Day 01         On arrival at Cochin International Airport/Railway Station, you are greeted and whisked away to historic Willingdon Island and our flagship hotel, Casino. In Cochin, explore this ancient harbor, with its rich colonial past. Explore the old spice market at Mattancherry, the antique shop on Jew’s street, the Synagogue, the Dutch palace and of course, the famous Chinese fishing nets followed by harbor cruise. Overnight at Casino Hotel.

Day 03: At Periyar.
        Early mornings are the best time for sightings and you can expect to spot herds of elephants, bison, deer and spectacular bird life. Not to mention some of the 140 species of orchid that thrive here. A trip to Periyar is not complete without visiting the spice plantations. Afternoon at leisure. Overnight at Spice Village.

DAY 04 : Periyar – Kumarakom
        You’ll just after breakfast, driving back down to the coast and this melodically named town of Kumarakom on the banks of lake Vembanad. Here, you hop on to a boat to Coconut Lagoon, an eco-friendly resort created from restored heritage homes, set in a web of canals on the banks of the Kavanar river. Evening finds you on a sun-set cruise on the lake, in a converted rice boat adrift to a flute accompaniment. After cruise it is learning time. Learn to cook some authentic
Keralan dishes in the cooking demonstration class organized by the Chef. The resort gives an opportunity to see some traditional Art Forms of Kerala which is followed by dinner. Overnight at Coconut Lagoon.

DAY 05 : Kumarakom
        Wake-up call by the birds from the nearby bird sanctuary and get ready to experience yoga for your body and mind.
After breakfast, soft trek to the bird sanctuary accompanied by a Naturalist who will identify the birds which wakes you up in the morning.
Before lunch there is enough time to visit the Village nearby.
Back in the resort for lunch.
Afternoon at leisure.
Evening engage in yet another session of Cooking demonstration and Cultural show.
Dinner and Overnight at Coconut Lagoon.

DAY 06 : Kumarakom - Marari
        After breakfast another session of Yoga, transfer by boat and then by road to Marari Beach. Check-in to an independent villa at the Marari Beach.
        Marari Beach resort is not just the sand and the sea. It’s the living environment that surrounds it. The Marari Beach, let us be clear, is not the place for a raucous Beach holiday. There are no real parties here. No noisy water scooter but for those seeking to undue the stress of the city life and experience a completely new place, it is the perfect spot.
        After lunch in the restaurant, it’s time to relax in the Coconut grove.
Evening will be engaged in good music, Cooking classes followed by dinner.
Overnight at the Marari Beach.

DAY 07

        Now you are an expert on Yoga. You don’t need a wake up call anymore for the daily Yoga class. After breakfast, explore the area and it’s fishing villages nearby on a bicycle or take a dip in the sea. The beach usually being nearly empty except for a few other guests and the old local fishermen.
After lunch at leisure.
        It will be a great idea to walk across the road to our organic farm, which ensures that the vegetables and fruits we serve are the freshest you can get.
You don’t want to leave. Do you? This is the last chance where you can approach the Chef for any assistance/clarifications regarding the recipes you would have collected over the past three/four days.
After dinner, walk back to your cottage already making plans for your next visit.

DAY 08 : Marari – Airport
        After breakfast, emotional drive back to Cochin International Airport/Railway Station.

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Pvt. Pool Villa at Coconut Lagoon.
Pvt. Pool Villa at Marari Beach
Deluxe Cottage at Spice Village

Day 01         On arrival at Cochin International Airport/Railway Station, you are greeted and transferred to Brunton Boatyard in Fort Cochin. Afternoon sightseeing of Cochin – Jewish Synagogue, Dutch Palace, St. Francis Church, Chinese Fishing Nets etc. followed by harbour cruise. Overnight at Brunton Boatyard.

Day 02

        Wake-up at leisure to see the boats passing by for the catch of the day.
After a colonial breakfast, get ready to travel to the unique backwater destination.Check-in to Coconut Lagoon for an authentic experience of Kerala and its backwaters.Rated as one of the 25 best getaways in the world, Coconut Lagoon is an attempt to capture the essence of Kerala experience in a unique setting.
Lunch served in the main restaurant, which resembles the old Keralan house.
Afternoon at leisure or canoe out into the backwaters and explore this fascinating world just like the locals do. Or go fishing with one of the simple bamboo poles the staff usually have.
        By evening get back to your independent cottage to change for the sunset cruise in the Vembanad Lake.
        After the cruise, it’s learning time. Learn to cook some authentic Keralan dishes in the Cooking demonstration class organized by the Chef (You will get the recipes of all dishes made to try it at home).
        The resort gives an opportunity to see some traditional art forms of Kerala, which is followed by dinner.
Overnight at Coconut Lagoon.

Day 03

        Wake-up call by the birds from the nearby bird sanctuary and get ready to experience yoga for your body and mind.
After breakfast, soft trek to the bird sanctuary accompanied by a Naturalist who will identify the birds which wakes you up in the morning.
Before lunch there is enough time to visit the Village nearby.
Back in the resort for lunch.
Afternoon at leisure.
        Evening engage in yet another session of Cooking demonstration and Cultural show. Dinner and Overnight at Coconut Lagoon.

Day 04

        After breakfast another session of Yoga, transfer by boat and then by road to Marari Beach. Check-in to an independent villa at the Marari Beach.
        Marari Beach resort is not just the sand and the sea. It’s the living environment that surrounds it. The Marari Beach, let us be clear, is not the place for a raucous Beach holiday. There are no real parties here. No noisy water scooter but for those seeking to undue the stress of the city life and experience a completely new place, it is the perfect spot.
        After lunch in the restaurant, it’s time to relax in the Coconut grove.
Evening will be engaged in good music, Cooking classes followed by dinner.
Overnight at the Marari Beach.

Day 05

        Now you are an expert on Yoga. You don’t need a wake up call anymore for the daily Yoga class. After breakfast, explore the area and it’s fishing villages nearby on a bicycle or take a dip in the sea. The beach usually being nearly empty except for a few other guests and the old local fishermen.
After lunch at leisure.
        It will be a great idea to walk across the road to our organic farm, which ensures that the vegetables and fruits we serve are the freshest you can get.
You don’t want to leave. Do you? This is the last chance where you can approach the Chef for any assistance/clarifications regarding the recipes you would have collected over the past three/four days.
After dinner, walk back to your cottage already making plans for your next visit.

Day 06

        After breakfast, emotional drive back to Cochin International Airport/Railway Station.

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Day 01         On arrival at the Cochin International Airport or at Madurai domestic airport. meet and transfer to Periyar. Check-in at Spice Village. Day at leisure. Boat Safari at Lake Periyar in the evening. Overnight at Spice Village. Day 02

        This is conducted by a group of people who were engaged in sandalwood smuggling, later surrendered before the Forest Department. The profit from the programme goes to rehabilitate this group of people.
Breakfast served enroute.
        Programme ends at Spice Village at 1400 hours with lunch at the resort.
Afternoon at leisure. Overnight at Spice Village.

Day 03

        After early breakfast in the Hotel, depart at 0800 hours to participate in the Border Hiking programme.
This full day programme is a conservation oriented hard trek taking up a full day.
The route passes through undulating terrains, attitudinal ranges of 900 meters to 1300 meters will be covered and the trekkers would glimpse the lofty escarpments bordering the park, watershed and the vast plains down below.
Gaur, sloth bear, elephant etc. are being often sighted along this route apart from birds and butterflies.
        Trekkers will go with tour guides and an armed forest guard. Vegetarian refreshments will be served enroute.
Overnight at Spice Village.

Day 04

        Yet another day of adventure. This time in the Periyar Lake. Bamboo rafting at a dawn to dusk range. Hiking and rafting programme through some of the richest forest tracks of Periyar Tiger Reserve.

        Starting at 0800 hours from the boat landing, a mosaic of habitats will be traversed before the party gets into rafts made of bamboos.

        The rafting is for about 3 hours and one gets a panoramic view of the forest – clad hills reflect on the lake.

        Animals like elephant, gaurs and samba are sighted keeping close to the edges of the lake.

        The team hitchhikes back to the boat landing by about 1700 hours. An armed guard and a guide will accompany the group.

Day 05

        After breakfast, transfer to Cochin. Enroute stopover at the Plantation House for lunch. This gives an opportunity to see the rubber plantation and the rubber tapping.

        Check-in at Brunton Boatyard situated at the harbour mouth of the sea.
Afternoon free for sightseeing and cruise through the backwaters of Cochin and the harbour. Overnight at Brunton Boatyard.

Day 06

        It’s time to bid farewell. Transfer to Cochin International Airport/Railway Station.

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01 May 2008 – 30 September 2009
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