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Kerala Singing with Faith Watson

Price

£ 2600/PP

Deposite

£250

Available Seats

02

Date

01 Feb 2025

Duration

14 Days

Location

Kerala, India

Overview

Faith Watson and Threka are organizing our third singing vacation to Kerala, which will take place over two weeks. During this time, we will sing and explore four well-known locations while learning about the local customs and culture.

Explore four distinct regions of Kerala through singing, each with its own unique, unforgettable appeal. The breathtaking backwaters of Kumarakom, the verdant hills and spice plantations of Periyar, the towering ranges of Munnar, and the imperial harbor city of Cochin. With numerous genuine experiences along the way and regular singing sessions led by motivating professional singing leader Faith Watson, Threka Tourism’s Kerala singing holiday will leave you with lifelong travel memories. 

Kumarakom

What’s Included

  • 13 nights full board, en suite stay at high-quality hotels
  • Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner
  • Air-conditioned vehicles throughout the tour·
  • Singing Lessons by Faith Watson
  • Full-time support of our tour manager.
  • Shikkara Boat Trip in Backwaters
  • Houseboat Day Cruise
  • Boating in Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary
  • Visit the tea museum.
  • Meeting with local singers
  • Kerala Cooking demonstration.
  • All entrance tickets
  • Flight tickets
  • Visa
  • Insurance
  • Anything not mentioned in the inclusions

TUTOR : FAITH WATSON

Faith is a member of the Natural Voice Network. She has been leading harmony singing workshops since 1998 and, through her business: Singing for Larks, she runs regular harmony singing groups in Greater Manchester, her own programme of day and weekend workshops around the UK, and one-off workshops, projects, holidays and events for other groups and organisations (including 2 previous holidays to Kerala with Aminesh Chamakala). Faith writes and arranges acapella songs for her own open-access workshops, for The Lovenotes (the acapella group she performs with), and for other voice leaders and singing groups. At the heart of all Faith’s work there remains a love of acapella singing and the belief that everyone, no matter what their level of skill, confidence, or experience, can enjoy the thrill of singing together, in harmony.

COST PER PERSON

  • Single Occupancy: £ 2900
  • Sharing Occupancy: £ 2600

Tour Plans

UK to Cochin Flight

  • Arrival at Cochin International Airport and transfer to Kumarakom. (02.00Hrs)
  • Transfer to Hotel in Kumarakom. Lunch at the hotel. Rest of the afternoon free to relax/enjoy swimming pool.
  • Evening Introduction section.

(Optional Ayurveda massage possible in the hotel)

Morning 3 hours boat cruise from 09:30 to 12:30 hrs. After the Boat Cruise a Traditional Kerala lunch at Boatman’s House will be provided. Then transfer back to hotel to relax & enjoy the swimming pool.

Afternoon Singing programme.

  • Morning guided walking tour in Kumarakom village then after lunch back to hotel
  • Relax & enjoy the swimming pool.
  • Afternoon Singing programme.

Morning singing program on the group’s own

Lunch and cruise in houseboat in the afternoon, and in the evening, enjoy a performance by local singers.

Morning Transfer to Periyar after breakfast at Hotel. Lunch enroute.

Evening Village walk & market visit at Periyar & Kalaripayattu-Kerala Martial Arts show at 6:00 PM

Morning 0930 hrs spice plantation visit with optional elephant ride in the plantation. Lunch and cooking demonstration at a Local restaurant. Afternoon groups own singing programme. Evening, 06:00 pm to 07:30 pm Kerala Traditional Art / Cultural Dance performance.

Early Morning boat trip inside the wildlife sanctuary and after breakfast singing programme at hotel after lunch Jeep Safari to Tamil Nadu.

Periyar-Munnar transfer. 0930 hrs leave for Munnar. Lunch en route  to Munnar

Evening free to walk around in the town and visit a temple.

Morning visit Madupetty Dam, Echo Point, Tea Plantations. Lunch at a local restaurant in Munnar town. Afternoon own singing programme

Morning visit to Tea Museum and watch different activities of tea making & visit to Eravikulam National park. Afternoon own group singing programme.

Morning transfer to Cochin after breakfast, with lunch en route half way at a restaurant. Evening walk by the beach

Morning option for singing in a church and visit to Dutch Palace, St. Francis Church, Dutch Palace, Jewish Synagogue and Chinese Fishing Net. Lunch at a local restaurant transfer to hotel Aftrenoon Singing at hotel.

Morning own singing programme. Lunch at outside restaurant and then free time for shopping.

Farewell Dinner at 7:00PM.

Depart to Cochin Airport.01:00 hrs drive

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