Start your day at a busy local market with a guide. You’ll see vendors selling fresh vegetables, seafood, and spices. After, head to the historic streets of Fort Kochi, known for its spice warehouses and old restaurants.
​​​​​​​Later, join a hands-on cooking class to make authentic Kerala dishes like avial or fish curry. You will enjoy these dishes for dinner, completing your food experience. You'll stay the night in Kochi.

​​​​​​​For a shorter yet immersive southern circuit, the Kerala & Tamil Nadu Tour By Train (13 Days) covers coastal charms, temple heritage, and scenic landscapes.

Drive to Alleppey, often called the “Venice of the East,” and board a traditional houseboat. Glide through serene canals surrounded by swaying palms, rice paddies, and village life. 
Enjoy a fresh Kerala lunch on the boat. It includes dishes like karimeen fry and coconut curries.
In the evening, step ashore to sample Alleppey’s famous seafood snacks or toddy shop delicacies. Fall asleep on the waters with the sound of lapping waves. Overnight stay on a deluxe houseboat.

For travellers seeking an epic rail journey across India’s coastlines and culture, our Mumbai–Goa–Karnataka–Kerala–Tamil Nadu Tour By Train (25 Days) offers a beautifully paced exploration.

After breakfast, head to Thekkady, nestled in the Western Ghats. Explore lush spice plantations where cardamom, pepper, and cinnamon grow in abundance. A local guide explains their cultivation and use in Kerala cooking.

Enjoy a flavorful farm-to-table lunch before visiting local spice shops. In the evening, you may opt for a Kathakali dance or Kalaripayattu martial arts show, adding cultural flavor to your trip.
​​​​​​​Overnight stay in Thekkady surrounded by aromatic spice-scented air.

​​​​​​​Travellers focused solely on South India’s heritage will enjoy our Tamil Nadu Tour By Train (9 Days), a compact journey through the state’s iconic cultural sites.

Journey to Munnar, a hill station draped in emerald-green tea gardens. Visit a working tea estate to see how tender leaves are picked and processed into the brew Kerala is famous for. Savor a traditional lunch infused with local flavors at a plantation restaurant.
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In the afternoon, enjoy a tea-tasting session and learn to distinguish subtle varieties. Spend the evening at leisure, perhaps walking amidst rolling tea-carpeted hills. Overnight stay in Munnar.

​​​​​​​If you prefer a North-to-South rail adventure, the New Delhi–Agra–Rajasthan–Goa–Karnataka–Kerala Tour By Train (26 Days) is an ideal long-route experience.

After breakfast, drive back to Kochi for your onward journey. If time permits, take a short stop to enjoy street food specialties such as banana fritters, masala dosas, or spiced tea at a local stall. This last taste of Kerala ends your food journey. It will leave you with lasting memories of spices, flavors, and rich culture.
Transfer to the airport for departure. Safe Travels!

Looking for places for a Kerala food tour. The Kerala culinary tour package includes Kochi spice markets, Alleppey backwater meals, Thekkady spice plantations & Munnar tea estates. Making it an ideal Kerala food tour itinerary for true culinary explorers.

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Also discover more how TTI brings India’s food culture to life in our culinary tour guide.​​​​​​​