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Onam Sadhya

Kerala's backwaters, and its 26-item festival feast.

Duration10 days
Best timeAug–Sept, timed to Onam
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The route

Kochi·Alleppey backwaters·Munnar

Fort Kochi, a houseboat on the backwaters, the Onam Sadhya feast on a banana leaf, and a tea-estate close in Munnar.

Alleppey

The backwaters

A houseboat morning through Alleppey's canals, before the Onam Sadhya's 26 dishes arrive on a banana leaf.

Day by day

Day 1–2

Kochi

Fort Kochi on foot — Chinese fishing nets, spice warehouses, and a first taste of Malabar parotta and biryani.

Day 3–5

Alleppey backwaters

A private houseboat through the backwaters, a toddy shop visit with a host your Travel Manager has already vetted, and a cooking session in a backwaters kitchen.

Day 6–8

The Onam Sadhya

The Onam Sadhya itself — a full banana-leaf feast — and, if your dates land right, the Vallam Kali snake-boat races.

Day 9–10

Munnar tea estates, send-off

A tea-estate day trip into the hills before a final send-off dinner and airport drop.

What's included

  • Private houseboat on the Alleppey backwaters
  • The Onam Sadhya feast
  • Toddy shop visit with a vetted host
  • Munnar tea-estate excursion
  • Your dedicated Travel Manager, on WhatsApp for the whole trip

What it costs

Quoted per journey

No two of these run the same way. What it costs depends on your dates, how many of you are travelling, where you want to stay, and how much of the circuit you want. Tell your Travel Manager what you have in mind and you get a written quote for exactly that — with no planning fee on top.

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