Homestay Holiday
A two week exploration of Kerala staying as guests in private homes and secluded villas. Learn to cook traditional Keralan dishes with farm fresh ingredients, float effortlessly through the canals and waterways of the Backwaters, watch fishermen landing the day"s catch through the surf breaking on a golden beach, explore cardamom plantations high up in the Western Ghats and discover a way of life that embraces a tranquil and peaceful ideal.
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| Day 01 |
Depart London for Cochin, with Emirates, via Dubai. |
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| Day 02 |
You will be met on arrival in Cochin and transferred into the heart of the backwaters, to Mankotta island. |
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More on the Backwaters |
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| Day 04 |
Your houseboat will pick you up from Mankotta and transfer you deeper into the backwaters. |
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| Day 05 |
The houseboat will drop you at your next destination, on the banks of Lake Vembanad. |
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| Day 07 |
You will be met at the villa and transferred back to Cochin in time to check in for your flight up to Calicut. You will be met on arrival in Calicut and transferred up into the Western Ghats, to the hill station of Sultan’s Battery. |
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| Day 09 |
You will be transferred by road to the coast, to Tellicherry. |
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| Day 11 |
You will be transferred to the station in time to catch the train back to Cochin. Here you will be met and transferred up to the village of Kotamangalam, in the foothills of the Western Ghats. |
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| Day 13 |
You will be met at the homestay and transferred back to Cochin. In the afternoon, your guide will meet you and escort you on a sightseeing tour of Fort Kochi, the old quarter of Cochin. |
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More on Cochin |
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| Day 14 |
You will be met at the guesthouse and transferred back to the airport in time to check in for your return flight to London, via Dubai, with Emirates. |
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| Price |
FROM £1924 PER PERSON SHARING
(SUBJECT TO AVAILABILITY AND CHANGE)
PRICE INCLUDES:
International flights with Emirates in Economy class.
Domestic flights as per itinerary.
Transfers as per itinerary in a private, air-conditioned, chauffeur driven car.
Hotel accommodation full board basis, except for Privacy and Casa Maria, which are on bed and breakfast basis.
Entrance to selected sights in Cochin and the services of a qualified, English-speaking guide.
PRICE EXCLUDES:
Meals and Services not detailed.
Airport tax upon departure
Items of a personal nature (Laundry, telephone calls, photographic permits, tips, medical bills, visa charges and travel insurance etc.)
Anything not included in the ‘price includes’ section.
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