6 Days Valiyaparamba Backwater Tour Package Kerala | Island

A full Kannur day structured around the two things that define the district. The morning is the Kanhirode Weavers Cooperative Society — 13 kilometres east of Kannur city, one of over 70 active weaving cooperatives where over 13,000 weavers work traditional looms producing furnishing fabrics and bedspreads. The sound and rhythm of the working loom floor carries something the finished product on a shelf does not.
The afternoon is Theyyam — the ritual art form where performers embody deities through elaborate costume, face paint and fire, performed at village temples and sacred groves from November to May. The Bon team arranges access based on the Malayalam calendar and the local temple schedule. Overnight at Kannur.

The drive from Kannur to Valiyaparamba covers approximately 50 kilometres north into Kasaragod district — around one hour. The backwater system at Valiyaparamba is reached from the Cheruvathur or Nileswaram side. The boat crossing from the mainland to Valiyaparamba island takes a few minutes — the island is separated from the mainland by the backwater and on one of its boundaries the water gives directly onto the Arabian Sea, making the geography specific to this place and difficult to replicate anywhere else in Kerala.
The afternoon is the island — the village lanes, the fishing boats on the backwater side and the sound of the two water bodies that frame the island from east and west. Overnight at Valiyaparamba.

The full backwater day of this valiyaparamba backwater tour package kerala. The morning boat cruise through the Kavvayi backwater system covers the channel network between the islands — areca nut palms and coconut groves line the banks and the water is calm, blue-green and wide enough to feel like a lake in the open sections. Approximately 90 bird species have been documented in the Valiyaparamba backwater zone — kingfishers, egrets, cormorants, herons and several wader species are active along the water edge in the early morning cruise.
The 400-metre footbridge across the Tejaswini River — considered the longest footbridge in Kerala — is a short walk from the island. The afternoon is the Valiyaparamba beach on the western edge of the island, where the backwater meets the sea. Overnight at Valiyaparamba.

The drive from Valiyaparamba to Bekal covers approximately 30 kilometres north — a short transfer that shifts the landscape from the backwater island character to the Arabian Sea headland. Bekal Fort spans 40 acres of laterite walls on a rocky coastal promontory — the largest fort in Kerala, built around 1650 AD, with nearly three quarters of the outer wall in contact with water.
The afternoon at Bekal is the fort — the observation tower above the sea, the rampart walkway, the zigzag entrance passage and the 12-metre walls that rise from the headland. The view from the observation tower is one of the more arresting fort views in south India. The evening is the Bekal beach adjacent to the fort. Overnight at Bekal.

The final day of this valiyaparamba backwater tour package kerala is the return drive from Bekal to Kochi Airport — approximately 470 kilometres, taking between seven and eight hours. The Bon team plans the Day 6 schedule around the confirmed departure flight time.
Travellers with evening flights have a Bekal morning — the beach at low tide, the Kappil estuary approximately 7 kilometres from the fort or a final walk on the Valiyaparamba backwater bank. The Chandragiri Fort, a smaller riverside fort approximately 7 kilometres from Bekal at the confluence of the Chandragiri River and the sea, is a short morning stop if the flight timing allows. The Bon Voyagers vehicle drops at Kochi Airport.