Cochin – Kodanad – Kalady – Athirapilly/ Vazhachal – Cochin

Details

Daily Conducted Tours
Rs. 1400/-

Package Itinerary
Cochin- Kodanad – Vaikom – Cochin

7 AM: Start your journey from Cochin to Kodanad
8 AM: Reach Kodanad and visit the Elephant Kraal. Kodanad is a beautiful rural riverside village and a popular picnic spot and tourist destination in the Ernakulam district of the state of Kerala in southern India.  Elephant rescue and care centre for central and southern forest region of Kerala is located in Kodanad. Tourists informally get a chance to experience hands-on bathe and massage of adult and baby elephants under the supervision of its Mahouts.  Kodanad offers elephant safari to the visitors at the main park. At the park, the old Kraal is maintained to house elephants, which is a structure made of wood compartments that can accommodate up to 4 elephants.
9:30 AM: Proceed to savor breakfast in a homestay.
10:00 AM: Continue your journey to kalady. Once a remote village in Kochi, Kerala, Kalady the birthplace of Adi Sankaracharya, the great Indian philosopher of the 8th century.  Visit Adi Sankara Mutt, believed to be located at the place where Sankaracharya’s house was located. The black pole to the left of the entrance is said to mark the exact spot where Sankaracharya was born. Visit nine-storeyed Sri Adi Sankara Keerthi Sthamba Mandapa that has illustrations in it that tell the story of Sankara’s life. It is open from 7.00 a.m. to 7.00 p.m.
11:00AM: Proceed to Athirapilly
1:00 PM: Lunch at a resort in Athirapilly. Rest of the time to enjoy the waterfalls.
4:00 PM: Drop back to the hotel in Cochin