Detailed Itinerary

Kerala Culinary & Backwater

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Duration: 9 Nights / 10 Days
Destinations: Cochin - Kumarakom - Thekkady – Cochin

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Day 01
Arrival at Cochin
Cochin arrival and transfer to Kumarokom.
Arrive Cochin and transfer to Coconut Lagoon. Sunset cruise will be on a Rice Boat. 
Dinner and overnight will be at COCONUT LAGOON.

Day 02
Kumarokom
After breakfast short cruise to "Philip Kutty's Farm" (A small home stead on an island). See the cultivation of various tropical fruits and vegetables and also a short demo of simple home cooking.
Return to Coconut Lagoon for a talk on backwater food and cooking with a demo followed by lunch.
Afternoon will be at leisure. A cultural show will be held in the evening followed by Dinner.

Day 03
Kumarokom
After Breakfast proceed for a demonstration of preparation of a "Sadhya" (vegetarian wedding feast), Lunch would be sadhya - food served on banana leaf (to be eaten by hand).
Afternoon will be at leisure and proceed for a cultural show in the evening followed by dinner.

Day 04
Kumarokom to Thekkady
After Breakfast proceed to Periyar. Check in at Spice Village followed by lunch.
Proceed for a boat safari in Lake Periyar.
Dinner will be at the resort and spend night at SPICE VILLAGE.

Day 05
Thekkady
After Breakfast visit a Spice Plantation and Tea Plantation. Lunch will be at leisure in the resort and in the late afternoon proceed for a cooking demonstration. The theme will be cooking with spices.
Dinner will be at the resort and overnight at SPICE VILLAGE in Periyar.

Day 06
Thekkady
Proceed early in the morning for a tour of Spice Village to identify various spice plants growing in the village.
Proceed for cookery demo after breakfast.
Lunch will be at the resort. Proceed to KUMILY MARKET for a walking tour of the shops selling different types of spices.
Dinner and overnight will be at Spice Village.

Day 07
Thekkady to Cochin
After Breakfast proceed to Cochin. Stop at the plantation Bungalow for a typical home lunch.
Reach and check in at hotel BRUNTON BOATYARD. Dinner will be at the TAJ MALABAR SEAFOOD RESTAURANT and overnight will be at Cochin.

Day 08
Cochin
After breakfast proceed for a city tour of Cochin including the ancient Spice Market at Mattancherry and Chinese Fishing Nets.
Proceed to the restaurant of your hotel for a "History" lunch. Return to room and in the afternoon you can meet the chef for a short final session on the "menu planning" and practicalities of the cuisine out of India.
In the evening proceed for a Kathakali performance followed by dinner.
Overnight will be at Cochin.

Day 09
Cochin
Breakfast will be at hotel.
Half-day hands -on experience with Hotel Chef on various Kerala Food. Afternoon will be at leisure. Enjoy the sunset cruise at the harbor. A Farewell Dinner will be organized for you.
Overnight will be at Cochin.

Day 10
Cochin departure
Breakfast will be at hotel. Transfer to airport for your flight to the next destination. End the tour with sweet and spicy memories of India.


TOUR INCLUDES:

• Accommodation in mentioned hotels.
• All meals.
• All transfers in private cars.
• All taxes, service charges, toll taxes, etc
• Cookery demonstrations and classes.
• All cruises mentioned.
• All sightseeing tours mentioned.
• All meet and assist services.
• Spice Plantation Tour as mentioned
• Periyar National Park entrances.
• Indian Cookery Book and Indian spices set.

HOTELS:

CITY	LUXURY HOTELS	DELUXE HOTELS	NIGHTS
Kumarakom	Coconut Lagoon	Coconut Lagoon	03
Thekkady	TGR	Spice Village	03
Cochin	Trident	Taj Malabar	03

TOUR PRICING (ALL PRICES ARE PER PERSON):

PARTICULARS	WITH DELUXE HOTELS (US$)	WITH LUXURY HOTELS (US$)
Per person on twin sharing	1399	1844

TOUR DOES NOT INCLUDE:

• Personal expenses.
• Airfare and / or visa charges, etc.
• Tips and gratuities (if any).
• All hotels are luxury and theme hotels.

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