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Featured Activities:

Country boat cruise, Music and Legend Trails, Martial arts and folk arts, Visit Classical Dance and Music school, River trail and Day with elephants.

Locations covered:
River Nila passing through Malappuram and Thrissur Districts.

Description:

There are many ways to know a river but the truest way is to start with the river itself. To explore its very many aspects, it is imperative that you get a feel of the river first. And what better way to do it than by going on a river cruise in a traditional thoni. For each aspect is like a bend in the river
a surprise! And the faithful are rewarded by an experience that you would perhaps have never thought of. Let alone even dreamt of.

It is to allow our guests to know the river Nila that we arrived at this program that begins with an introduction to the topography of the river. So that each cultural expression that has generated from these river banks has a greater meaning when witnessed. Music, dance, martial arts are all various elements of this package. As are the telling of legends that abound in the region. But what is also unique and memorable for the visitor is the elephant rehabilitation programme which we have incorporated into our package so that not just our guests but also the ailing elephant benefit. 

 

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4 Nights and 5 Days:

Day One:
Thoni cruise (country boat cruise) with a visit to Thunjan Parambu literature park and Vakkad beach.

Day Two:
Music Trail and Legend Trails: Spend a day with several musicians playing different varieties of musical instruments.

Day Three:
Visit to Martial Arts School and an evening with ritualistic folk artists

Day Four:
Day with the Masters at Kalamandalam. An interaction with students and masters of classical dance and music school of Kerala.

Day Five:
River Trail and Day with the elephants

Depending on the season, this program can be supplemented by River Rafting, River Trekking, Bird Watching and Festival trails.


Accommodation option ranges from Heritage houses, home stays to riverside resorts and retreats.


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How this trip will benefit local community and environment:

This trip is part of a river regeneration program. Using stories as a medium, we explain the importance of this river which is part of the social and cultural psyche of Kerala. The boats used as well as the oarsmen are from the local communities. This makes an alternative, supplementary source of incomes to sand miners, coconut processors, and small size property owners. 

The second day with the musicians help them to promote their art forms, make known to the rest of the world their musical styles and also provides with them a source of income which given the nature of festivals in Kerala is seasonal.  These are also lower caste members of the communities who otherwise, wouldn’t get an opportunity to perform in esteemed musical gathering.

Third day shows supplementary source of income for a non profit school that runs the ‘Kalari’ to maintain the school. Certain part of the proceeds from this go to support the school and the Kalari. Supplementary income coming to the members of the school also makes sure that they maintain their interest in the martial art forms in terms of economic viability. The last day ‘The day with an Elephant’ supports a unique elephant rehabilitation project for elephants in captivity.

 

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Contact us:
For reservations:

Blue Yonder Holidays Pvt Ltd
23-24 Sree Guru Nivas,
# 6, 2nd Floor, Amarjyothi Layout,
Sanjay Nagar, Bengaluru (Bangalore)
560 094, Karnataka India.
Tel: +91.80.41152218
Email
www.theblueyonder.com
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