Kerala Extension
5 Days from Bangaram [B]
- Day 8. Transfer from Bangaram to Munnar [B]
- Depart Bangaram for the hill station of Munnar, nestling on the verdant slopes of tea country. Spend the rest of the day at leisure before transferring to the Windermere Estate for one night. Windermere is more a family run guesthouse than a hotel and offers five exclusive double rooms, two Coffee Cottages, and a dining room serving table d'hote.
- Day 9. Spice Village Resort, Periyar [B]
- Morning visit to a tea estate, then head on to Spice Village Resort, where you will spend the next two nights. Inspired, in design, by local tribal villages, the resort offers spacious, en-suite rooms simply furnished with tiled floors, wooden furniture, whitewashed walls and a fan. At the centre of the village are a swimming pool and a restaurant, serving traditional Indian and International cuisine. Spice Village has an exclusive well-equipped Ayurvedic clinic and a garden, bursting with a rich array of spice trees.
- Day 10. Periyar [B]
- A morning boat-ride on Lake Periyar, one of India's largest wildlife reserves, offers a chance of seeing the herds of Elephant who come to frolic in the waters of the lake. In the afternoon visit one of Kerala's fascinating Spice Plantations.
- Day 11. Periyar - Kottayam - Alleppey - Kochi [B]
- Depart Periyar, driving through rubber and cardamom plantation to Kottayam, before cruising through Kerala's fascinating back waters to Alleppey and onto Kochi and the Hotel Casino for one night.
- Day 12. Homeward [B]
- Leave Kochi for Dubai and your flight to the UK.
