Overview
Pune to Kochi is approximately one hour 40 to 45 minutes by direct flight — Air India operates 14 daily direct services from Pune Lohegaon Airport and IndiGo also flies direct on this route. For a Pune group, Kerala makes sense as a short break in a way that longer circuits do not always allow. This kerala tour package from pune is deliberately built around water and coast — the Alleppey houseboat on Day 1 afternoon, the Kumarakom Lake experience on Day 2, the Kovalam Arabian Sea coast on Days 3 and 4 and Kanyakumari on Day 4. Five days, four nights and an itinerary that puts the traveller on or beside water for almost every programme hour.
Bon Voyagers manages the complete ground programme for this kerala tour package from pune from Kochi Airport arrival to Trivandrum Airport departure. The private AC Innova Crysta covers all road transfers throughout. Four nights accommodation — one Alleppey houseboat night, one at Kumarakom, two at Kovalam — daily breakfast and dinner on MAP basis. Houseboat lunch and evening tea on the Alleppey night, Kanyakumari road trip transfers and all sightseeing transfers as per the itinerary are included. The per person cost of this kerala tour package from pune is ₹18,500.
Day-wise Itinerary
5-day travel plan — tap any day to view full details.
This kerala tour package from pune begins at Pune Lohegaon Airport from where the group flies to Kochi — approximately one hour 40 to 45 minutes direct on Air India or IndiGo. The Bon Voyagers representative meets the group at Kochi Airport on arrival. The drive from Kochi to Alleppey covers approximately 55 kilometres — around 1.5 hours. Houseboat check-in at Alleppey is at noon.
For a Pune group arriving from the Deccan Plateau, the Alleppey backwater canal at noon — the paddy fields, the coconut groves, the village life on the bank — is a complete physical change from anything the Maharashtra interior or coast offers. Lunch and evening tea on board. Overnight on the houseboat.
Houseboat checkout is by 9 AM. The canal at dawn — the mist over the paddy fields and the bird calls from the bank — is the specific image that opens Day 2 of this kerala tour package from pune. After checkout the vehicle drives to Kumarakom — approximately 16 kilometres from Alleppey, taking around 30 minutes. Kumarakom sits on the eastern shore of Vembanad Lake — Kerala's largest lake at approximately 200 square kilometres.
The afternoon at Kumarakom is the lake — the open water horizon, the Kumarakom Bird Sanctuary on the lake edge and the specific Vembanad sunset that the resort side gives. A shikara ride on the lake in the late afternoon is available locally. Overnight at Kumarakom.
The drive from Kumarakom to Kovalam covers approximately 155 kilometres through Kollam and the south Kerala coast — around three to four hours. Kovalam sits approximately 16 kilometres south of Trivandrum. The three beaches — Lighthouse Beach, Hawah Beach and Samudra Beach — are separated by rocky headlands.
For a Pune group the Arabian Sea at Kovalam is a different character from the Konkan coast that Maharashtra offers — the sand is finer, the water is warmer and the beach does not have the industrial port infrastructure that the Mumbai and Pune coastal day-trip options carry. The first Kovalam evening is the beach and the lighthouse headland. Overnight at Kovalam.
The Kanyakumari excursion from Kovalam covers approximately 87 kilometres to the southernmost point of mainland India where the Arabian Sea, Bay of Bengal and Indian Ocean converge. The day covers Vivekananda Rock Memorial and Thiruvalluvar Statue on the offshore island — reached by a short ferry from the mainland jetty — the Gandhi Memorial mandapam, Suchindram Temple and Padmanabhapuram Palace on the return route.
The 16th-century wooden palace built by the Travancore kings has carved ceilings and granite-floored halls that a 45-minute tour covers. Return to Kovalam by evening. Overnight at Kovalam.
The final morning covers Trivandrum before the departure flight from Trivandrum to Pune. The Napier Museum and Kuthiramalika Palace are in the museum complex area approximately 16 kilometres from Kovalam — the Kuthiramalika is an early 19th-century Travancore royal palace with carved wooden interiors and Kerala mural paintings.
The Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple in the fort area is open to Hindu visitors in traditional dress. After the morning the vehicle proceeds to Trivandrum Airport. The Bon Voyagers vehicle drops at Trivandrum Airport. This kerala tour package from pune ends here.
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Inclusions & Exclusions
WHAT'S INCLUDED
- Pickup at Kochi Airport on Day 1 and drop at Trivandrum Airport on Day 5.
- All road transfers throughout by private AC Innova Crysta or similar vehicle as per the itinerary.
- One night deluxe houseboat stay at Alleppey on double sharing basis.
- Houseboat lunch and evening tea included on the Alleppey houseboat night.
- One night accommodation in deluxe hotel or resort at Kumarakom on double sharing basis.
- Two nights accommodation in deluxe hotel or resort at Kovalam on double sharing basis.
- Daily breakfast and dinner at all hotels and houseboat on MAP basis throughout all five days.
- Kanyakumari full day road trip transfers on Day 4 as per the itinerary.
- 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 from Pune to Kochi and Trivandrum to Pune — booked separately by the traveller.
- Lunch on all days except the Alleppey houseboat night.
- Shikara or boat ride at Kumarakom on Day 2 — paid locally.
- Ferry tickets to Vivekananda Rock Memorial at Kanyakumari on Day 4 — paid locally.
- Entry tickets to Padmanabhapuram Palace, Gandhi Memorial and Suchindram Temple on Day 4 — 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.
- Entry tickets to Napier Museum and Kuthiramalika Palace on Day 5 — paid locally.
- Any additional sightseeing or extra vehicle use beyond what is listed in the itinerary.
- Costs arising from natural events including weather-related houseboat or ferry restrictions — to be borne by the traveller directly.
Best Time to Visit
October to March is most comfortable for this Alleppey-Kumarakom-Kovalam-Kanyakumari water-and-coast circuit, with November to February giving the calmest backwater conditions and lowest humidity. The Kumarakom Bird Sanctuary is most active during the October to February migratory season. Monsoon from June to September brings heavy rain that affects the Kanyakumari ferry and restricts Kovalam beach access during peak surf weeks.
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