Backwaters & Spice Trail: A Slow Kerala
Alleppey · Munnar · Kochi Easy

Backwaters & Spice Trail: A Slow Kerala

Seven days of houseboats, hill stations and home-cooked sadhya.

4.8(232 reviews) 7 days · 6 nights max 10

Overview

Kerala, but slowly. Float overnight on a private houseboat, learn to cook a 28-dish sadhya from a grandmother in Fort Kochi, and walk through cardamom plantations in Munnar. No rushed monuments — just rhythm.

Highlights

  • Overnight on a private kettuvallam houseboat
  • Sadhya cooking class with a Syrian Christian family
  • Sunrise tea-estate walk with a third-generation planter
  • Kathakali backstage tour before a private performance
  • Spice market & Jew Town walk in old Kochi

Day-by-day

Welcome by the harbour. Evening Kathakali performance with makeup walkthrough.

What's included

  • 6 nights accommodation
  • Daily breakfast + 4 dinners
  • Private AC transport
  • All experiences listed
  • English-speaking local guide
  • Flights
  • Lunches (except cooking class)
  • Personal expenses, tips

FAQs

No — each couple/solo traveler gets a private cabin on a shared 4-cabin boat.

Reviews · 4.8 from 232 travelers

"The sadhya class alone was worth the trip. Twenty-eight dishes and I made twelve of them."
Rohan M. · Dec 2025
"Slow in the best way. I didn't open my laptop once."
Priya S. · Nov 2025

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28,900