Kerala is a paradise where the travellers need not dig deep to explore as the existing places make the best destinations for visit. On walking through the meadows in this abundantly green region, the travellers get to trace their lives back to the time where the lands they lived were adorned by nature. As one comes to this place on the Economic and cheapest Kerala Tour Package, they are taken through the wonderments that nature has got to offer them. The scenery is top notch and each sight is a scenic delight to the eyes of the travellers. All the fourteen districts in Kerala has a lot of sites that are perfect for touring during weekends. And for an elongated vacation, the people can travel through various destinations with their family and friends. My journey through Kerala was one such where I got to explore the places as well as the most famous food of the destination. My journey was based on two destinations of Kerala which was Alleppey and Kottayam.
Very less did I know about this state when I had set off on a trip to Kerala. Dream Kerala Holidays had helped me in getting everything that I wanted on a Solo trip through the place. On landing at the International airport in Kochi, I was taken to the nearest hotel where I freshened up. I was also given the Keys to my bullet on which I had planned to ride through the most beautiful land. By noon, I left to Alleppey which took me approximately an hour and a half to reach. In between, I had taken a small break at Kumbalam which is situated on the way. The water bound region was a fascination to me due to which I stopped there to enjoy the beautiful place. The coconut trees and other agriculture in the place added more beauty to the region. One can never get enough of capturing moments from these places as they always have something new that adds to the beauty of the locations. Like the usual tradition of all the tourists travelling to Alleppey, I also got straight into a houseboat which I had booked for my cruise through the Vembanad Lake. In some time I went to the bedroom, changed into comfortable clothes and came to the sitting room from where I got to see the lake in its purest form. I sat down to relax where the boat operator had been there handling the houseboat. In some time, he began talking to me which I could understand slightly. As I belonged to Delhi, I was not really familiar with Malayalam. Since he slightly knew Hindi, I was able to catch up with him who had been trying hard to tell me about the place. Meanwhile, the cook also joined us who was good at Hindi. He had come to know what I would like to eat. The most famous food served here is the authentic Kerala seafood which is known to be spicy.
He would be getting all the ingredients that I want to eat from the village where we had stopped for an evening walk through the place. Since I wanted to experiment new food, I asked him to serve me the tastiest fish in the spiciest form with rice in the typical Kerala style. All three of us walked out of the boat through the way and the place had been busy. The local tenders had been selling off their products in cheap rates and the villagers had been walking around the place. Some tourists were also among them who had been buying handicrafts from the adjoining shops. I took some vague pictu8res of the activities here to post them on Instagram. At least for all my friends of Delhi, it would be a very different sight. On coming on an affordable Kerala tour package from Delhi, people get to witness entirely different life happening in the village. The most important factor was peace. In some time, I walked back to the boat and started cruising again. The sun was almost to set and I was waiting in awe to see this sight. And it was worth the wait when the sun started to slide into the lake. I captured this beautiful sight into my phone. As the night approached, the moon got down showing reflections in the lake. I had already asked the cook to get me some fresh toddy as well as I had seen the people tapping toddy. I asked him to get me the unfermented pure output. He served that to me along with some fried spicy prawns. I was already happy that I decided to come here. We reached an Island named Pathiramanal where we did not get down as the night had fallen. I could hear the sounds of the birds there which was all mixed up. Some insects that had been there glowing. The cook said that it was a usual thing that could be seen in the place. The night went in hogging all the amazing food he served to me. If I was not talking, I was eating and the place was the heaven of my dreams. I went to the bedroom and woke up early in the morning to see the sunrise. We were almost to reach the point where we had started. In some time I thanked the people who had been the best hosts and walked to my bike that had been there waiting for me.
I started my ride to Kottayam and the weather had been great in the morning. As monsoon was the prevailing season, I could expect rain at any point as well. I stopped at an Indian Coffee House on the way for some breakfast. A lot of dishes had been there and seemed to be quite cheap as well. I ordered some Puri-Bhajji and a coffee along with some cutlets. The cutlets came first along with a special sauce which was lip-smacking. In some time, hot food was served right in front of me as well. I had been watching all the plates that the bearers had been carrying which contained Dosa, Idli and Vada. In some time, I got to the place that had my bike. And I rode through the way and went to Kottayam. In some time I reached the Elaveezhapoonchira which was where I had decided to trek through the place. When at Kerala, it is always mandatory that the person goes to one of the hill stations located here. There were three trails, Mankunnu, Kodayathoormala and Thonippara. I decided to trek for an hour up to the place as I had time limitations. Some trek enthusiasts had been there who had come with all necessary things to hike and tent in the place. In some time, probably due to the heavy food I had consumed, I was tired. But the place gave me an out of the world feel. The temperature was cold and the grassland was wet. In fact, nature was there in the purest form. After hogging some amazing vegetarian food for lunch, I went to the Poonjar Palace.
The engravings and chandeliers from the ancient past had been there which were of high significance. Madurai Meenakshi Temple was also located there where I got to see rock-cut lamps. The next day I was supposed to return back to Kochi and my flight was at midnight. So I spend my night at Kottayam in a hotel that had been previously booked. Early in the morning, I set off to Aruvikkuzhi Waterfall which is again located at Kottayam. I wanted to make sure that I got to see at least one of the scenic waterfalls located in Kerala. It was a small waterfall which had been gushing due to the rain that had come in the morning. The beauty of the landscape was something that added to the beauty of the waterfalls. I set off after successfully completing my best Kerala Tour Package with price. The place was more than sheer bliss. One can never get enough of aura from nature here. I was sure that I would return in order to see the north of this place sometime soon.