Spend 6 nights moving through Munnar, Alleppey, Kovalam and Poovar — tea hills, tiger reserves, backwater canals, and coastal beaches — with flights, 5-star hotels, and
Kerala in 6 Nights — What to Expect
Kerala is a narrow coastal state where the landscape changes every two hours of driving. Tea hills give way to tiger reserves; tiger reserves open out onto backwater lagoons; lagoons eventually reach the sea. This 6-night, 7-day itinerary covering Munnar, Alleppey, Kovalam and Poovar is designed to show you that range without turning the journey into a bus marathon. Are bundled in — just show up at the departure terminal and the rest is handled.
The Route
Munnar — Munnar sits at 1,600 metres in the Western Ghats, its hillsides blanketed in tea estates managed since the British era. Mist rolls in by late afternoon and temperatures stay cool year-round. Highlights include Tata Tea Museum, Eravikulam National Park, Mattupetty Dam. Alleppey — Alleppey — or Alappuzha — is where the backwaters begin in earnest. A night on a kettuvallam houseboat, drifting past paddy fields and coconut groves under a star-filled sky, is the defining Kerala experience. Highlights include Backwaters. Kovalam and Poovar — Kovalam is a crescent of three adjoining beaches on Kerala's southern tip. Lighthouse Beach, named for the functioning red-and-white lighthouse above it, is the liveliest; Samudra and Hawa beaches offer quieter stretches. Highlights include Napier Museum, Zoological Park, Hawa Beach.
The Houseboat Night
Alleppey's kettuvallam houseboats are converted rice barges fitted with bedrooms, a cook, and a small deck. You drift slowly through narrow canals lined with banana palms and paddy fields. There is no Wi-Fi on board, which turns out to be the whole point. Your cook prepares Kerala meals from fresh ingredients sourced at the morning market.
Accommodation
Your 5-star hotels across the route: Broad Bean Resort & Spa (2 nights), Marari Beach Resort Alleppey - A CGH Earth Experience (1 night), Isola Di Cocco Beach Resort (3 nights). Each property is selected for location, comfort, and proximity to the day's activities.
Meals
Daily breakfast is included throughout. Kerala's food scene is one of its great underrated pleasures — appam with coconut stew at breakfast, a full sadya on a banana leaf for lunch, and grilled karimeen (pearl spot fish) for dinner are the meals to seek out along the way.
When to Go
Kerala's peak season runs October to March, when the skies clear and the beaches are at their best. The monsoon months (June to September) offer lush green scenery, emptier resorts, and better rates — and most of Kerala's experiences are rain-proof. Speak to the Kangaroo Travels team to find the window that works for your schedule and budget.
Trip Highlights
Tea estate drives and misty hill stations in the Western Ghats
Night on a traditional kettuvallam houseboat in Alleppey
Kovalam's cliff-top beaches and lighthouse viewpoint
5-star hotels throughout — well-located and comfortable
Daily breakfast included every day of the journey
Day 1: Munnar — Arrival in the Tea Hills
Drive up from Kochi through the Munnar ghats — the road climbs through rubber plantations and then into the tea estates that define Munnar's skyline. Check in, take a walk through the nearest tea garden, and watch the mist settle over the hills by evening.
Day 2: Munnar — Tata Tea Museum
Today covers Tata Tea Museum. On your holiday in Munnar, visit a one-of-a-kind tea museum - the Tata Tea Museum, which was set up to cater to tea afic. The day also takes in Eravikulam National Park, Mattupetty Dam, before returning to the hotel by evening.
Day 3: Alleppey — Backwaters
Today covers Backwaters. The famous Kerala backwaters are a chain of brackish water lagoons and lakes lying parallel to the Arabian Sea Coast. Fe.
Day 4: Kovalam and Poovar — Napier Museum
Today covers Napier Museum. Located in the center of Thiruvananthapuram city, Napier Museum is a 19th-century edifice named after the former Madras . The day also takes in Zoological Park, before returning to the hotel by evening.
Day 5: Kovalam and Poovar — Hawa Beach
Today covers Hawa Beach. Considered as one of the most beautiful beaches of Kovalam, Hawa beach is lined with beautiful palm groves lending the p. The day also takes in Lighthouse Beach, before returning to the hotel by evening.
Day 6: Kovalam — Lighthouse Beach & Cliff Walk
Arrive in Kovalam and walk down to Lighthouse Beach — the longest of Kovalam's three adjoining bays. Swim in the sheltered cove, then climb the steps to the lighthouse for a 360-degree view of the coastline. Dinner at one of the cliff-top seafood restaurants above Hawa Beach.
Day 7: Kovalam and Poovar — Departure
Morning at leisure — one last breakfast and a slow walk through Kovalam and Poovar if time permits. Check out of the hotel and transfer to the nearest airport or railway station. Kerala's landscapes, houseboats, and food will linger long after you are home.
Inclusions
• 5 Star-star hotel accommodation — Broad Bean Resort & Spa (2 nights)
• 5 Star-star hotel accommodation — Marari Beach Resort Alleppey - A CGH Earth Experience (1 nights)
• 5 Star-star hotel accommodation — Isola Di Cocco Beach Resort (3 nights)
• Airport pickup and drop transfers
• Intercity transfers by AC vehicle
• Meals as per itinerary
• 11 activity passes (as per itinerary)
Munnar (2N), Alleppey (1N), Kovalam and Poovar (3N)
Overview
Kerala in 6 Nights — What to Expect
Kerala is a narrow coastal state where the landscape changes every two hours of driving. Tea hills give way to tiger reserves; tiger reserves open out onto backwater lagoons; lagoons eventually reach the sea. This 6-night, 7-day itinerary covering Munnar, Alleppey, Kovalam and Poovar is designed to show you that range without turning the journey into a bus marathon. Are bundled in — just show up at the departure terminal and the rest is handled.
The Route
Munnar — Munnar sits at 1,600 metres in the Western Ghats, its hillsides blanketed in tea estates managed since the British era. Mist rolls in by late afternoon and temperatures stay cool year-round. Highlights include Tata Tea Museum, Eravikulam National Park, Mattupetty Dam. Alleppey — Alleppey — or Alappuzha — is where the backwaters begin in earnest. A night on a kettuvallam houseboat, drifting past paddy fields and coconut groves under a star-filled sky, is the defining Kerala experience. Highlights include Backwaters. Kovalam and Poovar — Kovalam is a crescent of three adjoining beaches on Kerala's southern tip. Lighthouse Beach, named for the functioning red-and-white lighthouse above it, is the liveliest; Samudra and Hawa beaches offer quieter stretches. Highlights include Napier Museum, Zoological Park, Hawa Beach.
The Houseboat Night
Alleppey's kettuvallam houseboats are converted rice barges fitted with bedrooms, a cook, and a small deck. You drift slowly through narrow canals lined with banana palms and paddy fields. There is no Wi-Fi on board, which turns out to be the whole point. Your cook prepares Kerala meals from fresh ingredients sourced at the morning market.
Accommodation
Your 5-star hotels across the route: Broad Bean Resort & Spa (2 nights), Marari Beach Resort Alleppey - A CGH Earth Experience (1 night), Isola Di Cocco Beach Resort (3 nights). Each property is selected for location, comfort, and proximity to the day's activities.
Meals
Daily breakfast is included throughout. Kerala's food scene is one of its great underrated pleasures — appam with coconut stew at breakfast, a full sadya on a banana leaf for lunch, and grilled karimeen (pearl spot fish) for dinner are the meals to seek out along the way.
When to Go
Kerala's peak season runs October to March, when the skies clear and the beaches are at their best. The monsoon months (June to September) offer lush green scenery, emptier resorts, and better rates — and most of Kerala's experiences are rain-proof. Speak to the Kangaroo Travels team to find the window that works for your schedule and budget.
Trip Highlights
Tea estate drives and misty hill stations in the Western Ghats
Night on a traditional kettuvallam houseboat in Alleppey
Kovalam's cliff-top beaches and lighthouse viewpoint
5-star hotels throughout — well-located and comfortable
Daily breakfast included every day of the journey
Itinerary
Day 01
Munnar — Arrival in the Tea Hills
Drive up from Kochi through the Munnar ghats — the road climbs through rubber plantations and then into the tea estates that define Munnar's skyline. Check in, take a walk through the nearest tea garden, and watch the mist settle over the hills by evening.
Day 02
Munnar — Tata Tea Museum
Today covers Tata Tea Museum. On your holiday in Munnar, visit a one-of-a-kind tea museum - the Tata Tea Museum, which was set up to cater to tea afic. The day also takes in Eravikulam National Park, Mattupetty Dam, before returning to the hotel by evening.
Day 03
Alleppey — Backwaters
Today covers Backwaters. The famous Kerala backwaters are a chain of brackish water lagoons and lakes lying parallel to the Arabian Sea Coast. Fe.
Day 04
Kovalam and Poovar — Napier Museum
Today covers Napier Museum. Located in the center of Thiruvananthapuram city, Napier Museum is a 19th-century edifice named after the former Madras . The day also takes in Zoological Park, before returning to the hotel by evening.
Day 05
Kovalam and Poovar — Hawa Beach
Today covers Hawa Beach. Considered as one of the most beautiful beaches of Kovalam, Hawa beach is lined with beautiful palm groves lending the p. The day also takes in Lighthouse Beach, before returning to the hotel by evening.
Day 06
Kovalam — Lighthouse Beach & Cliff Walk
Arrive in Kovalam and walk down to Lighthouse Beach — the longest of Kovalam's three adjoining bays. Swim in the sheltered cove, then climb the steps to the lighthouse for a 360-degree view of the coastline. Dinner at one of the cliff-top seafood restaurants above Hawa Beach.
Day 07
Kovalam and Poovar — Departure
Morning at leisure — one last breakfast and a slow walk through Kovalam and Poovar if time permits. Check out of the hotel and transfer to the nearest airport or railway station. Kerala's landscapes, houseboats, and food will linger long after you are home.
