Overview
Forty-five kilometres northeast of Munnar, on the rain-shadow side of the Western Ghats where the landscape tips from green to ochre and the clouds stop coming, sits Vattavada. The village stands at approximately 6,500 feet — the same altitude as the higher Munnar viewpoints — but the terrain here grows strawberries, apples, plums, peaches, blackberries, passion fruit and garlic rather than tea. Kerala’s vegetable capital, as the locals call it, produces crops that the humid coastal side of the state cannot. This vattavada strawberry village tour kerala is for the traveller who wants the Munnar hills but refuses to stop at the same viewpoint that three thousand other people visited last weekend.
Bon Voyagers manages the complete ground programme for this vattavada strawberry village tour kerala from Kochi Airport arrival. The private AC Innova Crysta covers all road transfers throughout. Three nights deluxe hotel accommodation — two at Munnar, one near Marayoor or Kanthalloor on the return route — daily breakfast and dinner on MAP basis throughout. The Vattavada farm walk, Munnar sightseeing transfers, Marayoor sandalwood grove visit and all programme transfers as per the itinerary are included. The per person cost of this vattavada strawberry village tour kerala is ₹14,300.
Day-wise Itinerary
4-day travel plan — tap any day to view full details.
This vattavada strawberry village tour kerala begins at Kochi Airport where the Bon Voyagers representative meets the group. The drive from Kochi to Munnar covers approximately 130 kilometres through the Ernakulam plains before climbing into the Idukki hills. The Cheeyappara and Valara waterfalls are short stops on the way up. Munnar at 1,600 metres is the base for Day 2 — the higher elevation of Vattavada requires the Munnar acclimatisation night.
The evening in Munnar is the town market, the tea aroma that comes through the hotel window after sunset and the specific cool-air silence that the plains do not prepare the traveller for. Dinner and overnight at Munnar.
The drive from Munnar to Vattavada covers approximately 45 kilometres to the northeast — a road that climbs past the Munnar plateau into the rain-shadow zone where the vegetation starts to look different. The trees thin, the sky widens and then the terraced fields appear. At 6,500 feet the strawberry rows stretch across the slopes and the air is dry and cold rather than the misty humid cool of Munnar.
Farmers here grow strawberries, apples, plums, peaches, blackberries and the famous Vattavada garlic — known locally for its medicinal properties and its distinct pungency at altitude. The afternoon is the farm walk — the rows up close, the specific red of a strawberry against the brown soil, the farmers moving through the fields. Overnight at Munnar.
The third day of this vattavada strawberry village tour kerala moves south toward Marayoor — approximately 40 kilometres from Munnar on the Udumalpet road. Marayoor is the only place in Kerala where wild sandalwood grows naturally — protected groves under the Forest Department where the specific warm, woody fragrance is part of just standing in the right section of forest.
The dolmens at Marayoor — ancient stone burial chambers scattered across the landscape, estimated at 2,000 to 3,000 years old — give the afternoon a different depth. Kanthalloor, a few kilometres from Marayoor, grows apples and pears at high altitude — one of the very few places in peninsular India where temperate fruit cultivation works at this scale. Overnight near Marayoor or Kanthalloor.
The final morning is the descent back toward Kochi — the road from Munnar district to Kochi covers approximately 130 to 145 kilometres and takes between four and five hours via the Kothamangalam route.
Travellers with afternoon flights from Kochi have a morning walk in Kanthalloor or a final stop at the Marayoor jaggery market — the hand-pressed sugarcane jaggery from this area is specific to the high altitude and is sold at roadside stalls on the route out. The Bon Voyagers vehicle drops at Kochi Airport. This vattavada strawberry village tour kerala ends here — four days that went somewhere most Kerala packages never go.
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Inclusions & Exclusions
WHAT'S INCLUDED
- Pickup and drop at Kochi Airport on Day 1 and Day 4 respectively.
- All road transfers throughout by private AC Innova Crysta or similar vehicle as per the itinerary.
- Two nights accommodation in deluxe hotel or resort at Munnar on double sharing basis.
- One night accommodation in deluxe hotel or resort near Marayoor or Kanthalloor on double sharing basis.
- Daily breakfast and dinner at all hotels on MAP basis throughout all four days.
- Vattavada farm walk transfer and programme on Day 2.
- Marayoor sandalwood grove area visit transfer on Day 3.
- Kanthalloor orchard visit transfer on Day 3 afternoon.
- All sightseeing transfers as per the itinerary throughout.
- Meet and greet service at Kochi 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 Kochi — booked separately by the traveller.
- Lunch on any day throughout the trip.
- Strawberry or fruit picking charges at Vattavada farms — paid locally if applicable.
- Marayoor jaggery and local produce purchases — personal expense.
- Personal expenses including laundry, tips, room service, telephone calls, shopping and beverages.
- Camera and video charges at any Forest Department site — paid separately on site.
- Any additional sightseeing or extra vehicle use beyond what is listed in the itinerary.
- Costs arising from natural events including weather-related road access changes at high altitude — to be borne by the traveller directly.
- Any item not clearly listed under the inclusions above.
- Warm clothing and personal cold-weather gear — personal responsibility based on travel dates.
Best Time to Visit
October to February is the most rewarding window for this Munnar-Vattavada-Marayoor circuit, coinciding with the Vattavada strawberry harvest from November through January. Winter nights at Vattavada's 6,500 feet altitude can drop to around 5°C with below-zero temperatures recorded in border areas during January. The rain-shadow position keeps Vattavada significantly drier than Munnar during the monsoon, but post-monsoon dry season offers the easiest trail access.
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