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Duration: 10 Nights/ 11 Days
 Destination Covered : Cochin and Periyar
Day 1: Cochin - Periyar
Morning drive from to Periyar (180 kms). Upon arrival check-in
at Spice Village Resort. For ayurvedic consultations visit
resident "Vaidya" (Ayurveda Doctor). Overnight stay
at hotel.
Day 2-Day 8: Ayurvedic Therapy at Spice Village
Seven days Ayurvedic Therapy – after consultation the resident doctor give you a routines your program. He will also prescribe your essential diet. Strict vegetarian diet is usually served. During the ongoing treatment you should not exert yourself. For best results alcohol, tobacco and other intoxicants should be strictly avoided. The therapy involves herbal massages, steam baths and yoga sessions. If you sincerely follow the ‘vaidya’s’ advise, you will definitely be totally relaxed and rejuvenated.
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9:Periyar
After the rejuvenation therapy is over, you better relax and
give your body time to fine-tune itself after one week of
massage. Stay overnight at the hotel.
Periyar: One of the eminent wildlife sanctuaries in the south, Periyar sanctuary is a nature lover’s paradise. Also christened as the Thekkady Wildlife Sanctuary, it is an idyllic milieu for observing animals in their natural habitat.
The forest with its sprawling lawns runs down into the artificial lake at the floor of the hill. This lake is the reservoir for the animals as they come here to take a shower or drink water. Animals like elephants, gaur, sambhar and tigers can be spotted here. Wild Elephant herds are also seen frolicking around in the cool waters of the lake.
Other attractions of the sanctuary are the Sambhar, Bison, Spotted Deer, Tigers, Leopards, Malabar Flying Squirrels, Stripe necked Mongooses, etc. There are over 260 species of birds here; including Nilgiri wood pigeons, blue-winged parakeets, and white bellied tree Pies, laughing Thrushes and Fly Catchers.
Boat services are available to take the visitor around the lake. The period between October and June is the best time to visit the sanctuary. Located 137 kms from Madurai, the Periyar sanctuary unfolds over 777 sq. km of the Cardamom Hills of Western Ghats.
An exclusive outing on the wonderful lake is the best way to explore the sanctuary. However, you can also stroll around accompanied by a local guide in a small group.
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10: Periyar - Cochin
You could make your last day at Periyar more adventurous by
a boat safari through the lake and attempt to trap a wild
elephant.
Post- lunch, drive to Cochin. Check-in at Hotel Casino. Stay overnight at this luxury hotel. Cochin is a set on a cluster of islands and narrow peninsulas. This port city of Cochin identified as the Queen of Arabia reflects the eclecticism of Kerala at its best. Enriched with a rich past and bustling present, it has been the commercial hub of the region from very early days. Cochin is one of India's largest ports and a major naval base. Cochin consists of mainland Ernakulam, the islands of Willington, Bolgatty and Gundu in the harbor, Fort Cochin and Mattancherry on the southern peninsula, and Vypeen Island north of Fort Cochin. All of these were linked by ferry services but now the islands are connected with bridges.
The oldest church in India, 500-year-old Portuguese houses, old tiled houses built in the Chinese pagoda style, the famous Chinese fishing nets, a Jewish community, synagogues and mosques all foretell stories of the influences of the Chinese, Jews, Arabs and Europeans. The harbor city is a great resource for export products like pepper, seafood, rubber, coir mats and other matting items. Besides all this, Cochin continues to be a charming city with tranquil lagoons roofed with fluffy coconut palms and picturesque islands. The older divisions of Fort Cochin and Mattanchery are an incredible blend of medieval Portugal, Holland and an English countryside village embedded onto the tropical Malabar Coast.
Day 11: Departure
Drive to the Cochin airport
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