An island nation of the size of Benelux, this amazing country offers multiple experiential layers to the visitor: a culture rich and diverse in religion, ways of life and expression in art and food all blending together with the traces of past colonisations, there are national parks filled with a myriad of species including leopard and the iconic Asian Elephant and mountains draped with tea gardens and treaded with trails and ringed by golden beaches.
Experience the many attractions of this region of India: an exploratory hike with a naturalist in the mountains, a few days in Fort Cochin, a night on a backwater house-boat, ending with beach-hotel and an Ayurvedic massage.