Today after breakfast, we will travel to Alleppey. On arrival in Alleppey, check in at the houseboat and enjoy the journey cum stay in your pre-booked houseboat.

Alleppy or Alappuzha is categorized as the Venice of the East. Alappuzha means the land between the sea and a network of rivers falling into it. The place recalls a sense of romance and beauty. It has a golden streak of land woven with rivers, lakes, lagoons and canals. Alappuzha has a lighthouse, where one can witness the beautiful view of Alleppey coast from above the lighthouse. The white sand beach is a beautiful place to relax and enjoy the sea and the sun. It is also home to Kuttanad, the Rice Bowl of Kerala, one of the very few interesting places in the world where farming is done below the sea level. An overnight stay in the houseboat.

After breakfast, travel to Thekkady/Periyar. On arrival at Thekkady check-in at the hotel. You may opt for a pleasant boat ride along the Periyar Lake in the evening. Enjoy watching varied birds and animals like tigers, elephants, wild boar, deer, etc. at the Periyar / Thekkady National Park. You can also visit a few tribal villages around Periyar and witness fascinating activities of tribal collecting honey from dangerous hill bees. Evening transfer to hotel. Overnight at the hotel.

Today, check-out from the hotel and we will start our day a bit early in the morning and drive to Varkala. On arrival, check in at the hotel.

Varkala, a temple town, is also famous for its landscape. Nestled in the southern Indian state of Kerala, it is known for its mineral water springs and sea beach getaway. A tour to Kerala remains incomplete without a stop-off at the beautiful beaches of Varkala. The silvery stretches of sands along the Arabian Sea offer a placid destination for the beach lovers. The sunset at Varkala Beach is truly overwhelming with the sun sinking into the sky just like a ball of molten gold as the sun.

In the evening, spend some time traveling in the peaceful gardens of an ashram devoted to the most eminent spiritual and social reformers of Kerala. Also, visit the mystical Janardhana Swamy Temple or just head to the beach to relax and watch the Arabian Sea. Later return to the hotel and overnight stay at hotel. 

After the delicious breakfast. This picturesque town is a group of religious pilgrims approached Narada, a saint of ancient Varkala times and confessed to having sinned. Narada threw his valkalam and it landed at a place near the seashore. We will visit Sivagiri Mautt, which is located just 3 kms away from the Janardana Temple, Varkala Tunnel which is the 924ft tunnel and Kapil Lake that gives way to the beautiful world of the Kerala backwaters. Also, one can enjoy an elephant ride down the village roads. Later return to the hotel and overnight stay at hotel.        

After breakfast, drive to Cochin to board a flight for your journey onwards.