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Day 07 – Alleppey – Kovalam (175 Kms / 4 hours)

After breakfast, disembark the houseboat and drive to Trivandrum.
On your way visit Mannarssala Temple - Worshippers of the Naga (Serpent God) have always built their temples in groves where serpents are aplenty. Mannarassala is the largest serpent temple with 30,000 images of serpent Gods and has hundreds of snakes living around the temple.

Proceed towards Trivandrum, and on arrival go for a sightseeing tour of the capital city of Kerala. Trivandrum has interesting places to see like, the Napier Museum -  a beautiful building build by English architect Chrisholm combining English-Saxon-Travancore architectural styles carvings, the Sri Chitra Art Gallery -  displays a rare collection of mainly Indian paintings, the Padmanabhaswamy Temple– this temple is an architectural wonder and the icon around which the the city is built, and Horse palace -  unique palace designed by Maharaja Swathi Thirunal famous for its horse shaped windows and décor, has some good collections of antiques. Later, proceed to Kovalam to check in to your hotel Uday Samudra.

Day 8 to 15 Kovalam

At leisure at Kovalam, the famous beach resort of Kerala, with three adjacent crescent beaches. A massive rocky promontory on the beach has created a beautiful bay of calm waters ideal for sunbathing, swimming, Catamaran cruising. Life on the beach begins late in the day and carries on well into the night.  

Guests who are on beach extension enjoy a relaxing week’s stay at the Uday Samudra Hotel and further explore exotic beaches and spice lands of Kerala. You may wish to indulge in Yoga and Ayurveda treatments to unwind and pamper the mind and body.

Day 9 to London

Guests on the tour returns from Trivandrum airport and fly to London via Doha / Dubai

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