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Backwaters Tours
Duration : 7
Nights / 8 Days
Places Covered : Trivandrum - Varkala - Kumarakom -
Cochin - Thekkady
Day 01: Abroad -
Trivandrum - Varkala 
Arrive
at Trivandrum airport, you will be met by our representative and transferred to
Varkala (100 kms)
Upon arrival in Varkala - check into the hotel. Rest of
the day free for own activities. Overnight at hotel
Day 02: 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 03: Varkala -
Kumarakom
Morning drive to Kumarakom (100 kms), check into hotel.
Afternoon visit the
superb Bird Sanctuary in adjacent wooded marshland - which boasts of egrets, tree
pies, black headed orioles, bee-eaters and a whole host of herons. Overnight at
hotel
Day 04: Kumarakom - Cochin Morning drive to
Cochin
(100 kms), check into the hotel. Afternoon free for a stroll in Jew town. Evening
witness the Kathakali dance performance - Kathakali.
Overnight at hotel.
Day 05: Cochin 
Morning
sightseeing tour of
Cochin or "Kochi". Visit the Dutch Palace,
the Jewish Synagogue, the Church of St. Francis, the Bolghatty Palace & the
famous Chinese fishing nets. Afternoon free. Overnight at hotel.
Day
06: Cochin - Thekkady Morning drive to Thekkady (160 kms), check into
the hotel.
Afternoon at leisure to explore the neighboring spice market.
Overnight at hotel.
Day 07: Thekkady - Trivandrum Drive to
Trivandrum (120 kms)
Upon arrival in Trivandrum - proceed straight to airport
for flight.
Day 08: Trivandrum - Abroad Depart Trivandrum.
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