South India Food Tour

In the morning, visit fort cochin, Jewish synagogoue, Mattancherry Palace, chinese fishing nets, St Francis church. Later visit a local family to be shown round a local market for ingredients and then a hands on lesson in preparing and cooking a range of dishes (and then eating them). Chicken and Paneer Jalfrezi, Beetroot Thoran, Neema’s Scrambled Cauliflower & Bhindi Fry. Overnight Dutch Bungalow.

Morning drive to Alleppey, embark on your private houseboat and cruise on the Backwaters, a splendid area full of canals, lakes and coves. Your houseboats are luxurious boats with well-appointed bedrooms and ensuite bathrooms. You can sunbathe on the deck or observe the palm fringed landscape from your cabins. Apart from the mesmerizing surroundings, it’s the life along the coast that adds a touch of exotica to this experience. The locals’ travel in canoes and you will find vegetable sellers, fishermen and other traders bringing household goods, door to door in small wooden boats. As you cruise along the backwaters, you can ask your captain to stop at villages, paddy fields and other places, enroute. Overnight on board. (Full Board)

Dewalokam, two-hour drive. A fully sustainable organic farm set on the banks of the river Kannadipuzha this delightful homestay offers a chance to explore the lovely surrounding countryside, walks in the tropical forests to a nearby waterfall, enjoy the beautiful organic spice garden. Cookery lessons are given each evening, they have produced their own cookery book, which is given to each guest. Josh and his family are wonderful hosts. Ayurveda (optional) and yoga are available, swimming pool and river swimming.

Morning drive to Thekkady wildlife sanctuary. Afternoon visit local spice market . In the evening, learn how to make pineapple, okra, bean and fish curry; masala french fries, Kerala parathas and BBQ chicken. All the ingredients were fresh. Overnight Elephant court.

Drive to Madurai, On the way visit an organic farm (Optional). In the evening visit the Madurai Meenakshi temple. Madurai has a lively food scene and a recorded history that spans two millennia. Join us on the food trail from 5 pm to 8 pm and eat your way through some of that history. Every mouthful of its street food will get you an earful of stories - of its people, its culture and way of life. Overnight at Heritage Madurai.

Drive to Kovalam beach. On the way visit wooden Palace. In the evening roam around the beach restaurants to have dinner. Overnight stay at Ayur Villa

This tour can easily be extended, to include a few days relaxing on the beach at the end. Overnight stay at Ayur Villa

Morning after breakfast transfer to Trivandrum International Airport for the onward Journey.