3 Day Stay at Munnar Hill Resort - Tour from Cochin
- Hotel pick up and drop off
- Transportation in an air-conditioned vehicle
- Accommodation (Single or sharing twin/triple bedded for 2 nights)
- Breakfast and dinner
- English-speaking local guide for sightseeing
- Entrance fee to the monument/places of interest
Key Highlights
- Munnar is a beautiful hill resort
- Stroll through tea gardens and visit a tea factory on this tour
Overview
Once a sleepy little hamlet, Munnar was developed by the British as an important centre for the cultivation of tea, coffee and spices. It was also a very popular hill resort with them.
The mountain streams, valleys and tea plantations make Munnar a favourite destination for relaxing and appreciating the beauty of nature.
Activity Schedule
Itinerary
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Day 1:
,p>You will be picked up from your hotel in Cochin and will travel in an air-conditioned vehicle to Munnar covering a distance of 135 kilometres. Upon arrival, check in at hotel Tall Trees. This resort has cottages which have tastefully done up interiors. You will stay in a standard cottage.Each cottage has a large balcony from where you can view the beautiful surroundings. The cottages offer the best in comfort with all modern amenities. The hotel has a glass-roofed multi-cuisine restaurant and an outdoor barbeque. The hotel has a library and a card room and offers facilities for trekking and mountaineering among others Your package includes breakfast and dinner daily throughout your stay. Spend the night at the hotel.
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Day 2:
After breakfast, accompanied by a local English-speaking guide, go on a sightseeing tour of Munnar. Visit the beautiful tea gardens and a tea factory. Munnar’s has approximately 30 tea estates and almost all of them are privately owned. Walk around the tea gardens and watch the fresh tea leaves being lucked and collected for processing. There will be a break for lunch (payable direct). Later visit a tea factory and watch the entire process by which tea changes from being a freshly-plucked leaf to the fragrant morning cuppa of millions across the world. Your guide will tell you more about this fascinating process. Some tea gardens also offer tea on sale. Return to the resort for dinner and to spend the night.
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Day 3:
Today you will be driven back to Cochin and be dropped at your hotel where the tour ends.
Inclusions & Exclusions
Inclusions
- Hotel pick up and drop off
- Transportation in an air-conditioned vehicle
- Accommodation (Single or sharing twin/triple bedded for 2 nights)
- Breakfast and dinner
- English-speaking local guide for sightseeing
- Entrance fee to the monument/places of interest
Exclusions
- Lunch
- Expenses of personal nature such as table drinks, telephone calls, laundry, camera fee for still or video camera, tips to drivers, local guides
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