Day 1 : Arrive Delhi
Arrive at New Delhi International airport. Meeting assistance and transfer to hotel.
Overnight at hotel.

Day 2 : Delhi
Full day sightseeing tour of Old & New Delhi.
This morning you will be taken to visit Old Delhi - Former centre of Moghul Power, Old Delhi offers ancient monuments, narrow streets and bustling bazaars. Visit the vast Red Fort, built in 1648, the Jama Masjid, the greatest mosque in India and completed in 1658 by Shah Jahan who also built the Taj Mahal, and the Raj Ghat, the simple memorial to Mahatma Gandhi.
New Delhi - drive past the stately government buildings of the British Era designed by Lutyens, including the India Gate & thePresidential Palace. Continue onto the beautiful Humayuns tomb of the Mughal era & predecessor of the world famous Taj Mahal. End the tour at the towering minaret of Qutab Minar. Overnight at hotel.

Day 3 : Delhi - Cochin
Breakfast at hotel & transfer to airport for flight to Cochin. On arrival & check in to hotel.
Overnight at hotel.

Day 4 : Cochin
After breakfast sightseeing tour of Cochin or "Kochi"- the palm green, commercial capital of Kerala, which has one of the finest natural harbours & is known as the "Queen of the Arabian Sea". From time immemorial, Arabs, Chinese, Dutch, British & Portuguese seafarers followed the sea route to Kochi & left their impression on the town. Visit the Dutch Palace, the Jewish Synagogue, the Church of St. Francis, the Bolghatty Palace & the famous Chinese fishing nets.
Evening witness the Kathakali dance performance - Kathakali is a unique dance which has a 2000 year old history with more than 100 different 'mudras' or gesture depicting deities, demons, heroes, heroines and kings.Overnight at hotel.

Day 5 : Cochin - Munnar (130 Kms, 2.5 hrs)
After breakfast drive to Munnar. On arrival & check in to hotel. Munnar is an idyllic romantic hideaway. Enjoy the scenic beauty of this Tea Garden's Hill Station. Afternoon visit Pothamedu - Pothamedu offers an excellent view of the tea, coffee and cardamom plantations in Munnar, Mattuppetty - famous for its highly specialised dairy farm, Echopoint, Kundale, Top Station, Rajamalair, Pallivasal. Overnight at hotel.

Day 6 : Munnar - Thekaddy (100 Kms, 2 hrs)
After breakfast drive to Thekaddy. On arrival. check in at hotel.
Thekkady is one of the world's most fascinating natural wildlife reserves - the Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary. Spread across 777 sq. km, of which 360 sq. km is thick evergreen forest, the Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary was declared a Tiger Reserve in 1978. It is geo-morphological diversity of wildlife and scenic beauty.
Overnight at hotel.

Day 7 : Thekaddy - Kumarakom
After breakfast drive to Kumarakom. On arrival. check in at hotel.
Kumarakom is a beautiful backwater village on the shores of the enchanting Vembanad Lake, criss-crossed with meandering waterways and ancient cottages.
Afternoon enjoy boat ride at Lake Periyar. Overnight at hotel.

Day 8 : Kumarakom - Houseboat
After breakfast board the traditional rice boats - "Ketuvallam" for a fascinating cruise through the backwaters of Kerala. Overnight on board.

Day 9 : Houseboat - Cochin - Delhi
Breakfast on board. Thereafter disembark at Alleppey & proceed for Cochin & transfer to airport for flight to back home.