What you'll see
The journey, one day at a time
Into Munnar
Drive up into the tea-clad high ranges and settle into Munnar.
Tea hills & tahr
Time in the Eravikulam grasslands for the Nilgiri tahr and Ghats scenery, among the tea estates.
Tea hills & tahr
Walking the high ranges for tahr, endemic birds and the rolling tea country.
On to Backwaters
Transfer to Backwaters and settle in, with an afternoon outing to get your bearings.
Backwater birding
Drifting the backwaters and wetlands by boat, with herons, egrets, kingfishers and wintering waterbirds.
On to Periyar
Transfer to Periyar and settle in, with an afternoon outing to get your bearings.
Lake and forest
Boat safaris on the Periyar lake and forest walks, with elephants, gaur and the chance of tiger.
On to Kochi
Transfer to Kochi and settle in, with an afternoon outing to get your bearings.
Departure
A final morning in onward — a last outing or a slow start as time allows — before the transfer onward and the journey home.
The season changes what you see.
Dry season
Comfortable across the hills, backwaters and coast — the prime months.
Hotter
Game at water in Periyar; the high ranges stay pleasant.
Hand-picked camps & lodges
Kumarakom Lake Resort
A grand heritage-style resort on the Kerala backwaters, with its own meandering pool.
CGH Brunton Boatyard
A standout lodge at Kerala, for the backwaters, the Ghats and the high ranges.
Spice Village
A polished villa, for the backwaters, the Ghats and the high ranges.
Coconut Lagoon
A polished lodge, for the backwaters, the Ghats and the high ranges.
Abad Resorts
A dependable safari resort, for the backwaters, the Ghats and the high ranges.
Poetree Sarovar
A dependable lodge, for the backwaters, the Ghats and the high ranges.
Make it yours.
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