You are Apoorva , of 28 patel nagar , New delhi . You plan to visit Kerela in your vacations . Write a letter in 100-130 words to the Manager of Gulmohar Resorts , Thiruvananthapuram inquiring about the available rooms , tour guides, food and other services.
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would help you to decide on this
South Kerala or Central Kerala
• Cochin – Most of the time you land here, do cochin sightseeing on same day or you can do this on last day
• Munnar – Munnar is a hill station, 135km from cochin
• Thekkady – Periyar wild life sanctuary is at Thekkady. You have the options of adventurous activities/eco-tourism activities here
• Alleppey/Kumarakom – Houseboat cruise is at Alleppey or Kumarakom, you can even have a resort stay here
• Trivandrum- Capital of Kerala
• Kovalam - Beaches
• Kanyakumari – Try to visit this place if you have enough time
• Athirapilly Vazhachal – Water falls
• Cherai – A good beach near cochin
• Guruvayoor – The famous Sree Krishna temple is at Guruvayoor
Northern Kerala
• Wayanad, another famous tourist spot in Kerala is at Northern part of Kerala
Planning an Itinerary
List the places you like from above list and go through each destination in detail from below post. An itinerary can be prepared successfully once you finalize places of visit, number of nights at each destination and total number of days you can spend in Kerala.
Cochin:
This used to be the place you land in Kerala, most of the times. A full day cochin tour is worth doing and go for it if you have enough days to spend in Kerala. Move towards next destinations like Munnar, Thekkady, Alleppey if you are short of time and do cochin sightseeing on last day
1. Munnar is 4.5hrs drive from Cochin, Thekkady is 5hrs drive, Alleppey is 2hrs, Guruvayoor 2hrs and Athirapilly vazhachal is also 2hrs from cochin
2. If your first destination is Kovalam or Kanyakumari try to land at Trivandrum itself or a hectic travel of 6 to 7hrs is not advisable from Cochin
3. If you are planning for Houseboat on day of arrival itself, make sure you reach Alleppey by 12Noon itself, which means you need to arrive cochin maximum by 9AM
4. If your arrival is in evening, say after 4PM try to stay at cochin itself and move to next destination next day. You can get good hotels near to airport or railway station and can save on travelling cost also
5. If your stay is at cochin itself on day of arrival, and if you are reaching early morning make sure necessary arrangements are done and prior information is passed on. Most of the hotels has check in time 12Noon, on request hoteliers may allow for early check in depends on availability. But make sure this is communicated properly
Munnar:
Munnar is a must see place if you are in Kerala. The place has excellent climate through out the year.
For Munnar trip, make sure you have minimum of 2 night stay, rushing with 1 night stay is not a good idea for Munnar trip.
On first day itself you have lot of sightseeing spots, small water falls on the way to Munnar and normally you reach Munnar by evening if you enjoy everything on the way. Second full day is required to cover complete Munnar
While booking hotels in Munnar, make sure the location is as per your preferences. Munnar has good hotels with in the radius of 30km from city
If you are a person who with to stay in city, book accordingly or if you would like to enjoy the nature book a hotel little away from city
If the hotel is not in city, always have food/shopping and move to hotel. Driving back from hotel to city in the night is not advisable and you may find it difficult to drive with fog and terrain of roads
Second day can be dedicated for Munnar sightseeing and can cover most of the places. If you really want to relax extend one more day
Next destinations from Munnar can be Thekkady, Alleppey or Cochin. Moving to Kovalam from Munnar is not a good idea as travelling time would be minimum 10hrs
If you are planning to move to cochin to catch return flight/train try to leave atleast 6hrs in advance from Munnar
Thekkady: The famous Periyar wild life sanctuary is at Thekkady. Thekkady has lot of adventurous activities and eco tourism activities. There are lot of actvities like Kathakali, Martial arts, Magic, Musical fountain, elephant shower, elephant bath, tribal dance, spice tour at Thekkady. You can do Ayurveda massage also. Must do is to go for boating at Thekkady along Periyar river. You may be able to watch wild animals during this boating. Wild life sanctuary, Mullaperiyar dam and wild animals can be seen only during this boating and you do not have the option of using your vehicle.
To book ticket for boating either you need to be in queue or need to do advance booking. At present normal ticket cost 150/- per person and advance booking at 500/-. For advance booking you may contact Lake palace hotel at Thekkady. Boat timings are at 7.30AM, 9.30AM, 11.15AM, 1.45PM and 3.30PM, boating is for 1.5hrs. If you are not an adventurous person a one night stay is sufficient and go for 2 night stay if you want to experience adventurous activities or to take rest or to do above activities in a relax mood.
Answer:
Answer:
would help you to decide on this
South Kerala or Central Kerala
• Cochin – Most of the time you land here, do cochin sightseeing on same day or you can do this on last day
• Munnar – Munnar is a hill station, 135km from cochin
• Thekkady – Periyar wild life sanctuary is at Thekkady. You have the options of adventurous activities/eco-tourism activities here
• Alleppey/Kumarakom – Houseboat cruise is at Alleppey or Kumarakom, you can even have a resort stay here
• Trivandrum- Capital of Kerala
• Kovalam - Beaches
• Kanyakumari – Try to visit this place if you have enough time
• Athirapilly Vazhachal – Water falls
• Cherai – A good beach near cochin
• Guruvayoor – The famous Sree Krishna temple is at Guruvayoor
Northern Kerala
• Wayanad, another famous tourist spot in Kerala is at Northern part of Kerala
Planning an Itinerary
List the places you like from above list and go through each destination in detail from below post. An itinerary can be prepared successfully once you finalize places of visit, number of nights at each destination and total number of days you can spend in Kerala.
Cochin:
This used to be the place you land in Kerala, most of the times. A full day cochin tour is worth doing and go for it if you have enough days to spend in Kerala. Move towards next destinations like Munnar, Thekkady, Alleppey if you are short of time and do cochin sightseeing on last day
1. Munnar is 4.5hrs drive from Cochin, Thekkady is 5hrs drive, Alleppey is 2hrs, Guruvayoor 2hrs and Athirapilly vazhachal is also 2hrs from cochin
2. If your first destination is Kovalam or Kanyakumari try to land at Trivandrum itself or a hectic travel of 6 to 7hrs is not advisable from Cochin
3. If you are planning for Houseboat on day of arrival itself, make sure you reach Alleppey by 12Noon itself, which means you need to arrive cochin maximum by 9AM
4. If your arrival is in evening, say after 4PM try to stay at cochin itself and move to next destination next day. You can get good hotels near to airport or railway station and can save on travelling cost also
5. If your stay is at cochin itself on day of arrival, and if you are reaching early morning make sure necessary arrangements are done and prior information is passed on. Most of the hotels has check in time 12Noon, on request hoteliers may allow for early check in depends on availability. But make sure this is communicated properly
Munnar:
Munnar is a must see place if you are in Kerala. The place has excellent climate through out the year.
For Munnar trip, make sure you have minimum of 2 night stay, rushing with 1 night stay is not a good idea for Munnar trip.
On first day itself you have lot of sightseeing spots, small water falls on the way to Munnar and normally you reach Munnar by evening if you enjoy everything on the way. Second full day is required to cover complete Munnar
While booking hotels in Munnar, make sure the location is as per your preferences. Munnar has good hotels with in the radius of 30km from city
If you are a person who with to stay in city, book accordingly or if you would like to enjoy the nature book a hotel little away from city
If the hotel is not in city, always have food/shopping and move to hotel. Driving back from hotel to city in the night is not advisable and you may find it difficult to drive with fog and terrain of roads
Second day can be dedicated for Munnar sightseeing and can cover most of the places. If you really want to relax extend one more day
Next destinations from Munnar can be Thekkady, Alleppey or Cochin. Moving to Kovalam from Munnar is not a good idea as travelling time would be minimum 10hrs
If you are planning to move to cochin to catch return flight/train try to leave atleast 6hrs in advance from Munnar
Thekkady: The famous Periyar wild life sanctuary is at Thekkady. Thekkady has lot of adventurous activities and eco tourism activities. There are lot of actvities like Kathakali, Martial arts, Magic, Musical fountain, elephant shower, elephant bath, tribal dance, spice tour at Thekkady. You can do Ayurveda massage also. Must do is to go for boating at Thekkady along Periyar river. You may be able to watch wild animals during this boating. Wild life sanctuary, Mullaperiyar dam and wild animals can be seen only during this boating and you do not have the option of using your vehicle.
To book ticket for boating either you need to be in queue or need to do advance booking. At present normal ticket cost 150/- per person and advance booking at 500/-. For advance booking you may contact Lake palace hotel at Thekkady. Boat timings are at 7.30AM, 9.30AM, 11.15AM, 1.45PM and 3.30PM, boating is for 1.5hrs. If you are not an adventurous person a one night stay is sufficient and go for 2 night stay if you want to experience adventurous activities or to take rest or to do above activities in a relax mood.