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South India Member Information

Accommodation Contact Information

Bastian Homestay in Cochin (Kochi)

http://www.hostelworld.com/hosteldetails.php/Bastian-Homestay/Cochin/45977

http://www.bastianhomestay.com/ ( Menu not working with IE? It works with Firefox )

I/1276E, K.B. Jacob Road, Chirattapalam, Cochin 1

(9.961073,76.243744 )

 

Rheinberg Homestay in Munnar

http://www.hostelworld.com/hosteldetails.php/Rheinberg-Homestay/Munnar/48734?sc_sau=rt

http://www.rheinbergmunnar.com/

rheinbergmunnar@gmail.com

Near Mount Carmel Church, Munnar, 685612, Kerala, India
Tel: +91 9497320970, +91 9447031292

(10.0846,77.059565 )

 

Hotel Park Plaza in Madurai

www.hotelparkplaza.net - Cannot contact webserver sometimes!

114-115, West Perumal Maistry street?

Can be booked on www.expedia.com. It has very good reviews.

http://www.tripadvisor.se/Hotel_Review-g297677-d638505-Reviews-Hotel_Park_Plaza-Madurai_Tamil_Nadu.html

(9.921708,78.112316 )

 

Rainbow Cottage in Kumily

http://www.hostelworld.com/hosteldetails.php/Rainbow-Cottage/Kumily/46840?sc_sau=sfab

http://www.rainbowcottagethekkady.com/thekkady.php

rainbowcottage2008@yahoo.com

SBT Road Kumily

At kumily chekpost turn right near to DTPC

Idukki, Kerala,India

Phone : 04869-222393

Mobile : +91 9447611874, +91 9746828394

( 9.620637,77.154107 )

 

Backwater Breeze in Kumarakom

http://www.hostelworld.com/hosteldetails.php/Backwater-Breeze/Kumarakom/46567?sc_sau=sfab

http://www.backwaterbreeze.com/

info@backwaterbreeze.com

St. Antony's church Road, Near Cheepunkal bridge, cheepunkal

Ph:0481 2525704
Mob:99954 99320

(9.590933,76.438751 )

Brown Residency in Alleppey

http://www.hostelworld.com/hosteldetails.php/Brown-Residency/Alleppey/45994?sc_sau=sfab

Cullen Road,West of Pichu Iyer Jn, Alappuzha

West of Pichu Iyer Junction near TV House,Alappuzha.

( 9.490503,76.326828 )

 

Sherin Cottage in Varkala

http://www.hostelworld.com/hosteldetails.php/Sherin-Cottage/Varkala/41483?sc_sau=avdc

 

Shirleys Beach in Kovalam

http://www.hostelworld.com/hosteldetails.php/Shirleys-Beach/Kovalam/32039?sc_sau=sfab

http://www.shirleysbeach.com/

Shirley_koshy@yahoo.co.in
Light House Beach, Kovalam, Kerala, India
Tel: +91-471-2317303
+91-09447370424(Reservations & Finance)
+91-09447224902(Reservations & Admin)

Crystal House in Trivandrum

http://www.hostelworld.com/hosteldetails.php/Crystal-House/Trivandrum/20933?sc_sau=sfab

No reviews, not rated, no availability, no street address and not 6 km to airport if you look at the map. Something is wrong! Nothing on Tripadvisor! Better to select another accommodation!

http://www.tripadvisor.se/Hotel_Review-g297637-d1203988-Reviews-Crystal_House-Thiruvananthapuram_Trivandrum_Kerala.html

Activities

Nightlife

Estimated Travel Cost

The travel cost below was estimated for February in 2012.

It is not possible to keep all costs up to date. The source and date are therefore specified in parentheses for each cost.

( Internet YYYY-MM-DD / Guidebook name & publish date / Travel YYYY-MM-DD )

Be aware of the fact that real prices can be almost twice as much as those specified in guide books.

Flight cost

We plan a visit to Mumbai at the same time and therefore fly through Mumbai. It would otherwise be a little cheaper to fly through Chennai which is located on the south east coast of India.

SN Brussel Airlines + Jet Airways: Gothenburg <=> Bruxelles <=> Mumbai <=> Cochin   6.348 SEK

SN Brussel Airlines + Jet Airways: Gothenburg <=> Bruxelles <=> Mumbai <=> Trivandrum   6.120 SEK

Total Cost: Hopefully max 6.348 SEK   ( Prices from Reseguiden 2012-01-04 )

Accommodation cost

Bastian Homestay in Cochin (Kochi)

Double room (cost per person): about 60 SEK (2x60=120 SEK)

( Prices from Hostel World 2012-01-04 )

 

Rheinberg Homestay in Munnar

Double room (cost per person): 80 SEK (2x80=160 SEK)

( Prices from Hostel World 2012-01-04 )

 

Hotel Park Plaza in Madurai

Single room: 2800 INR inkluding taxes

Double room (double occupancy): 3300 INR inkluding taxes (2x3300=6600 INR)

( Prices from web site 2012-02-13 )

 

Rainbow Cottage in Kumily

Double room (cost per person): 120 SEK (2x120=240 SEK)

( Prices from Hostel World 2012-01-04 )

 

Backwater Breeze in Kumarakom

Double room (cost per person): 133 SEK (2x133=266 SEK)

( Prices from Hostel World 2012-01-04 )

 

Brown Residency in Alleppey

Double room (cost per person): 60 SEK (2x60=120 SEK)

( Prices from Hostel World 2012-01-04 )

 

Sherin Cottage in Varkala

Single room: 53 SEK

Double room (cost per person): 37 SEK (2x37=74 SEK)

( Prices from Hostel World 2012-01-04 )

 

Shirleys Beach in Kovalam

Double room (cost per person): 67 SEK, 80 SEK (Friday and Saturday) (4x80=320 SEK)

( Prices from Hostel World 2012-01-04 )

 

Accommodation summary

18 nights at 8 hotels.

Total accommodation cost  for double sharing is 1.300 SEK + (6600x0.15 SEK)/2 = 1.795 SEK 

Total accommodation cost  for single traveller is 3.398 SEK 

( 1 INR = 0.15 SEK   2012-02-13 )

Transfer cost

720 INR        Taxi from Kochi International Airport to hotel in Kochi (2012)

8 INR            Bus from hotel in Kochi to Ernakulam central bus station

84 INR          Bus from Kochi to Munnar

88 INR          Bus from Munnar to Madurai

200 INR        Taxi or tuk tuk from hotel in Madurai to bus station

45 INR          Bus from Madurai to Kumily

66 INR          Bus from Kumily to Kumarakom

200 INR        Taxi or tuk tuk from Kumarakom bus stand to hotel

200 INR        Taxi or tuk tuk from hotel to Kumarakom jetty

12 INR          Boat from Kumarakom jetty to Alleppey jetty

200 INR        Taxi or tuk tuk from Alleppey jetty to hotel

200 INR        Taxi or tuk tuk from hotel to Alleppey train station

155 INR        Train from Alleppey to Varkala

36 INR          Bus from Varkala to Trivandrum

8 INR            Bus from Trivandrum to Kovalam

500 INR        Taxi from Kovalam to Trivandrum airport

 

Bus prices are from Lonely Planet guide book, India 12th edition 2007. Expect much higher prices since the book is some years old and the prices are furthermore seldom up to date in guide books.

 

The taxi from Kochi airport costs 720 INR for the more than 30 km long journey. The journey to Trivandrum is less than half of that distance and the other taxi / tuk tuk journeys are just some kilometres long. A rough estimation of the cost is 500 INR to Trivandrum airport and 200 INR for the other journeys.

 

Transfer summary

Tuk tuk and taxi costs: 2220 INR = 333 SEK

Bus, boat and train costs: 502 INR = 75 SEK

Cost for double sharing: 242 SEK

Cost for single traveller: 408 SEK

( 1 INR = 0.15 SEK   2012-02-13 )

Total cost per person in SEK

Cost for double sharing: 6.348 + 1.795 + 242 SEK = 8.385 SEK

Additional expenses

Estimate your food and beverage expenses for travelling in Sweden. Use the most recent Big Mac Index, http://bigmacindex.org/, to convert the cost for Sweden to the cost for your destination country.

Add expenses for nightlife entertainments.

Don't forget to be prepared for unexpected expenses.