KERALA RIVER CRUISE (KERALA)

Cruise through the coconut palm trees lined tropical warm, Emerald Waters of the Green Venice of the East of Kerala known as the God’s own Country! A water-ways through the villages, along the banks of the lakes, lagoons, rivers and canals of the Kerala Backwaters.

Visit temples, churches, market places, traditional dance and martial art schools and ayurvedic medicine centres. Meet the elephants of Kerala and take a canoe ride through the Kumarakom Bird Sanctuary. Experience how coir making is done and how, traditional wooden boats are built by stitching the planks of wood together with coir rope. A really delightful tropical river cruise on warm waters with a lot of sun bathing and lazing as you sail.

RV Vaikundam has nine well-appointed cabins with attached bathrooms on the lower deck and, a well-functional kitchen, air-conditioned and exquisitely set dining hall and open lounge on its upper deck.

Vaikundam is a modified version of the traditional Kettuvallom or rice barges of the past. The rooms are made using wooden panels, bamboo poles and bamboo mats, following the traditional practices but contain all modern amenities

  • Place – Kerela backwaters
  • Duration – 7 Nights /8 Days
  • Season – Oct – Mar
  • Cost – On request
  • Tour type – Wildlife, Cultural, Cruise
  • Bird sanctuary
  • Cultural
  • Coconut lagoons
  • Heritage of Temples/Churches

Day 1 – Arrive Cochin / Embarkation at Marad

Day 2 – Journey -Vaikom-Chenganda-Kumarakom (village,lake ,wetland)

Day 3 – Journey – Kumarakom – Kavalam (Bird sanctuary, Lagoons,Coconut grooves)

Day 4 – Journey – Kavalam – Kainakari – Mankompu (Church, Canal boat ride, Village)

Day 5 – Journey – Mankompu – Champakkulam – Changankari Excursion to Aranmula (local spice, craftsman church)

Day 6 – Journey Changankari – Thotapally (village walk and coconut groove)

Day 7 – Journey – Thotapally-Karumadi-Kanjippadom (village, temple, church)

Day 8 – Journey Kanjippadom-Punnamada & disembark at Alleppey

On Board

  • Accommodation at R V Vaikundum on twin sharing basis on a full board plan
  • Meals Day 1 Breakfast  to Day 8 breakfast
  • All Entrance fees at the Monuments
  • 1 Glass of Domestic wine/beer with Welcome & Farewell Dinner
  • All excursions/lectures/performances and activities as per the itinerary
  • Services of English speaking naturalist / Destination Manager during sightseeing at all the places as per the itinerary
  • Driver Allowance
  • Toll Taxes and Parking
  • State taxes
  • Any Airfare /Train fare from your city
  • Mandatory Christmas & New Year Evening dinner supplement
  • Any Meals not included in package.
  • Expense of personal nature like laundry, telephone/fax calls, internet, imported wines & spirits, camera/video camera fee at monuments/National Park, medical expenses, Salon/massages, etc
  • Medical & Travel insurance, emergency evacuation (supplement charge)
  • Cost escalation due to change in itinerary Natural reason of unforeseen conditions like Landslides, Road Blockage, Bad Weather, Social or Political Unrest, Strikes, sudden shut down of any govt office etc
  • GST
  • Anything not mentioned in inclusions
Overview

Cruise through the coconut palm trees lined tropical warm, Emerald Waters of the Green Venice of the East of Kerala known as the God’s own Country! A water-ways through the villages, along the banks of the lakes, lagoons, rivers and canals of the Kerala Backwaters.

Visit temples, churches, market places, traditional dance and martial art schools and ayurvedic medicine centres. Meet the elephants of Kerala and take a canoe ride through the Kumarakom Bird Sanctuary. Experience how coir making is done and how, traditional wooden boats are built by stitching the planks of wood together with coir rope. A really delightful tropical river cruise on warm waters with a lot of sun bathing and lazing as you sail.

RV Vaikundam has nine well-appointed cabins with attached bathrooms on the lower deck and, a well-functional kitchen, air-conditioned and exquisitely set dining hall and open lounge on its upper deck.

Vaikundam is a modified version of the traditional Kettuvallom or rice barges of the past. The rooms are made using wooden panels, bamboo poles and bamboo mats, following the traditional practices but contain all modern amenities

TRIP FACTS
  • Place – Kerela backwaters
  • Duration – 7 Nights /8 Days
  • Season – Oct – Mar
  • Cost – On request
  • Tour type – Wildlife, Cultural, Cruise
HIGHLIGHTS
  • Bird sanctuary
  • Cultural
  • Coconut lagoons
  • Heritage of Temples/Churches
BRIEF ITINERARY

Day 1 – Arrive Cochin / Embarkation at Marad

Day 2 – Journey -Vaikom-Chenganda-Kumarakom (village,lake ,wetland)

Day 3 – Journey – Kumarakom – Kavalam (Bird sanctuary, Lagoons,Coconut grooves)

Day 4 – Journey – Kavalam – Kainakari – Mankompu (Church, Canal boat ride, Village)

Day 5 – Journey – Mankompu – Champakkulam – Changankari Excursion to Aranmula (local spice, craftsman church)

Day 6 – Journey Changankari – Thotapally (village walk and coconut groove)

Day 7 – Journey – Thotapally-Karumadi-Kanjippadom (village, temple, church)

Day 8 – Journey Kanjippadom-Punnamada & disembark at Alleppey

INCLUSIONS

On Board

  • Accommodation at R V Vaikundum on twin sharing basis on a full board plan
  • Meals Day 1 Breakfast  to Day 8 breakfast
  • All Entrance fees at the Monuments
  • 1 Glass of Domestic wine/beer with Welcome & Farewell Dinner
  • All excursions/lectures/performances and activities as per the itinerary
  • Services of English speaking naturalist / Destination Manager during sightseeing at all the places as per the itinerary
  • Driver Allowance
  • Toll Taxes and Parking
  • State taxes
EXCLUSIONS
  • Any Airfare /Train fare from your city
  • Mandatory Christmas & New Year Evening dinner supplement
  • Any Meals not included in package.
  • Expense of personal nature like laundry, telephone/fax calls, internet, imported wines & spirits, camera/video camera fee at monuments/National Park, medical expenses, Salon/massages, etc
  • Medical & Travel insurance, emergency evacuation (supplement charge)
  • Cost escalation due to change in itinerary Natural reason of unforeseen conditions like Landslides, Road Blockage, Bad Weather, Social or Political Unrest, Strikes, sudden shut down of any govt office etc
  • GST
  • Anything not mentioned in inclusions