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