Kerala for Two
Tea hills, a spice plantation, and a private houseboat — with the drives arranged so you aren't in the car at sunset.
- Suggested length
- 6–8 days
- Best time
- September to March
- Good for
- Honeymoon, Couples
- Indicative, per person
- from ₹38,500
What this trip is built around
- A private houseboat on the Alleppey backwaters, not a shared cruise
- Tea estate walk in Munnar with someone who actually works the estate
- Periyar by boat at first light, which is when anything is drinking
- Two nights minimum per base — the whole point is not to be packing every morning
A suggested shape
A starting point, not a fixed plan. Every day here can move, stretch or go.
- 1
Kochi
Fort Kochi, the Chinese nets, and a Kathakali performance if you want one.
- 2–3
Munnar
Up into the tea. Mattupetty, Echo Point, and a long afternoon doing nothing.
- 4
Thekkady
Spice plantation walk and a sunrise boat on Periyar lake.
- 5–6
Alleppey
Board the houseboat by noon, drift, eat, and moor for the night.
- 7–8
Optional beach
Marari or Kovalam for the last two nights, or fly out from Kochi.
Everything we can cover here
The full set for this destination. Your version won't include all of it — tell us which matter and we'll build around those.
Typically included
- Hotels and one night on a private houseboat, breakfast daily
- All meals aboard the houseboat
- Private AC vehicle throughout
- Periyar boat tickets
Not included
- Flights
- Most lunches and dinners
- Ayurveda treatments
Worth knowing before you commit
- Eravikulam closes for roughly two months in Jan–Feb for the Nilgiri tahr calving season.
- Houseboats must moor by sunset under state rules — they do not cruise at night.
- Munnar evenings drop to 10–12°C in winter; most hotels have no heating.
- Kochi to Munnar is 4 hours of hairpins. Take something if you are prone to motion sickness.
Common questions
Private houseboat or shared?
This is priced for a private one-bedroom boat. Shared boats are cheaper and we can quote them, but on a honeymoon almost nobody is glad they saved that money.
Is monsoon a bad time?
June to August is genuinely wet, and the hills can be socked in for days. It is also half the price and the tea country is at its best — a real trade, not a bad one, if you like rain.
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