Packages

Program : 45 minute journey by car to a nearby village and 3 hour back water cruise in a country boat through narrow canals.free pick up & dropping at the hotel.

Itinerary : visit coir village & traditional coir making. A rare chance to see spices like pepper, coffee, cashewnut, cocoa, pineapple, nutmeg, beatlenut etc. Watch birds like king fisher, wood pecker, drongo, egrets, bee-eaters etc.  

Village Walk : 15 minutes walkaround the village under coconut palm trees. Also watch traditional coconut plucking.

Refreshment : Fresh tender coconut juice (complimentary).

Tour starts from : Tourist Desk information counter, K.S.R.T.C Boat jetty, Opp. Cochin Corporation Office, Ernakulam.

Fare : Rs 275/- (including car and back water cruise)

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Progarm : We offer "Kettuvellom" houseboat cruise in the serene backwaters north of Alleppey. The boat will be cruising along wide canals and lagoons during day time an anchored near an island during the night . a very relaxing way to experience the charming back waters of Kerala. Visit coconut plantations, coir making, tarditional fishing and other village activities. A rare chance to see different spice plants such as pepper, coffee, cloves, nutmeg etc. 30 minutes walk around the villages under the cocnut palm trees. Watch

birds like the King Fisher, Bee Eaters, Cormorats etc. Picture post card sun setcan also be watched.

 Food : Freshly cooked kerala delicacies with sea food specialities will be served on boat.

            

About the boat : The house boat converted from "Kettuvallom" (traditional rice barge)is made of the hard wood 'Anjili' and is about 70 feet long and 13 feet wide. it has a spacious double room with a modern toilet and an open pavilion. The cruise is accompanied by a crew of two boat men, one cook, and one english speaking guide.

Cruises offered :

1. Over night cruise - 24 hours on a house boat. The fare is Rs 4500/-( Including transportation, accomodation, back water cruise and food.) For two persons. And for an extra person Rs 750/-.

2. 20 hours on a house boat. and 30 hours on a country boat. Fare Rs 4000/-(Includes transportaion, accomodations, backwater cruise and food ). For two persons.

Daily Tour : The Daily tour starts from cochinat 9:00pm and comes back at 5pm.

Program : 30 minuites journey by coach car to near by village. 4 hours cruise through wide canals and lagoons by house boat. and 3 hour cruisae on a country boat through narrow canals of different villages.

Itinerary : See traditional coir making. A rare chance to see different spice plants like pepper, coffee,cloves, nutmeg etc. 15 minutes walk around the villages under coconut palms trees . Watch birds like kingfisher, bee eaters, cormorants etc.

Food : Kerala Thali meals with sea food speacialities to your choice.

About the village : The village liesa 20 kms Southeast of Cochin. Since there are no industries in the area, the village is free of noise, pollution etc. The main occupation of the villagers is making rope from coconut fibre, strawmat weaving using pineapple leaves,collecting sand from river bed, fishing and farming.

About the boats : The house boat ia converted "Kettuvellom". (Traditional Rice Barge), it is made of hard wood 'Ajili ' and is about 70 feet long and 13 feet wide. It has a spacious double room with a modern toilet. Also, a pavillion of 15 persons seating capacity is provided. The country boat is a nonmechanised traditional open canoe rowed by two villagers. It is made from Hardwood 'Anjil. And is about 25 feet long and 8 feet in width.

Price : Rs 750/- per person includes seven hours backwater cruise, lunch and transportation. Free hotel pick up is also provided.

      Costa Malabari is a newly identified beach with natural charms at the unspoilt Malabar coast near Kannur in North Kerala. 300 kms of north of Cochin, enroute to Goa, Mysore and Ootty. We offer you a welcome solitudae in a purely ecofreindly atmosphere. A perfect place for a get away sea side holiday with out resort complexes or packed ranks of tourist cottages. A beach, just for 8 freindly guets who love nature. The beautifull sea shore with golden sand is safe for swimming.

Accomodation : The accomodation is arranged in a Guest house, a welcome break from the hotel enviornment. 4 clean and comfortable rooms, wahich have fan, netted windows and an attached western toilet waith shower. The beach is not visible form the guest house, but three minutes pleasent walk through the coconut farms, brings you there.

Around the guest house there are excellent places for bird watching. Commonly observed birds include Honey suckers, Cormorands,Cuckoos, Wood-Peckers,Paracketes, Harons, Egrets, Indian Mina, Drongos (Fork and Racket tailed), Bull Bulls, Black Oreol, Wild Fowls, Crow Pheasents, Bea Eaters, King Fishers etc. Animals found are Grey Fox, Mongoose and Squirrels.

Cusine : North Kerala has a ancient and varied cusine with contrasting taste, some of which are influenced by Arabic traditions because of ancient trade links. Traditional and authentic Kerala delicacies with fresh food will be served by our family cook. Seasonal tropical fruits areavailable. The kitchen is open-and if you want to you can also cook.

Excrusions : Bicycle ridesa around the country side. Watch 2 hours Theyyam performance, the ritual art of Keralaat Parassinikadavu Sree Muthappan temple. Visit Handloom weaving center, Fishing habour, Vegetable market, Ayurveadic treatment center, St. Angelo's Fort and agricultural farm.

Prices : Rs1500/- for 2 persons per day. Food and excrusions extra. Daily five trains from Mysore and Ootty (6 hours journey), 2 buses from Mysore and Ootty (6 hours journey.). Also buses form Badipur and Mudumalai. Daily four trains to Goa (12 hours journey).Rs6500/- per person including 4 nights accomodtion in Costa Malabari, food, excrusions, transportaion by train and car.

       In the lower hills of Nillgiris, this little known wild life santuary near Wynad is a part of the Nilgiri reserve and offers a great chance of spotting wild life. This lush rain forest, forming a part of the Nagarhole National park, shelters a unique ecological richness of rare plants, orchids and wild life.

The animals include elephants, wild boar, wild gaur, spotted deer, sambar etc along with an incredible variety of birds. The flora includes rose wood, teak, silver oak, bamboo etc.

Location : The game park is situated 40kms north of Kalpetta. ( 3 hours journey from Calicut and 4 hours journey from Mysore.)

Accomodation : The accomodation is arranged in a Guest House, a 60 year old Heritage home with five rooms, just opposite the santuary. Rooms have fan, netted windows, attached western toilets and balcony facing the forest. Traditional Kerala delicacies will be served.

Wild life Safari : Guided jeep safari inside the forest every morning and evening and jungle walk to the neighbouring santuary.

Excrusions : Trekking in hills, visit Thirunelli and Valliyoorkavu Bhaghvathy temples, Kuruva island, walking tour to the spice plantations and visit tribal settlements.

Prices : The double room costs Rs 1500 for two persons per day. Food, Wild life Safari and ecrusions extra. There are buses from Cochin ( 7 hours journey ) and from Mysore ( 4 hours journey). Bus connections are also available from Mercara, Bandipur, Mudumalai, Calicut and Kannur.

Rs 5500 per person includes twao days accomodation in the Guest house, food , excrusions, wild life tour , train journey from Cochin to Calicut and car pick up to Guest house and transfer to Mysore/ Bandipur/ Mudumalai / Ootty.