Kerala

Kerala Was Basically Our Family Trying to Relax… Very Aggressively 🌴😭

Kerala with family was honestly such a funny mix of “let’s keep this trip peaceful” and us somehow turning every single day into a full event. 😭 I went with Mumma, Papa and Aarav, and we started from Kochi…

A view from Kerala
Trip length
7 days
4 Apr 2026 – 10 Apr 2026
Expense logged
₹110,000
Recorded trip spend
Travelled with
Mumma, Papa, Aarav
Travel companions
Places explored
11
Flight · Car · Houseboat
  • Flight
  • Car
  • Houseboat

Kerala with family was honestly such a funny mix of “let’s keep this trip peaceful” and us somehow turning every single day into a full event. 😭

I went with Mumma, Papa and Aarav, and we started from Kochi before heading towards Munnar. The drive itself was sooo pretty — waterfalls, greenery, tea gardens and Papa stopping at random viewpoints because apparently every hill deserved a family picture.

Munnar was giving full soft-life energy until Aarav and I started irritating each other in the middle of a tea estate like we weren’t surrounded by the prettiest scenery ever. 😂

Then Alleppey was completely different. We stayed on a houseboat, ate way too much food, sat outside watching the backwaters and for once… everyone was actually quiet.

Very suspicious behaviour from my family. 😭

Varkala was my favourite though. Sunset by the cliff, cafés, beach scenes and Mumma repeatedly saying we should come back for a longer trip next time.

Basically Kerala gave us mountains, backwaters, beaches, food and enough family photos to survive the next three years.

Not complaining. 🌴🤍

Favourite Memory: Sitting outside the houseboat in Alleppey with chai while everyone was weirdly quiet and just watching the backwaters go by.

My final verdict: Kerala is what happens when one trip refuses to pick a personality — mountains, beaches, backwaters, cafés… babe, leave something for the other states. 😭🌴

Journey timeline

  1. Fort Kochi
  2. Chinese Fishing Nets
  3. Marine Drive Kochi
  4. Munnar Tea Gardens
  5. Mattupetty Dam
  6. Echo Point
  7. Top Station
  8. Attukad Waterfalls
  9. Alleppey Backwaters
  10. Varkala Cliff
  11. Varkala Beach