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Beaches and Backwaters 9 Nights/ 10 Days Cochin - Agatti - Bangaram - Cochin - Kumarakum - Cochin - Alleppey - Kumarakum - Cochin TAMARIND TOURS Day 01 Cochin On arrival in Cochin, you will be met and assisted by our representative to check into your hotel. Post lunch, you can enjoy a leisurely walk KATHAKALI DANCE around the Fort Cochin area and ST FRANCIS CHURCH COCHIN soak up the local flavors. Fort Cochin has some of the finest European architecture in the region, influenced by the Portuguese and the Dutch. In the evening, witness a Kathakali dance performance. The most spectacular form of dancedrama in <strong>India</strong>, Kathakali is much more than a dance: it includes music, yoga, mime, use of gestures and facial expressions.Overnight in Cochin. the Bangaram Island will help you board your motorboat that will take you to the island. Between July and September, you can reach the island by helicopter as well. Overnight in Bangaram. Day 02 Cochin / Agatti ~ Bangaram This morning after breakfast, leave for Cochin airport to catch a flight to Agatti. Here, a representative from BANGARAM BANGARAM ISLAND RESORT BANGARAM Day 03 Bangaram Island Spend the day exploring the magnificent Bangaram Island, which has pristine silver sand beaches, breathtaking blue lagoons, coral SCUBA DIVING reefs, and coconut palms. You can engage in a variety of water sports such as snorkeling and scuba diving. The dive centre caters to beginners as well as experienced divers, and you can take your pick between reef dives, lagoon dives, deep dives and drift dives. There is a wide variety of marine life to be seen here, inclding corals, anemones, Mantas, turtles, stingrays, Angelfish, Leopard Morays and lots more. Bangaram Island is also an ideal place to enjoy deepsea fishing. Overnight in Bangaram. Day 04 Bangaram Island Day at leisure. Overnight in Bangaram. Day 05 Bangaram Island Day at leisure. Overnight in Bangaram. Day 06 Bangaram Island Day at leisure. Overnight in Bangaram.
KERALA VILLAGE Day 07 Bangaram -Agatti / Cochin/ Kumarakum Post breakfast, head back to Agatti by boat to catch your connecting flight to Cochin. On arrival in Cochin you will leave for Kumarakum by road where you can spend rest of the evening in the resort at leisure. Kumarakom is a cluster of little islands on the Vembanad Lake in Kottayam, which have been developed into quaint resorts. It is situated on the backwaters and is an idyllic, serene getaway from civilisation. Amazing shades of green are visible in the mangroves, coconut palms, and paddy fields that cover the verdant countryside. Kumarakom is home to a wide variety of flora and fauna. Overnight in Kumarakom. Day 08 Kumarakom - Alleppey - Kumarakum This morning you will have free time before you board the houseboat at noon for a cruise on Vemband Lake, the largest backwater in Kerala. The lake is a natural habitat for a variety of marine and freshwater fish like Karimeen, and is also home to the Kumarakom Bird Sanctuary, where many species of migratory birds KUMARAKOM BACKWATERS BIRD SANCTUARY ON LAKE VEMBANAD TAMARIND TOURS visit. One can see plenty of native boats called kettuvalloms. Float through the calm green waters, watching rural life on the palm fringed canals, lakes and villages -a unique experience. The boat will stop in villages for you to experience a glimpse of the village life in rural Kerala. The villagers will be happy to invite you to sip a freshly picked raw coconut from their own fields. Enjoy the backwater cruise to Alleppey, which is also known as the Venice of the East. Alleppey has stunning pal-fringed canals and shores. You will have a traditional Kerala lunch on board the houseboat. After exploring the backwaters, head back to the hotel to have dinner and spend the night. Overnight in Kumarakom. powders, poultices and oils are used to cure innumerable ailments the natural way. Even the perfectly healthy can benefit with its stress reducing and rejuvenating treatments. Post lunch, drive to Kochi Airport to proceed to your onward destination. Day 9 Kumarakum - Cochin (60 Kms/1 Hrs) Morning at leisure. You can choose to avail of the different activities available at the resort. Get pampered with some soothing Ayurvedic treatments. Ayurveda is the ancient <strong>India</strong>n science of holistic healing, where a variety of natural herbs, AYURVEDIC THERAPY
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