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Tea hills, backwaters and a slower clock
Munnar, Kerala · Photo: Tim Broadbent / Unsplash
Kerala holidays from Mumbai
Kerala holidays from Mumbai combine the tea hills of Munnar, the spice country around Thekkady, a night on a private houseboat in Alleppey and quiet beaches in the south. Our three private journeys run 4 to 7 nights, start from ₹15,500 per person, and are best between October and March.
Why go
- Tea estates rolling over the hills of Munnar
- A private houseboat night on the Alleppey backwaters
- Fort Kochi's Chinese fishing nets and Kathakali
- Ayurveda and quiet beaches to end the trip
Designed by Prafull Pitale · Updated 5 October 2026
- Fly into
- Kochi (COK); some trips end at Trivandrum (TRV)
- From Mumbai
- About 2 hours by direct flight
- Best time
- October to March
- Getting around
- Private car and driver; hill roads are winding
- Food
- Excellent vegetarian food; Jain meals on request
Choose your journey
Three ways to see Kerala
All private, all changeable. Prices are per person on twin sharing, in Standard hotels.
4 nightsEasyKerala Easy
- Two nights in the tea hills of Munnar
- A private houseboat night with your own cook
- Fort Kochi's old quarter before you fly
- Short drives, ideal for parents
6 nightsClassicKerala Classic
- Munnar, Thekkady, the backwaters and Kovalam
- Spice gardens and Periyar lake in Thekkady
- A private houseboat night in Alleppey
- Two beach days in Kovalam to finish
7 nightsSignatureKerala, slowly
- A planter's bungalow among the Munnar tea estates
- A heritage night in Fort Kochi with Kathakali
- Vembanad Lake from a lakeside resort at Kumarakom
- Unhurried days on the sands of Marari
In pictures
Kerala, in pictures
When to go
Best time to visit Kerala
October to March. Dry and pleasant, cooler in the hills and calm on the backwaters. June to September is monsoon: green and quiet, but some drives and boat trips are affected.
Our favourite months
Prafull's notes
- Houseboats moor for the night by early evening, so the afternoon is the best of it. We time your boarding for around noon.
- Eravikulam National Park in Munnar usually closes for a few weeks around February–March for the Nilgiri tahr calving season. Then we take you to Top Station instead.
- At Padmanabhaswamy Temple in Thiruvananthapuram, men wear a mundu and no shirt; women wear a saree or a long skirt. The details are in your trip notes.
Good to know
Kerala questions
How many days do you need for Kerala?
Six or seven nights covers the hills, the backwaters and the beach without rushing. With four nights, do Munnar and Alleppey only — our Kerala Easy journey.
What is the best time to visit Kerala?
October to March: dry, cooler in the hills and calm on the backwaters. June to September is the monsoon — green and quiet, but some drives and boat trips are affected.
Is Kerala good for senior citizens?
Yes, at an easy pace. The hill roads are winding, so we break the drives with stops, keep mornings unhurried and book ground-floor rooms on request.
Can we get pure-veg or Jain food on the houseboat?
Yes. The crew cooks on board, so we brief them before you arrive.
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