Mumbai and Kerala in 2 weeks

Mumbai is one of India’s most absorbing cities, showcasing extreme Bollywood glamour and exponential wealth alongside Mumbai’s slum areas. Our tour introduces you to everyday life here, from Mumbai’s dabbawalas who deliver over 200,000 tiffin (lunch) boxes a day to the historically fascinating monuments to the cool boutiques on Colaba. From this compounding city we then take you a short flight away to beautiful Kerala where you arrive to a far more tranquil pace of life. This tour includes the wonderful Fort Cochin and her Chinese fishing nets, the stunning tea plantations of Munnar and of course the famous and serene backwaters and beaches of Kerala. Included is a night on board a traditional Keralan houseboat; these kettuvallams were traditionally used to transport rice and now provide an unforgettable way to absorb life on the lush labyrinth of canals, rivers and lakes that form the backwaters.

The hotels we recommend are some of the best in each area with wonderful locations, service and facilities.

Price per person: $4798, includes:

* Accommodation in a double room at mid/high end hotels
* A private air-conditioned car and driver
* Local guides and entrance fees
* One night on board a private houseboat
* Domestic flight fares: Mumbai – Cochin (return) in economy class

As with all India Beat holidays this tour will be tailored on request. To view this itinerary in detail please contact us.

Day 1: Arrive in Mumbai
Day 2: Mumbai
Day 3: Mumbai
Day 4: Fly to Cochin
Day 5: Cochin
Day 6: Drive up to Munnar
Day 7: Munnar
Day 8: Drive to Alleppey to board your houseboat
Day 9: Disembark from your houseboat on the backwaters
Day 10: Keralan Backwaters
Day 11: Drive to the beach
Day 12: Beach time
Day 13: Drive to Cochin to fly to Mumbai
Day 14: Depart