Kerala: Backwaters & Slow Mornings
Houseboat dawn on the backwaters, Kerala
Highlights
- Overnight private houseboat through the backwaters
- Fresh karimeen lunch cooked on board
- Dawn walk through Munnar tea estates
- Spice garden tour with a planter
- Kathakali performance evening
The story
This is the anti-hustle chapter. A private houseboat drifts you through Alleppey's backwaters — village life sliding past at walking pace, karimeen fry on board, herons for company.
Then up into Munnar's tea country: dawn walks between the bushes, spice gardens, and evenings that smell like cardamom. You'll do less than you have in years. That's the point.
Itinerary
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Fly into Kochi, drive to Alleppey, board the houseboat by noon. Drift.
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Sunrise on deck, village canoe detour, dock and drive to Munnar.
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Dawn estate walk, tea museum, Top Station viewpoint.
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Spice garden, Kathakali evening, last supper Kerala-style.
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Drive to Kochi, fly home slower than you left.
We'll WhatsApp you the full day-by-day itinerary — free, no calls unless you ask.
Inclusions
- Return flights Ahmedabad ↔ Kochi
- 1 night private houseboat (all meals) + 3 nights hotels
- Daily breakfast + 2 dinners
- All entries and the Kathakali show
- AC vehicle throughout
Exclusions
- Lunches outside the houseboat day
- Ayurveda treatments
- Personal shopping
Know before you go
- Houseboats dock by sunset — that's regulation, not laziness
- Munnar mornings are cold enough for a light jacket
- Best light for the tea hills is 6:30–8am; we start early once, worth it
Policies
Payment policy
30% deposit locks your seat the moment you book.
Balance is due 21 days before departure.
UPI, cards and net-banking accepted; EMI available on major cards.
Flat 2% TCS applies on overseas packages and is shown before you pay — no surprises at checkout.
Confirmation policy
Instant confirmation on WhatsApp and email as soon as your deposit clears.
Departure is guaranteed once 12 travelers are confirmed; if we ever cancel a departure, you choose a full refund or a free date change.
Refund policy
Full refund (minus payment-gateway fees) if you cancel within 48 hours of booking and 30+ days before departure.
Refunds are processed to the original payment method within 7 working days of approval.
Cancellation policy
30+ days before departure: lose only the deposit.
15–29 days: 50% of the package cost.
7–14 days: 75% of the package cost.
Under 7 days or no-show: no refund.
One free date-change to a later departure is allowed up to 15 days out.
Why book with Travelers Clan
- Fully personalised. This itinerary is a starting point — we tailor every day to you.
- Visas & TCS handled. Flat 2% TCS on overseas trips, paperwork on us.
- Secure deposits. Protected until you travel, cancel windows in writing.
- A dedicated captain. One trained trip captain, on call your whole journey.
Reviews 5.0 ★ · 1
Slept 9 hours for the first time in years
The houseboat is therapy. Food on board was the best of the trip.
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