Kerala Hills, Spice Trails and Backwaters
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This Munnar Thekkady Alleppey tour package is a private six-day, five-night trip through Kerala, with one night in Kochi, two in Munnar, one in Thekkady and one in Alleppey. Best from October to February, it suits travellers who want tea hills, spice plantations and backwaters in one loop.
Couples, families and friends who want hills, spices and water on one route, and accept two long drives
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Longest drives
Kochi to Munnar (about 130 km) and Thekkady to Alleppey (about 138 km) each take around 4 hours or a little moreHill roads
The roads up to Munnar and Thekkady wind, so average speeds are low; travel in daylightMunnar evenings
December and January nights in Munnar are cool, with lows around 12 to 14 degrees CelsiusLast day
Day 6 has a boat cruise and about two hours of driving, so book a flight that leaves in the afternoon or laterDay-by-Day Itinerary
- Chinese fishing nets at sunset
Arrive at Cochin airport and settle into Fort Kochi
- 1Meet your driver at Cochin International Airport
- 2Drive roughly 40 km to Fort Kochi, about an hour or a little more
- 3Check in and rest
- 4If time allows, walk to the waterfront for the Chinese fishing nets at sunset
- Fort Kochi lanes and St Francis Church
- Hill road to Munnar
Fort Kochi lanes, then the climb to Munnar
- 1Early walk through the lanes of Fort Kochi, past St Francis Church
- 2Leave by mid-morning for Munnar, about 130 km inland via Aluva, Kothamangalam and Adimali
- 3Allow 4 to 5 hours with stops as the road climbs
- 4Check in and take the cool evening air
- Tea estate walk
- Tata Tea Museum
- Mattupetty reservoir
- Top Station viewpoint
- Eravikulam National Park (optional)
Munnar: tea estates, Tata Tea Museum and Top Station
- 1Morning walk or slow drive along a tea estate road
- 2Visit the Tata Tea Museum and the story of tea in these hills
- 3Stop at the Mattupetty reservoir, where boating is on offer
- 4Continue to the Top Station viewpoint
- 5Eravikulam National Park can replace a stop when it is open
- Spice plantation walk, Kumily
- Cardamom, pepper, clove and nutmeg
Munnar to Thekkady and a Kumily spice plantation
- 1Drive south to Thekkady, about 90 to 100 km and around 3 hours on hill roads
- 2Reach Kumily, the spice-trading town about 4 km from Thekkady
- 3Walk through a spice plantation where cardamom, pepper, clove and nutmeg grow
- 4Evening at leisure near the Periyar Tiger Reserve
- Periyar Lake boat ride
- Alappuzha Beach and old pier
Periyar Lake boat ride, then the drive to Alleppey
- 1Morning boat ride on Periyar Lake, booked through the reserve's online system
- 2Leave Thekkady for Alleppey, about 138 km and around 4 hours
- 3Check in by the canals
- 4If time allows, an evening visit to Alappuzha Beach and its old sea pier
- Alleppey backwater cruise
Alleppey backwater cruise and departure
- 1Morning cruise through the canals and out onto Vembanad Lake
- 2Return to the hotel and check out
- 3Drive to Cochin International Airport, roughly 70 to 90 km and about 2 hours
- 4Fly out in the afternoon or later
Indicative — varies with season and hotel category.
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Trip Facts
Local Activities & Events
Updated Oct 23, 2026Munnar — Days 2-4 of this trip
Thrikarthika Festival
festivalUsually on the Karthika star day of the Malayalam month of Vrischikam, in late November or early December
Kerala's festival of lights reaches the Sri Subrahmanya Swamy Temple in Munnar, with lamps lit across the temple grounds on the Karthika star day of the Malayalam month of Vrischikam.
Reach out to us for the confirmed datesAlleppey (Alappuzha) — Days 5-6 of this trip
Mullakkal Chirappu
festivalUsually runs from mid-November into late December; the Chirappu days are the final 11 of the festival
Alappuzha's Mullakkal Rajarajeswari Temple holds a 41-day festival whose last 11 days, the Chirappu, bring elephant processions and fireworks.
Reach out to us for the confirmed datesKerala — across your trip
Vettukadu Feast
festivalMadre de Deus Church in Thiruvananthapuram marks the feast of Christ the King over ten days, with worshippers of several faiths attending.
Champions Boat League: Kayamkulam
sportsA snake-boat race at Kayamkulam in Alappuzha district, a round of the 2026 Champions Boat League.
Kalpathy Ratholsavam
festivalChariot festival in Kalpathy, Palakkad, where decorated chariots are pulled through the village streets from the Viswanatha Swamy Temple.
Sabarimala Mandalam-Makaravilakku pilgrim season
festivalPilgrim season at the Ayyappa temple in Pathanamthitta district, from the Mandalam opening through Mandala Pooja and Makaravilakku to closing in January.
Champions Boat League final and President's Trophy Boat Race
sportsThe league's closing round on Ashtamudi Lake in Kollam, held together with the President's Trophy Boat Race.
Guruvayur Ekadasi
festivalEleventh-day observance at the Guruvayur Sree Krishna Temple in Thrissur, with strict fasting and elephant processions.
Events are reviewed by our team before publishing and drop off after they end. Please confirm timings and availability with us before your trip — local schedules can change without notice.
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