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Seven Holy Churches Trail
🗓 6 Days / 5 Nights
📍 Kochi → Trivandrum
🌿 Relaxed
🚗 Yes
🛶 Resort + Houseboat
★★★★★
5.0
· 🛶 Resort
Great for
👨👩👧 Families
🧓 Senior Couples
✈️
Start / End
Kochi → Trivandrum
🌿
Travel pace
Relaxed
🚗
Private car
Yes
🍽️
Meal plan
Breakfast
🏨
Stay
Resort · Houseboat
🌴
Experiences
Once in a Lifetime
🔒
Private tourYour own itinerary by an Iris trip designer, with a private car
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Group sizeJust your group. Minimum 2 guests
🏨
Accommodation3★ · Resort + 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 Sedan Car. Sightseeing daily, airport pickup & drop
Seven Holy Churches Trail (5 Nights)- Overview
Seven Holy Churches Trail Christian Pilgrimage Tour is a 6 days Kerala Tour package by Iris Holidays which follows the path and journey through the curches estabilished by Apostle St:Thomas in Kerala. Seven Churches established by St:Thomas in Kerala include Kodungalloor Church, Kollam Church, Nilakkal Church, Niranam Church, Kokkamangalam Church , Kottakkavu Church and Palayoor Church. Malyattoor in Kerala is considered to be the half church as St:Thomas never established a church there.
According to legend, Virgin Mary visited St. Thomas while meditating on Malayattoor hills. On his way to Tamil Nadu, where he later got killed, he prayed on a rock, drawing a cross on it. A golden cross later appeared on the rock, discovered by hunters in CE 500. This led to the construction of a church, earning the site the name Golden Cross Hillock. The area, inhabited by sheep, influenced the church offerings of gingelly and salt. Pilgrims climb the hill chanting St. Thomas's name, especially on the Sunday after Easter. Officially, the hill is known as Kurisumudi.
This tour is a private tour which will take you through all the seven churches in Kerala whch is a popular christian pilgrimage tour in Kerala.
Additional Inclusions
Pickup
Houseboat
Backwater
Breakfast
Private Car
Seven Holy Churches Trail (5 Nights)- Itinerary
Day 1
Kochi Airport-Guruvayoor
When you arrive at Kochi airport, you will be received by our representtaive and proceed to Guruvayur in chaueffeur driven car. Check into the hotel and relax. Later, proceed to visit Palayoor church. Night stay in a hotel in Guruvayur.
Room
Deluxe
Style
4 Star Resort
Day 2
Guruvayoor-Kochi
After breakfast and check out from hotel in Guruvayur and proceed to visit St. Thomas Church, Kodungallur, St. Thomas Kottakkavu Forane Church, North Paravur and then proceed to visit St Thomas Marthoma Church. Later, drive to Kochi. Check into the hotel and proceed for the sightseeing nearby. You can visit and spend time in MG Road, Broadway, Marine drive etc. Night stay in a hotel in Kochi and local sightseeing in MG Road, Broadway, Marine drive etc..
Room
Deluxe
Meals
Breakfast
Style
3 Star
Day 3
Kochi-Alleppey (Houseboat)
Proceed to Alleppey from Kochi . On the way, visit St. Thomas Church Kokkamangalam. 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. While cruising in the houseboat look out for local inhabitants making coir products, rustic homes and swaying coconut trees in Kerala country side.Overnight Stay in the houseboat.
Room
Premium Houseboat
Meals
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Style
4 Star
Day 4
Alleppey-Pathanamthita
After breakfast and check out from houseboat and proceed to visit next two churches. You can visit St. Thomas Mar Thoma Church Niranam first and then proceed to check into hotel in Pathanamthitta. Later, proceed to visit Nilackal St. Thomas Ecumenical Church. Overnight stay in a hotel in Pathanamthitaa.
Room
Deluxe
Meals
Breakfast
Style
4 Star
Day 5
Drive to Trivandrum
After breakfast and check out from hotel in Pathanamthitta and proceed to Trivandrum. You can visit Kollam church/PORT KOLLAM CHURCH on the way. Check into the hotel in Trivandrum and proceed for the sightseeing nearby. Night stay in a hotel in Trivandrum.
Room
Deluxe
Meals
Breakfast
Style
4 Star
Day 6
Departure from Trivandrum
After breakfast and checkout from the hotel and proceed to the airport. You can visit Thiruvankottu Church. We will drop you back to the airport for the departure. Enjoy your journey back home feeling contended about a wonderful holiday you had in Gods Own Country- Kerala. End of the trip with us.
Meals
Breakfast
Seven Holy Churches Trail - Distance & Map
The total distance to be covered in 6 days in the Christian Pilgrimage Tour is 396 Kilometers, reaching the destinations: Kochi, Guruvayoor, Alleppey Houseboat, Pathanamthitta and Trivandrum. The road conditions can be crowded occasionally due to pedestrians, vehicles and local traffic!
Essential Information
Arrival & Pickup from
Kochi
Type of Vehicle
A/C Sedan Car
Package Category
3 Star
Departure & Drop at
Trivandrum
Inclusions
- Accommodation for 9 nights with room and meal plans
- A/C Sedan vehicle for 6 Days 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
- 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 www.periyarfoundation.org in Thekkady. (If you need help, please speak to your trip designer)
- Any additional expenses incurred due to any flight delay or cancellation, weather conditions, political closures etc
- Visa Charges not included. Check our post on Indian Visa for latest updates- https://irisholidays.com/keralatourism/indian-visa/
- Tips/ Porter Charges/ Airfare Not Included
- Any other services not specified above
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FAQs on Seven Holy Churches Trail (5 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 55000
per person
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