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  • yogesh c
    1 contribution
    Excellent Premium boat tour of Alleppey backwater and sumptuous Kerala food with courteous Service
    Excellent arrangements were made by Mr Peter and his team for the day tour of Alleppey back waters in private Premium Boat for 6 pax. We were picked up in an AC traveller van from our hotel to travel to Alleppey from Fort Kochi.

    House boat was great (neat, clean and well furnished with A/C) as promised. It had two nice viewing platforms at roof to enjoy panoramic views of lake and the backwaters.

    Lunch was sumptuous with delicious Vegetarian and Non-Veg Kerala food selections. Vegetarians were well taken care of.

    All boat staff, especially Mr Johney, were courteous and displayed high service quality. We had an enjoyable and memorable trip.

    Mr Peter was very flexible and accommodating in adjusting to some of the last minutes changes that we had to make to our travel arrangements.

    Overall I will highly recommend Carnival Tours Kochi as a tour and travel partner in Kochi and around. My best wishes to Mr Peter and his team!
    Review of: Private Kerala Backwater Houseboat Day Cruise with Lunch from Cochin
    Written 11 July 2022
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  • Sadhana P
    3 contributions
    Highly recommend, you will not be disappointed
    Carnival Tours are 5 star, easy and prompt to deal with, excellent service & food supplied on our houseboat, we couldn't fault a thing. The staff were so polite and entertaining, it was certainly a highlight of our trip. Highly recommend this activity and Carnival Tours!
    Review of: Backwaters Houseboat Cruise in Aleppey with Lunch from Cochin - Private Tour
    Written 23 April 2022
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  • eternaltravel18
    New York City, NY12 contributions
    Great experience with Peter & Carnival tours
    My family and I recently had a great experience doing our week-long trip to Kerala with Peter and Carnival tour and travels. Peter was responsible for the entire tour airport to airport, including local siteseeing in Fort Kochi, backwater boat ride and lunch near Allepey and touring Thekkady and finally dropping us off in Trivandrum. Peter was great at sharing tour options, booking us the best seats for Kathakali and Kalari shows, and sending us well-informed guides. All gyudes spoke good English. Our driver, Martin Pramod, was great. He stayed with us throughout our week in Kerala and gave us lots of good suggestions for local restaurants and shopping. Would really recommend Peter and Carnival tour!
    Review of: Kochi Private Tour: Kerala Backwater Houseboat Day Cruise in Aleppey
    Written 3 January 2023
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  • sandy
    India51 contributions
    Backwater trip is more existing
    This trip was well arrange and gave us an interesting insights to life.the food was surprisely quite good
    Review of: Cochin City or Backwater Shore Excursions from Cruise Terminal
    Written 26 April 2020
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  • delmarpas
    Ruislip, UK2 contributions
    Superb trip to Kerala Backwaters
    Perfect from pick up at cruise port to backwaters via Chinese fishing nets.

    Guides were excellent very knowledgeable and answered our many questions.
    Excellent lunch on board houseboat, must return for longer one day.
    Review of: From Cochin Port: Backwaters by Houseboat & Chinese Nets
    Written 3 March 2020
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  • Nana
    3 contributions
    Wonderful
    We had the premium houseboat tour overnight from Alleppey. It was a very beautiful experience. Staff and premium boat for 2 persons where perfect. Nice sunbed balcony on the 2. Floor, where we spend most of the time. I think this is the best option for 1 night. Premium boat 2 persons. The surrounding ist very green and beauty. I recommend to choose the overnight tour.
    Review of: Kochi Private Tour: Overnight Alleppey Backwaters Houseboat Cruise
    Written 20 August 2023
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  • Bibhu
    San Francisco, CA11 contributions
    A trip to God's own country
    I was visiting India recently from USA and took out time for a short trip to Kerala. I was with my family of five, and took the help of Sree Tours to book a fantastic experience.

    Here was our itinerary of 5 nights, 6 days
    Kochi airport (land)
    -> Alleppey (resort 1 night)
    -> Kumarakom (houseboat 1 night)
    -> Munnar (3 nights)
    -> Kochi airport (depart)

    Our journey began at the Konda Lip backwaters heritage resort and continued on to the Palazhi houseboat, both of which were beautifully presented and provided a serene escape from the hustle and bustle of city life. Chef Nithin & rest of the houseboat staff were super accommodating. The Kerala food served deserves 5 stars!

    Next we visited the tea gardens in Munnar. The tea plantations were so well-maintained, providing a perfect backdrop for our vacation photos. We stayed in Aranyaka resort which had lovely views of the Attukkad waterfalls from the room. My teenage daughter & I did a guided hike on the mountains - highly recommended if you want to see Munnar via the off beaten path. It was tough (but highly enjoyable) for me, so I suggest doing it if you are decently fit.

    The real hero of our trip, however, was our driver George Jacob who stayed with us throughout the journey. An expert driver, he was friendly, knowledgeable, and went above and beyond to make our journey smooth and enjoyable. He made sure we reached our destinations on time, recommended local restaurants/shows/spas, helped us with our bags and made my family feel very welcome. Thank you George for your hospitality!

    Overall, I would highly recommend Sreekumar & Ajitha of Sree Tours to anyone looking to explore the beauty of Kerala. Their honest recommendations, turnkey planning and fast turnaround with customizations led me to believe we were in good hands. Thank you, Sree Tours, for making our trip to Kerala one we will never forget!
    Review of: 5 Nights & 6 Days Kerala Tour Covering Munnar, Aleppey Houseboat, Kovalam Beach
    Written 13 February 2023
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  • Geeta R Singh
    Mumbai, India27 contributions
    was my first experience travelling in Cruise.. what a wonderful experience it was!!! I travelled with my mother and she
    I loved the food , the activities in cruise and also the hospitality! Fantastic experience..one must have it.
    Review of: Day Cruise with South Indian Lunch on the Kerala Backwaters & Private Transfer
    Written 15 December 2022
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  • V V M tours
    Kochi (Cochin), India52 contributions
    Kerala tour
    Cochin arrival drive to munnar 3 nights there to Thekkady 2 night then kumarakom or aleppey house boat stay at night in boat morning checkout drive to cochin after sightseeing drop at airport or railway station
    Review of: Private 7-Day Kerala Tour with Houseboat Cruise from Mumbai with 2-Way Flights
    Written 20 September 2019
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  • Iris D
    20 contributions
    Enjoyed every minute..Excellent
    Excellent..my husband & I enjoyed every minute of this houseboat tour which included a delicious Keralan meal. Peaceful & relaxing..beautiful scenery so lush & green..enjoyed watching people go about their everyday life. Wished we had stayed overnight. Highly recommended. Calgary, Canada
    Review of: Kochi Shore Excursion: Private Kerala Backwater Houseboat Day Cruise
    Written 11 February 2020
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  • Bharti S
    8 contributions
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    Our trip to kerela was just out of words as it is said it is God's own country, we could experience it's beauty in jungles, the back waters, the house boat stay and finally to Kanya Kuamri our stay was just superb with gud n healthy food it's beauty is enchanting cannot described in words just be there and feel it our full family has a big Thanks to say for this awesome tour package by Kerela Holidays.
    Review of: Cochin (Kochi) Shore Excursions from Cruise Terminal Ships Pier
    Written 19 December 2019
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  • Robski888
    Greater Perth, Australia11 contributions
    tour in the Cochin area including small river cruise and local industry
    Tour was very poor. the areas for local industry they tour were so filthy that I have been turned off anything Indian manufactured. The river cruise was just around the local area and the food offered was not appealing. Better keep your money and look at Sri Lanka
    Review of: Cochin shore excursions
    Written 8 September 2019
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  • delhiwale
    3 contributions
    book along with dinner
    here no way to outer food i suggest for food in dinner and service good by them. mr josef is nice person but taken extra money for dinner
    Review of: Kochi Shore Excursion- Private Day Tour of Heritage and Backwaters
    Written 6 May 2019
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