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Kerala Backwaters

Fort Kochi, the high ranges and a private houseboat night.

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Best time
Sep – Mar
Best: Dry and green; warm on the coast, cool in Munnar.
Ideal duration
6 – 9 nights
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Ideal for
Couple · Family · Solo · Friends
Indicative budget
₹50,000 – ₹1,00,000
From ₹71,154 per person · Valid 20 Sept 2026 – 21 Sept 2026
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Personalise your journey in a few simple steps — length, who's coming, and how you like to travel.

Why visit

Why Kerala Backwaters?

Kerala works best as a sequence: colonial Kochi, the tea country around Munnar, the spice hills of Thekkady and finally the backwaters at Alleppey. Each leg is short and the landscape changes completely between them.

The houseboat night

A private boat with an en-suite cabin, moored away from the main channel.

Tea country

Munnar's green hills and the viewpoints above town.

Fort Kochi

Chinese fishing nets, a heritage walk and a Kathakali evening.

Kerala's kitchen

Appam, stew and fish curry, cooked on the boat.

Top highlights

Experiences you shouldn't miss

The places our Kerala Backwaters journeys are built around, in the order we'd take you.

Fort KochiKochi

Fort Kochi heritage walk.

MunnarMunnar

Tea gardens and misty viewpoints.

ThekkadyThekkady

Spice plantation and a quiet forest walk.

AlleppeyAlleppey

Overnight on a private houseboat.

Travel styles

Best suited for

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Who it suits

Travelling as

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Best time to visit

When to go

We'd send you in Sep – Mar. September to March is dry and green; April and May are hot and humid on the coast.

Sep – MarRecommended

Dry and green; warm on the coast, cool in Munnar.

Apr – MayHot

Humid on the coast; the hills stay pleasant.

Jun – AugMonsoon

Lush and dramatic, with Ayurveda season at its best.

Gallery

Kerala Backwaters, in pictures

Add to your journey

Experiences you could add

A few of the things our travellers ask for most. Your specialist fits them around the days.

  • Kathakali performanceWatch the make-up go on before the show.
  • Cooking on the houseboatA lesson with the boat's cook.
  • Ayurvedic massageOn the shore at Alleppey.
  • Periyar forest walkA guided walk at Thekkady.

Illustrative for now — availability and pricing are confirmed when your itinerary is built.

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