Backawaters & Beach Tours

Backwaters Beaches Tours

Our popular and long running journey to south India! Biking, hiking, a backwater boat ride, a stay in an Indian arts centre, a wildlife reserve and the beach, all combine in this unhurried visit to Kerala. We first travel to the Periyar wildlife reserve where there are tiger, elephant, deer, wild boar, monkeys, fish eagles, hornbills and many kingfishers and walk through plantations of cloves, cardamom, nutmeg, cumin, cinnamon and pepper. In the cool Cardamom hills, where we have seen wild elephant, we hike above the tea estates to reach the highest peaks in south India at over 2500m. In Cochin, the spice centre of India, we catch the public ferry-boats between the islands before our own boat journey glides away down the tranquil Kerala backwaters to an arts centre where we can practice or watch woodcarving, martial arts, south Indian cooking and Kathakali dance. Finally we bike toward the coast, 4-5 hours daily before the sun gets too high. Through the palm trees there will be views of the Arabian Sea and we spend a final day at a golden beach

Plantation Tours India

COMPASS presents yet another wonderful way to see Kerala in its entire splendor - Hill Station and Spice Coast Cruise in Kerala. The traditional houseboat of Kerala is one of the most enduring images of the backwaters - its natural, cocoon-like profile complementing the surrounding countryside. One couple has the exclusive run of the entire boat - ensuring privacy for honeymooners and exclusivity for the discerning travelers