We meet you at Kochi airport or Ernakulam railway station and drive about 55 km north to Thrissur, with breakfast in Angamaly on the way. You can add Athirappilly falls before lunch. In the afternoon see the old Kochi royal palace, then the evening lamps at Vadakkunnathan temple in the heart of Thrissur. If you skip the falls, you reach Thrissur before noon and can rest at the hotel first.
- 9:00 AM
Pickup at Kochi airport or Ernakulam railway station
Your driver meets you when you land or arrive. Times below assume a 9:00 AM pickup. If yours is later, we move the day to fit.
- 1 h 13 min · 41 km
- 10:15 AM
Breakfast in Angamaly
Appam and stew, idli or dosa at a family restaurant on the highway. Pay as you eat.
- 1 h 8 min · 34 km
- 10:45 AM
Athirappilly Falls
Optional · Approx Rs 50 entry per person, paid at the gateKerala's biggest waterfall, a 1 hour detour from the highway. Allow about 75 minutes, with a short downhill walk for the view from below. Tell your driver at pickup. It can close in very heavy rain.
- 1 h 34 min · 60 km
- 1:30 PM
Lunch in Thrissur
A vegetarian sadya on a banana leaf, or a Thrissur biryani. Pay as you eat.
- 2:45 PM1
Shakthan Thampuran Palace
1 h hereAn old Kochi royal palace in Kerala and Dutch style, now a museum with bronzes and old coins. Ticket included. Closed on Mondays, and on a Monday you rest at the hotel instead.
- 5:00 PM2
Vadakkunnathan Temple
1 h 30 min hereA huge old Shiva temple on a small hill in the middle of Thrissur. It opens again at 5 PM and the lamps are lit around sunset. Only Hindus may go inside; everyone can walk the grounds around it. Men remove shirts inside.
- 6:45 PM
Check in at your hotel
Dinner at the hotel or in town, your choice. Your driver is on call all evening.
