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A Taste of Southern India - Temples and Tea Plantations

9 days
Start and end in Kochi (Cochin)
4.8
7 traveler reviews
A Taste of Southern India - Temples and Tea Plantations - Explore!
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Tour Operator:
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Max group size:
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Age range:
16 to 85
Operated in:
English
Tour id:
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Highlights

  • Explore Kochi's vibrant street food scene
  • Visit Fort Kochi and the Dutch Palace
  • Learn dosa making in Ernakulam
  • Tour a tea plantation in Munnar
  • Stay on a houseboat in Kerala's backwaters

Itinerary

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  1. Introduction
  1. Day 1 Trip starts in Kochi (Cochin)
  2. Day 2 Explore Kochi and Sadya lunch
  3. Day 3 Breakfast dosa making before drive through tea and spice plantations to Munnar
  4. Day 4 Full day exploring Munnar and visit to the tea estates
  5. Day 5 Drive to Thekkady and farm-to-plate spice garden tour
  6. Day 6 Cookery class, village walk and toddy tapping
  7. Day 7 Discover the backwaters by houseboat
  8. Day 8 Morning in the backwaters before returning to Kochi
  9. Day 9 Trip ends in Kochi
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What's Included

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Operated by

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Number of tours

445

Age Range

16 to 85 years old

Response time

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Response rate

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Customer Reviews

  • Overall Rating
    Excellent
    4.8
  • Itinerary
    Excellent
    4.7
  • Guide
    Excellent
    5.0
  • Transport
    Excellent
    4.9
  • Accommodation
    Excellent
    4.6
  • Food
    Excellent
    4.6
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  • SG
    · October 29th, 2024
    Excellent guide in achieving. Some days were a little too busy but most were perfect
    Trip date: October 2024
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    · April 4th, 2023
    The tea plantations and museum. The spice gardens. The kathakali performance. The "homestay" - not exactly as described, more a very fine resort.
    Trip date: March 2023
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  • A
    · November 8th, 2023
    The food experiences, in particular introduction to Sadya the thali lunch, cooking and eating a meal in a family house in Kumily staying in homestay and on a Houseboat in the backwaters.
    Trip date: October 2023
    Review collected by Explore!
  • A
    · November 27th, 2023
    The homestay, Thomas was exceptional.
    Trip date: November 2023
    Review collected by Explore!
  • A
    · January 26th, 2024
    The tea plantation and spice gardens and Kerala boat trip. Excellent food throughout the trip.
    Trip date: December 2023
    Review collected by Explore!
  • A
    · January 26th, 2024
    The excellent places we were taken to eat. Houseboat.
    Trip date: December 2023
    Review collected by Explore!
  • A
    · January 27th, 2024
    The Royal Palace houseboat was fantastic, the best boat by far with excellent food and a wonderful experience. We were also lucky to witness a beautiful colourful festival in Munnar. Preparing dinner ourselves was great, more of this would be great
    Trip date: December 2023
    Review collected by Explore!

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9 days
A Taste of Southern India - Temples and Tea Plantations
From Kochi (Cochin) to Kochi (Cochin)

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