Kochi, Munnar tea hills and an Alleppey houseboat — the classic loop, honestly budgeted.
*Typical mid-range cost — season and booking timing move this a lot.
Chinese fishing nets at sunset, Mattancherry Palace and Jew Town, a Kathakali performance in the evening — best intro to Kerala there is.
The 4-hr drive up is the attraction — waterfalls and spice gardens en route; evening walk through tea estates.
Kolukkumalai or Top Station sunrise, tea museum, Eravikulam National Park (Nilgiri tahr), tea-tasting afternoon.
Drive down to Alleppey, board a houseboat by 12 — cruise the backwaters, karimeen lunch on board, sleep on the water.
Sunrise on deck, village canoe ride through the narrow canals, back to Kochi for the flight home.
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