Ayurveda & Wellness Tour India - 12N/13D

Upon arrival, our representative will receive you and escort you to your vehicle. After short sleep and breakfast, half-day city-sightseeing of Bombay with a visit to the Prince of Wales Museum (Monday closed), Marine drive, Mani Bhawan (Gandhi House), Flora Fountain, Kamla Nehru Park and finally to the Hanging Gardens.

The afternoon is free.

Dinner and overnight in the hotel.

After breakfast transfer to the airport for flight to Cochin. After arrival at the airport, meet and greet at the airport and transfer to the hotel. In the afternoon, half-day sightseeing with a visit to St.Francis' church, Mattancherry Palace, the Jewtown with its Jewish synagogue and the cantilevered Chinese fishing nets.

Rest of the evening free.

Dinner and overnight in the hotel.

After breakfast drive to the Ayurveda center ( 2 hours to Marari Beach resort or 3 & 1/2 hours to Aquaserene resort). After arrival at the respective Ayurveda center, check-in at the Resort and after a short break, meeting with the Resort 's Ayurveda doctors for a long interactive session, during which they would like to know all the detailed aspects about your wellness, lifestyle, food habits, work habits, and other specific body ailments, if any, etc.

This would then enable them to decide about the next course of action and the types of different wellness massages most suitable to you. In the afternoon, the first of the general rejuvenation massages shall begin for you. Dinner and overnight in the hotel.

Ayurveda, the science of life, is almost as old as the Indian civilization. It's a holistic approach, the efficacy of its therapies and the absence of distressing side-effects are some of its salient features. The seven most common therapies adopted for your rejuvenation package are known in the local dialect as Abhyanga, Elakizhi, Njavarakizhi, Pizhichil, Udhwardhanam, Dhara and Nasyam. You can de-stress your body and rejuvenate yourself in the sylvan, soothing and serene surroundings of either of these centers. For Kerala's equable climate, natural abundance of forests (with a wealth of herbs and medicinal plants), are best suited for Ayurveda's curative and restorative and wellness programs.

The seven-day package offered to you includes Body Massage combined with medicated steam bath and medicated bath, Pizhichil, and Njavarakizhi.

Day 01 of the package: Body massage - is done with medicated oils as per the conditions of the individual for 60 - 90 minutes. This is intended to rejuvenate body and mind, to tone the skin, increase circulation.

Day 01/02/03 of the wellness package: Pizhichil - It is a special massage done by two persons and is a Sudation as well as a Relation Therapy.

About 4-5 liters of lukewarm medicated oil, selected according to body constitution and illness is squeezed from cloth over the body continuously for about 45-60 minutes for three days. This treatment tones up the body's increase circulation nourish the muscular and nervous system and expel the metabolic wastes through the skin.

Day 04/05/06 of the package: Njavarakizhi - It is a cotton bag massage performed with a bag filled with "njavara" rice, cooked in milk and herbal decoctions. This is a nourishing treatment and is indicated in all types of neurological and arthritic complaints.

After breakfast, drive to the boat jetty, where your houseboat with its crew awaits your embarkation thereon. Thereafter very soothing backwaters boat-cruise through lush green sylvan and serene surroundings and tranquil waters. Your personal cook will serve you the fresh catch of the day with pleasure. Your house-boat can anchor at any place of your choice and you can take a short stroll on the banks of the backwater canals of your choice amidst swaying palms and chirping birds. Dinner and overnight on the houseboat.

After breakfast and bidding farewell to your boat and it's crew, drive back to Cochin. After checking into the hotel, in the early evening enjoy a live performance of the local classical Kathakali dance. Dinner and overnight in the hotel.

After breakfast drive to the airport for flight to Bombay. After arrival in Bombay you have time to visit the museums again or for last-minute shopping bargains or a stroll at the Gateway of India as per your desire. Dinner and overnight in the hotel.

Transfer to the airport for flight to onward destination.