Kerala Tour Packages from Pune

Kerala doesn’t feel like a place you visit once and file away. Between the backwater villages near Alleppey, the tea slopes above Munnar, and the cliff edge at Varkala where the Arabian Sea just drops away beneath you, most travellers from Pune end up planning a second trip before the first one is even over.

Chalo Kerala Holidays builds Kerala tour packages from Pune for exactly that kind of traveller — people who want a well-paced, properly planned holiday rather than a rushed checklist of photo stops. Whether you’re looking at a quick 3-day Kerala trip from Pune, a honeymoon on a houseboat, or a longer South India circuit that runs into Tamil Nadu, our Kerala holiday packages from Pune are built around real itineraries, transparent pricing, and local support on the ground.

This page walks you through our current Pune to Kerala tour packages, what each one covers day by day, how much they cost, and how to get from Pune to Kerala without the guesswork.

Our Kerala Tour Packages from Pune, at a Glance

We currently run four core Kerala vacation packages from Pune, ranging from a short backwaters break to a full South India tour. Each one can be customised — extra nights in Munnar, an upgraded houseboat category, or a private cab instead of a shared transfer are all easy to arrange once you get in touch.

All four are land-only packages — you book your own flight or train into Kerala, and we handle everything from the moment you land to the moment we drop you back at the airport or station.

Why Kerala Is Still One of the Best Trips You Can Take from Pune

Kerala works for almost every kind of traveller, which is part of why it stays popular year after year. Fort Kochi gives you old colonial streets, Chinese fishing nets, and a working harbour town feel. Alleppey slows everything down with a night on a Kettuvallam houseboat, drifting past paddy fields and narrow backwater canals. Munnar trades the coast for cool hill air and rolling tea estates. Varkala adds a red-cliff beach that most first-time visitors don’t expect Kerala to have at all.

For a family tour, the pace is gentle and the sightseeing is genuinely varied rather than temple-after-temple. For a couple’s or honeymoon trip, the houseboat night and the Varkala Cliff sunset do a lot of the work on their own. And because Kerala pairs so well with a Tamil Nadu extension — Madurai’s Meenakshi Temple, Rameswaram, Kanyakumari — it’s also a strong pick if you want a longer South India holiday rather than a single-state trip.

Kerala Packages from Pune by Traveller Type

Kerala Honeymoon Packages from Pune

Couples usually go for the Jew Town to Varkala Cliff package or the Tea Trails & Tranquil Waters itinerary. Both combine a private houseboat night on Vembanad Lake with a cliffside stay in Varkala — the sunset at Varkala Cliff is one of the more reliably romantic moments you’ll get on a Kerala trip without any extra planning on your part.

Kerala Family Tour Packages from Pune

Families travelling with kids or grandparents tend to prefer the 6-day Tea Trails & Tranquil Waters package. It spreads the driving out properly, includes low-effort sightseeing like the Munnar Tea Museum and Eravikulam National Park, and still fits in the houseboat experience that kids especially remember long after the trip is over.

Kerala Group Tour Packages from Pune

For friend groups or larger family gatherings, the Grand Southern Magic package works well because it’s long enough to feel like a proper trip and covers enough ground — Kerala and Tamil Nadu — that nobody in the group feels short-changed on sightseeing.

Kerala Budget and Luxury Tour Packages from Pune

Every package on this page can be run at a more budget-conscious level (shared houseboats, standard hotels) or upgraded to a Kerala luxury tour package from Pune with premium houseboats, resort-category stays in Munnar and Varkala, and a private vehicle throughout. Tell us your budget range and we’ll adjust the plan rather than hand you a fixed template.

Kerala Customised Tour Packages from Pune

None of the four itineraries above are fixed in stone. We regularly build Kerala customised tour packages from Pune — adding Wayanad or Kovalam, extending a houseboat stay to two nights, or combining two of our itineraries into one longer trip.

Destinations Covered in Our Kerala Packages

Fort Kochi & Mattancherry

The starting point for almost every Kerala trip from Pune. You’ll walk through Fort Kochi’s old streets, photograph the Chinese fishing nets along the shore, visit St. Francis Church — the oldest European church in India — and see the Dutch-era Mattancherry Palace before wandering through Jew Town and the Paradesi Synagogue.

Alleppey Backwaters

The signature Kerala experience: a night or more aboard a traditional Kettuvallam houseboat on Vembanad Lake, cruising past paddy fields, coconut groves and quiet canal-side villages, with all meals served fresh on board.

Munnar

Kerala’s best-known hill station, covered in our Tea Trails and Grand Southern Magic packages. Highlights include Eravikulam National Park (home to the endangered Nilgiri Tahr), Kundala Lake, Echo Point, Madupetty Dam and the Tea Museum.

Varkala

A cliffside beach town with a completely different character from Kerala’s other coastal spots. The Varkala Cliff, Papanasam Beach and Janardanaswamy Temple are the main draws, along with a laid-back stretch of cliff-top cafés and shops.

Thekkady (Periyar)

Featured in the Grand Southern Magic itinerary, Thekkady centres on the Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary and a boat cruise on Periyar Lake, set among working spice plantations.

Beyond Kerala: Madurai, Rameswaram & Kanyakumari

Our longest package extends into Tamil Nadu to cover Madurai’s Meenakshi Amman Temple, the Pamban Bridge and Ramanathaswamy Temple at Rameswaram, and the Vivekananda Rock Memorial and sunrise point at Kanyakumari — India’s southernmost tip.

Sample Kerala Itineraries from Pune

Fort, Palace & Floating Stay (3D/2N) — from ₹9,900pp

• Day 1: Arrive Cochin, sightseeing at Fort Kochi, Chinese Fishing Nets, St. Francis Church, Mattancherry Palace, Jew Town & Marine Drive. Overnight Cochin.
• Day 2: Drive to Alleppey, board houseboat by noon, cruise Vembanad Lake and the backwater canals with meals on board. Overnight on the houseboat.
• Day 3: Breakfast on board, optional Alleppey Beach or local market visit, transfer back to Cochin for departure.

Jew Town to Varkala Cliff (4D/3N) — from ₹14,500pp

• Day 1: Cochin arrival and sightseeing (as above). Overnight Cochin.
• Day 2: Alleppey houseboat cruise on Vembanad Lake. Overnight on the houseboat.
• Day 3: Transfer to Varkala via Jatayu Earth Center. Evening at Varkala Cliff. Overnight Varkala.
• Day 4: Varkala sightseeing — Janardanaswamy Temple, Papanasam Beach, Kappil Beach or Anchuthengu Fort — then drop at Trivandrum.

Tea Trails & Tranquil Waters (6D/5N) — from ₹17,000pp

• Day 1–2: Cochin to Munnar, full-day Munnar sightseeing (Pothamedu View Point, Kundala Lake, Echo Point, Madupetty Dam, Tea Museum, Eravikulam National Park).
• Day 3: Munnar to Alleppey, Shikara cruise on Vembanad Lake, evening at Alleppey Beach.
• Day 4–5: Alleppey to Varkala via Jatayu Earth Center; Varkala sightseeing and cliff-top evenings.
• Day 6: Departure from Trivandrum, with optional sightseeing en route (Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple, Napier Museum).

Grand Southern Magic (10D/9N) — from ₹33,300pp

• Days 1–3: Cochin to Munnar to Thekkady, covering Munnar’s tea country and the Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary.
• Days 4–7: Thekkady to Madurai to Rameswaram to Kanyakumari, covering the Meenakshi Temple, Pamban Bridge, Ramanathaswamy Temple and the Kanyakumari sunrise.
• Days 8–10: Kanyakumari to Kovalam (via Trivandrum sightseeing) to an Alleppey houseboat, ending with departure from Cochin.

Kerala Tour Packages from Pune with Price

Pricing depends on group size, hotel category and season, but here’s what our current packages start from on a per-person, twin-sharing, land-only basis:

These are starting prices for standard-category stays. Luxury upgrades, private vehicles, and additional nights are quoted separately once we know your travel dates and group size.

How to Travel from Pune to Kerala

Most Pune to Kerala tour packages start with a flight into Cochin (Kochi) or Trivandrum, both of which are well connected to Pune with one-stop or, depending on the season, direct flights. A few practical points worth knowing before you book:

• Cochin International Airport is the usual entry point for our Fort Kochi, Alleppey and Munnar itineraries.
• Trivandrum International Airport works better if your trip ends in Varkala or Kovalam, since it’s the exit point on several of our itineraries.
• Kerala is also reachable from Pune by train, via Chennai or Bangalore, if you’d rather take a longer overland route.
• Flights aren’t included in our land-only packages — this keeps pricing flexible, since Pune–Kerala airfares vary a lot by season and how far in advance you book.

If you’d like help picking flight timings that fit your itinerary, our team can guide you through the connections once you confirm your travel dates.

What’s Included and Excluded

Package Inclusions

• Accommodation on a twin-sharing basis as per the itinerary
• Airport/railway station pickup and drop
• Private or shared vehicle for all transfers and sightseeing (as per package)
• Houseboat stay with meals on board (on itineraries that include one)
• Sightseeing as listed in the day-by-day itinerary
• Support from a local travel consultant throughout the trip

Package Exclusions

• Flights or train fares to and from Kerala
• Personal expenses, tips and anything not mentioned in the itinerary
• Entry fees for optional activities (jeep safari, Kathakali show, Ayurvedic massage, etc.)
• Anything outside the specific inclusions of your chosen package

Why Book with Chalo Kerala Holidays

Planning a Kerala trip from Pune usually means juggling flights, hotels, a houseboat operator and local transport separately. We put all of that under one itinerary and one point of contact instead.

• Customised itineraries — every package on this page can be shortened, extended or re-routed
• Flight assistance — guidance on Pune–Kerala flight timings and connections
• Visa guidance — relevant if your trip extends into an international add-on
• Local support on the ground throughout Kerala, not just at the airport
• Competitive, transparent per-person pricing with no hidden add-ons
• Experienced travel consultants who’ve actually planned and revised these routes

How to Book Your Kerala Package from Pune

1. Tell us your travel dates, group size and which package (or combination) interests you.
2. We share a detailed day-by-day itinerary with pricing based on your preferences.
3. Once confirmed, you pay an advance to lock in your dates and hotel/houseboat availability.
4. We handle bookings for stays, houseboats and transfers, and share your final itinerary and contact numbers before departure.
5. Travel — with local support available throughout your trip if plans need to change.

Best Time to Visit Kerala from Pune

October to March is generally the most comfortable window — cooler weather, calm backwaters, and clear hill views in Munnar. April and May are warmer and better suited to hill-station-heavy itineraries. The monsoon months (June to September) bring heavy rain but also Kerala’s lushest scenery and lower prices, which suits travellers who don’t mind planning around the weather.

A Few Practical Tips

• Book houseboats in advance during peak season (December–January), since availability runs out fast.
• Pack light rain gear if you’re travelling June–September.
• Carry a light jacket for Munnar evenings, even outside winter.
• Confirm your Pune flight timings before finalising the itinerary, especially if your package starts or ends in a different city than it started.

Experiences You Shouldn’t Skip

• A sunset from Varkala Cliff — arrive at least 30 minutes early to get a good spot
• An overnight houseboat cruise on Vembanad Lake, with meals cooked fresh on board
• Early morning at Eravikulam National Park in Munnar, before the crowds arrive
• A walk through Fort Kochi at golden hour, when the Chinese fishing nets are silhouetted against the water
• Sunrise at Kanyakumari, where the Arabian Sea, Bay of Bengal and Indian Ocean meet (Grand Southern Magic package)

Ready to Plan Your Kerala Trip from Pune?

From a quick backwaters weekend to a full South India circuit, Chalo Kerala Holidays can put together a Kerala tour package from Pune that fits your dates, budget and travel style. Get in touch with our team for a customised itinerary and price quote.

Enquire now to start planning your Kerala holiday from Pune.