Kerala Tours and Trips

The trip had just the right mix of cultural experiences & free time. Our guide, Biju, made the trip. His knowledge, story telling, help & advice meant we felt safe & supported, and could concentrate on just enjoying the tour. Without him it wouldn't have been as good.

Overall a great experience. Some of the days involved long travel distance and long days of travel in the van. Our tour guide did his best to break up the long drives but it might be good to evaluate the itinerary a bit to reduce the long drives. Loved the varied itinerary. Our tour guide and van driver were terrific, very polite, knowledgeable, helpful and friendly. The small group of 10 was a nice size. Good variety of locations and experiences (loved the backwater houseboat!). Nice variety of site seeing and experiences such as meals with local hosts.

This is an ideal tour to people who want to see India. While the accommodation was a good 4/5* level, you also got to see the real India during the tour. FromOld Town Kochi to modern country hotels in the wilderness, a great experience with a knowledgeable guide. Process from booking to arrival at the end of the tour was faultless

This is an amazing trip. Reggie our tour leader was an absolute legend. instantly likeable, he was charismatic and very knowledgeable. Nothing was too much trouble. The standard of accommodation was excellent to the point that I would have liked to have stayed a bit longer at the Gokulam Grand and the Coorg Wilderness hotels. One night was not long enough!!

The trip met expectations and most of the hotels were of an excellent standard. I agree with some other reviewers who have said that the itinerary could be tweaked in order to allow more time at the two outstanding hotels, for example, by changing the overnight boat trip to a day trip. Highlights of the holiday were the time spent in the mountains: at Wayanad and Coorg, also the visits to the tea and coffee plantations. I would have liked more time in Coorg, particularly. The visit to the Tibetan Buddhist monastery and temples was definitely worthwhile. The food on the trip was another of the highlights for me.

Another good trip with generally excellent accommodation, apart from the first hotel in Cochin which was in need of a refresh and was a bit isolated. It would have been nice to have more time at the best hotels to make more of their facilities. I enjoyed the backwater cruise, the range of food, the highland landscape (and cooler temperatures), the coffee plantation and seeing the Indian railways in action. I would recommend a warm top for the train rides, as the air-con can be a bit variable, plus remember a suitable bag for the two times when you will be without your suitcase for a night. Most places will take a credit card, but some Rupees are useful for local taxis and tips when not doing the included activities.