Tropical Escape Kerala

Duration: 14 Days

God's own country " Tropical Kerala"is an ideal escape to beat across the wind chill factor of the west "Ride on the wild side of the east " saddled across sunbathing beaches , floating across in cruizes at the back water's lagoon encounter wild life, ayurvedic massagethe offroad trails of the tea garden , rubber plantation,backwaters, tea gardens, elephants, spice gardens & wonderful people as you travel the countryside

Accomodation blended with variety at Heritage Villas, farm houses, eco-lodges and our comfortable tented camps, so that you experience Kerala like never before. The journey takes you through countless spices plantations of cardamom, pepper, vanilla and coffee, rolling tea gardens, majestic rubber plantations, lakes, tribal villages, serene countryside, the famed backwaters and secluded beaches as you paddel your way around this wonderfully green state

Day 1 - Kochi. Relaxed stay. Check the bikes & route map with the guides.

Day 2 - Kochi - Thattekkad ( 65 kms - flat roads). Thettekkad is a lowland forest area along the banks of the river Periyar. Stay at the Hornbill Camp.

Day 3 - Thattekkad - Nerimanangalam - Adimali (50 kms - slow climb to 3000 ' - passes through thick forested paths). Homestay

Day 4 - Adimali - Munnar ( 30 kms - steep gradients - winding roads - 4500') - Homestay

Day 5 - Munnar - Suryanelli ( 50 kms - winding roads, tea estates, forests). Stay at camp

Day 6 - Suryanelli - Nedungadom - 50 kms - forested roads, tea & cardamom estates - mountain villages - stay at estate bungalow

Day 7 - Nedungandom - Vandanmedu - 30 kms - mountainous roads - forests - stay at Carmelia Haven Resort

Day 8 - Vandanmedu - Thekkady - forested roads - plantations - stay at the Bamboo Grove Eco Lodge

Day 9 - Thekkady - Kanjirappilly - Homestay

Day 10 - Kanjirappilly - Kumarakom (houseboat stay overnight)

Day 11 - At Alleppey - backwater villages - Stay at Homestay

Day 12 - Alleppey - Kochi - at the Cherai Beach Resort

Day 13 - At the beach resort

Day 14 - Depart