Kerala Tour Packages

Kerala is the rare destination that changes completely every two hours on the road - colonial lanes in Fort Kochi, tea hills at 1,600 metres in Munnar, wild elephants at Thekkady, and a night drifting the backwaters on a houseboat, all inside one state. It rewards a well-sequenced week more than anywhere else in south India.

Our Kerala tour packages are ready-made itineraries covering the classic Kochi to Munnar to Thekkady to Alleppey loop, with beach and hill add-ons. Open one and customise every day to match your dates, budget and pace.

Why visit Kerala

Kerala's classic loop earns its popularity. Fort Kochi opens the trip with Chinese fishing nets, spice warehouses and cafe lanes you can cover on foot. Munnar's tea plantations climb the hills in every direction, with Eravikulam National Park and rolling viewpoints an easy drive apart. Thekkady adds the Periyar Tiger Reserve, where a lake boat ride or a guided forest walk gets you into real wildlife country. Then the pace drops: an overnight houseboat out of Alleppey, drifting past paddy fields and village jetties, is the night most groups remember longest.

Beyond the loop there's more than one trip's worth of options - the cliff beach at Varkala and the lighthouse crescent at Kovalam in the south, the green hills of Wayanad in the north, and ayurveda stays everywhere in between. Our guides to places to visit in Wayanad and places to visit in Trivandrum cover the two ends of the state in detail.

Best time to visit Kerala

October to March is the comfortable window - dry, green from the finished monsoon, and cool enough for the hills and the backwaters alike. December and January are peak season, so houseboats and Munnar stays are best booked ahead. April and May turn hot and humid on the coast, though Munnar and Thekkady stay pleasant. The southwest monsoon, June to September, is heavy but has its own following: the state at its greenest, big discounts, and the traditional ayurveda treatment season. If it's your first Kerala trip, aim for October to March.

Explore our best Kerala tour packages

Each package below is a complete day-by-day plan. Pick one, then fine-tune hotels, flights and activities in Tripmojo and keep everyone on the trip in sync.

How many days do you need in Kerala

Five days covers the core loop - a day in Kochi, two in Munnar, one in Thekkady and the houseboat night out of Alleppey. Seven days is the comfortable sweet spot: it adds a beach finish at Varkala or Kovalam, or a slower second day in the tea country. Ten days lets you bring in Wayanad in the north or a proper ayurveda stay. The distances are short on the map but slow on the road - plan around three to four hours of driving between bases and the trip stays enjoyable.

Getting to Kerala

Kerala has three international airports. Kochi (COK) is the busiest and the natural starting point for the classic loop; Trivandrum (TRV) suits a south-first trip built around Varkala and Kovalam; Calicut (CCJ) serves the north and Wayanad. The state is also well connected by rail along the coast, and the road network is good if unhurried. Within Kerala, one hired vehicle for the group is the practical way to cover the hills and the backwaters - it costs less per head than point-to-point cabs and waits while you wander.

Where to stay in Kerala

Each base has its own character. In Kochi, stay in Fort Kochi rather than the modern city - the old town is where the atmosphere is. Munnar splits between town hotels and plantation stays out among the tea; the plantation side is worth the extra drive. In Thekkady, staying near the Periyar reserve entrance makes the early boat slot easy. On the backwaters, the houseboat is the stay itself, while Kumarakom offers resort alternatives on the lake. At the coast, Varkala suits cafes and cliff views, Kovalam suits families. Each package can be adjusted to the mix you prefer.