Kerala
Honeymoon Tour
DESTINATIONS : Cochin - Alleppey - Kumarakom
- Trivandrum
DURATION : 10 Days - 09 Nights
Day 01: Cochin
Arrive at Cochin. Transfer to a tropical island, check into a five-star
hotel on the edge of the Arabian Sea. Watch the dolphins at play
- and they are regular guests - as the sun sets around the glass
panels of a restaurant shaped in the architectural form of a traditional
Kerala riceboat. Taste the fruits of the Arabian sea at dinner Grilled
Masala prawns or pearlspot, vegetables simmered in coconut milk.
Day
02: Cochin
At leisure with room service, scented Ayurvedic oil bath followed
by Rejuvenation massage, swimming pool, privacy and the sound
of silence. By evening enjoy the traditional dance form of Kerala,
Kathakali, a stage drama which has its origins in the 2nd century.
Day 03: Alleppey
Travel by private car to Alleppey, the 'Venice of the East' and
check into a Heritage Home overlooking the beach. Stroll along
the eternal stretch of pure white sands, loll around the market
area that has forty gold shops in one street. Choose some dazzling
gold jewellery at really affordable prices. In the early evening
get decorated with jasmine garlands and hoist yourself gently
on to an elephant for the perfect photo before you go for a leisurely
short trip on the back of the Great Tusker. Dinner in an open-air
restaurant under a moonlit sky midst the fragrance of jasmine
and bougainvillea in the Heritage home.
Day 04: Houseboat
After a late morning, it's a taxi ride through the lush green
landscape of God's Own Country to board a private houseboat, originally
a rice boat or kettuvallom used to carry spices and even families
from coast to coast. Here your own personal crew of three will
serve you tender coconut water, sumptuous fresh fish and Kerala-style
spicy curries. Sunbathe on deck and let the world punt past you.
Watch typical Indian village life as you meander through the palm-fringed
lakes and shady cashew nut groves. Talk about love under a traditional
Kerala lantern as the waters relax you, mind, body and soul.
Day
05: Kumarakom
Disembark mid-morning and travel to an island resort where you
will be marooned in coconut groves and accommodated in a tasteful
re-creation of a traditional Kerala village. Get pampered with
Ayurvedic hand and foot massage in your own private villa which
has a separate sitting area and your very own private swimming
pool. Even the bathroom is unique - as well as state-of-the-art
facilities it has an open courtyard where you can shower and look
up at the blue skies!
Day 06: Kumarakom
At leisure in your island retreat with more oil baths, Indian
head massage and Rejuvenation massage.
Day 07: Trivandrum
Travel to Trivandrum and stay in a cliff top Heritage Hotel with
private swimming pool if desired. Visit the Sri Padmanabhaswamy
Temple and the Puthen Maliga, a 200 year old palace of the maharaja
of Travancore which took 5000 workers four years to build. Dinner
in a rooftop restaurant under the stars.
Day 08: Trivandrum
A comfy private taxi makes it way through scenic villages to the
land's end of India, Cape Comorin where the Arabian Sea, the Indian
Ocean and the Bay of Bengal converge with one of the most dramatic
backdrops India has to offer. It can be a sunrise or a sunset,
a moonrise or moon set but the tranquil beauty will stay in your
memory forever. The waters here are sacred and it's must to dip
your toes in them to get a blessing from the gods for your future.
Return to Trivandrum.
Day 09: Trivandrum
Shopping in the busy capital city for your special mementoes -
Indian silk, spices, rare gems, jasmine, orchids. A thali lunch,
that's up to a dozen small Kerala dishes, at a famous vegetarian
restaurant run by the Brahmins. Dinner at your hotel.
Day 10: Departure
Transfer to airport
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