Cochin: 5-Day Private Kerala Tour with Munnar, Thekkady & Alleppey

Five days through Kerala's south, moving at a private, unhurried pace from Cochin's old port streets to the tea hills of Munnar, the forest around Thekkady, and finally the backwaters of Alleppey.

You start in Fort Kochi, wandering colonial-era lanes and watching the Chinese fishing nets at work, before heading up into misty tea plantation country. From there it is on to Thekkady, bordering Periyar National Park, and down to Alleppey for a night on the water.

It is a private, fully guided trip, so the schedule is built around your group rather than fitting you into someone else's, with a natural wind-down as you go — hills, then forest, then a slow float through the backwaters at the end.

What you'll do

• Wander Fort Kochi's colonial streets and Chinese fishing nets
• Drive through Munnar's tea gardens
• Look for Nilgiri Tahr in Eravikulam National Park
• Cruise Periyar Lake watching for wildlife
• Spend a night on a houseboat in Alleppey's backwaters