Kovalam Tours and Trips 2024/2025

“My first trip to India and with the tour operator, this certainly wont be my last. Everything ran smoothly and was so informative and magical due to the charismatic and thoughtful tour leader Sam G Benjamin.”

“An action packed two weeks in an India I was not expecting. Kerala is a beautiful state (apart from the rubbish everywhere) and seems a more affluent part of India. We were not hassled for money all the time and the local people were all really friendly. We filled every day with new experiences, from going to the laundry in Cochin, to stopping on the road to meet locals making bricks with their hands and feet, then watching the tea pickers working in the hot sun for very little money. Once you get used to the traffic, the cities were fascinating and there was so much to see. The Bollywood film we saw was dreadful, but a great experience. Had to be done. Most of the hotels were of a good standard but the rooms at Kovalan, described as a Comfort Hotel, which I thought was supposed to be better than Standard, were very tired and most of the electric sockets didn't work.I was disappointed that due to a forest fire, we were unable to do the morning jungle walk and the only option was a packed boat trip along the river, where we did see wildlife, but mostly at a distance.The food was very good on the whole trip, and so cheap! I was not aware of anyone being unwell.”

“A good introduction to Kerala and Tamil Nadu. Some fairly long mini-bus journeys were necessary to cover the ground, but there were also two good walks and lots of sight seeing. Although we changed hotels more frequently towards the end of the holiday the pace became more relaxed so it worked well.”