Overview
This munroe island backwater tour package kerala is built around a backwater experience that most Kerala itineraries replace with a standard Alleppey houseboat night. Munroe Island is a cluster of eight small islands at the confluence of the Ashtamudi Lake and the Kallada River in Kollam district — approximately 26 kilometres from Kollam city. The canals here are narrow enough that only a country canoe can navigate them. Coir making, fishing, coconut farming and boat building happen on the same canal edges that visitors glide past. This munroe island backwater tour package kerala pairs that canal experience with Kovalam beach and the Kanyakumari day excursion for a south Kerala circuit that covers three genuinely different characters.
Bon Voyagers manages the complete ground programme for this munroe island backwater tour package kerala from Trivandrum Airport arrival. The private AC Innova Crysta covers all road transfers throughout. Four nights deluxe hotel accommodation — one at Kovalam, two at Munroe Island, one at Kollam — daily breakfast and dinner on MAP basis throughout. The Munroe Island country canoe tour, Kanyakumari sightseeing transfers and all programme transfers as per the itinerary are included. The per person cost of this munroe island backwater tour package kerala is ₹18,500.
Day-wise Itinerary
5-day travel plan — tap any day to view full details.
This munroe island backwater tour package kerala begins at Trivandrum Airport where the Bon Voyagers representative meets the group. The drive from Trivandrum to Kovalam covers approximately 16 kilometres — a short transfer that puts the group at the beach by mid-morning if the flight timing allows. Kovalam has three adjoining bays — Lighthouse Beach, Hawah Beach and Samudra Beach — separated by rocky headlands.
The Lighthouse Beach promenade is the most visited section, with the lighthouse at the southern end giving the bay its name. The Day 1 afternoon is unscheduled time at the beach. Dinner at the hotel. Overnight at Kovalam.
Day 2 of this munroe island backwater tour package kerala is the Kanyakumari full-day excursion — approximately 87 kilometres from Kovalam. Kanyakumari is the southernmost point of mainland India where the Arabian Sea, Bay of Bengal and Indian Ocean converge. The day covers Vivekananda Rock Memorial on the small island offshore — reached by ferry from the mainland jetty — the Thiruvalluvar Statue beside it, the Gandhi Memorial mandapam and Suchindram Temple.
The Padmanabhapuram Palace on the route back is a 16th-century wooden palace complex and one of the finest examples of traditional Kerala architecture in the south. Return to Kovalam by evening. Overnight at Kovalam.
Day 3 of this munroe island backwater tour package kerala is the drive from Kovalam to Munroe Island — approximately 100 kilometres via the coastal highway through Kollam. Munroe Island sits at the meeting point of Ashtamudi Lake and the Kallada River, roughly 26 kilometres from Kollam city. The island is named after Colonel John Munroe, the British Resident of Travancore who integrated several backwater regions by digging canals in the 19th century.
The afternoon on arrival is the first canoe tour — a guided country canoe through the narrow canal network where coir-making women, fishing boats and coconut groves line the channel edges. Overnight at Munroe Island.
Day 4 is the full Munroe Island day of this munroe island backwater tour package kerala. The morning canoe sets out early — the canal light before 8 AM on Munroe Island is different from any other hour of the day. The channels are narrow enough in sections that the canoe brushes past mangrove roots and low palm fronds — the kind of physical closeness to a landscape that a houseboat deck does not allow.
Village activity along the banks — women weaving coir on roadside frames, men pushing country boats loaded with coconut, children on the canal edge — is what the canoe hour shows. The afternoon is slower — the island by foot, the lake edge at sunset. Overnight at Munroe Island.
The final day of this munroe island backwater tour package kerala begins with a morning walk on the island before checkout. The drive from Munroe Island to Trivandrum Airport covers approximately 80 kilometres via Kollam and takes around two hours under normal conditions.
Travellers with afternoon departure flights have time for a Kollam city stop — the historic harbour town has a Portuguese fort wall section near the beach and the Thangassery lighthouse that are worth a brief stop if the flight timing allows. The Bon Voyagers vehicle drops at Trivandrum Airport. This munroe island backwater tour package kerala ends here.
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Inclusions & Exclusions
WHAT'S INCLUDED
- Pickup and drop at Trivandrum Airport on Day 1 and Day 5 respectively.
- All road transfers throughout by private AC Innova Crysta or similar vehicle as per the itinerary.
- One night accommodation in deluxe hotel or resort at Kovalam on double sharing basis.
- Two nights accommodation in deluxe hotel or resort at Munroe Island on double sharing basis.
- One night accommodation in deluxe hotel or resort at Kollam on double sharing basis.
- Daily breakfast and dinner at all hotels on MAP basis throughout all five days.
- Guided country canoe tour through Munroe Island canal network on Day 3 afternoon and Day 4 morning.
- Kanyakumari sightseeing transfers and all road transfers as per the itinerary on Day 2.
- Meet and greet service at Trivandrum Airport on arrival.
- Travel assistance by field executive throughout.
- All fuel, toll and parking charges for the private vehicle throughout the trip.
- Driver and vehicle allowances for the full trip duration — nothing extra owed on the road.
NOT INCLUDED
- Flight tickets to and from Trivandrum — booked separately by the traveller.
- Lunch on any day throughout the trip.
- Vivekananda Rock Memorial ferry ticket at Kanyakumari on Day 2 — paid locally at the jetty.
- Entry tickets to Padmanabhapuram Palace, Gandhi Memorial and Suchindram Temple on Day 2 — paid locally.
- Personal expenses including laundry, tips, room service, telephone calls, shopping and beverages.
- Camera and video charges at all monuments and sites — paid separately on site.
- Any additional water activity or leisure boating beyond the included canoe tour.
- Any additional sightseeing or extra vehicle use beyond what is listed in the itinerary.
- Costs arising from natural events including rough sea conditions affecting the Kanyakumari ferry or weather-related programme changes — to be borne by the traveller directly.
- Any item not clearly listed under the inclusions above
Best Time to Visit
October to February is the most comfortable window for the Munroe Island canoe circuit, with stable water levels and clear post-monsoon skies. Kovalam beach is at its best between November and March. The Kanyakumari excursion involves an open ferry crossing to Vivekananda Rock that can be affected by rough sea conditions during the June to September monsoon, when outdoor programmes across the south Kerala coast become weather-dependent.
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