Kerala Tour - South India

On arrival in Kochi, having cleared immigration, we collected our luggage and passed through customs, we met our representative who was waiting to greet us to transfer us to our hotel and assisted with check in. We checked into the CGH Eighth Bastion Hotel in Kochi and had the rest of day for leisure. Eighth Bastion is a CGH Earth luxury boutique hotel in the heart of Fort Kochi in Kerala. A hotel of preference, its design is inspired by a Dutch nautical theme with scale models of Dutch ships, Batavia and Friesland decorating the interior and in a great location.

The following morning, we strolled around Fort Kochi, Chinese Fishing Nets, Jew Town, took a t visit to the Jewish Synagogue and the Dutch Palace, and then an afternoon of leisure. Which we booked in for a gorgeous massage & went for a lovely coffee. Early night as we had a big drive the next morning!

After breakfast we began or drive to Periyar /Thekkady by a private chauffeured driven vehicle (approx… 04 – 05 hrs drive). It was a long drive, but our chauffeur car was very comfortable, and the scenery was very fascinating along the way. We check-in to the Spice Village hotel. Loved this hotel. Spice Village is situated in Periyar. It is a resort with lush gardens, individual cabins and that practices ecological methods during its day to day running. This resort belongs to the CGH Earth Group. Visitors out for a nature escape is drawn to the Spice Village. This is the tribal village, reborn for the modern traveller

The next morning, we were up before sunrise for a Nature Walk at Periyar National Park. Incredible experience and would highly recommend. After the hike we went back to the hotel and had breakfast and freshen up before we headed to the spice plantation. Yes, I bought a lot of spices!!

Next day we hit the road again after breakfast we set off on a journey to Kumarakom [approx. 4 hrs drive] On arrival we checked into CGH Earth Coconut Lagoon, this was a very cool experience, we had to take a boat trip to get to the reception of the hotel. CGH Earth Coconut Lagoon is located upon the Vembanad lake, one of India’s largest inland lakes with its distinctive ecology that supports a plethora of natural life. We had 2 days of leisure at this hotel, we did a Sunset Cruise which was amazing and lazed around by the pool.