Excellent tour in Kerala - Excellent tour organized by 5 senses! We flew from Bengaluru to Kochi where we met our driver, Mohan, at the airport, who took care safely and efficiently of our transportation during our 5 day tour. In Kochi, we stay at the Ginger house, very nice hotel with excellent restaurant with backwater view. We then spent a day and night in a house boat in the backwaters of Alleppey. Again, very nice crew members and excellent food with fresh prawns from the lake. The scenery was amazing. Finally, we spent a day and night at Varkala in IndaHotel which has a lovely atmosphere and good restaurant. We flew back from Trivandrum with nice memories from the places we visited and people we met.

The ultimate chill holiday - Whenever you mention Kerala, everyone gets a dreamy expression and say - it's on may people's bucket list. Well, if it's on yours, do it. NOW! As I have a horror of group tours, my sister and I did a 8-day private tour with a driver with 5 Senses Tours. It was everything we'd hoped for, and more. A small, curated trip is absolutely the way to go. We expected beauty, history, great food, but what really took us by surprise was how totally lovely everyone was - from the tour operator to the driver, to every family we met on the way. We started in the very photogenic Kochi (stayed in the sumptuous Ginger House Museum Hotel) for a couple of days while exploring the area, shopping up a storm, of course! Then drove to Kovalam for a beach chill out at the Leela Kovalam. It is situated on a large piece of land overlooking the bay. Awesome service, fabulous food. We managed to fit in a cooking course with a lovely couple, to try our hand at authentic Kerala style cooking. Lots of laughs, awesome meal, and we learnt so much! And of course, you have to end in the backwaters. We We boarded a houseboat from the Kumarakom Lake Resort (which is spectacular, by the way) and spent 2 days and 2 nights on board. Loved every minute. It is an amazing way to see village life up-close, drifting down canals, watching the sun go down over the rice fields. The trip was impeccably organised. The pick-ups were on-time, clean, comfortable transport, and our driver Mohan was a delight. 5 Senses really made an effort to curate engagements for us that made it personal. Having people who live in an area tell you it's history and quirks, makes for a completely different travel experience. We would absolutely do it again.

Magnificent India and Kerala - Mt first visit to India turned out to be a magnificent tour of Kerala. Our guide was amazing as he made sure we had a wonderful cultural experience. Five senses tours had chosen wonderful hotels and the car provided was also excellent. The full day stay in a Houseboat was memorable. Overal, it was an incredible experience.