1,820

2 person ₹62,510 € 781 $977 N/A N/A N/A ₹88,000 € 1,100 $1,375

3 person ₹54,558 € 682 $852 ₹50,854 € 636 $795 ₹80,048 € 1,001 $1,251

4 person ₹54,114 € 676 $846 ₹50,411 € 630 $788 ₹79,605 € 995 $1,244

5 person ₹50,102 € 626 $783 ₹46,398 € 580 $725 ₹75,592 € 945 $1,181

6 person ₹48,054 € 601 $751 ₹44,351 € 554 $693 ₹73,545 € 919 $1,149

7 person ₹46,054 € 576 $720 ₹42,350 € 529 $662 ₹71,544 € 894 $1,118

8 person ₹44,842 € 561 $701 ₹41,138 € 514 $643 ₹70,332 € 879 $1,099

9 person ₹43,643 € 546 $682 ₹39,939 € 499 $624 ₹69,133 € 864 $1,080

10 person ₹42,684 € 534 $667 ₹38,980 € 487 $609 ₹68,174 € 852 $1,065

Child 5-11yrs With Extra bed in parents room ₹22,941 / € 287 / $358


Child below 5yrs Free sharing parents bed

Optional service Dinner at hotel per person ₹5,827 / € 73 / $91

Additional night

in Delhi ₹2,288 € 29 $36 ₹4,575 € 57 $71 ₹5,882 € 74 $92



Particular


TWIN rooms




rooms



2 person ₹77,935 € 974 $1,218 N/A N/A N/A ₹118,850 € 1,486 $1,857

3 person ₹69,983 € 875 $1,093 ₹65,277 € 816 $1,020 ₹110,898 € 1,386 $1,733

4 person ₹69,539 € 869 $1,087 ₹64,833 € 810 $1,013 ₹110,454 € 1,381 $1,726

5 person ₹65,527 € 819 $1,024 ₹60,821 € 760 $950 ₹106,442 € 1,331 $1,663

6 person ₹63,479 € 793 $992 ₹58,773 € 735 $918 ₹104,394 € 1,305 $1,631

7 person ₹61,479 € 768 $961 ₹56,773 € 710 $887 ₹102,394 € 1,280 $1,600


8 person ₹60,266 € 753 $942 ₹55,560 € 695 $868 ₹101,181 € 1,265 $1,581

9 person ₹59,068 € 738 $923 ₹54,362 € 680 $849 ₹99,983 € 1,250 $1,562

10 person ₹58,108 € 726 $908 ₹53,403 € 668 $834 ₹99,024 € 1,238 $1,547

Child with bed With Extra bed in parents room ₹35,359 / € 442 / $552



Additional night

in Delhi ₹2,941 € 37 $46 ₹5,882 € 74 $92 ₹8,497 € 106 $133



Particular


TWIN rooms




rooms



2 person ₹118,569 € 1,482 $1,853 N/A N/A N/A ₹199,124 € 2,489 $3,111

3 person ₹108,316 € 1,354 $1,692 ₹92,749 € 1,159 $1,449 ₹188,871 € 2,361 $2,951


4 person ₹107,873 € 1,348 $1,686 ₹92,306 € 1,154 $1,442 ₹188,428 € 2,355 $2,944

5 person ₹103,860 € 1,298 $1,623 ₹88,294 € 1,104 $1,380 ₹184,416 € 2,305 $2,881

6 person ₹101,813 € 1,273 $1,591 ₹86,246 € 1,078 $1,348 ₹182,368 € 2,280 $2,850

7 person ₹99,812 € 1,248 $1,560 ₹84,246 € 1,053 $1,316 ₹180,368 € 2,255 $2,818

8 person ₹98,600 € 1,232 $1,541 ₹83,033 € 1,038 $1,297 ₹179,155 € 2,239 $2,799

9 person ₹97,401 € 1,218 $1,522 ₹81,834 € 1,023 $1,279 ₹177,956 € 2,224 $2,781

10 person ₹96,442 € 1,206 $1,507 ₹80,875 € 1,011 $1,264 ₹176,997 € 2,212 $2,766

Child with bed With Extra bed in parents room ₹41,111 / € 514 / $642



Additional night

in Delhi ₹7,190 € 90 $112 ₹14,379 € 180 $225 ₹5,882 € 74 $92

Note: Euro & USD prices are subject to change in case of any fluctuation in currency exchange rate. Please check the currency

exchange rate of the day for exact price in your currency. In any case our INR price will remain unchanged and shall be treated

as final price.

Khajuraho – Varanasi & Varanasi – Delhi flight cost is not included in above price. Supplement for same will be approx. ₹8,000 /

€100 / $125. Offered flight fare is subject to change best available fare will be advised at the time of booking.


Included in price:

Garland welcome and assistance of our office representative at airport

09 nights/ 10 days accommodation in below mentioned hotels or similar

Daily breakfast at hotel.

Accommodation in Alleppey during the houseboat stay include all meals

Private English speaking guide in each cities on sightseeing days.

Private Chauffer driven air-conditioned deluxe car for airport transfers, sightseeing &

excursion as per program.

01 Time monument entrance fees mentioned in the itinerary.

Boat cruise on Periyar River in Thekkady

Permit charges to visit the National Park in Munnar & Periyar

Bottled drinking water in car

Applicable GST (Government taxes)

Not Included in price:

Any flight ticket (international/ domestic)

Any insurance

Main meal e.g. lunch & dinner unless mentioned in price includes OR supplement for same is

opted.

Personal expenses such as alcoholic beverages, laundry, telephone, internet, etc.

Anything else not mentioned in the itinerary or under "Includes"

Hotels used or similar in above price

Day City 3* Hotels 4* Hotels 5* Hotels

1 Cochin

The Dune Hotel/

Abad Plaza

Casino Hotel/

The Avenue Regent

Xandari Harbour/

Le Meridien

2 Munnar

Fort Munnar/

Abad Copper Castle

Nature Zone Jungle Resort/

Fragrant Nature Munnar

Chandys Windy Woods/

Tea County


3 Munnar

Fort Munnar/

Abad Copper Castle

Nature Zone Jungle Resort/

Fragrant Nature Munnar

Chandys Windy Woods/

Tea County

4

Pariyar

(Thekkady)

Abad Green Forest/

Hotel Treetop

The Elephant Court/

Cardamom County

Spice Village/

Cardamom County

5

Pariyar

(Thekkady)

Abad Green Forest/

Hotel Treetop

The Elephant Court/

Cardamom County

Spice Village/

Cardamom County

6 Alleppey

ATDC Houseboat/

Dream Boats

ATDC Houseboat/

Dream Boats

Xandari Riverscapes/

Lakes & Lagoons/

7 Kovalam

Harmonia Beach Resort/

Sagara Beach Resort

Estuary Island Resort/

Uday Samudra Leisure Beach

Hotel

Vivanta by Taj - Green Cove/

The Leela Kovalam Beach

8 Kovalam


Sagara Beach Resort



Hotel



9 Kovalam


Sagara Beach Resort



Hotel



10 Departure


Detailed Itinerary

Day 01: Cochin

Arrive Cochin airport, meet our office representative, assistance and transfer to hotel,

Later city tour of Cochin, one of South India’s most interesting

towns, still largely comprises low rise, picturesque buildings. Visit

Mattanchery Palace built by the Portuguese (1557) as a gift for the

Raja of Kochi in exchange of trading rights, it was largely rebuilt by

the new occupants, the Dutch. Further visit Jewish Synagogue

adjacent to the Palace. This gem of a synagogue dating from 1568

(rebuilt in 1662) at the heart of what is called locally Jew Town, now

a fascinating mixture of shops (some selling antiques), warehouses

and spice auction rooms. Later on drive to Fort Kochi beach area to visit St. Francis Church

originally dedicated to Santo Antonio, the patron saint of Portugal, St. Francis Church is the first

to reflect the new, European influenced tradition. Vasco da Gama died on the site in 1524 and was

originally buried in the cemetery. Fourteen years later his body was removed to Portugal. Our final

visit will be to huge Chinese Fishing Nets line the entrance to the harbour mouth. Chinese traders

are believed to have originally introduced them in the late 14th century although, today, parts of

the nets are known by Portuguese names. Overnight at hotel.

Day 02: Cochin – Munnar (140kms/ 3hrs approx)

Breakfast at hotel, drive to Munnar, check in at hotel. Rest day for local sightseeing. Overnight at

hotel.

Day 03: Munnar

Breakfast at hotel, sightseeing of Munnar: situated at the

confluence of three mountain streams – Mudrapuzha, Nallathanni

and Kundala, 1600mt above sea level surrounded by sprawling tea

plantations, picture book towns & winding lanes. Among the exotic

flora found in the forests and grasslands here is the Neelakurinji,

this flower that bathes the hills in blue.

Visit Devikulam: An enchanting Hill station. The Sita Devi Lake with its mineral waters and

picturesque surroundings. Powerhouse water falls, Anayirankal Dam. Nyamakadu water falls,


Anaimudy view (South India Highest peak – 8841 feet from sea level = 2695 meters) Eravikulam

National Park. Rajamala the Nilgiri tahr, a very rare type of mountain goat (Hemitragas bylocres),

on the verge of extinction. Half the world population of this rare goat is seen in and around

Rajamala. The kurinji flowers blooming once in twelve years abound here. The combination of these

two rare sights will make any visitor come again and again to this place. Overnight at hotel.

Day 04: Munnar – Thekkady (Periyar) (110kms/ 3hrs approx)

Breakfast at hotel, drivbe to Thekkady which offers diverse attractions like Wildlife Sanctuary,

Hill Station and Spice Plantation. Nature’s own little hideout nestled in the hills of Thekkady. Reach

& check-in at the hotel

Day 05: Thekkady (Periyar)

Breakfast at hotel explore Periyar National Park by boat cruise. Set on attractive Periyar Lake, in a

beautiful setting it was designated a part of Project Tiger in 1973,

though Tigers are very rarely seen and it is better known for its

elephants, which are very likely to be seen until Mar/Apr. Most bull

elephants here are tuskless. Bison, Sambar, Wild boar and the

barking Deer are fairly common. In addition to 246 species of birds,

there are 112 species of butterfly. The forests rich in bird life and

arboreal animals like giant squirrel and Nilgiri langur. The rafting is

for about three hours and one gets a panoramic view of forest-clad

hills reflected on the lake. Animals like elephant, gaur and sambar are sighted keeping close to the

edges of the lake. Explore the park by hiking through the buffer zone of the forest with tribal

tracker as a local guide from the forest department. Return from our hike and back to hotel for

breakfast.

Further make a short drive to nearby plantations to know more about the spices of Kerala and the

plantation crops. Evening Rest time free and easy to relax. Overnight at hotel.

Day 06: Thekkady – Alleppey (132kms/ 3hrs approx)

Breakfast at hotel, drive to Alleppey, also called the Venice of East, interlocked with a large

number of canals and bridges. Board a houseboat from here and enjoy the cruise through the

enchanting backwaters. Houseboat comprises Double/ twin bed room, with attached bathrooms,

running water, and a lounge area in which to relax and enjoy the sights on the shore. Start your sail

through scenic backwaters, passing through one of the few areas in the world where farming is


done below sea level. The houseboat will cruise through the Chambakulam area by mid-morning and

anchor to explore the boat yard, which displays the traditional long snake boats used in races. Visit

St. Mary’s Church, established by St. Thomas in 1721. In the evening, catch a glimpse of village life

along the backwaters and experience a way of life unique to this region. The boat will pass through

picturesque stretches of the backwaters of Alleppey and moor up for overnight in Vemabanadu

Lake. Overnight at Houseboat.

Day 07: Alleppey – Kovalam (200kms/ 4hrs approx)

Morning after breakfast disembarks from the houseboat and drive to Kovalam check in at hotel.

Rest time free and easy to relax on the beach. Overnight at hotel.

Day 08: Kovalam

Breakfast at hotel day free and easy for personal activities

& relax on the beach. Overnight at hotel. (Transport not

included this day)

Day 09: Kovalam

Breakfast at hotel day free and easy for personal activities & relax on the beach. Overnight at

hotel. (Transport not included this day)

Day 10: Kovalam - Departure

Breakfast at hotel as per flight schedule transfer to airport to board flight for onward destination.

Payment Policy:

Deposit of 25% of the package cost at the time of booking.

Deposit of 50% of the package cost, 30 days prior to arrival date

Deposit of 100% of the package cost, 7 days prior to arrival date


Cancellation policy:

Note: Written cancellation will accept on all working days, except Sunday, Any cancellation sent on

Sunday's will be considered on next working day (Monday).

For the X-mas and new year period from 20 Dec to 05 Jan the payment is non-refundable.

In case you cancel the trip after commencement, refund would be restricted to a limited amount

only which too would depend on the amount that we would be able to recover from the hoteliers/

contractors we patronize. For unused hotel accommodation, chartered transportation & missed

meals etc. we do not bear any responsibility to refund.

Cancelation before 90 days – no cancelation fees only bank charges.

Cancelation before 89 - 60 days – 10% of the invoice plus bank charges.

Cancelation before 59 – 45 days - 25% of the invoice plus bank charges.



Cancelation before 7 days – Now show 100% of the invoice.

Our Liabilities & Limitations:

Please note that after the finalization of the Tour/ service Cost, if there are any Hike in entrance

fees of monuments / museums, Taxes, fuel cost or guide charges – by Govt of India, the same would

be charged as extra.

Agora Voyages act only in the capacity of agent for the hotels, airlines, transporters, railways &

contractors providing other services & all exchange orders, receipts, contracts & tickets issued by

us are issued subject to terms & conditions under which these services are provided by them.

All itineraries are sample itineraries, intended to give you a general idea of the likely trip schedule.

Numerous factors such as weather, road conditions, the physical ability of the participants etc. may

dictate itinerary changes either before the tour or while on the trail. We reserve the right to

change any schedule in the interest of the trip participants' safety, comfort & general well being.

Our rates are based on the prevailing rates as negotiated by us with the hotels, airlines etc. Hotels

and Airlines retain the right to modify the rates without notice. In case of such changes the rates

quoted before the modification, can be changed by us according to the modifications by hotels or

airlines. All hotel bookings are based on usual check in and check out time of the hotels until unless

indicated in the itinerary.


We shall not be responsible for any delays & alterations in the program or expenses incurred –

directly or indirectly – due to natural hazards, flight cancellations, accident, breakdown of

machinery or equipment’s, breakdown of transport, weather, sickness, landslides, political closures

or any untoward incidents.

We shall not be responsible for any loss, injury or damage to person, property, or otherwise in

connection with any accommodation, transportation or other services, resulting – directly or

indirectly – from any act of GOD, dangers, fire, accident, breakdown in machinery or equipment,

breakdown of transport, wars, civil disturbances, strikes, riots, thefts, pilferages, epidemics,

medical or custom department regulations, defaults, or any other causes beyond our control.

We do not have any insurance policy covering the expenses for accident, sickness, loss due to theft,

or any other reasons. Visitors are advised to seek such insurance arrangements in their home

country. All baggage’s & personal property/s at all times are at the client's risk.

We will not be responsible for any costs arising out of unforeseen circumstances like landslides,

road blocks, bad weather, etc.

Tipping

Tipping is not included in our price. Tipping is optional, and at times expected in travel trade.

Obviously there is no limit to how much you can tip and some guests who enjoy and appreciate the

services of Guides, driver and other crew will and have tipped much more than our average tipping

guideline of about $10-15 per day.

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