Outbound Tours
Over the seas with Quickshaws
River cruises are cool these days – and Quickshaws have a range to choose from. Did you realize you could take a cruise on that mighty river, the Brahmaputhra? Or Johann Strauss’s Blue Danube, or - closer to home - on the still waters of Lake Vembanad, Kerala, where you can enjoy ‘home food’ - the original appams and idi-appams !!!!
KERALA- Lake Vembanad
JULY &
AUGUST
 Take a Backwater Cruise in Kerala - see Kochi's Chinese Butterfly nets and visit Asia’s oldest Synagogue, churches of St. Thomas and St. Francis, Vasco da Gama’s burial place, trail your feet in the water as you watch villages slip by from the bow of a private 'Kettuvallam'. Kerala is the home of Kathakali and martial arts as well as ine cotton vertis, saris and gold jewellery ! The wooden palaces of the Rajas of Travancore & Cochin are ,ust sees also ,as are temples, festivals, beaches, Snake Boat races, the southernmost point of India – magnificent mountains and wildlife.
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04 Nights / 5 Days Tour |
Rs. 74, 500/= upwards |
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06 Nights / 07 Days Tour |
Rs. 86, 700/= upwards |
Cost Includes:
- Airfare Colombo – Cochin, and return flight Trivandrum – Colombo, with ground arrangements
- English speaking guide in Cochin and Trivandrum with entrance fees
- Hotels as above or similar, sharing standard double rooms with breakfast
- Air conditioned houseboat inclusive of all meals
- All present government taxes
Or is Europe your destination this year?
 The Danube, The Rhine, then cruise on Johann Strauss's Blue Danube, see Vienna and Budapest, cities where Mozart captivated Archdukes and emperors, Rhine castles , the Rhone Valley, or wine growing on the Loire
Costs depend on your choice of programme.
For a pre-Christmas bargain, we offer: The Brahmaputhra
MID DECEMBER
 One horned rhinoceros and the river dolphins of Assam are listed as seriously endangered mammals. Kaziranga and Manas Parks are where they are concentrated. Stay in super lodges in the parks; go looking for the hundreds of Himalayan birds like the Bengal Florican, with the added luxury of a river cruise.
If big cats are your interest, tag on a visit to a tiger reserve - Bandhavgar and Khanha.
Here below are some details – Rohini, Lashika or David would be glad to tell you more. Just decide on the programme, and Quickshaws will handle the logistics: arrange transport, your accommodation, meals, sightseeing, and guides.
- Rates are liable to change with transport charges, taxes…etc.
- Early reservations is advisable.
river cruises
Outbound Packages Individuals and groups could opt for river cruises in India, Myanmar, Central Europe Cruise, on the Brahmaputhra, Irrawaddy, the Danube, Loire, Rhine or the Nile EVEN land in countries with classical sites - Rajasthan, Greece, Venice and more.
Call us (Tel : 2583133 - 5) to find out more about our exciting river cruises.
Other Tours
Quickshaws will arrange your onward vacations to any destination to tie in the excitement of exploration. Tell us the destination and we will do the rest. We provide ticketing, hotel and tour bookings and all the arrangements for a stress free vacation, starting with advice on your travel documentation.
North America
The USA, Canada
The Rockies - Niagara Falls - Grand Canyon - Disneyland |
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Europe
Paris - London - Rome - Prague - Madrid
Ride the London Eye, See Big Ben, Lego Land
Canal Boat Cruises in France
Sight seeing, shopping, theatres |
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Asia
Rangoon - Pagan - Mandalay
Pnom Penh - Angkor Wat
Bangkok - Ayuthya - Chiang Mai
Shopping, Sigh seeing, A river cruise |
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India
Delhi - Jaipur - Agra - Delhi
Kerala - Cochin - Thekkady - Kumarakom - Trivandrum
Tented luxury camp in Ranthambor Tiger Reserve
Meals & safaries included |
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