Typical Keralan Houseboat/Denise McAvinia FACTFILE
Tour type Discovery Comfort Active
Minimum Age: 5 years.
Accommodation and Meals: 8 nights hotels, 2 nights home-stay, 1 night houseboat. 11 breakfasts, 3 lunches and 4 dinners are included.
Swimming: The hotels in Varkala and Kovalam have pools and it is possible to swim in river pools near the home-stay.
Transport: Bus, train, boat, bike and rickshaw.
Tour Staff: Explore Tour Leader, driver, guides and houseboat crew.
Group Size: Generally 10 to 18. TOUR DATES
Sun 01 Apr - Fri 13 Apr Sun 29 Jul - Fri 10 Aug Tue 07 Aug - Sun 19 Aug
TOUR DATES
Sun 24 Mar - Fri 05 Apr Sun 21 Jul - Fri 02 Aug
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Sun 04 Aug - Fri 16 Aug Sun 18 Aug - Fri 30 Aug
TOUR ONLY – 12 DAYS Tour price without flights from £915
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Please go online for our tour only child price. * Aged 5-11 years on date of departure. Teenage departures; age 11 and over. Festival departure. These are guide prices, see p92 for details.
For detailed information visit
www.explore.co.uk/tours/fkb
Snake boat race 0 T 2012
Sun 19 Aug - Fri 31 Aug Sun 23 Dec - Fri 04 Jan
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Backwaters & Beaches Ref FKB KOCHI Tour of
INDIA
Kathakali face painting
house boat cruise
Backwaters island resort
THRIKUNN- APUZHA
VARKALA
Cycle ride visit elephant training camp
Trivandrum
INDIAN OCEAN
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optional visit to southern most point of India
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KOVALAM Beaches
Alleppey Fort Kochi THEKKADY
Jungle trek in Periyar NP
Tea & spice plantations cooking lesson
MANCOMBO VILLAGE
visit tea factory
Overnight on our cosy houseboats
Help cook up a spicy curry at our homestay
Paint your face to match the Kathakali dancers
Cycle Kerala’s back roads under thousands of coconut trees
Ref: FKB £1713 adult from
*child from £1598
BACKWATERS & BEACHES 13 DAYS – TROPICAL KERALAN ADVENTURE
Jungle treks, curry lessons and traditional dancing are all part of this journey to the tropical Indian state of Kerala. We cycle through local fishing villages, meet elephant trainers and cruise along India’s backwaters on a houseboat. We trek through the jungle in Periyar National Park and travel to the exotic coast to relax on its sandy beaches.
ITINERARY
Days 1/2 Overnight flight to Trivandrum. Day 3 Bikes and Elephants Enjoy a gentle cycle along country lanes to visit an elephant camp. Day 4 Houseboats Cruise through the backwaters and learn about life in the local villages. Day 5 Backwaters Option to visit nearby beaches and Snake Temple. The snake boat-racing festival takes place in August. Days 6/7 Homestay Learn to cook a curry in the family kitchen at our homestay. Stroll through coconut plantations and paddy fields or hire bikes to explore nearby temples. Day 8 Jungle trek In Periyar National Park trek through the jungle in search of wildlife including elephants, wild pigs and bison. Days 9/10 Kochi and Kathakali Explore the former colonial settlement. Meet the Kathakali dancers and have your face painted in their colourful designs. Days 11/12 Kovalam Beach Take a train to the beach. Options include a massage, a curry lesson or shopping. Day 13 Fly to the UK.
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