North Kerala Kochi, Calicut, Wayanad, Thottada Beach, Kannur and Nileshwar · 9 nights
Nine nights north of Kochi: Wayanad’s farms and forest, the Theyyam at Kannur, and the Nileshwar backwaters.
Arrive Kochi
Met at the airport and taken to the hotel.
Two nights at the Waterfront Granary, a heritage warehouse on the water.
Tonight you sleep at The Waterfront Granary.
A heritage warehouse on the water at Mattancherry.
See the full stay →Kochi
Fort Cochin, the centuries-old port: Vasco da Gama Square, Santa Cruz Basilica, St Francis’ Church, the VOC Gate, the Dutch Palace, the Jewish Synagogue, and the fishermen working the Chinese nets. In the afternoon, Kumbalangi, the tourism village, with a country boat ride.
Kochi to Calicut
The Jewish heritage museum at Paravur, built in 1615, and St Thomas’ church on the Periyar. Then north to Calicut, and Kappad beach in the evening, where Vasco da Gama landed in 1498.
One night at the Raviz Kadavu, on the way north.
Tonight you sleep at The Raviz Kadavu.
Outside Calicut, on the way north.
See the full stay →Calicut to Wayanad
Up into the Western Ghats — spice plantations, paddy, forest. The evening is free to walk the village.
Two nights at Vayalveedu, in a farm villa among the plantations.
Tonight you sleep at Vayal Veedu.
Farm villas by the woods, among the Wayanad plantations.
See the full stay →Wayanad
A freshwater lake in the forest, then the tribal villages including Nellarachal, where weapon-making and eucalyptus oil are still worked. An hour’s jeep safari in the Wayanad wildlife sanctuary in the afternoon.
Wayanad to Thottada Beach
Three hours to the coast at Thottada, near Kannur. Lunch at Tellicherry, its 18th-century fort and St John’s Anglican church.
Two nights at Chera Rocks, a beach house on 800 metres of sand.
Tonight you sleep at Chera Rocks.
A beach house on 800 metres of sand at Thottada.
See the full stay →Kannur
St Angelo’s Fort, built in 1505 by the first Portuguese viceroy, over Mopilla Bay. Then Muzhappilangad, Kerala’s drive-in beach. The handloom villages in the afternoon, and a Theyyam in the evening.
Thottada to Nileshwar
An hour and three quarters north, then two hours on a country boat through the coconut groves and the birds.
Two nights at the Malabar Ocean Resort, where the backwaters run behind the beach.
Tonight you sleep at Malabar Ocean Front Resort.
Where the backwaters run behind the beach at Nileshwar.
See the full stay →Nileshwar
Yours.
Home
Breakfast, then the drive to Calicut airport.
How much does the North Kerala cost?
North Kerala starts at ₹1,08,500£950€1,100$1,375 per person, based on two people sharing a room, with taxes included. That covers 9 nights and everything listed as included on this page. It does not include international flights: this is a land-only price, so you book your own flights to India and we handle everything from the airport onwards. Festival and peak dates are priced separately.
How many days do you need for Kochi, Calicut, Wayanad, Thottada Beach, Kannur and Nileshwar?
This one runs 9 nights, which is 10 days counting the day you travel home, split between Kochi, Calicut, Wayanad, Thottada Beach, Kannur and Nileshwar. The length is fixed, but tell us if you want it changed and we will re-quote.
When is the best time to do this trip?
October to April.
What is included in the price?
nine nights in the hotels shown, breakfast every day, sightseeing and transfers by private air-conditioned car with an english-speaking chauffeur, a guided tour of fort cochin, a jeep safari in the wayanad wildlife sanctuary, a country boat cruise on the nileshwar backwaters, a theyyam ritual at kannur and entrance fees for the monuments and sights on the itinerary.
What is not included?
international flights, visas, travel insurance, lunches and dinners, room service, telephone, laundry and anything else personal, tips and the peak fortnight around christmas and new year. Everything else on this page is covered by the price shown.
Is this a private tour or a group tour?
Private. The car, the driver and the guides are yours alone, and the trip runs on your dates rather than a fixed departure. You are never put onto a coach with strangers.
How do I book?
Tell us your dates and we come back with a firm price and availability. There is no online checkout: a person answers, on WhatsApp or by email, and you book with Indiaesque directly rather than through an agent or a booking site.
Same 9 nights, one price.
The days never change. The season does, and the price moves with it. Per person, two sharing, 9 nights:
per person, two sharing, taxes in. Exact dates are priced at enquiry.
InNine nights in the hotels shown, breakfast every day · Sightseeing and transfers by private air-conditioned car with an English-speaking chauffeur · A guided tour of Fort Cochin · A jeep safari in the Wayanad wildlife sanctuary · A country boat cruise on the Nileshwar backwaters · A Theyyam ritual at Kannur · Entrance fees for the monuments and sights on the itinerary
Not inInternational flights · Visas · Travel insurance · Lunches and dinners · Room service, telephone, laundry and anything else personal · Tips · The peak fortnight around Christmas and New Year
Five bases in nine nights, none of the drives long. Priced for two people sharing a room.
Best months: October to April.
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