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Onam odyssey Tour package
🗓 9 Days / 8 Nights
📍 Kochi round trip
🌿 Relaxed
🚗 Yes
🛶 Resort + Heritage Stay + Houseboat
★★★★★
5.0
· 🛶 Resort
Great for
👨👩👧 Families
👫 Friends
💑 Couples
🧓 Senior Couples
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Start / End
Kochi → Kochi
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Travel pace
Relaxed
🚗
Private car
Yes
🍽️
Meal plan
Breakfast
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Stay
Resort · Heritage Stay · Houseboat
🌴
Experiences
Once in a Lifetime · Wellness
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Private tourYour own itinerary by an Iris trip designer, with a private car
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Group sizeJust your group. Minimum 2 guests
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Accommodation4★ · Resort + Heritage Stay + Houseboat
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Service languageEnglish, Hindi, Telugu & Tamil options available
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Honeymoon extrasFlower bed decoration, candlelight dinner & honeymoon cake on request
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TransportationA/C Private Vehicle with chauffeur. Sightseeing daily, airport pickup & drop
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Onam odyssey Tour package (8 Nights)- Overview
Looking for a cultural and scenic journey through Kerala during the festive season of Onam?
Our Onam Odyssey" 8-Nights Tour Package is designed to give you the perfect blend of heritage, tradition, and natural beauty. Explore the vibrant culture of Kerala as you travel through iconic destinations like Kochi, Thrissur, Madurai, Thekkady, and Alleppey. From ancient temples and mesmerizing performances to tranquil houseboat cruises, this package offers a truly immersive experience.
Additional Inclusions
Pickup
Houseboat
Onam odyssey Tour package (8 Nights)- Itinerary
Day 1
Kochi Airport-Kochi
We will meet you at the airport arrival terminal and we will proceed to Kochi , Relax at Hotel
Room
A/C Room
Style
3 Star
Day 2
Kochi-Kochi
After Early Breakfast proceed to Vamana Temple Trikkakkara --- Enjoy preparations of Onam Celebration in Kerala The Utsavam begins with Kodiyettu on Atham day and ends with Arattu on Thiruvonam day. Thiruvonam is the birth day of Lord Vamanamoorthy. Those who could not attend this Utsavam celebrated it in their own home by making beatuiful Pookkalams and by offering special nivedyams to Thrikkakkarayappan.
Room
Deluxe Suite
Meals
Breakfast
Day 3
Kochi-Thrissur
Checkout from Kochi and proceeding to Thrissur Go to Kummattikali mask dance and then evening Shornur for Thoipavakoothu Puppet show.
Room
Deluxe Suite
Meals
Breakfast
Day 4
Thrissur-Thrissur
Thrissur is the cultural capital of Kerala . Once you reach Thrissur visit the Ground and the Vadakkunnathan Temple ,Shakthan Thampuran Palace, Kollengode Palace which has been converted to a Museum now. Pulikali is usually performed in Thrissur on the fourth day of Onam. During the days of Onam, the Pulikottu or the beats that usually accompany the dance, reverberate through Thrissur.
Room
Deluxe Suite
Meals
Breakfast
Day 5
Thrissur-Madurai
After check out from Thrissur and will proceed to Madurai. Madurai Meenakshi Temple is the main attraction of Madurai. Proceed for other Local sightseeing. Thirupparankundram, Alagarkoil Temple, Thirumalai Naicker Palace, Gandhi Museum, Eco-Park are the main attractions of Madurai. Enjoy the sightseeing in Madurai for the rest of the day.
Room
3 Star
Day 6
Madurai-Thekkady
We will proceed on a drive to Thekkady from Madurai through Theni and will see the attractions on the way. Once you reach Thekkady, check into the hotel, have your breakfast and proceed for the sightseeing tour of Thekkady- a place known for its wildlife centers which teems with animal, plant species as well as colorful birds. There are many well-known tourist destinations in Thekkady that include Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary, situated on the banks of the Periyar Lake. Overnight at the resort
Room
3 Star
Day 7
Thekkady-Thekkady
Full Day Trekking & Rafting This is a dawn-to-dusk range hiking and rafting program through some of the richest forest tracts of Periyar Tiger Reserve. Starting at 8 am from the boat landing, a mosaic of habitats will be traversed before the party gets into rafts made of bamboos. The forests are rich in bird life and arboreal animals like giant squirrel and Nilgiri langur. Rafting lasts for about three hours and one gets a panoramic view of forest-clad hills reflected on the lake. Animals like elephant, gaur and Sambar are sighted keeping close to the edges of the lake. The team hitchhikes back to the boat landing by about 5 pm. An armed guard and 4 guides will accompany a maximum of 10 tourists. Tea, snacks and packed lunch will be served en route. This package is an excellent program for semi-serious nature lovers to feel the beauty of Nature.
Style
Blanket Elettaria Villa
Day 8
Thekkady-Alleppey (Houseboat)
After breakfast check out from the hotel and drive to houseboat in Alleppey. On arrival check into the houseboat. Set out an awesome overnight backwater cruise in traditional Kerala houseboat. Starting from Alleppey we will take you through sights of paddy fields created from Lake during the ruling of King and here cultivation happens below sea level) and will pass through multiple backwater canals and return back to Alleppey. Enjoy the scenes in a Kerala country side in a backwater cruise -skim past bowed down paddy fields, local inhabitants engaged in making coir products, rustic homes and swaying coconut palms in Kerala country side. Overnight Stay in the houseboat.
Meals
All meals
Day 9
Alleppey (Houseboat)-Kochi Airport
Morning, after the breakfast checkout from houseboat and proceed to Cochin for sightseeing. On the way north 20 minutes stopping at Kumbalangi to see the Chinese fishing village. Cochin had incursions by the Arabs, Portuguese, the Dutch and the British, . You can find European influences in the culture and architecture - in St Francis Church, India's first European church & Dutch Palace. Must see places in Kochi include neighboring Mattancherry, Bolghatty & Vypeen Islands, Lulu Shopping Mall, Edappally and you can also experience the life in Kochi through strolling around Jew Town, shopping for antiques and admiring the wonderful Chinese fishing nets or cheenavaala in use in Kochi . Fort Kochi Beach, Fishing Nets, Spice Market, Santa Cruz Basilica, St. Francis Church, Mattancherry, Jew Street, Airport Drop at 7 PM for 10:15pm flight to Abu Dhabi
Essential Information
Arrival & Pickup from
Kochi international Airport
Type of Vehicle
A/C Private Vehicle with chauffeur
Package Category
4 Star
Departure & Drop at
Kochi international Airport
Inclusions
- Assistance from your personal trip designer George Joseph from your request stage till you return back after holiday. Call at +919895240611 for any help/ queries
- Accommodation with the mentioned hotels for 8 nights with room and meal plans as specified.
- Etios vehicle for 9 Days with 1200 Kilometers blocked from your arrival till departure
- Airport/Hotel Transfers + Private Vehicle with Chauffeur + Sightseeing by Road
- All toll and parking and fuel charges and drivers overnight allowance.
- All Currently applicable taxes including GST of 5%
- All Meals Included for Houseboat Overnight Stay and Lunch , Tea & Snacks for Houseboat Day Cruises if part of your package
- Please contact your travel designer at the phone number / email above for any customisations or changes
- Expenses of any personal nature (phone calls, laundry, camera entry fee etc).
- Activity Charges / Monument Entry Fees (You can take tickets directly once you choose an activity at any destination with the help of our driver)
- Boating in Periyar (Thekkady) direct booking through https://boating.ktdcbooking.com in Thekkady. (If you need help, please speak to your tripdesigner)
- Any additional expenses incurred due to any flight delay or cancellation, weather conditions, political closures etc
- Visa Charges not included. Check Indian Visa Regulations o for latest updates
- Tips/ Porter Charges/ Airfare Not Included
- Any other services not specified above
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You can enter your details online any time day or night, and one of our Trip Designers will call you back within 24 hours to help you with booking. Our Trip Designers will be able to assist you further in customising the holiday as per your requirements.
We specialise in Customised holiday packages in Kerala and we will be able to offer you any resort in Kerala as we have direct relationshops with most resorts. If you want to change the resorts in this package, one of our trip designers will work with you till you are happy with the package. Our Trip Designers will be also able to tell you the highlights of each resort and you can decide on whether you woud like to book the same resort
When you book a holiday with hotels and taxi together with us we will be able to offer you much lower rates than what you will get directly. As we use carefully handicked drivers who can offer the quality that we ideally want, we dont offer taxi only booking services.
We offer all major payment options including credit cards , debit cards , wire transfer, net banking and UPI.
INR 111800
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