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Kerala’s Western Ghats are not a backdrop; they are a functioning ecosystem. Forests, wildlife corridors, tea estates, and spice farms take up the same mountain range, and it is possible to visit them as part of a single, very structured trip.
Memorable India has been indulging in Kerala packages for more than a decade. Our Kerala hill station tours are based on one principle: geographic logic rather than checklists of destinations. Every circuit that we put together is routed in such a way that driving time is at a minimum and time at each destination is at a maximum.
We offer Kerala hill station packages covering a host of durations, focused 5 nights circuits of Munnar and Thekkady; 10-14 day circuit that cover the hill towns of Tamil Nadu and the highlands and backwaters of Kerala. Accommodation throughout our packages varies from mid-range plantation stays to forest edge resorts, according to destination, as opposed to the budget category.
All our Kerala packages are private tour not group tours. Every vehicle, guide, and hotel booking is organised just for your travel group. Our team does all the logistics so that your time in the hills is spent in the hills, not organizing transfers.
To know more about all of our Kerala packages, please visit our Kerala Holiday Packages page.
Visit the Eravikulam National Park and see the endangered Nilgiri Tahr bird and the Anamudi Peak, which is the highest summit of South India. Visit the Tea Museum to gain an understanding of the plantation history of Munnar, and visit a tea estate, still in production, to see the process firsthand. Enjoy serene halts at Mattupetty Dam, Kundale Lake, and Echo Point, which is best enjoyed early in the morning. Drive to Top Station for a panoramic view on the other side of the Tamil Nadu border.
Take an early morning boat ride on Periyar Lake to spot wildlife. Visit a spice plantation and learn about cardamom, pepper, and cloves. Guided nature walks and bamboo rafting inside the Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary need to be booked in advance. In Kumily, watch Kathakali and Kalaripayattu shows. Chellarkovil Viewpoint and Connemara Tea Factory provide much calmer half-day trips.
Paraglide over the open meadows of Vagamon or walk amongst the pine forests and grasslands. Visit Illikal Peak, Maramala Waterfalls in the month of monsoon. In Wayanad, explore Edakkal Caves, Banasura Sagar Dam and Soochipara Waterfalls and get a bit of history and scenery mixed in with moderate trekking.
Board a motorised vehicle on Periyar Lake within the Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary to get a chance to spot wild elephants, sambar deer, Indian gaur, langurs taking a drink at the forested shores. Moringa rides provide the best conditions.
Walk on working tea estates from the British Era to see the entire process of cultivation, then visit the Tea Museum in Munnar, which has a well-curated account of how tea got from leaf to cup, with original processing machinery on display.
Visit this protected reserve near Munnar to spot the endangered Nilgiri Tahr in their natural habitat, the highlands with the panoramic views of Anamudi Peak, the highest point in South India, at 2695 metres, visible from the park.
Walk through an operational spice plantation on the outskirts of Thekkady, where cardamom, vanilla, black pepper and cloves grow in their natural habitat. Guided journeys include explanations on cultivation techniques, harvesting seasons, and relate to Ayurvedic practice.
Vagamon has an open plateau with consistent wind conditions and is thus one of the few hill stations in Kerala that has a paragliding operation. Tandem flights are available and provide an aerial view of the meadows and surrounding valleys down below.
To see prehistoric petroglyphs that are thousands of years old, reach these natural caves by a moderate uphill walk. Entry is regulated by Kerala Tourism Development Corporation, and it is better to book in advance during the peak season.
Visit Mattupetty Dam, where there are open landscapes, forest views, and optional boating on the lake. Kundale Lake nearby is well worth visiting in the early morning when one can enjoy quiet reflections on the tea-covered hillsides before tourist traffic starts to take its toll on the roads around the lake.
Planning a Kerala hill station trip is something with more variables than most travellers factor in upfront. Road conditions, seasons in which they are accessible, seasons of wildlife activity, and accommodation availability between Munnar, Thekkady, and Vagamon all change significantly by month and getting these right is the difference between enjoying so much of the circuit or spending it just trekking through.
The best time for exploring Kerala hill stations is October and March. The weather is stable and clear in all the hill station destinations, the wildlife activity is at its highest at Periyar, and the post-monsoon landscape is at its peak green. December to January is the peak demand season for houseboat bookings in Alleppey, Eravikulam National Park entry passes, and preferred accommodation fills up early in hill stations. Groups looking for a window provide itineraries for finalization by the beginning of October.
April and May are downplayed for the hills. Munnar and Vagamon are noticeably cooler than the plains at elevation, there are thinner crowds than the peak in December, and hotel rates all over the circuit are lower. Light and photography conditions during this period are quite good.
June to September is monsoon season, with visually dramatic full waterfalls and intensely green forests, as well as practical limitations to the Periyar Lake boat ride, bamboo rafting inside the sanctuary, and road access to certain parts of Munnar and Wayanad during peak rainfall weeks.
On the ground: carry motion sickness medication for the Ghats drives to Munnar and Thekkady. Use bottled water all the time. Withdraw enough cash before reaching remote areas of hill stations, as the access of ATM thins out outside main towns. Communicate dietary requirements to us before travel, and we pass these on to all properties/houseboat crews before travel.
