Kerala
Backwater houseboats, tea hills and spice-scented air - God's Own Country.
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Kerala layers coast, hills, wildlife and backwaters into one gloriously green journey. It begins in Cochin with the iconic Chinese fishing nets at sunset, St. Francis Church and Marine Drive, before the road winds up into the Western Ghats to Munnar - emerald tea estates, Eravikulam National Park, Mattupetty Dam and fragrant spice plantations.
Thekkady adds a cultural show, spice-garden walks and a day around Periyar Lake, and then comes Kerala's signature moment: boarding a traditional houseboat in Alleppey to drift through palm-fringed backwaters. The journey ends by the sea - sunset at Kovalam Beach and a Trivandrum city tour taking in the Padmanabhaswamy Temple, Napier Museum and Kuthiramalika Palace.
What you'll remember
- Traditional houseboat cruise through the Alleppey backwaters
- Chinese fishing nets and Marine Drive in Cochin
- Eravikulam National Park, Mattupetty Dam and Munnar tea estates
- Cultural show and spice gardens in Thekkady, with Periyar Lake
- Sunset at Kovalam Beach
- Padmanabhaswamy Temple and Napier Museum in Trivandrum
