Departure from Manchester Airport To Trivandrum, Kerala , India
Day 02
On arrival at the Trivandrum International Airport, Meet and greet at airport and proceed to the hotel. Check in the hotel relax and enjoy the beach..
Kovalm Beach. Golden sands , miles of shimmering sea, rocky promontories constantly caressed by the sensuous surf and a brilliant sunshine warming the very souls, make this place truly sensational
Enjoy the dinner & overnight stay at Hotel .
Day 03
Morning after breakfast, proceed a tour to Trivandrum, the capital city of Kerala. The major attractions are Padmanbha Swamy Temple Swamy Temple, Kuthira Malika (palace museum) Secretariat – Centre of government administration in Kerala.
Back to hotel and enjoy the beach. Dinner & overnight stay at Hotel.
Day 04
After breakfast check out from hotel. Then proceed to Kumarakom/ Aleppey, Kottayam . Upon arrival check in house boat.
Enjoy the house boat cruise through Vembanad lake, the biggest backwater stretch in Kerala and lunch in House Boat. by 04 PM check out from House boat and check in hotel.
Dinner & overnight stay in Kottayam.
Day 05
After breakfast, check out from hotel. Then proceed to St.Thomas High School. (Our partner school in India) Getting an opportunity to interact with the students and teachers to understand the cultural diversity and education system of Kerala. Also visit various project undertaken by the school like Bio gas plant, Paddy field , etc. Evening, friendly football match & Tug of war with the St. Thomas school student. Evening cultural activities by both schools in school auditorium. Dinner & Overnight stay at Hotel.
Day 06
After breakfast, proceed to Sanjose School for mentally handicapped and voluntary engage in activities, Indoor and outdoor games with the children. By noon, proceed to St. Kuriakose Elias Chavara Public School, Mannanam. Interact with the students & teachers. Class room visits. Then, visit St. Kuriakose Elias Chavara Pilgrim Centre and back to hotel. Dinner & Overnight stay in hotel.
Day 07
After breakfast proceed to Thekkady. On the way visit St. George’s Vocational High School, Kaippuzha (Meet Sr. Bessy, Ex – Head Teacher, St. Thomas High School, Kallara & visit the school.
Check in and relax in hotel. By evening you can watch Kathakali it is a type of performing arts from Kerala (Optional ), India. Also known as the “poor mans Kathakali”. The art form is very satirical in nature and the ability and freedom of the artist to invent and incorporate the humour and incidental satire makes this art form more popular among the common man. Also there is a chance to watch the Martial art. Kathakali & Martial arts – Optional ( RS 200/- Each program – Per person ) Dinner, Overnight stay in hotel in Thekkady.
Day 08
After breakfast, proceed for Periyar boating. In the Periyar forest of Thekkady is one of the finest wildlife reserves in India, and spread across the entire district are picturesque plantations and hill towns that hold great opportunities for treks and mountain walks/Jeep safari.
Periyar Tiger Reserve is one of the finest National Park in India. After that you can have an elephant ride.
Thekkady is the one of the best place to do the wide range of shopping of spices & tea.
Dinner, then overnight stay in Hotel.
Day 09
After breakfast, proceed to Fort Cochin. Visit Dutch palace, built by the Portuguese in 1557. It displays beautiful murals depicting scenes from the epics & Puranic Hindu legends. Another attraction is of visiting Jewish synagogue which is the oldest in the common wealth countries .Then we will visit Santa Cruz Basilica & St. Francis church.
The area around the synagogue is the centre of spice trade and curio shops.
By evening back to hotel. Dinner & Overnight stay at Hotel in Cochin.
Day 10
After breakfast, check out and proceed to Cochin Airport. On arrival at the Dubai International Airport, meet and greet by our representative at airport and proceed to Hotel. Check in the hotel & enjoy the roof top swimming pool.
Afternoon by 03.30 PM will proceed to Desert Safari. On the way to camp – Explore Arabian Desert on Quad bike. Take the thrilling experience of driving the Quad bike in the sand dunes of Dubai.
Desert safari with Barbeque Dinner at desert camp, Belly dance, Arabic Shisha’s, Henna painting and camel ride. Overnight stay at Hotel.
Day 11
After breakfast proceed to Dubai City Tour visit Burj Al Arab-out side, Sheikh Zayed Road, Marina, Palm Island etc. Then shopping and back to the hotel fresh in up and check out.
Then proceed to Dubai Mall and watch the Amazing Water Dance in Burj Dubai. Burj Khalifa Entry ( optional ). Then dinner and proceed to Dubai airport to fly back to home with sweet memories.