Kerala Honeymoon Escape
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Overnight stops in day orderOverview
This Kerala honeymoon tour package runs seven days and six nights, with two nights each in Munnar, Alleppey and Kovalam, all in Kerala. Tea hills, a backwater houseboat cruise and three crescent beaches are linked by a private car and driver. October to February is the most comfortable season.
Couples who want cool hills, a backwater cruise and beach days at an easy pace, and are happy with two long drives
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Longest drive
Day 3, Munnar to Alleppey, is about 165 km and takes 4 to 5 hours, so it starts early.Hill evenings
Munnar is cool, with winter nights around 12 to 14 degrees Celsius, so pack a warm layer.Houseboat format
Houseboat trips are either a day cruise or an overnight stay; the operator confirms which one is booked.Monsoon
From June to September, Kovalam's sea sports usually stop and Munnar roads can be slippery.Day-by-Day Itinerary
- Cheeyappara and Valara waterfalls
Arrive at Kochi and drive up to Munnar
- 1Meet your driver at Cochin International Airport
- 2Drive about 110 km to Munnar on the hill road
- 3Optional stops at the Cheeyappara and Valara waterfalls
- 4Check in and settle in
- 5Quiet evening at the hotel
- Tea estate walk
- Tea museum
- Mattupetty reservoir boating
- Top Station viewpoint
Munnar tea estates, Mattupetty and Top Station
- 1Slow morning, then a walk or drive through a tea estate
- 2Visit the tea museum
- 3Pedal boat ride on the Mattupetty reservoir
- 4Afternoon at the Top Station viewpoint
- 5Back at the hotel before the evening chill
- Alleppey canals at dusk
Munnar to Alleppey, an evening by the canals
- 1Early start for the longest drive of the tour, about 165 km
- 2Lunch stop on the way
- 3Arrive in Alleppey in the afternoon
- 4Check in and rest
- 5Short stroll by the canals as the light fades
- Houseboat cruise
- Vembanad Lake and Kuttanad canals
- Alappuzha Beach pier and lighthouse
Alleppey backwaters by houseboat
- 1Board a kettuvallam houseboat and cruise the canals and Vembanad Lake
- 2Watch village life from the deck, with meals prepared on board
- 3Overnight cruises usually start around midday, day cruises return the same evening
- 4If you return to land, see the old pier and lighthouse at Alappuzha Beach
- Lighthouse Beach evening walk
Alleppey to Kovalam beach
- 1Morning at leisure after the cruise
- 2Drive about 165 km south to Kovalam
- 3Check in near the beaches
- 4Evening walk to the lighthouse headland
- Vizhinjam Lighthouse climb
- Hawah and Samudra beaches
- Catamaran ride
- Ayurveda session (optional)
- Vizhinjam Rock Cut Cave Temple
Kovalam: Vizhinjam Lighthouse and the three beaches
- 1Beach morning at Lighthouse, Hawah or Samudra Beach
- 2Climb the Vizhinjam Lighthouse for the coast view, if open that day
- 3Catamaran ride, outside the monsoon months
- 4Optional Ayurveda session at the resort
- 5Stop at the rock-cut cave shrine at Vizhinjam or a fishing hamlet
- Last beach walk
Last morning in Kovalam and flight from Thiruvananthapuram
- 1Slow breakfast and a last walk on the beach
- 2Check out
- 3Transfer to Thiruvananthapuram International Airport for your flight
Indicative — varies with season and hotel category.
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Trip Facts
Local Activities & Events
Updated Oct 23, 2026Munnar — Days 1-3 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 datesKovalam — Days 5-7 of this trip
International Independent Music Festival (IIMF)
culturalUsually in November, over two to three days
An independent and world-music weekend with bands from India and abroad at the Kerala Arts and Crafts Village, held here three times since 2022.
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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