BEACHES & BACKWATERS OF KERALA

  Day 1: Kochi Arrival; To Marari

Arrival in Kochi Airport. Meet and Greet with Santos King representative and transfer to resort at Marari Beach (2.5 hours drive). Marari Beach is a secluded palm fringed beach destination located 11 kms from Alappuzha town. The fisherfolk of Mararikulam and their gentle ways of life are some of the attractions here. Rest of the day at leisure. Overnight stay at Marari.

  Day 2: In Marari

Day at leisure. Overnight stay at Marari.

  Day 3: In Marari

Day at leisure. Overnight stay at Marari.

  Day 4: To Houseboat (Alappuzha)

Transfer to Alappuzha where you will check-in to your floating houseboat (Kettuvallam), boat with bedroom and en-suite rest room for your comfort. Enjoy unlimited cruising on backwaters, sip a coconut, get disturbed by only the chirping of birds and occasional ripples in water and savor mouthwatering delicacies prepared in front of you by your kitchen crew. Overnight stay in Houseboat.

  Day 5: In Houseboat

Cruise continues to Kuttanad backwaters. Overnight stay in Houseboat.

  Day 6: To Kochi; Departure

Morning check-out from Houseboat and drive to Kochi. Enjoy Kochi sightseeing with visit to the Dutch Palace(Mattancherry Palace), built by the Portuguese and presented to the Raja of Cochin "Veera Kerala Varma", Jewish Synagogue, where scrolls of the Old Testament and copper plates inscribed in Hebrew script are preserved , Jews Street, St. Francis Church, built in 1503, the oldest European church in India where the Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama's body was originally buried, Santa Cruz Basilica, the Roman Catholic church with beautiful paintings on the ceiling, Chinese fishing nets and the Indo-Portuguese Museum. Evening Transfer to Kochi airport.