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Day 1 land in Cochin; day 2 drive 53 km (1 h 20) to Alleppey and board a houseboat; day 3 dawn canoe in Kumarakom (16 km ferry hop) then sleep at a lagoon homestay. Ernakulam travel guide →
Day 4 climb to Munnar — 110 km, 3 h 10 of switchbacks into tea country; day 5 tea trails and Top Station; day 6 Thekkady's Periyar safari (110 km); day 7 return to Cochin via 140 km of spice-country road.
Open our Tour Planner, drop these stops in order, and it will price the legs, suggest the boat night and the estate stay automatically.
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