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Enjoy a luxurious, blissful, romantic rendezvous in Kerala for period of 7 days. Stay with signature Taj hotels properties in all locations and enjoy their lavish hospitality. Enjoy a luxury day cruise while in Kumarakom and enjoy the scenic narrow backwater channels in a small canoe at Vaikom. Imbibe the rich culture of Kochi by a guided tour.
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Enjoy a luxurious, blissful, romantic rendezvous in Kerala for period of 7 days. Stay with signature Taj hotels properties in all locations and enjoy their lavish hospitality. Enjoy a luxury day cruise while in Kumarakom and enjoy the scenic narrow backwater channels in a small canoe at Vaikom. Imbibe the rich culture of Kochi by a guided tour.
Welcome to the capital of Kerala and abode of Lord Ananta Padmanabhan, Thiruvananthapuram was referred by Mahatma Gandhi as the "Evergreen city of India". On arrival at TRV airport, pick up and cab transfer to Hotel Taj Green Cove Resort & Spa and rest of the day explore around and spend at leisure. Overnight stay at hotel.
Cab pickup in the morning and visit the cultural hotspot of ancient Thiruvananthapuram, the Kanakakunnu Palace(Napier Museum & Sri Chitra Art gallery). Post lunch visit Sree Padmanabhaswamy temple & Kuthiramalika Palace. Depending on time availability do a city tour. Overnight stay at hotel. Sree Padmanabhaswamy temple visit timing: 03.15 am to 04.15 am (Nirmalya Darshanam), 06.30 am to 07.00 am 08.30 am to 09.15 am 05.00 pm to 06.15 pm 06.45 pm to 07.20 pm Dress Code: There is a strict dress code for the visitors. Men need to wear mundu or dhoti (worn around the waist and going down up to the heels) and should not wear shirts of any kind. Women need to wear sari, mundum neriyathum (set-mundu), skirt and blouse, or half sari. With a recent notification, women wearing churidars or salwars are allowed to enter the premises No form of electronic items is allowed inside the temple. Photography and videography are strictly prohibited.
Check out of the hotel at leisure. Post lunch cab transfer to Taj Kumarakom. Overnight stay at hotel.
Board the luxury houseboat at Taj Kumarakom Jetty at 11 am. Enjoy welcome drinks and cruise the scenic backwaters. Relish the Kerala traditional lunch and tea and evening snacks and close the cruise by 5pm. Proceed to hotel and overnight stay at hotel.
Check out of the hotel at leisure. Proceed to Kochi by cab. Enroute stop over at Vaikom and enjoy the panoramic narrow channel canoeing. Proceed to Kochi and check in to hotel. In the evening do a heritage walk at Fort Kochi, enjoying the iconic Chinese fishing nets, walk in the Fort Kochi beach. Overnight stay at hotel.
In cab proceed to a guided Kochi Old city tour and explore Fort Kochi, Dutch Cemetery, Jewish Synagogue and St. Francis Church where mortal remains of Vasco da Gama are kept. Post lunch visit Kerala Folklore Museum at Thevara Ferry Road, Junction. Overnight stay at hotel. Guide will report at Hotel by 9.30 am and close the tour by 5pm.
Check out of the hotel at leisure. Enjoy the famed Broadway shopping and explore Marine drive by cab. Transfer to airport. Back home with wonderful memories of your trip.
Kovalam is a small coastal town in the southern Indian state of Kerala, south of Thiruvananthapuram. At the southern end of Lighthouse Beach is a striped lighthouse with a viewing platform. Palm-backed beaches also include Hawa Beach and Samudra Beach. Heading south, Vizhinjam Juma Masjid mosque overlooks the busy fishing harbor. Inland, Sagarika Marine Research Aquarium displays technology used in pearl production.
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Kochi is known as the Queen of the Arabian ocean and one of the famous tourist attraction in south India from vibrant Kathakali performances to alluring, beaches and backwaters this place will surely leave you a bunch of memories and feel. Kochi is the financial and corporate power house of Kerala and one of the prominent port city in the south west cost of India. Since the 14th century Kochi was a fabulous spice trading hub on the western cost of India seduced by her versatility the oofy merchants all over the globe perpetuated a robust trade network with her.
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Thiruvananthapuram is the capital of Kerala. A city composite and cosmopolitan in character, it is the largest and most populous city in the state. Thiruvananthapuram has the state of Tamil Nadu to its East. Until 1991, the official name of the city was Trivandrum, but after that its name was reinstated by the government of Kerala as Thiruvananthapuram. The word Thiruvananthapuram, means the City of Lord Anantha (the serpent Shesha on whom Lord Padmanabhan or Vishnu reclines) in both Malayalam and Sanskrit languages.
Earlier, Thiruvananthapuram was the capital of Travancore, a princely state founded by its ruler Marthanda Varma, Thiruvananthapuram emerged as a prime intellectual and artistic Centre in the…
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Kumarakom is a village on Vembanad Lake in the backwaters of Kerala, southern India. It’s laced with canals, where houseboats ply the waters. Kumarakom Bird Sanctuary is home to many species including cuckoos and Siberian storks. Nearby, the Bay Island Driftwood Museum displays wooden sculptures. In the lake, Pathiramanal Island is a haven for rare migratory birds. Ancient Thazhathangady Mosque is east of Kumarakom.
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Nearest city: Kottayam
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