It was a memorable experience. Our trip was managed by Book It Forget It and Sahil Vij worked everything to the minutest detail. Our driver Praveen was a very friendly, helpful person who looked out for us in every situtation.. We toured Munnar-Thellady-Alleppey.. Wonder Valley in Munnar was an awesome experience.. We only saw a few Tahr in Rajamalai National Park.. Rose Garden, Echo Point, Mattupetty Dam may be visited if there is spare time.. Do visit a spice plantation.. In Thekkady, we saw elephants, deer, boars etc while boating in Periyar Tiger Reserve. Donot miss the jeep safari through Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary.. Though we din't see any animals, but the tea-coffee plantations and the clouds make up for it.. The only disappointment was Riverland Houseboats at Alleppey. We were assigned one houseboat upon arrival, then we were made to deboard after an hour, saying that this one is assigned to another party and our boat is enroute to reach us in a few minutes.. Then the staff tried to put us up in a hotel room saying that our houseboat has an engine problem which is being fixed.. It was 2 pm and when we asked how they plan to give us a cruise-lunch as promised, they said they can accomodate lunch in hotel room. We had to literally fight with the staff to get them to assign another houseboat to us. All this despite their conformation on the same morning that they are prepared to receive us. This 90 minute hassle ruined the cruise for us.. (what could have been the highlight of the trip).. Misty Lake Resorts in Munnar is a great place to stay, except that its approach road is a bumpy ride. Hotel Grand Thekkady is good as far as room space and cleanliness is concerned, but their wifi is patchy..
Local people and service providers are very friendly and helpful.. They prefer to communicate in English over Hindi.. Houseboat food, prepared in Kerala style, was tasty..
Sneha Bajaj booked a trip to Kerala for 5 days in a group of 2 adults on TravelTriangle website from Book It Forget It and submitted a review on Apr 18, 2017