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| Arrival into Mumbai, your car & driver will be waiting for you. Check in at your hotel. Overnight Mumbai. |
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| Experience the hustle & bustle of this great metropolitan city. Spend a relaxed day sightseeing/shopping. Visit the Gateway of India, the Prince of Wales museum, the incredible 'dhobi ghat' the world's biggest open air laundry and Mani Bhawan, Mahatma Gandhi's home in Mumbai. Dinner tonight will be a pure vegetarian 'thali' - a traditional Gujarati meal. Overnight Mumbai. |
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| Fly from Mumbai to Cochin. Check in at your hotel. Take a city tour covering the Jewish synagogue, the harbour and the Chinese fishing nets at sunset. Overnight Cochin. |
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| Morning free. In the afternoon you will be taken to a home where you will see a demonstration of, and sample, traditional Kerala cuisine. Overnight Cochin. |
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| Take a boat-ride/ or drive to the famous backwaters of Kumarakom. Check in at your hotel. In the evening a special demonstration of Kerala seafood & other local delicacies will be arranged by one of the leading chefs at your hotel. Overnight Kumarakom. |
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| After breakfast board your "kettuvellam" (traditional rice boat refurbished as a house boat) for a leisurely overnight cruise on the placid backwaters. A simple traditional meal will be cooked and served on board. Overnight on the house boat. |
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| Disembark at Quilon after breakfast and transfer to the exotic Spice Village. Recreating the mood of a local tribal community, the resort comprises individual cottages set amongst a landscaped spice garden. The atmosphere is rustic - terracotta tiled floors, elephant grass thatches and white washed walls - but not lacking in creature comforts: en suite bathrooms with running hot water, a swimming pool and courteous, efficient service. Late afternoon a boat ride on the Periyar lake to view wildlife - elephants, bison, crocodiles and an amazing variety of bird life. Overnight at the Spice Village. |
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| After breakfast a visit to a coffee plantation/spice plantation. In the evening a proactive cooking session with the chef - Cook your own dinner! Overnight. |
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| Drive to Cochin airport to catch your flight to Mumbai. Connect with your International flight. |
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