Tuesday, April 7, 2015

Sharing experience for economical Kerala Trip - INDIA

Panvel to Kerala Trip

Travel Map


Day 1: Udupi Beach and Temple Kick start

Started from Panvel @ 12:30 am – Reached Udupi @ 8:00 am.
Left the luggage at railway clock room.



Trip Coverage:

     Malpe beach    



Transport:  Auto from pre-paid auto stand outside the station.
(Cost:100 INR).

Attractions at Malpe beach:

è Fast boat trip.
è Para gliding

è Motor Bike
è Boat to St. Mary’s Islands and enjoy the calm sea

      Krishna Mandir 

Krishna Mandir Stage shows

Transport: Took a local bus from Malpe beach to Indrayani bus stop(Cost: 30 INR).
Then walked for 2km from bus-stop to Mandir. If auto (Cost: 80 INR)

 Attraction at Mandir:

è Krishna Mandir
è Auditorium which has regular weekend amusement like Carnatic music or Bharatnatyam dance etc..
è Bhojnalaya.
è Shopping of Ayurvedic medicine and some masalas etc…

Back to Udupi Railway station via auto (COST : 100-150 INR depends on the time you travel)





Day 2&3: Munnar Delight

Started from Udupi @ 11:45 am – Reached Thrissur @ 7:00 am.
Take breakfast and left for Munnar (Bus frequency every 45min). (COST : 220 INR)


Trip Coverage:

Stayed at a good relaxing resort “Blue bells” @ Pallivasal 2km before Munnar.(COST: 2000 per night, Deluxe room)

**One can choose for less price hotel in Munnar city instead which can save a little of your transport cost and hotel cost. Local markets are also near.

Took an auto for the day to take a ride to all the places except the spice garden and Blossom Park. (COST : 900 INR for the whole day. If A/C taxi than 2500 INR) 
**I prefer auto as you can feel the freshness of the air around….

Tea Garden

Blue bell Resort

River

Last Point


Attraction at Munnar:

è Bharat Spice Garden
è Punarjarni (Kathakali dance & Kalari patyyu shows)
è
Blossom Park
è Elephant Park
è Rose Garden
è Honey bees trees
è Eco Point
è Photo point
è Mullapetty dam
è Lukam Lake
è Water falls
è Ayurvedic Massage
è Pedal Boating
è Fast boat riding
è Last point
è Spice market
è Spice shopping.






Day 4: Thekkady Scouting
Started from Munnar @ 7pm – Reached Chenniyar @ 10:00 pm –Reached Kumili @ 12:00pm (COST : 220 INR)

There are bus to Thekkady (Kumily) directly @4pm ; @ 6pm @11am etc..


Trip Coverage:
Stayed at Green Hills , Home stay .(COST: 750 per night, off season pricing)
** There are other home stays available which one can explore around the Kumily bus stops.

Auto for sight-seeing without pick and drop for night scout (COST: 250 else 500)

Elephant Park

Veg. South-Indian thali @Anand Restaurant

Green Hills , Home Stay

Periyar Lake Boat Drive View

Night walk @ Periyar Jungle

Attraction at Thekkady:

è Spice Garden
è Punarjarni (Kathakali dance & Kalari patyyu shows)
è Elephant Park
è Spice market
è Spice shopping.
è Boat ride around periyar sanctuary for wild life.
è Periyar Sanctury for tigers
(Please refer the below site:


(Go to Eco Tourism)



Day 6: Allepy boat ride


Started from Thekkady @ 7:15am – Reached Allepy @ 11:00 am (COST : 300 INR)
If the bus is missed you can inquire at local bus stop for the other timings and round around buses.

Trip Coverage:

Stayed at 2 room House boat for a day .(COST: 5500 per night including food & ac, off season pricing )
**There are 2 or 3 back waters from where you can get the boats but the one near the Allepy/Alpuzza town has better services.



Attraction at Allepy:

è Markets.
è Allepy back water rides.
è Allepy beach.




Day 7: Varakal Beach :

Started from Allepy @ 11am – Reached Varakal@ 1:00 pm (COST : 400 INR)

Trip Coverage:

Moved luggage with us as it was just a stop before Trivandrum.



Attraction at Varakal:

è Ayurvedic Shanti giri ashram and center.
è Beach with rides.
è Krishna temple.



Day 8: Kanyakumari Sun-rise delight :

Started from Varakal @ 8pm – Reached Trivandrum@ 10:00 pm (COST : 198 INR-KURTC local AC bus) – Reached Nagercoil new bus stop @ 12am (COST 100 INR)  – Reached Kanykumari @ 1:30 am (COST: 80 INR)

Sunrise @ Kanyakumari


Trip Coverage:

Stayed in a hotel near to the bus stop opposite to the college (COST: 800 INR for just 8 hr stay)

Attraction at Kanyakumari:

è Sunrise point.
è Kanykumari temple.
è St. Francis church.
è Beach
è Boat ride to the stone.




Day 8: Kovallam Beach Refreshment:

Started from Kanyakumari @ 8am – Reached Nagercoil old bus stop@ 9:30 am (COST : 200 INR) – Reached Nagercoil new bus stop @ 10am (COST 14 INR)  – Reached Trivandrum @ 12:30 pm (COST: 180 INR)

Trip Coverage:

Kovalam Beach

Sunset @Kovallam Beach

Onam celebration @Padmanabh Swami Temple, Trivandrum

Kept the luggage in the railway clock room and enjoyed the local travel buses which are cheap one can also take auto worth 900 INR and travel to 9 different places.

One needs atleast 2 days in Trivandrum to enjoy it’s attractions around the city.
**http://www.tripadvisor.in/Attractions-g297637-Activities-Thiruvananthapuram_Trivandrum_Kerala.html


Attraction at Trivandrum:

è Padmanabh Swami temple

è Sankh bhuvan beach
è Kovallam beach & water sports
è  Trivandrum zoo
è Palaces
è Church
è Harbour
è Poovar back waters
è Poovar beach
è Vizhinjam Light house @ Kollam beach
è Water falls
Etc..


Ended trip at Trivandrum @ 1:30 am – Reached Panvel next day @ 2:30 am.





Short notes:

** Other places one can visit for completing Kerala Trip are ..
Cochin/Ernakulam (Parks, Harbor & Churches/palaces, Amuzement World) –Wayanad(monkey sanctuary)–Kazikode (elephant sanctuary)- Kollam(beach & backwater) – Kumarokam(bird sanctuary) - Waterfalls in and surrounding Munnar.

** We traveled in the end of March which is considered as off-season as the Govt. would close most of water sports and water fall area as they are prone to danger.

** Best season to be there is right after the rain so that you can enjoy all the places.

** One can use cabs also for family..it might be an easy travel but the travelling costs goes very high….So my suggestion is carry little luggage and use local KSTC buses for saving costs... If you shop courier it to your home from there as it would reduce your burden of carrying and guarding the luggage.
Eg. We bought the spices from Munnar but to avoid luggage hazzle we parceled from India Post office to home,Pune for 60/kg parcel price... 

** The prices mentioned here are off-season prices. (They consider rainy season as off-season for hotels, taxi and auto as well as sight-seeing at some places).

** I believe one needs a minimum of 10 days to explore the whole of Kerela, tourist places.

** Arrange a normal stay hotel as most of the times you will be out exploring the place which can cut your expenditures.

** Our total cost for the trip for 2 people was as below: (approx pricing)
-> 3AC Panvel-Udupi-Ernakulam-Trivandrum-Panvel = 6200 INR.
-> Internal travelling between the places = 3000 INR.
-> Shopping of spice etc... = 7000 INR.
-> Elephant ride @ Munnar = 800 INR.
-> Blossom Park @ Munnar = 150 INR.
-> Stay @ Munnar, Deluxe room A/C = 2000 INR.
-> Auto for Site seeing @ Munnar = 900 INR.
-> Auto for Internal travel @ Munnar = 300 INR.
-> Kathakali Show = 400 INR.
-> Last point @ Munnar = 50 INR.
-> Udupi auto and back = 200 INR.
-> Thekkady night walk = 2000 INR.
-> Thekkady periyar boat ride = 400 INR.
-> Thekkady spice garden = 300 INR.
-> Thekkady Home stay A/C = 750 INR.
-> Thekkady Hotel stay A/C = 1300 INR.
-> Thekkady Auto = 500 INR. (includes night pick and drop).
-> Verakal Body Massage = 1600 INR.
-> Food = we took some from home and picked local food, approx 3000 INR.
-> Clock room rent @Railway = 150 INR.
-> Boat House rent (2 rooms) = 5500 INR

Overall Cost (approx.) = 34500 INR. (inclding shopping).



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