Multi-day circuits
Kerala tours with a private driver
One vehicle and one driver for the whole circuit, priced as a single figure you agree before you fly. We do not sell hotels and we take no commission from them, so the itinerary we suggest is the one that makes the driving work — not the one that pays us.
What you get
The four things that actually matter here
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Hotels are yours to choose
We are a transport operator, not a package agency. Book your own rooms wherever you like and we will tell you honestly whether the drive between them works. Nobody here earns a cut from your hotel.
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Priced as one figure, itemised
Distance at the published per-kilometre rate, the driver allowance for each day the car is held, tolls and permits, and 5% GST. Four lines. The same arithmetic on a three-day trip and a fourteen-day one.
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Built around real driving times
Kerala roads average 35–40 km/h off the highway. Most itineraries you find online assume double that. We will tell you when a plan needs a day added, before you book it rather than on day three.
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Inter-state permits arranged
Tamil Nadu and Karnataka entry for the longer circuits is organised in advance and quoted inside your total. Nothing is collected at a border checkpost.
How long you actually need
Three days gets you Munnar properly. Five gets you Munnar and the backwaters without rushing. Six adds Thekkady. Ten lets you work down the coast to Kovalam with time to stop. Fourteen takes in Tamil Nadu — Madurai, Kanyakumari and the Nilgiris.
Below three days you are mostly in the car. Above fourteen and most people want a few days sitting still somewhere, which we are happy to build in — the car simply waits, and you are only charged the driver allowance for those days rather than distance.
What is not included
Hotels, entry tickets, boat fares, guides and your food. We quote transport, and we quote it completely.
The driver’s food and accommodation is on your invoice as the daily allowance. You are never asked to buy him meals or find him a room — that is his allowance, and it is his to manage.
Circuits
Priced end to end, before you fly
Every figure is the Swift Dzire rate with the driver allowance, tolls and 5% GST already inside it. Larger vehicles scale from the same rate card.
Approximate, for reference. You are billed in rupees.
- 2N / 3D
Munnar Hills
Cheeyappara falls, the Tea Museum, Mattupetty dam, Top Station and Eravikulam — the hills done properly, not at a sprint.
₹8,217 380 km · all in - 4N / 5D
Munnar & Alleppey
Two days in tea country, then down to Kuttanad for a night on a houseboat. Cold air and still water in the same trip.
₹11,858 525 km · all in - 5N / 6D
Munnar · Thekkady · Alleppey
The classic loop. Hill stations, the Periyar spice belt with a dawn boat ride, and the backwaters to finish.
₹14,404 640 km · all in - 7N / 8D
Grand Kerala
Kochi, Munnar, Thekkady, Alleppey, Kovalam and Kanyakumari. One driver the whole way; the TN permit is in the price.
₹25,815 1180 km · all in - 9N / 10D
Kerala Complete
The whole state at a pace that lets you stop. Two nights in the hills, a houseboat, and four days on the coast working south — with nothing that needs a 5am start.
₹32,197 1520 km · all in - 13N / 14D
South India Grand Tour
Kerala and the Tamil Nadu hill country in one run — Meenakshi temple, the southern tip, the backwaters and the Nilgiris. All inter-state permits arranged in advance and inside the price.
₹51,392 2450 km · all in
Questions
Asked about this
How many days do I need for Kerala?
Five for Munnar and the backwaters at a sensible pace. Six to add Thekkady. Ten to work down to Kovalam. Fourteen if you want Tamil Nadu as well. Fewer than three and you will spend most of it driving.
Do you book hotels too?
No, deliberately. We are a transport operator and we take no commission from hotels, which means the itinerary we recommend is the one that makes the driving work rather than the one that pays us.
What happens on days we do not travel?
The car and driver wait. You are charged the daily driver allowance for those days but no distance, so a rest day is cheap. Many longer itineraries have two or three.
Is the driver with us the whole time?
Yes. Same driver, same vehicle, start to finish. You get his name and number the evening before the trip begins.
Can we start from somewhere other than Cochin airport?
Yes — Trivandrum, Calicut or a hotel anywhere in Kerala. Cochin is simply where most people land.