We meet you at Kochi airport or Ernakulam railway station and drive about 115 km into the Idukki hills, about 3.5 hours with a breakfast stop. After lunch in Cheruthoni you walk the dams when they are open, see the arch dam from Hill View Park and end the day on Kalvari Mount above the reservoir.
- 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 40 min · 55 km
- 10:45 AM
Breakfast in Kothamangalam
Appam and stew, idli or parotta at a family restaurant on the highway. Tell your driver if you are hungry sooner and he will stop earlier. Pay as you eat.
- 1 h 51 min · 68 km
- 1:15 PM
Lunch in Cheruthoni
A Kerala meals plate, or parotta with chicken or veg curry, in Cheruthoni town. Pay as you eat.
- 16 min · 7 km
- 2:30 PM1
Idukki and Cheruthoni dams
1 h 30 min hereWalk or ride a buggy across the top of Cheruthoni Dam and the Idukki arch dam, when KSEB has the dams open to visitors. Open dates change through the year, the dam is shut on Wednesdays and on red alert days, and no cameras are allowed inside. We book your slot online when it is open. Ticket included. If the dams are closed, you see them from Hill View Park instead.
- 5 min · 2 km
- 4:15 PM2
Hill View Park
1 h hereA hilltop park with the best view of the Idukki arch dam between the Kuravan and Kurathi hills. The path up is a little steep. Ticket included. The zip line is extra, paid there.
- 29 min · 15 km
- 5:45 PM3
Kalvari Mount viewpoint
1 h hereA grassy hilltop high above the Idukki reservoir, with green islands and hills in every direction. Lovely in the evening light. It gets windy and cool, so carry a jacket. Free to visit.
- 22 min · 13 km
- 7:15 PM
Check in at your hotel
Idukki is quiet at night with few places to eat, so dinner at the hotel is easiest. Your driver is on call all evening.
