Kerala Homestays Tours

Featured Activities    This tour is the best way to explore Kerala as your host will be the local family in the entire destination, You will get lavish home cooked food. It’s the first tour where we have included lot of activities from Trekking to bamboo rafting, Kathkali dance to fishing and not to miss your Cooking classes.

Kerala has in recent times become the most enchanting holiday destination for families, tourists and individual travelers. Holidaymakers arrive from all over the world to this destination every year.

The state offers luxury as well as budget accommodation all over but a new dimension in Kerala tourism has emerged in recent times. The concept of homestay accommodation allows traveler to experience Kerala from a different perspective. Kerala homestays lets you mingle with the host and the family leading a close cultural interaction and provides a learning process for better understanding of the society, local tradition, cuisine, and mores of the communities. 

 Apart from being economical, Kerala home stay accommodation is an experience of the hospitality and warmth of Malayalee people. It is far removed from the monotonous dwelling and seclusion of the closed four walls of a hotel room.

 Thus Kerala homestays are not akin to bed and breakfast accommodation, but on the contrary offer the comfort of Malayalee hospitality and warmth.    

 Kerala homestay accommodation is available at many different level of service but definitely does not offer upscale amenities of five star hotels. But the rich experience a traveler gets is much more than the comfort of the luxury accommodation.   

Itinerary:         

Day: 01

Pick up from Cochin. On arrival check in to Homestay.Local sight seeing and overnight stay at home stay

Places of Interest: Dutch Palace, Synagogue, Chinese fishing net.

Activities: Kathakali Dance

 Kochi (colonial name Cochin) is a vibrant city situated on the south-west coast of the Indian peninsula in the breathtakingly scenic and prosperous state of Kerala, hailed as 'God's Own Country'. Its strategic importance over the centuries is underlined by the sobriquet Queen of the Arabian Sea. Informally, Cochin is also referred to as the Gateway to Kerala.

 Day: 02 

Munnar: After Break fast check out from Cochin and Proceed to Munnar, local sight seeing and overnight stay at Home stay,it is one with modern amenities in Munnar. Nestled in Kerala’s finest summer resort it extends homely stay in the hills. Altitude: 1600 Mts to 1800 Mts above sea level Temperature: Min. 0 c - Max. 25 c Clothing: Warm Clothes and Rain Gear Tourist Season: August to March

Places of Interest: Mattupetty Dam, Kundala Dam, Echo Point, top station, Blossom Park, Eravikulam National park (Closed during breeding season), Pothamedu View Point, Attukadu Waterfalls.

Activities: Trekking & walking

 Munnar is a town located in Kerala state in the southern Western Ghats in South India. The name is often used to refer to the whole tourist area of Idukki District of which the town forms a part. The name of Munnar is believed to be derived from the Tamil words Munu (three) and aaru (river), referring to the town's strategic location at the confluence of the Muthirappuzha, Chandavurai and Kundaly rivers. The area is surrounded by vast jungles and remains wet and cold during most of the year.  The Mattupetty Dam is nearby. The people of Munnar share the culture and traditions of Kerala and their Tamil neighbors.

Day: 03 

Munnar

Day: 04 

Thekkady: After Break fast check out from Munnar and Proceed to Thekkady.On Arrival at Thekkady check in Homestay and proceed for local sight seeing and overnight stay at homestay

Places of interest: Challarkovil View point

Activities: Plantation tour—boating—trekking--Bamboo rafting

 Thekkady is the location of the Periyar National Park, situated close to the Kerala -Tamil Nadu border town of Kumily, it is located about 257 km (160 miles) from Trivandrum. The sanctuary is famous for its dense evergreen, semi-evergreen, moist deciduous forests and savanna grass lands. It is home to herds of elephants, sambar, tigers, gaur, lion-tailed Macaques and Nilgiri Langurs.

 Day: 05 

Thekkady

 Day: 06 

Kottayam: After Break fast check out from Thekkady and Proceed to Kottayam.At Kottayam Check In to HOMESTAY and proceed for local sight seeing and overnight at homestay

Places of Interest: Kumarakom bird sanctuary,

Activities: Cooking Class, Fishing

Kottayam literally means the interior of a fort - Kotta + Akam. Rulers of Munjanad and Thekkumkur had their headquarters at Thazhathangadi in Kummanam near Kottayam town. Marthanda Varma of Travancore attacked Thekkumkur and destroyed the palace and the Thaliyil Fort. The remnants of the palaces and forts are still seen here, the present Kottayam district was previously a part of the erstwhile princely state of Travancore. Being a mountainous region with scenic landscapes, backwaters, bird sanctuaries, temples and churches make this a place of tourist attraction. Lying below the sea level, some of its nearby places are also a treat to the eyes.

 Day: 07 

Alleppey: After Break fast check out from Kottayam and Proceed to Alleppey. At Alleppey check In to Homestay and proceed for local sight seeing and overnight stay at homestay

Places of Interest: Beach, back waters in Kerala state

Activities: Boating

Alappuzha, also known as Alleppey, is a town in Alappuzha District of Kerala state of southern India. A town with picturesque canals, backwaters, beaches, and lagoons, it was described as the List of places known as Venice of the East by Lord Curzon. It is the administrative headquarters of Alappuzha District. Alleppey has a wonderful past. Though the present town owes its existence to the sagacious Diwan Raja Kesavadas in the second half of 18th century, district of Alappuzha figures in classical Literature. Kuttanad, the rice bowl of Kerala with the unending stretch of paddy fields, small streams and canals with lush green coconut palms, was well known even from the early periods of the Sangam age. History says Alappuzha had trade relations with ancient Greece and Rome in B.C and in the middle Ages, as well as with other parts of India. Alappuzha has a lighthouse, which is a major tourist attraction.

 Day: 08 

Trivandrum: After Break fast check out from Alleppey and Proceed to Kovalam. At Kovalam check In to Homestay and proceed for local sight seeing and overnight stay at homestay

Places of Interest: Kovalam Beach, Padmanabha swami temple, Zoo, Museum, Art Gallery

Activities: Day trip to Cape

The Kumari Amman or the Kanyakumari Temple, located on the shore, is a Shakti Peetha (centre of power) devoted to a manifestation of Parvati, the virgin goddess. The temple overlooks the shore, attract tourists from all over the world.

 The Panchappathi, five primary sacred places of Ayyavazhi is also a visit visit spot in Tour to Cape Comori.

Day: 09

Trivandrum

 Day: 10

Transfer to international airport (Trivandrum)

Best time to go         

September to April

 This trip can be customized

 What the tour includes

Very good accommodation through out (not at all basic) with all meals.

Airport pick up & Drop

Dedicated air conditioned car with English speaking driver

All internal Taxes.

The tour is inclusive of:

1] KATHAKALI AT COCHIN

2] TREKKING AT MUNNAR

3] PLANTATION VISIT AT THEKKADY

4]BOATING AT THEKKADY

5] BAMBOO RAFTING AT THEKKADY

6] COOKING CLASS AT KOTTAYAM

7] FISHING

8] BOATING AT ALLEPPEY

9] DAY TRIP TO CAPE BY AC CAR

Dates of operation    Best season: September to April

Featured Activities: This package tour is the best way to explore Kerala as your host will be the local family in the entire destination, you will get home cooked food. It’s the first tour where we have included lot of activities from Trekking to bamboo rafting, Kathkali dance to fishing and not to miss your Cooking classes.

This particular trip is a unique in its own way as the Homestays which we have selected are all owned by the local Kerelan Families who are doing an excellent work by maintaining some of the old building in very good condition and generating revenue for their livelihood. For last few years this region is fast gaining popularity all over the globe and now lot of revenue is generated by way of jobs in homestays, local guide, transport etc. We are using only those home stays which are fully owned by the local community.These old/new houses have now converted into home stays and are helping the locals in getting good jobs. All the accommodation which we are using has a local staff.

All our accommodations are eco friendly and have used the local material & handicrafts. Our accommodations are equipped with energy saving lights.

 We use only responsible accommodations who are contributing for the upliftment of the local community by providing jobs.

 With the passage of time many have totally vanished but thanks to tourism that now serious efforts are being made to preserve these magnificent old houses which not only helps the local economy but also generates huge jobs.

 We not only help them to keep these properties in good condition by generating business for them  but we also make it a point that they should give employment to the local people so that the local economy can benefit from tourism.

 We will be using through out local guides who are now trained in their field and will certainly make a difference in this trip.

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