India · India
Kerala
God's Own Country - backwaters, tea hills and Ayurveda
- Best time to visit
- Sep - Mar (Ayurveda: Jun - Aug)
- Flight time
- 2h to Kochi from Mumbai
- Visa for Indians
- No visa needed for Indian citizens (carry government photo ID)
- Currency
- Indian Rupee (INR)
- Time zone
- IST (GMT+5:30)
About Kerala
Drift through the palm-lined backwaters of Alleppey on a private kettuvallam houseboat, wake up to mist over the tea estates of Munnar and spot elephants on a boat safari in Periyar. Kerala is India's gentlest holiday - Ayurvedic massages, Kathakali in Fort Kochi and some of the best sea-food and appam-stew you will ever eat.
Don't miss
- Alleppey houseboat overnight
- Munnar tea gardens & Eravikulam
- Periyar wildlife boat safari
- Fort Kochi & Kathakali
- Varkala and Kovalam beaches
- Ayurvedic spa therapies
In pictures
Kerala packages
Ways to experience Kerala
No fixed packages for Kerala - every trip is planned around your dates, group and budget.
Tell us your dates - we'll build a quote
Every Kerala trip we plan is made to order: your dates, hotels in your budget, the sights you care about and the right pace. Share a few details and a consultant will send a day-by-day itinerary with a clear price, usually within 24 hours.
Travelling as a group?
Families, societies, pilgrim groups, schools and offices get group rates on hotels and transport, with one per-person price.
Let's plan your Kerala trip.
Our Kerala specialists have been there recently - they'll match the right hotel, the right season and the right pace for you.