Kochi to Goa - The Malabar Coast
Description
Day 1: Arrive Cochin
On arrival at Cochin airport assistance & transfer hotel check in (hotel check in/ out time 12pm). Later city tour visit Fort Cochin St. Frances Church, town of Vasco da Gama, Jewish Synagogue, Mattancherry Dutchs Palace & Chinese fishing nets. Evening enjoy Kathakali Dance show.
O/n at hotel.
Day 2: Cochin (60kms one way)
Transfer to Alleppey boat jetty to board houseboat & sail through the tropical countryside enchanting backwaters. Pass through neat tiny hamlets lined up along either side of the canals, and one of the few areas in the world where farming is done below sea level. Lunch on board then enjoy canoe ride for 1hr. Thereafter drive back to Cochin.
O/n at hotel. Meal plan: B.
Day 3: Cochin - Kozhikode (190kms)
Drive to Kozhikode enroute visit Guruvayoor Temple & Mammiyur Mahadeva Temple. Arrive Kozhikode & check in at hotel. Later visit Kappad Beach, where Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama landed in 1498.
O/n at hotel. Meal plan: B.
Day 4: Kozhikode - Mangalore (250kms)
Drive to Mangalore via visiting Thalassery Fort, Kannur St. Angelo Fort & Bekal Fort. On arrival check in at hotel.
O/n at hotel. Meal plan: B.
Day 5: Mangalore - Gokarna (235kms)
Visit St. Aloysius Chapel. Drive to Gokarna enroute visit Sri Krishna Temple, Anantheshwara Temple & Corporation Bank Heritage Museum in Udupi. Arrive Gokarna check in at hotel. Later visit the Mahabaleshwar temple a pilgrim center.
O/n at hotel. Meal plan: B.
Day 6: Gokarna - Goa (235kms)
Drive to Goa enroute visit The INS Chapal (K94) Warship Museum & Sadashivgad Fort in Karwar. Arrive Goa check in at hotel.
O/n at hotel. Meal plan: B.
Day 7: Goa
Visit Old Goa monument the Basilica of Bom Jesus, St. Cathedral, Church of Our Lady of Miracles, Church of our Lady of Rosary and Nunnery of St. Monica, The Aguada Fort and Portuguese lighthouse. In South Goa visit Mangueshi Temple, Shanta Durga Temple & Margao. Drive Pass the charming beaches such as Calangute, Dona Paula, Miramar, and Baga Beach.
O/n at hotel. Meal plan: B.
Day 8: Goa
Day free and easy to relax on the beach and explore the city with your driver.
O/n at hotel. Meal plan: B.
Day 9: Goa - Departure
As per flight schedule transfer to airport to board flight for onward destination.
Meal plan: B.
On arrival at Cochin airport assistance & transfer hotel check in (hotel check in/ out time 12pm). Later city tour visit Fort Cochin St. Frances Church, town of Vasco da Gama, Jewish Synagogue, Mattancherry Dutchs Palace & Chinese fishing nets. Evening enjoy Kathakali Dance show.
O/n at hotel.
Day 2: Cochin (60kms one way)
Transfer to Alleppey boat jetty to board houseboat & sail through the tropical countryside enchanting backwaters. Pass through neat tiny hamlets lined up along either side of the canals, and one of the few areas in the world where farming is done below sea level. Lunch on board then enjoy canoe ride for 1hr. Thereafter drive back to Cochin.
O/n at hotel. Meal plan: B.
Day 3: Cochin - Kozhikode (190kms)
Drive to Kozhikode enroute visit Guruvayoor Temple & Mammiyur Mahadeva Temple. Arrive Kozhikode & check in at hotel. Later visit Kappad Beach, where Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama landed in 1498.
O/n at hotel. Meal plan: B.
Day 4: Kozhikode - Mangalore (250kms)
Drive to Mangalore via visiting Thalassery Fort, Kannur St. Angelo Fort & Bekal Fort. On arrival check in at hotel.
O/n at hotel. Meal plan: B.
Day 5: Mangalore - Gokarna (235kms)
Visit St. Aloysius Chapel. Drive to Gokarna enroute visit Sri Krishna Temple, Anantheshwara Temple & Corporation Bank Heritage Museum in Udupi. Arrive Gokarna check in at hotel. Later visit the Mahabaleshwar temple a pilgrim center.
O/n at hotel. Meal plan: B.
Day 6: Gokarna - Goa (235kms)
Drive to Goa enroute visit The INS Chapal (K94) Warship Museum & Sadashivgad Fort in Karwar. Arrive Goa check in at hotel.
O/n at hotel. Meal plan: B.
Day 7: Goa
Visit Old Goa monument the Basilica of Bom Jesus, St. Cathedral, Church of Our Lady of Miracles, Church of our Lady of Rosary and Nunnery of St. Monica, The Aguada Fort and Portuguese lighthouse. In South Goa visit Mangueshi Temple, Shanta Durga Temple & Margao. Drive Pass the charming beaches such as Calangute, Dona Paula, Miramar, and Baga Beach.
O/n at hotel. Meal plan: B.
Day 8: Goa
Day free and easy to relax on the beach and explore the city with your driver.
O/n at hotel. Meal plan: B.
Day 9: Goa - Departure
As per flight schedule transfer to airport to board flight for onward destination.
Meal plan: B.
Included
- Assistance on arrival at airport.
- 8 Nights accommodation in selected price category hotels.
- Daily breakfast & meal as per day plan (B- Breakfast, L- Lunch, D- Dinner)
- Private air conditioned deluxe car for airport transfer, sightseeing and excursion as per program.
- English speaking tour guide on sightseeing days (local guide in each city), as per program.
- Monuments entrances and activities charges mentioned in the itinerary.
- Bottled drinking water in car.
- Government taxes.
Excluded
- Any flight tickets.
- Camera charges at monuments.
- Meals other than mentioned in day plan.
- Expenses of personal nature like liquor, laundry, tips, telephone, fax, internet etc.
- Gratuities & optional activities.
- Anything not mentioned in inclusions.
Know before you go
- A current valid passport is required on the day of travel.
- Few tour sights may not be wheelchair accessible.