Explore Southern India, from Kerala to Goa

11 nights from £1,940 per person based on 2 sharing

Travel from Kochi to Goa on a 12-day journey through South India, taking in historic ports, peaceful waterways, tea plantations, coffee estates, mountain scenery, and the sun-soaked shores of Varca Beach. From an overnight stay on Kerala’s backwaters to time spent among the Western Ghats and Goa’s Portuguese-influenced towns, this itinerary offers a varied introduction to the sights, flavours, and everyday life of southern India, with premium accommodation throughout and plenty of time to enjoy each destination at your own pace.
  • You’ll begin in Kochi, where the historic streets of Fort Kochi lead to Mattancherry Palace, the Jewish quarter, and the famous Chinese fishing nets along the harbour. In the evening, watch a traditional Kathakali performance, followed by a Keralan dinner featuring banana-leaf Sadhya, freshly caught fish, coconut, and fragrant spices.

  • One of the trip’s standout experiences is an overnight cruise through Kerala’s backwaters aboard a premium houseboat. These modern takes on traditional rice barges feature comfortable air-conditioned en-suite cabins, a central dining area, and communal spaces where you can watch village life unfold along the waterways.

  • Further north, the scenery changes as you reach the Western Ghats, Wayanad’s tea plantations, and Coorg’s coffee-growing hills. Meet a tea picker at Chundale Lockhart Tea Plantation, sample freshly roasted beans at Mercara coffee plantation, or take time to enjoy the infinity pool, naturalist talks, and forest setting at Wayanad Wild.

  • Finish beside the Arabian Sea in Goa, staying at a Portuguese villa-style beach resort close to Varca Beach. The Zuri White Sands offers spacious rooms with balconies, two free-form pools, a swim-up bar, a gym, a spa, and restaurants serving local specialities and freshly caught seafood. There is also time to visit Panjim’s colourful Fontainhas quarter or you can simply relax beside the beach.

Kochi | Kerala Backwaters | Kumarakom | Kozhikode | Wayanad | Coorg | Mangalore | Goa

What’s included: 

• 11 nights travelling Southern India

• Premium hotels, an eco-resort, and one night aboard a premium houseboat

• 17 meals, including 11 breakfasts, one lunch, and five dinners

• £300 per person savings

• Flights from Manchester Airport on 02/03/2027; with private transfers and shared speedboat

Terms and Conditions

This holiday is organised by Travel Counsellors Ltd and, where it is a flight-inclusive package, is ATOL protected under Travel Counsellors Ltd ATOL 6751. Subject to availability. No local charges payable. T&Cs apply. Please give me a call for further details. Price based on 2 adults sharing. Prices correct at time of posting. Offers are subject to change. I can advise on travel insurance at the time of booking.

11 nights from £1,940 per person based on 2 sharing

The Small Print

Travel Counsellors Ltd features and sells holidays organised either by Travel Counsellors Ltd or by third-party tour operators. Where Travel Counsellors Ltd has created the package, it will be the organiser of that package and, where flight-inclusive, protected under Travel Counsellors Ltd ATOL 6751. Where an offer is sourced through another tour operator, that tour operator is the package organiser and Travel Counsellors Ltd acts as agent; any ATOL protection will be provided under that tour operator’s ATOL. The relevant organiser, ATOL holder and ATOL number will be stated on the individual offer and confirmed before and at the time of booking. Prices and information are correct at the time of distribution, subject to availability, and may be withdrawn or amended at any time. Please ask your Travel Counsellor at the time of booking.

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