Overview
This alleppey houseboat package with munnar is the single most searched Kerala combination for a reason. Munnar and the Alleppey houseboat are the two experiences that define Kerala travel for most Indian travellers — the hill station with tea estates at 1,600 metres and the kettuvallam on the backwater canal at water level. This package puts Thekkady between the two, giving the five days a third layer — the spice forest and the Periyar wildlife reserve — that makes the circuit genuinely complete rather than a two-stop sprint. Five days, four nights, one circuit and the two Kerala landmarks that every repeat visitor still lists when asked what they want to do again.
Bon Voyagers manages the complete ground programme for this alleppey houseboat package with munnar from Kochi Airport arrival. The private AC Innova Crysta covers all road transfers throughout. Four nights accommodation — two at Munnar, one at Thekkady, one Alleppey houseboat night — daily breakfast and dinner on MAP basis throughout. Houseboat lunch and evening tea on the Alleppey night, Periyar Lake boat ride entry and all sightseeing transfers as per the itinerary are included. The per person cost of this alleppey houseboat package with munnar is ₹18,500.
Day-wise Itinerary
5-day travel plan — tap any day to view full details.
This alleppey houseboat package with munnar begins at Kochi Airport where the Bon Voyagers representative meets the group on arrival. 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 appear roadside as the vehicle gains altitude — both are worth a short stop and both give a clear sense of how quickly the landscape changes on this drive.
Munnar sits at around 1,600 metres. The temperature on arrival at the hotel is the first physical signal that this trip is going somewhere different from the city. Dinner and overnight at Munnar.
A full Munnar day for the group. The morning is Eravikulam National Park — the protected high-altitude grassland where the Nilgiri Tahr is regularly sighted on the open slopes above the tree line. Entry is by Forest Department regulated vehicle. The afternoon covers Mattupetty Dam approximately 13 kilometres from town and the Kundala tea estate viewpoints on the upper road.
The specific quality of the Munnar afternoon — the mist coming in from the valley side, the tea rows catching the low light — is what most people take photographs of without quite being able to explain. The Old Munnar market in the evening is a short walk. Overnight at Munnar.
The Munnar to Thekkady drive covers approximately 90 to 105 kilometres through cardamom and pepper plantation country, descending from Munnar's elevation through the Devikulam range. Arrival at Thekkady by mid-afternoon. The Periyar Lake boat ride inside the Periyar Tiger Reserve is the afternoon programme — a one to two hour circuit on the Periyar reservoir where elephant, deer and bison come to the water edge.
Sightings are well documented but never guaranteed on any given day. The Thekkady spice market in the evening is the most fragrant market on this route — cardamom, pepper, cinnamon and coffee from the plantation belt that surrounds the reserve on all sides. Overnight at Thekkady.
The drive from Thekkady to Alleppey covers approximately 140 kilometres through the Kottayam rubber belt — around three hours. Houseboat check-in at Alleppey is typically at noon. The kettuvallam — a traditional rice barge converted for tourism using jack wood planks joined with coir rope and coated with black cashew resin — moves through the afternoon on the canal and lake network of the Alleppey backwater.
This is the specific moment that this alleppey houseboat package with munnar builds toward — the vessel on the water, paddy fields on both sides, a kingfisher on the wire above the canal and the cook working in the kitchen at the back. Lunch and evening tea on board. The houseboat moors for the night on a designated canal section. Overnight on the houseboat.
Houseboat checkout is by 9 AM. The morning on the water before the engine starts is different from every other hour of this alleppey houseboat package with munnar — the canal at dawn, the mist over the paddy fields, the sound of the birds on the bank and the particular stillness before the day traffic begins on the waterway.
After checkout the vehicle drives to Kochi Airport — approximately 55 kilometres from Alleppey, taking around 1.5 hours. Travellers with afternoon flights have time for a Marine Drive walk or the Lulu Mall stop. The Bon Voyagers vehicle drops at Kochi Airport. This alleppey houseboat package with munnar ends here.
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Inclusions & Exclusions
WHAT'S INCLUDED
- Pickup and drop at Kochi Airport on Day 1 and Day 5 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 at Thekkady on double sharing basis.
- One night deluxe houseboat stay at Alleppey on double sharing basis.
- Houseboat lunch and evening tea included on the Alleppey houseboat night.
- Daily breakfast and dinner at all hotels and houseboat on MAP basis throughout all five days.
- Periyar Lake boat ride entry ticket inside Periyar Tiger Reserve on Day 3.
- Eravikulam National Park regulated vehicle and entry on Day 2.
- 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 all days except the Alleppey houseboat night.
- Mattupetty Dam boating charges on Day 2 — paid locally.
- Kathakali or Kalaripayattu show at Thekkady on Day 3 — paid locally if attended.
- Spice plantation tour charges at Thekkady — paid locally if attended.
- Personal expenses including laundry, tips, room service, telephone calls, shopping and beverages.
- Camera and video charges at all monuments and park entry points — 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 park or houseboat restrictions — to be borne by the traveller directly.
- Any item not clearly listed under the inclusions above.
- Bamboo rafting or border hiking charges inside Periyar Tiger Reserve — paid locally.
Best Time to Visit
October to March is most comfortable for this Munnar-Thekkady-Alleppey circuit, with November to February as the peak window for the lowest humidity and best morning light on the Alleppey houseboat canal. Munnar's tea estate viewpoints are clearest from October to February. Monsoon from June to September brings heavy rain to both Munnar and the Kottayam-Alleppey belt simultaneously, turning the calm canal cruising rough.
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