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Highlights of Southern India - Kerala with Houseboat Stay

7 days
Start and end in Kochi (Cochin)
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In-depth Cultural
Immerse yourself in rich history and local traditions
Fully Guided
An experienced guide will be with you for the entire tour
Guided in English
Group Size 1 - 10
Age range 15 to 80
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Highlights

  • Search for tigers on safari in Periyar
  • Relax with the Allappey Houseboat Experience
  • Visit beautiful Hindu temples
  • Experience local Indian culture

Itinerary

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  1. Introduction
  1. Day 1 Cochin Airport – Munnar
  2. Day 2 Munnar – Munnar
  3. Day 3 Munnar – Thekkady/Periyar
  4. Day 4 Thekkady/Periyar – Alleppey House Boat
  5. Day 5 Alleppey House Boat – Kovalam
  6. Day 6 Kovalam – Kovalam
  7. Day 7 Kovalam – Cochin Airport
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Age Range

15 to 80 years old

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  • L
    · May 22nd, 2025
    Great time we had . First time to south india . Nice weather , beaches , hospitality & food . Thank you
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    K K Holidays N Vacations commented on this review
    Thank you so much for taking the time to share your valuable feedback. We truly appreciate your kind words and are delighted to know that you enjoyed your experience with us on the tour. Your satisfaction means the world to us, and it's incredibly... Show more
    Trip date: May 2025
  • K
    · May 21st, 2025
    A great time on this organised by Tourradar & KKHolidays . Thank you for all the hospitality . We had a good time & will recommend .
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    Trip date: May 2025
  • D
    · May 19th, 2023
    From the day of pick up to the end of the trip , everything went flawless . No issues at all .. that's why they have so much positive reviews by the customers . Keep us the good work guys .
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    K K Holidays N Vacations commented on this review
    Thanks for the wonderful feedback . We do look forward to serve you again . Regards Arun
    Trip date: April 2023
  • SK
    · October 13th, 2019
    There is no real guidance on this tour, We felt safe with our driver however I feel had we of come into any trouble we would have been completely alone. Certainly could have done the tour ourselves & saved money.
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    Trip date: October 2019
  • KG
    · October 12th, 2019
    Absolute rip. There was only myself & my friend on this 'tour'. We simply jumped in the back of a car with a driver who could barely speak English and got dropped different places for 7 days. While his driving was excellent, he really struggled to communicate with us and this meant we had nothing explained to us. So we learnt nothing. It certainly wasn't a 'guided tour'. This was very disappointing. While Kerala was beautiful to look at, I have no idea what I was looking at. One day we didn't get fed until dinner because the plans for the day didn't include a stop for lunch. But we didn't know that. We could've bought snacks at least, but our driver couldn't communicate this with us. Also, I want to know where all my money went!!! Those hotels couldn't have been more than $50 a night. And every single activity that was part of our itinerary, we still had to pay for when we got there?? And I know for a fact that those drivers don't get paid well. I was so angry and I feel robbed. 'Elephant safari' was riding an elephant, and we don't support that. There was also a 'spot a tiger on safari' advertised as part of the itinerary ... it was literally a boat full of 100 people puttering through a river super slowly, spotting deer & pigs & other unexciting animals that we had seen on the streets of Delhi hahaha. It was almost embarrassing. That was the day that we hadn't been fed, so we would've rathered go eat but we couldn't have that conversation with our driver. The trip to the zoo was very sad. They don't look after the animals well. Pretty sure they get beaten. There were many times when there was no water in their cages. The tigers looked distressed. I understand that the zoo would not be the same standard of Australia, however if I was able to communicate properly with the driver, he could've told us the poor standard & I could've made an informed decision not to support it. We absolutely loved the houseboat stay, however. If we didn't have that houseboat I would've considered flying home early. The food on the boat was very impressive. No one was looking after us or checking in with us how we were going. I was texted an 'incase of emergency' number. I am pretty sure there is someone who I never met who organized my 'tour', and he is sitting comfortably in his office & enjoying all my money right now.
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    K K Holidays N Vacations commented on this review
    Hi We are sorry to have your unsatisfaction on the tour . However we have checked with our local office in Kerala & they have shared your feedback with us which says that you have a good time during the trip . Our contact details were always with you... Show more
    Trip date: September 2019
  • D
    · April 9th, 2019
    Thanks for such a wonderful trip ... Everything was flawless & worked like a clockwork .
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    Trip date: January 2019
  • J
    · March 1st, 2019
    KK Holidays organized a tour from Kochin/Kerala/Kochin and as usual they were brilliant. They also arranged for a driver to take us from Chennai to Pondicherry. We have used them before as we know they book the best hotels, use the best and reliable drivers and nothing is too much trouble for them. Again, we were absolutely delighted with them and always recommend them to our friends.
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    Trip date: January 2019
  • D
    · February 27th, 2019
    It was a great trip but the the special mention goes to Our Tour Guide - a man with unlimited knowledge about all the places in India, poured us with fascinating details about the uniqueness of every places that we have visited. Last but not least, our Tour Company Executive who always there before us to ensure our hotel check in goes smoothly, to check on us from time to time on our travel & to hear our feedback everyday. From the choice of hotels, our comfortable transport, the entire team that took care of all our needs, the well-planned planning & above all, the very reasonable price that was quoted - K K Holidays has made me & my family's first trip to India a memorable vacation.
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    K K Holidays N Vacations commented on this review
    Thank you for sparing your valuable time to review us. We are delighted to read that you had a memorable trip to India as well as found the services to be excellent. We pride ourselves on providing our guests with personalized service delivery and we... Show more
    Trip date: January 2019
  • B
    · February 27th, 2019
    We took a tour of the Kerala Backwaters and it was a memorable experience. The natural beauty of the places we visited - Munnar, Thikkady, Alleppey (houseboat) and Kovallam - were unbelievable. The accommodations iwere super! Whole credit for organizing this trip for us goes to the team of K K Holidays. They really did a superb job and we literally had no issues at all! Our driver-guide Shyam needs a special mention. He was simply outstanding and went out of his way to make our trip memorable and worry free!
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    K K Holidays N Vacations commented on this review
    Thank you for sparing your valuable time to review us. We are delighted to read that you had a memorable trip to India as well as found the services to be excellent. We pride ourselves on providing our guests with personalized service delivery and we... Show more
    Trip date: December 2018
  • A
    · February 21st, 2019
    Thanks for such an amazing trip . We could not have been happier with our experience. Your attention to detail is impeccable: all aspects of travel coordination were arranged for and executed smoothly. The guides are both knowledgable and personable and they organized visits according to our interests.
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    Trip date: February 2019

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Highlights of Southern India - Kerala with Houseboat Stay
From Kochi (Cochin) to Kochi (Cochin)

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    Brandon

    Asked on August 26th, 2024

    What is the total cost with single supplement? What is total cost if I want to stay only in 4 star or 5 star hotels? How many people have already registered for this trip as I want to travel with a group?

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    • K K Holidays N Vacations OperatorWritten August 2024

      For how many days you are looking for?

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      Brandon

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      7 to 10 days.

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    Timothy

    Asked on August 14th, 2023

    I am wondering a couple things. I am looking at Highlights of Southern India with a houseboat stay. We are 3 women traveling together. We would each like separate rooms. Is that possible? Would it be possible to include a tour guide on this trip, and if so, how much more would that be?

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    • K K Holidays N Vacations OperatorWritten August 2023

      If you want to have three separate rooms then you have to book separately as it's a group tour. Guide for whole trip will cost you usd95 per day.

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      Timothy

      TravelerWritten August 2023

      When you say book separately do you mean each person books themselves and requests to be in same trip? Is there an additional cost for separate rooms?

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