Trip to Kerala - Please suggest

sahib1517 · Oct 25th, 2006, 03:09

Hi,
im new here and i found this forum very helpful...thanks to esteemed and valuable advices from exp ppl.
I plan to go for Honeymoon in December to Kerala.
PLease suggest me places to visit, so far the places i have decided are -

Kochi(arrival by air)
Allepey (for backwaters)
Munnar (Hills)

then back to kochi for flight.

PLease suggest me best possible route and places to visit...
I also found Kumarakom an intresting place, but im not sure how to include it in my tour....
My tour is only for 10 days...so suggest me the places to visit and the best route.
I have to book tickets by friday.

Nick-H · Oct 25th, 2006, 12:41

Welcome to IM

Kumarakom is a lovely place, and a great honeymoon destination ---there's not that much to do except get carried away by the natural beauty of the place. And each other of course!

You can get there by boat from Allepey. You could even do a one-way backwater cruise, I guess.

One of our local members should be along with better advise soon.

haritha · Oct 29th, 2006, 01:18

kumarakom lakeside cost saver

www.kumarakomtourism.org

sahib1517 · Oct 29th, 2006, 23:19

is the bus service easily available from Cochin to Munnar,
as i will be reaching Kochin at 1 in afeternoon...will i be able to get bus to munnar?

haritha · Oct 29th, 2006, 23:29

If you are coming by train from north or from airport head for Alwaye (Aluva ). From Aluva there are plenty of buses to Munnar.

Alwaye ----Perumbavoor ----Kothamangalam ---------Adimaly ----Munnar.

Cochin ----Alwaye ----Perumbavoor ----Kothamangalam ---------Adimaly ----Munnar.

Alternatively

Cochin ---------Muvattupuzha ----Kothamangalam ---------Adimaly ----Munnar.

fnm500 · Oct 30th, 2006, 00:05

I think you have the perfect itinerary..

We did Munnar, Kumarakom and Cochin (in that order) and it felt perfect..the diversity of these three places is nice, but what I loved about Kerala is the friendliness of the people.

I'd strongly recommend Kumarakom over Allepy to spend a coupld of days in.WE didn't do the houseboat thingy.Instead we hired a small boat which can be rowed by one person manually- we hired the rower obviously

.We were thus able to go inside a lovely bird sanctuary in the backwaters and we saw some incredible birds.You can go to some really remote parts of the backwaters using these manual small boats.The guy even took us to his village and we got off the boat and had some fantastic coconut water.

Its a really magical place.

Cochin & Munnar are lovely too.

Enjoy your honeymoon!

haritha · Oct 30th, 2006, 00:55

also lake side cost saver to stay in
illikkalalam lake resort

sahib1517 · Oct 31st, 2006, 01:57

Thank you Haritha and FNM500 for ur awesome advices...man im so thankful to u....earlier i was not confident in goin to kerala...now im building sum confidence...
Also do i need to book hotels for Munnar and other places...or i can get them wen ill reach there...
ill be starting from cochin aroun 1:30 and will reach munnar by 6...will i get hotel? or shud i stay in cochin n start next morning?

haritha · Oct 31st, 2006, 06:42

I t is better to book in advacne . So you can go direclty to yoru room once you are in Munnar. Looking for hotels in the evening is not a nice thing to do if you are going to travel with a lady. Also the Munnar town has limited mid range places.

There are lot of places on the way to Munnar. Away from the crowds of Munnar,

One such beautifull homestay is there called Rose Gardens. Just two rooms managed by a friendly couple .

Lot other accomodations are there. It is advsiable to book in advance.

Enjoy your journey

fnm500 · Oct 31st, 2006, 22:26

I agree with Haritha.Book in advance for a Hotel in Munnar.Try to get a Hotel up in he hills rather than in the twon center which is at the foothills.The views are incredible.It is quite a popular tourist destination with people especially from Mumbai coming in large groups.

sahib1517 · Nov 2nd, 2006, 02:05

Hi,
can u also tell me -
1. are there enuff buses from Munnar to allepey.what time shud i start?
2. bus from allepey to Cochin is available??? if i have to catch train at 9 in night, wat time shud i start from allepey?

Thanks

Eve68 · Nov 2nd, 2006, 03:32

You should look into http://www.harithafarms.com/. This is my plan for the next trip to India when I go south.

cat · Nov 2nd, 2006, 21:04

Agree with Eve. Just got back from The Pimenta - Haritha Farms. It was amazing!

If you're on a honeymoon, this would make a great base to explore lots of different areas as it's near Munnar, Cochin, backwaters, etc...

Nick-H · Nov 2nd, 2006, 22:41

Haritha: you've got a fan club!

Your site looks pretty good to me, but regrettably outside my budget these days

sahib1517 · Nov 4th, 2006, 02:19

Hi, finally i got my tickets reserved...
please now guide me for Kumarakom...i will be staying 2 nites there...if i book sum resort from here...then how iwll i be able to njoy house boat there...plz guide me on this as i want to njoy houseboats too
Thanks

Oct 25th, 2006, 03:09	#1
sahib1517 Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: india Posts: 10	Trip to Kerala - Please suggest Hi, im new here and i found this forum very helpful...thanks to esteemed and valuable advices from exp ppl. I plan to go for Honeymoon in December to Kerala. PLease suggest me places to visit, so far the places i have decided are - Kochi(arrival by air) Allepey (for backwaters) Munnar (Hills) then back to kochi for flight. PLease suggest me best possible route and places to visit... I also found Kumarakom an intresting place, but im not sure how to include it in my tour.... My tour is only for 10 days...so suggest me the places to visit and the best route. I have to book tickets by friday.

Oct 29th, 2006, 23:29	#5
haritha Account Closed Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Kadalikad-Kerala-India Posts: 527	Cochin to Munnar. If you are coming by train from north or from airport head for Alwaye (Aluva ). From Aluva there are plenty of buses to Munnar. Alwaye ----Perumbavoor ----Kothamangalam ---------Adimaly ----Munnar. Cochin ----Alwaye ----Perumbavoor ----Kothamangalam ---------Adimaly ----Munnar. Alternatively Cochin ---------Muvattupuzha ----Kothamangalam ---------Adimaly ----Munnar.

Oct 30th, 2006, 00:05	#6
fnm500 Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: London, UK Posts: 67	Kumarakom I think you have the perfect itinerary.. We did Munnar, Kumarakom and Cochin (in that order) and it felt perfect..the diversity of these three places is nice, but what I loved about Kerala is the friendliness of the people. I'd strongly recommend Kumarakom over Allepy to spend a coupld of days in.WE didn't do the houseboat thingy.Instead we hired a small boat which can be rowed by one person manually- we hired the rower obviously .We were thus able to go inside a lovely bird sanctuary in the backwaters and we saw some incredible birds.You can go to some really remote parts of the backwaters using these manual small boats.The guy even took us to his village and we got off the boat and had some fantastic coconut water. Its a really magical place. Cochin & Munnar are lovely too. Enjoy your honeymoon!

Oct 31st, 2006, 06:42	#9
haritha Account Closed Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Kadalikad-Kerala-India Posts: 527	book in advance I t is better to book in advacne . So you can go direclty to yoru room once you are in Munnar. Looking for hotels in the evening is not a nice thing to do if you are going to travel with a lady. Also the Munnar town has limited mid range places. There are lot of places on the way to Munnar. Away from the crowds of Munnar, One such beautifull homestay is there called Rose Gardens. Just two rooms managed by a friendly couple . Lot other accomodations are there. It is advsiable to book in advance. Enjoy your journey

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Oct 25th, 2006, 12:41	#2
Nick-H This is just a cameo appearance Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Chennai, India Posts: 36,188	Welcome to IM Kumarakom is a lovely place, and a great honeymoon destination ---there's not that much to do except get carried away by the natural beauty of the place. And each other of course! You can get there by boat from Allepey. You could even do a one-way backwater cruise, I guess. One of our local members should be along with better advise soon.

Oct 29th, 2006, 01:18	#3
haritha Account Closed Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Kadalikad-Kerala-India Posts: 527	kumarakom lakeside cost saver www.kumarakomtourism.org

Oct 29th, 2006, 23:19	#4
sahib1517 Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: india Posts: 10	is the bus service easily available from Cochin to Munnar, as i will be reaching Kochin at 1 in afeternoon...will i be able to get bus to munnar?

Oct 30th, 2006, 00:55	#7
haritha Account Closed Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Kadalikad-Kerala-India Posts: 527	also lake side cost saver to stay in illikkalalam lake resort

Oct 31st, 2006, 01:57	#8
sahib1517 Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: india Posts: 10	Thank you Haritha and FNM500 for ur awesome advices...man im so thankful to u....earlier i was not confident in goin to kerala...now im building sum confidence... Also do i need to book hotels for Munnar and other places...or i can get them wen ill reach there... ill be starting from cochin aroun 1:30 and will reach munnar by 6...will i get hotel? or shud i stay in cochin n start next morning?

Oct 31st, 2006, 22:26	#10
fnm500 Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: London, UK Posts: 67	I agree with Haritha.Book in advance for a Hotel in Munnar.Try to get a Hotel up in he hills rather than in the twon center which is at the foothills.The views are incredible.It is quite a popular tourist destination with people especially from Mumbai coming in large groups.

Nov 2nd, 2006, 02:05	#11
sahib1517 Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: india Posts: 10	Hi, can u also tell me - 1. are there enuff buses from Munnar to allepey.what time shud i start? 2. bus from allepey to Cochin is available??? if i have to catch train at 9 in night, wat time shud i start from allepey? Thanks

Nov 2nd, 2006, 03:32	#12
Eve68 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: USA Posts: 105	You should look into http://www.harithafarms.com/. This is my plan for the next trip to India when I go south.

Nov 2nd, 2006, 21:04	#13
cat Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Brighton, UK Posts: 1	Agree with Eve. Just got back from The Pimenta - Haritha Farms. It was amazing! If you're on a honeymoon, this would make a great base to explore lots of different areas as it's near Munnar, Cochin, backwaters, etc...

Nov 2nd, 2006, 22:41	#14
Nick-H This is just a cameo appearance Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Chennai, India Posts: 36,188	Haritha: you've got a fan club! Your site looks pretty good to me, but regrettably outside my budget these days

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Nov 4th, 2006, 02:19	#15
sahib1517 Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: india Posts: 10	Hi, finally i got my tickets reserved... please now guide me for Kumarakom...i will be staying 2 nites there...if i book sum resort from here...then how iwll i be able to njoy house boat there...plz guide me on this as i want to njoy houseboats too Thanks