Festivals in Kerala
Festivals are the best and the hardest time to travel: rooms sell out, roads fill and dates shift with the moon. We hold rooms early, find vantage points and keep a quieter base nearby.
Every festival page lists the usual month and how to confirm the year's date. Check current status before you travel.
Places
Where to go
Houseboats, Kuttanad paddy and the snake-boat races
A sea fort, quiet backwaters and Kerala's far north
Theyyam country, looms and the old Malabar forts
Five centuries of spice traders on one small peninsula
Kerala's cultural capital, temples and the great Pooram
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Routes to start from
Experiences
Hours that fit the style
Stays
Where we would book
A heritage hotel on the Fort Kochi waterfront, rebuilt on the site of a Victorian boatyard, where every room faces the harbour channel and ships pass …
A small, art-filled heritage hotel in a restored 18th-century house beside Parade Ground in Fort Kochi, with a courtyard pool and a quiet, personal style. It …
A Taj resort on the backwaters behind Kappil beach near Bekal Fort, with villas inspired by Kerala houseboats, many with private pools, a large spa and …
Shape your own journey Tell us your dates and what you hope to feel. We draw the route around you. Begin Not sure where to start? We match the land to your month, your pace and the people travelling with you. Begin Talk to a planner A first route and an indicative price within one working day. No payment to start. Begin