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Delegates attending “Kochi 2020” if interested in registering their spouse for Spouse
Programme which is planned during the conference can transfer the spouse registration fee at
the following SPG bank account:
Beneficiary Name : Society of Petroleum GeophysicistsBank Name : State Bank of India, Tel Bhavan Branch,
DehradunAccount Number : 10392857112RTGS/NEFT IFSC Code : SBIN0001576Swift code : SBININBB155
The spouse programme fee for Kochi 2020 is as under:
9,000/- + GST @ 18%The seats of spouse registration are limited and will be served on first come first serve.
Spouse program – itinerary
23-25th February 2020
Kochi, Kerala
Day 1 : 23rd February 2020
Time Distance Duration Place Activity
14:00 10 kms 40 minutesPick up from LBICC after the lunch and drive to Lulu
Mall
02:40 pm - 06:00 pm 3hrs 20 min Lulu Mall Free for shopping, game are for kids etc
06:00 pm 10 kms 40 minutes Drive and drop to hotel/convention center
Lulu International Shopping Mall
LuLu International Shopping Mall is a shopping
mall located in Kochi, Kerala. It is one of the largest
shopping mall in India in terms of total area. LuLu
Mall is at Edappally Junction, in the city of Kochi,
at the junction of two national highways
Day 2 : 24th February 2020
Time Distance Duration Place Activity
09:30 am-12:00 pm 70 kms 2hrs 30 minutesPick up from Hotel after the breakfast and drive to
Aleppey
12:00 pm – 4:00 pm 4 hoursHouseboat Lunch
Cruise
Cruise through Vembanad Lake. Lunch will be served on
board. Evening Tea/Coffee/Snacks will also be served
4:00 pm – 6:30 pm 70 kms 3 hours Drive back to hotel/convention centre
Houseboat Lunch Cruise
The name Backwaters brings you the very thought of Houseboats. A
Houseboat cruise along the palm-fringed waterways of Kerala in
luxury houseboats is the most enchanting holiday experience in India
today.What is truly magical about a houseboat is the breathtaking
view of the untouched and otherwise inaccessible rural Kerala that it
offers.
The houseboats have all the creature comforts of a good hotel
including well furnished bedrooms with aircondition, modern toilets,
cozy living rooms, a kitchen where food is cooked on board and
supplemented with fresh fish from the backwaters.
In this world of simple pleasures, you will skim past ancient Chinese
fishing nets, water lilies, lush paddy fields, coir villages, rustic homes,
temples and coconut groves.
Day 3 : 25th February 2020
Time Distance Duration Place Activity
09:00 am-10:00 am 16 kms 1 hourPick up from Hotel after the breakfast and drive to
Fort Kochi/Mattancherry
10:00 am-12:30 am 2.5 hourFort
Kochi/MattancherrySightseeing and opportunity for shopping
12:30 pm-01:30 pm 16 kms 1 hour Drive and drop to hotel/convention center
Sightseeing
St. Francis Church, Fort Kochi
It is the oldest church built by Europeans in India. On his
3rd visit to Kerala, Vasco da Gama, the Portuguese
trader who reached India from Europe by sea, fell ill and
died in Kochi. He was buried in the St. Francis Church.
Later his remains were taken back to Portugal.
Sightseeing
Dutch Palace
The Dutch Palace was originally built by the
Portuguese. Later, in 17th century, the Dutch
modified it and presented it to the Raja of Kochi.
Coronation of many Rajas of Kochi were held
here. The palace has a fine collection of mural
paintings depicting scenes from the Hindu epics
Mahabharatha and Ramayana
Sightseeing
Santa Cruz Basilica, Fort Kochi
The original church, situated in Fort Kochi,
was built by the Portuguese in 1505 and
named as a cathedral in 1558. The British
colonists destroyed the cathedral in 1795. The
current structure was built in 1905 and raised
to the status of a basilica by Pope John Paul II
in 1984.
Sightseeing
Jewish Synagogue and Jew Town
The synagogue, built in 1568, is magnificently
decorated by Chinese tiles and Belgian
chandeliers. Giant scrolls of the Old
Testament can be found here. It is located
near the Dutch Palace in Mattancherry.
You will have options to shop spices for which
Kerala is famous. Later you will drive back to
Le Meridien to reach by 14:00 for Lunch.
Thank you