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One of the highlights of this trip includes the luxury house boat cruise through the canals and mangroves of the backwaters. The natural chain of canals is fed by 38 rivers along half the length of Kerala, and is a great opportunity to relax and watch an array of wildlife and villages dotted along the route.

Your luxury house boat, otherwise know as a kettuvallams were originally used as grain barges in order to transfer the alongside the backwaters. Now converted as luxury houseboats, they act as floating cottages with your own sleeping area, and dining whilst food is cooked on board.

The trip also embarks upon Periyar national park, which is a protected sanctuary and tiger reserve. The wide range of species allows you too see animals from horse deer, mongoose, leopards, kingfishers, the great Malabar hornbill, turtles. Following this visit you then head to Cochin which is a fine mix of Indian, Dutch and Portuguese architecture. Finally on the trip visit the famous Chinese fishing nets, introduced by the Chinese explorer Zheng He at this famous spice trading post. The fishing nets are a land fixed construction operated by 6 fishermen, with a cantilever design famous for its slow movement and almost hypnotic motion. These beautiful devices are a must for any Kerala visitor which are suspended elegantly over the sea and large stones suspended from ropes. This journey has proved popular for people wishing to see a new face of India and is highly recommended for relaxation and honeymoon visits.