Kerala is the easiest part of India to travel slowly, which is exactly how it should be done. Distances are short, the food is extraordinary, and nothing about it rewards hurrying.
We usually start in Fort Kochi for the history and the food, drop down to the backwaters for a night or two on a private kettuvallam, then climb into the hills at Munnar where you will want a blanket. If you have the days, we finish on a quiet stretch of coast rather than a resort strip.
A starting point, not a fixed departure. Every element below can be lengthened, shortened or swapped.
Every journey is quoted individually once we know your dates, party size and pace. The first conversation is free.
The monsoon months are not a write-off here – the landscape is at its best and it is the traditional season for Ayurvedic treatment. Backwater houseboats do not cruise after dark, so plan an early boarding.
Kochi has direct flights from the Gulf and good connections from every Indian metro. Trivandrum works better if you want to finish on the southern beaches.
Mosquitoes are persistent in the backwaters – repellent and long sleeves after dusk.
Light cotton, a rain shell whatever the month, and sandals that survive being wet.
Add a week, drop the walking, bring the children, or start somewhere else entirely. We redraw every itinerary from scratch.
