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Kochi to Alleppey to Thekkady.
Kerala's classic circuit: colonial heritage → backwater houseboats → wildlife sanctuary → tea estates. The route every first-timer should do.
Kochi to Alleppey to Thekkady
Kerala's classic circuit: colonial heritage → backwater houseboats → wildlife sanctuary → tea estates. The route every first-timer should do.
Highlights
Logistics
Kochi→Alleppey: 55km (1.5hr). Alleppey→Thekkady: 140km (4hr via Kottayam). Thekkady→Munnar: 100km (3.5hr). Good roads throughout. Ghat roads Thekkady-Munnar.
Day by Day
Chinese Fishing Nets sunrise. Mattancherry Palace and Jew Town. Evening: Kathakali performance.
Drive to Alleppey. Board houseboat by noon. Cruise backwaters. Sunset from deck. Dinner onboard.
Houseboat checkout. Drive through Kottayam to Kumily. Evening spice plantation walk.
Morning Periyar Lake boat safari. Afternoon: tribal heritage walk or bamboo rafting. Evening: Kalaripayattu show.
Scenic ghat road to Munnar through spice estates. Afternoon: tea museum. Sunset at Top Station.
Eravikulam NP morning (Nilgiri Tahr). Mattupetty Dam boating. Buy tea. Departure or extend.
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