Itinerary

1. Day 1- Arrival in Marari

   • Arrive at Kochi Airport where you will be accompanied. Check-in into your Heritage Homestay in Marari.

   • Get your first welcome Ayurveda Massage and relax for the day.

2. Day 2- Cooking Workshop in Marari

   • Start your day with a breakfast meal, and then attend your first cooking class.

   • In the evening, go for a bicycle ride or take a dip on the beach.

3. Day 3- Sea Sailing in Marari

   • After breakfast, go sea sailing with a professional fisherman and catch some fish for your cooking class.

   • Enjoy sunset views on the Beach.

4. Day 4- Marari - Kumarakom

   • After breakfast, drive towards another Heritage Homestay amidst the famous backwaters of Kumarakom. 

   • Have your lunch and go for a canoe ride to explore the backwater region.

5. Day 5- Kumarakom Bird Sanctuary

   • Enjoy a cooking class after breakfast.

   • Later, explore a nearby bird sanctuary or go for a countryside walk.

6. Day 6- Kumarakom Backwaters

   • Spend a day on the houseboat cruising on the Vembanad Lake, Kumarakom and Alappuzha canals exploring the backwaters, catching fish and just relaxing.

7. Day 7- Kumarakom - Thekkady

   • Head to Thekkady and go straight for another Ayurvedic massage before check-in.

   • Enjoy an Ayurvedic cooking class in the evening.

8. Day 8- Periyar Tiger Reserve

   • Hike and raft through some of the richest forest tracts of the Periyar Tiger Reserve, which is home to Asian Elephants, Tigers, Gaurs, Sambars, Lion-tailed Macaques, and other animals and birds.

9. Day 9- Thekkady Spice Plantations

   • Visit an organic garden today to go into the roots of spices as Thekkady is home to some of the finest spice plantations in the country.

   • Attend a cooking class in the early evening.

10. Day 10- Thekkady - Munnar

    • After breakfast, head to Munnar, the home of tea plantations in Kerala.

    • Check-in after lunch and relax for the day.

11. Day 11- Munnar Tea plantation

    • Visit the tea plantation where you can be a part of the 'make your tea' program where along with the pickers, you pick the leaves from the estate and process it yourself at their miniature factory.

    • Come back to the homestay for dinner and sleep.

12. Day 12- Cooking Workshop in Munnar

    • Today is a free day until lunch.

    • Post lunch, go for your cooking class with a world-renowned chef - Nimi.

13. Day 13- Vypin Island

    • Early morning, drive to Cherai. Cherai is a small town nestled in Vypin island, sandwiched between the sea and a backwater lake.

14. Day 14- Fort Kochi

    • After breakfast, head to Fort Kochi for a day tour. Explore the beautiful streets of the town, famously known for its influence from the Portuguese, Dutch and British.

    • Return in the evening.

15. Day 15- Vypin Island

    • Check-out from the hotel by 11:00 am.

    • Transfer to the airport as per your flight departure.