Cure Monastery

3 Days / 2 Nights

Cochin, Cherai and Munnar

Day 01: Arrival Cochin/Cherai

Arrival Cochin Airport. Met on arrival and after immigration and customs , transfer by car to the resort. (20 kms)   On arrival check in at Cherai Beach Resort.

Cherai - The 15 km of long golden beach is very clean, shallow, and attracts swimming and sunbathing. This is one of the few places where we can see the lagoon (poyil) and ocean separated only by a few hundreds of metres.

Over night at Cherai.

Day 02: Cherai/Cochin/Cherai

Morning sightseeing of old cochin (20 km)

Cochin (Kochi) is spread across islands and promontories in a stunning location between the Arabian Sea and the Backwaters. The city was founded in 1341 when a flood created a natural safe port, which became the principal harbour for Malabar Coast’s spice trade. Cochin was on the main trade route between Europe and China. The rulers invited people of various religions to settle here, attracting the  Jews and the Christians who built places of worship and their own communities.

Visit the Dutch Palace at Mattancherry (Friday closed) renowned  for its wall murals depicting scenes from the Ramayana.  The Jewish Synagogue (Saturday closed) at the heart of what is locally called the Jew Town.  The St  Francis  Church,  the oldest European Church in India.  The Santa Cruz Basilica, originally built in 1557  by the Portuguese.  The Chinese fishing nets believed to brought to Kochi by the Chinese Traders..

Afternoon at leisure at the beach resort.

Over night at Cherai.

Day 03   :  Cherai/Munnar

After breakfast  ,drive to Munnar (140 km , 04 hrs)

On arrival check in at  the resort

Munnar is a beautiful hill station on the Western Ghats at about 1600 metres above sea level.There are lakes, reservoirs, forests and several tea estates in Munnar. Famous Tata Tea estate and factory is in Munnar. There is a wildlife sanctuary in the Eravikulam –Rajamala area in the Munnar forest division.Munnar was the summer resort of the British Government in the South.Rajamala is the right place to spot Nilgiri Thar (a rare breed  of Mountain Goats in the world).

Day 04   :  Munnar/Marayoor

Morning  visit  :  Eravikulam Wildlife Sanctuary, Mattupety Dam, Echo Point &  Tea Factory.

Later transfer to Ayurveda centre in Marayoor (40 km)

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