Kovalam Friends Packages

For the 3rd night stay(At Thekkedy) we were initially told to be given The Patio hotel but changed afterwards to Hotel Hirange Plaza. Patio was way better than Highrange Plaza. The horrible experience we got in our final day stay at Kovalam in Ocean Bay Ayurvedic Ressort. No vehicle parking system was there. No direct road was there. We had to walk from our cab to the hotel for around 200mtr in heavy rain. At wood resort At Munnar was good. Pagoda Ressort at Thekkedy was the best hotel of our stay. And it actually was. The driver was good too.

We had an amazing Kerala trip, thanks to Renjith from 7C Destinations and Gaurav from Travel Triangle, who helped us plan everything perfectly. They were always available and made sure the trip went smoothly from start to finish. Our driver, Anwar Bhai, picked us up on time from Kochi Railway Station and was incredibly friendly and helpful throughout the trip. He took us to the best hotels at each location, and the food in Kerala was great! Although vegetarian options were a bit limited, the non-vegetarian dishes were delicious. Munnar was beautiful with its breathtaking landscapes and amazing views. One of the highlights of our trip was visiting the Wonder Valley Adventure Park. It was totally worth it, and I would have regretted missing this part of the trip! Big thanks to my friend Nikita, who wanted to try the adventure activities—it was an unforgettable experience. We also visited the Mocha Chocolate Factory, where we tasted different kinds of chocolates with nuts and flavors. I recommend buying Kerala-style coconut-fried banana chips and Badam Halwa as gifts. Keychains and sandalwood soaps also make great souvenirs. In Thekkady, we visited the Periyar Tiger Reserve, but it wasn’t as exciting as we expected. There were mostly monkeys, and on the boat ride, we only spotted a few deer and some common animals. If you’re interested in Ayurvedic medicines, make sure to do some research because they can be expensive and only buy them if you really need them. Our hotel stays were comfortable, and we visited many beautiful places, with Munnar being a highlight. If you're into wildlife, I suggest skipping the Periyar boat ride and visiting the Kovalam Zoo instead, which is a much better experience. We also visited the Padmanabhaswamy Temple and Azhimala Temple, which are great places to find peace and calm. The Jatayu Earth Center ropeway was another memorable experience—be sure to visit before noon to avoid the afternoon heat. Our trip ended with the beautiful Kovalam Beach, which was the perfect way to wrap up our adventure. I highly recommend this Kerala trip to everyone. It’s a once-in-a-lifetime experience you should definitely try!

Cab driver was very punctual and cooperative. Hotels were averaged to good( kovalam avg, munnar good), the complaint is only that, the cab alloted us were very much old. During driving it catched up smoke by engine, when we called travel agent she neither received our call nor call us back. Anyways, the overall experience was good especially as per price point. Alleppy beach, munnar hills, Thekkady jungle safari was interesting.

Overall Trip is good but can be even better. Stay is excellent in Guruvauyr, Munnar and Kovalam Beach. I asked for a room in alleppey with only ride in Houseboat but the Tour operator promised a very good Houseboat. The Houseboat it not that great. Cab is average but the Driver is very good. There should be type of cabs to chose from before finalizing the trip similar to rooms.

Overall experience is very good. I requested to change my room in Kovalam, but it is not accepted. There are room is not comfort.

All the properties were good except the houseboat. The vehicle was changed to Marrazo from Innova. We couldn't visit the Kovalam beach as driver was not ready to go on that particular day. The agent didn't bothered to check how the trip is going.

Kerela Trip for 7days & 6 nights in Sept,24. Well managed trip. Very supportive response from Driver Sahal and Soni from Kerela Expedition. Soni was always availble to support us and clearing all doubts from day 1 to till the end of the trip. This was our 1st trip managed/package offered by Kerela Expedition (Soni) and we were delighted to get the level of support from Soni & Driver Sahal. Deshashan Hotel was very good in Varkala and also their room service. Neelkanta hotel at Kovalam beach was also good but we were expecting bigger room than what was provided to us. Food was good. The only negative thing on this trip was that we could not enjoy Varkala Beach water activity as it was closed and we were not able to explore Varkala.

Total management is good.. only problem we felt at hotels .. Kanyakumari and kovalam beach

Rahul from Explore Travels was very helpful. There were few issues with the hotels but he resolved it immediately. Driver Praveen was very rude and was not informative at all. In Munnar, my kids were having nausea due to mountain roads and he made us clean his car by water and tissues multiple times and he was not ready to open the windows saying that I am a full time AC driver and we should have selected non AC driver. In Kanyakumari he just left us at one place and said to ask the local people to guide us the places to visit. He did not guide us anything about Kerela as it was our first trip to Kerela. Due to kids we skipped many places, instead asked him to take us to market for shopping but he denied in Munnar as well as in Trivandrum. However we enjoyed our trip. Alleppy houseboat experience was very good. Apart from Driver every thing was amazing. Recommend Explore travels for future trips. Rahul from Explore Travels was very helpful. There were few issues with the hotels but he resolved it immediately. Munnar was beautiful. Alleppy houseboat experience was very good. Kovalam beaches were amazing. Apart from Driver every thing was amazing. Recommend Explore travels for future trips. We enjoyed our Kerela trip.

Thanks Rahul for making our trip to Kochi, munnar, Alleppey and kovalam so wonderful. He was very helpful n supportive all throughout the journey. Driver Ratheesh was also amazing. He was able to adjust with our schedules. The only recommendation is that hotel facilities could be improved. The facilities n the food provided was bit below the expectations. Overall memorable journey.