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Backwaters Cochin Tour
🗓 4 Days / 3 Nights
📍 Kochi round trip
🌿 Relaxed · Balanced
🚗 Yes
🛶 Resort + Houseboat
★★★★★Recent review of this package
What an amazing four days! Even though we did a lot and felt like we had been there for a week, it was still incredibly calming and fulfi…
Kuwait · Feb 2024
★★★★★
5.0
· 1 review of this package
· 🛶 Resort
Great for
👨👩👧 Families
👫 Friends
✈️
Start / End
Kochi → Kochi
🌿
Travel pace
Relaxed · Balanced
🚗
Private car
Yes
🍽️
Meal plan
Breakfast + Dinner
🏨
Stay
Resort · Houseboat
🌴
Experiences
Kid-friendly · Leisure · Wildlife
🔒
Private tourYour own itinerary by an Iris trip designer, with a private car
👥
Group sizeJust your group. Minimum 2 guests
🏨
Accommodation3★ · Resort + Houseboat
💬
Service languageEnglish, Hindi, Telugu & Tamil options available
🚘
TransportationA/C Car with driver at your disposal through out the tour.. Sightseeing daily, airport pickup & drop
Backwaters Cochin Tour (3 Nights)- Overview
Short Spice tours, designed for those travellers who want to get right in amongst it and experience beautiful Kerala in an authentic style. Start your visit with an overnight stay on an authentic houseboat in Kumarakom and take in local sights and scenery before berthing up for the night.
This two-day tour also takes in the major port city of New Cochin and Fort Cochin. Indulge in a heady blend of historic Kerala life mixed with the unspoilt gentle, tropical environment and heritage of Kerala’s colonial past. Immerse yourself in the vibe that is modern Kerala, genuine, unspoilt and with fantastic cuisine. Accommodation is a mixture of houseboat and resort based giving every opportunity to savour the unique spice that is Kerala
Additional Inclusions
Houseboat
Breakfast
Private Car
Sightseeing
Backwaters Cochin Tour (3 Nights)- Itinerary
Day 1
Houseboat Stay at Kumarakom
Our representative will receive you at the Cochin International airport and will escort you to Kumarakom, on arrival check into the houseboat. Set out an awesome overnight backwater cruise in traditional Kerala houseboats. Take to the water amongst tranquil backwaters for a sunset cruise enjoying the intoxicating scenery from the upper deck lounge area to enjoy Kerala Backwaters and Houseboat.
Glimpse local people fishing or crafting coir products amongst the exotic coconut groves before retiring for the night in your cabin below. Evening houseboat cruise in houseboat will offer visitors the authentic taste of the paradise in Kerala - Kumarakom. All meals will be served on board and overnight stay in houseboat.
Room
3 Star
Meals
Lunch, Tea and Dinner
Style
Deluxe
Day 2
Cochin sightseeing
Enjoy breakfast on your houseboat and enjoy a scenic drive to Cochin where you are liberty to while away your time sightseeing in this historic yet vibrant destination. Round off the day with another cruise at sundown, showcasing the intriguing Crab and Prawn farms, the spectacular delights of Marine Drive, Willington Island and the lively Kochi Harbour to name just a few. Sleep is on a resort in Cochin.
Room
3 Star
Meals
Breakfast
Style
Executive
Day 3
Old Cochin Tour
Explore Kochi and Fort Kochi and Mattancherry .Fort Kochi is a charming and eclectic mix of local charm fused with centuries of colonial influence from the British, Dutch and Portuguese settlers. The Jewish Synagogue is one such example, a surprising find in this location but well worth seeing. Dating back four hundred years, it is acclaimed for the hand-painted Chinese tiles and sparkling Belgian glass chandeliers. St. Francis Church and the Dutch Palace with its ancient and inspiring murals complete the trinity of striking architecture and treasures, a day is just not long enough to see everything that is on offer.
Room
3 Star
Meals
Breakfast
Style
Executive
Day 4
Departure
After an overnight stay in Fort Kochi, we will take you from your hotel back to the airport in time for your flight. There is plenty of time to shop en route and enjoy any delights that catch your eye before you leave Kochi, guaranteed to return.
Meals
Breakfast
Backwaters Cochin Tour - Distance & Map
The total distance in Backwaters Cochin Tour is 177 kilometers and the road passes through Aluva, Edappally, Aroor, Cherthala, Thanneermukkam Bund and Kumarakom Town, Fort Kochi. The road conditions can be crowded though on occasion with pedestrians, cattle and local traffic! The activities on this trip are geared for children 12 years old and up.
Essential Information
Arrival & Pickup from
Cochin
Type of Vehicle
A/C Car with driver at your disposal through out the tour.
Package Category
3 Star
Departure & Drop at
Cochin
Inclusions
- 3 star Deluxe Hotel
- 5 hours Cruise in A/C Houseboat
- Lunch and snacks during the cruise
- Canoeing in a Kerala boat (On Request)
- Fishing in the Lake (On Request)
- Kerala delicacies in houseboat
- A/C Car for pickup and drop
- Drop to any place outside Kochi City Limits
- Full Time A/C Option available at extra cost on houseboat
- Airfare not included in the price
- Indian Visa Fee for Foreign Guests
- Travel/health insurance.
- Entrance fees to various sightseeing places/ activities
- Meals & Dribks not mentioned in the Itinerary or Inclusions
- Items of a personal expense such as telephone bills, room service, laundry, etc.
- Tips & gratuities for drivers & guides
- Camera/ Video charges.
- Any Inclusions not mentioned in the package.
- Extra runs on the transport other than the Itinerary
- Charges for early arrivals/ late departures.
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FAQs on Backwaters Cochin Tour (3 Nights)
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 15000
per person
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What an amazing four days! Even though we did a lot and felt like we had been there for a week, it was still incredibly calming and fulfilling. The food, the houseboat, and the boat ride through the backwaters were all fantastic. Our final day at For