Munnar Tour Packages: Costs, Itineraries and What You Actually Get

Munnar tour packages run 3 to 10 days and cost from around Rs. 3,108 per person (standard tier price) for a two-night tea-country break to about Rs. 14,499 for a week that adds Thekkady, an Alleppey houseboat, etc. Every package here is quoted at its standard tier, with Deluxe, Premium and Luxury tiers available for the same route. Price moves with the number of nights, hotel category, season and whether a houseboat is included.

One thing makes Munnar easier to plan than most Kerala hill trips: it sits close to Kochi. Cochin airport is about 110 km away, roughly 3.5 to 4 hours by road, so you can land in the morning and be in tea country by afternoon. That is why most of our trip’s pair it with a Thekkady spice-hills stay, an Alleppey houseboat, Fort Kochi, or the Kovalam coast. For circuits that start elsewhere, see all our Kerala tour packages.

What Does a Munnar Tour Package Cost?

Munnar tour packages start at about Rs. 3,108 per person (standard tier price) for two nights and rise to around Rs.14,499 for a ten-day circuit. Each package also comes in Deluxe, Premium and Luxury tiers for the same route, quoted on request. The price depends on nights, hotel category, season and whether a houseboat is part of the plan.

The table below lists the eight Munnar packages we run most often, sorted from shortest to longest. Every rate is per person on twin sharing, land only, with a room and daily breakfast. Prices are indicative starting-from rates as of August 2026 and firm up once you confirm dates and hotel category. Peak dates from 20 December to 5 January, Onam and long weekends cost more, and we say so before you book.

Two things move the number most: how many nights you stay and whether a houseboat is included. A houseboat night is quoted on full board, so it carries all meals and lifts the per-person figure. Flights and trains are never in these prices.

What Does A 4-Night Munnar Itinerary Look Like?

Our recommended four-night plan is the Kerala Classic: two nights in Munnar, one in Thekkady, one on an Alleppey houseboat, starting and ending at Kochi. Here it is day by day.

Day 1: Kochi pickup and the drive up to Munnar through the Cheeyappara and Valara falls stretch, where the road runs right past the water. Check in and evening free.

Day 2: Full Munnar sightseeing: Mattupetty Dam, Echo Point, Kundala Lake, the Top Station viewpoint early before the mist closes in, the Tata Tea Museum and Photo Point.

Day 3: Drive to Thekkady through the cardamom hills, a spice plantation walks at Kumily, and an evening Kathakali and Kalaripayattu show.

Day 4: Early Periyar Lake boat cruise, then the drive to Alleppey to board the houseboat. Cruise Vembanad Lake and the Kuttanad canals, all meals on board, and anchor for sunset in a canal with dinner cooked on board.

Day 5: Disembark after breakfast on the water, then drive back to Kochi for the airport or station drop.

Get this Munnar package as a firm quote

Send us your dates and how many of you are travelling. Our Kerala team calls you back, builds the full day-by-day plan with an exact price, and swaps hotels or nights until it fits. Enquire by the form or on WhatsApp to start.

Munnar Tour Itinerary, Day by Day: The 2-Night Tea-Country Break

Short on time and only want Munnar? The two-night Munnar Tea Trails Weekend Break keeps you in tea country the whole trip. Here it is day by day.

Day 1: Pickup from Kochi airport or Ernakulam railway station, the climb through Neriamangalam and the Cheeyappara and Valara falls, a photo halt at Karadippara viewpoint, then check in at Munnar with the evening free on the estate roads.

Day 2: Full-day Munnar sightseeing covering Mattupetty Dam, Echo Point, Kundala Lake, Photo Point, the Tata Tea Museum at Nallathanni and Blossom Park, with Top Station early before the mist takes the view. Evening at the Munnar town spice and tea shops.

Day 3: An early Pothamedu or Lockhart Gap viewpoint, then the drive back to Kochi for the airport or station drop, with no early-checkout rush.

Customise your Munnar trip

Want to add a night, swap Thekkady for Vagamon, or move up to a pool villa? Tell us what you have in mind and we quote the change back to you. Nothing is locked until you confirm with the advance.

How Many Days Do You Need In Munnar?

Two nights covers Munnar itself, one day up from Kochi and one full sightseeing day. Three nights lets you slow down or add Thekkady or a houseboat, and four to five nights turns Munnar into a full Kerala circuit.

A two-night trip fits the classic loop of Mattupetty Dam, Echo Point, Kundala Lake, Top Station and the Tata Tea Museum at a steady pace. Add a night for an unhurried morning, a shikara ride on Kundala Lake, or a spice-hills drive to Thekkady. Beyond three nights, Munnar usually becomes the opening leg of a longer route, south to Alleppey for a houseboat or on to Kovalam for the coast. Most first-time Kerala visitors settle on four to five nights.

How Do You Reach Munnar, And How Far Is It from Kochi?

Munnar has no airport or railway of its own. The nearest airport is Cochin, about 110 km away, and the drive from Kochi takes about 3.5 to 4 hours on NH85.

By air, Cochin International Airport at Nedumbassery is roughly 3.5 to 4 hours from Munnar on NH85, the climb running through Neriamangalam and the Cheeyappara and Valara waterfall stretch. By train, the nearest railheads are Ernakulam and Aluva, about 110 to 130 km away, then the same road up. From Bengaluru or Coimbatore, travellers usually come via Udumalpet and Marayoor to the north. Every package includes a private car with airport or station pickup and drop, so you are not arranging local transport on arrival.

Is Munnar Good for a Family or Honeymoon Trip?

Yes to both. Families get boating, the Tea Museum and short driving days; couples get cool misty evenings, a private houseboat and quiet tea-estate mornings.

For families, a Kochi night at the start keeps the first day easy, waterfall halts break the climb, and Mattupetty Dam boating and the Tea Museum demonstration hold children's interest without any trekking. For honeymooners, our couple packages add a decorated room, a candlelight dinner and a private houseboat rather than a shared one, and Munnar evenings in December and January are cold enough to make the trip feel special. We keep long transfer days off young families' plans and say so before booking.

Munnar at a Glance: Distances, Altitude and Key Facts

Quick reference for planning. Named places, distances and terms you will meet on a Munnar trip.

• Location: A hill station in the Idukki district of Kerala, in the Western Ghats, spread across the Kannan Devan Hills.
• Altitude: Around 1,600 metres above sea level, which is why evenings turn cold from November to February.
• Nearest airport: Cochin International Airport (COK) at Nedumbassery, about 110 km away, roughly 3.5 to 4 hours by road on NH85 (as of September 2026).
• Nearest railway station: Ernakulam and Aluva, about 110 to 130 km away. Munnar has no railway station of its own.
• Drive from Kochi: The climb runs through the Neriamangalam forest and the Cheeyappara and Valara waterfall stretch, with a photo halt at Karadippara.
• Known for: Tea. The Kannan Devan estates have been worked since the 1870s and still cover the slopes around town.
• Mattupetty Dam: A concrete dam and reservoir about 13 km from town, with pedal and speed boating.
• Echo Point: A lakeside spot on the Munnar to Top Station Road where a shout returns as an echo.
• Kundala Lake: A dam lake with shikara and pedal boats, on the way to Top Station.
• Top Station: the highest point on the Munnar road at about 1,700 metres, on the Kerala and Tamil Nadu border, best seen early before the mist.
• Tata Tea Museum: A working museum at Nallathanni that shows how a green leaf becomes the powder in your cup.
• Eravikulam National Park: a sanctuary for the endangered Nilgiri Tahr, closed from 1 February to 31 March each year for calving.
• Anamudi: The highest peak in South India at 2,695 metres, inside Eravikulam.
• Neelakurinji: a shrub that flowers once every twelve years and turns the slopes blue, next expected in 2030.
• Local terms: Shola (patches of native mountain forest), Kannan Devan Hills (the estate range), and the cardamom hills (the spice belt on the way to Thekkady).

How Do Booking and Cancellation Work?

Enquire by form or WhatsApp, confirm with a 50 percent advance to lock the hotels, houseboat and cab, and pay the balance before departure or on arrival. Changes need 30 days written notice.

How booking works

• Enquire by the form or on WhatsApp with a package or a description of the trip you want.
• Our Kerala team calls you, then sends a full day-by-day itinerary with the exact price.
• You swap hotels, places or nights until the plan fits you.
• A 50 percent advance confirms the booking and locks the hotels, houseboat and cab.
• The balance is due before departure or on arrival, paid by bank wire transfer.
• Your driver meets you at the airport or station, and a coordinator stays reachable through the trip.

Cancellation

• Changes and cancellations must reach us in writing at least 30 days before check-in, and stay subject to hotel and houseboat availability.
• Inside 30 days no amendment, postponement or cancellation is possible, and the full package value is retained.
• Bookings travelling between 20 December and 5 January are non-refundable, because hotels and houseboats charge peak rates under their own no-refund terms.
• No refund applies to no-shows, unused nights or an early checkout.
• Houseboat, hotel and activity components follow the operator's own cancellation rules in peak season.
• For monsoon travel between June and September, we recommend travel insurance and monitor road conditions on hill routes.

Ready To Plan Your Munnar Tour With trip2keralam

Send us your dates, your group size and the kind of trip you want, whether that is a quick tea-country break or a full Kerala circuit built around Munnar. Our Kerala team quotes a firm price with the plan attached, and nothing is locked until you confirm. Reach us on the enquiry form or on WhatsApp to start.