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Backwaters, tea hills and Ayurveda

Kerala Tour Packages

Kerala is the most complete short holiday in India — hill country, backwaters, wildlife and beaches within a few hours of each other, connected by good roads and served by hotels that consistently outperform their price.

Capital
Thiruvananthapuram
Country
India

Itineraries

Kerala holiday packages

1 itinerary — every one customisable, and none tied to a departure date.

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6 Nights / 7 Days

Kerala

Kerala Backwaters & Hills

Munnar (2N), Thekkady (1N), Alleppey (1N), Kovalam (2N)

Private TourFlight Not Included

Starting from

₹32,900

per person

Kerala is the most complete short holiday in India — hill country, backwaters, wildlife and beaches within a few hours of each other, connected by good roads and served by hotels that consistently outperform their price.

Why travellers choose Kerala

The backwaters are genuinely singular. A night on an Alleppey houseboat, with meals cooked on board and the canal life passing at walking pace, is unlike anything else in the country.

Munnar's tea estates deliver a landscape that surprises people who have only seen photographs — hillsides sculpted into contours, with cool air and easy walking.

Ayurveda here is a serious medical tradition rather than a spa menu, and the monsoon months are the traditional season for treatment, at substantially lower rates.

What not to miss in Kerala

  • Alleppey backwaters — Overnight houseboats through the Vembanad canal network.
  • Munnar — Tea estates, the Tea Museum, Eravikulam National Park and Top Station.
  • Thekkady and Periyar — Boat safaris on the lake, spice plantations and bamboo rafting.
  • Fort Kochi — Chinese fishing nets, the Jewish quarter, Dutch Palace and a Kathakali performance.
  • Kovalam and Marari — Lighthouse Beach for activity and Marari for a quiet fishing-village stretch.
  • Wayanad — Edakkal caves, Banasura dam and coffee and spice estates in the north.

When to travel

October to March is the main season with dry, comfortable weather. December and January are peak. June to August is the south-west monsoon — dramatic, green and the traditional Ayurveda season, with rates falling sharply. September and early October are a good compromise of green landscape and reduced rain.

Entry and paperwork

No visa or permit is needed for Indian citizens. Some wildlife areas restrict vehicle entry and require advance booking for boat safaris, particularly at Periyar, and we book these ahead as availability is limited.

Planning a Kerala trip with Elitech Travels

Every Kerala itinerary on this page is a starting point rather than a fixed product. Extend a city, change the hotel category, add a private guide or merge two routes and we will re-cost the trip and send a revised plan. Because we publish no departure dates, your holiday is operated in the window that suits your leave — tell us roughly when you want to travel and we confirm availability and pricing for exactly those days.

Best time to visit Kerala

October to March is the main season with dry, comfortable weather. December and January are peak. June to August is the south-west monsoon — dramatic, green and the traditional Ayurveda season, with rates falling sharply. September and early October are a good compromise of green landscape and reduced rain.

Entry & paperwork

No visa or permit is needed for Indian citizens. Some wildlife areas restrict vehicle entry and require advance booking for boat safaris, particularly at Periyar, and we book these ahead as availability is limited.

Things to see and do

What not to miss in Kerala

Alleppey backwaters

Overnight houseboats through the Vembanad canal network.

Munnar

Tea estates, the Tea Museum, Eravikulam National Park and Top Station.

Thekkady and Periyar

Boat safaris on the lake, spice plantations and bamboo rafting.

Fort Kochi

Chinese fishing nets, the Jewish quarter, Dutch Palace and a Kathakali performance.

Kovalam and Marari

Lighthouse Beach for activity and Marari for a quiet fishing-village stretch.

Wayanad

Edakkal caves, Banasura dam and coffee and spice estates in the north.

Good to know

Kerala — frequently asked questions

How many nights?
Six to seven nights covers Munnar, Thekkady, Alleppey and a beach section. Five works if you drop one hill station.
Is the houseboat worth an overnight?
Yes, once. Boats moor for the night rather than cruising, so one night captures the experience; a second adds little.
Does the monsoon ruin a Kerala trip?
Not at all, if you know what you are getting. It rains heavily in bursts, the landscape is at its best, and prices are far lower. For beach time, avoid it.

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