Kerala & Beaches
of India
Duration: 20 Days
Destination: Chennai - Pondicherry - Tanjore
- Trichy - Madurai - Periyar - Varkala - Alappuzha - Munnar - Cochin - Mumbai
Day 1 : Abroad - Chennai
Arrive
Chennai International airport.
On arrival, the guest will be met by our representative and check in to the
hotel.
Overnight at hotel.
Day 2 : Chennai
Visit the Fort St. George once a stronghold of the British, San Thome Cathedral,
Marina Beach and the beautiful Mylapore temple. Overnight at hotel
Day 3: Chennai - Pondicherry
After breakfast drive to
Pondicherry (162
km), enroute visit Kancheepuram and Mahabalipuram.
Continue drive to Pondicherry.
Upon arrival in Pondicherry - check into the hotel
Overnight at hotel
Day 04 : Pondicherry
Afternoon
tour of Pondicherry - visiting
Botanical garden, Eglise De Sacre Coeur De Jesus and Sri Aurobindo Ashram. Later
visit township of Auroville or the city of Dawn.
Overnight at hotel
Day 05 : Pondicherry - Tanjore
After
breakfast drive to
Tanjore (177 kms).
Upon arrival in Tanjore - check into the hotel.
Overnight at hotel
Day 06 : Tanjore - Trichy - Madurai
After breakfast drive to
Madurai (178 kms)
enroute visit
Trichy
Thereafter continue drive to Madurai.
Upon arrival in
Madurai - check into the
hotel
Evening visit of the Meenakshi temple.
Overnight at hotel
Day 07 : Madurai
Morning, visit the
Meenakshi temple one
of the biggest temple complexes in India - 46 ft. long by 790 ft broad built
in the 17th Century.
Overnight at hotel
Day 08 : Madurai - Periyar
Morning drive to
Periyar (177 kms)
Upon arrival at Periyar - check into hotel
Afternoon
boatcruise on the Lake.
Overnight at hotel
Day 09 : Periyar - Varkala
Morning drive to
Varkala (220 km).
Upon arrival in Varkala - check into the hotel.
Afternoon visit the Portugese church of Anjengo dated to the time of occupation,
which maybe the Elanchoros of the geography of Ptomempee (2nd century A.D.).
Also visit the English Fort constructed in 1695 A.D. by the English 'East India
Company', which play an important role in the war of Mysore in 18th century.
Overnight at hotel
Day 10 : Varkala - Alappuzha
Morning drive to to be at
Alappuzha in time
to witness the famous boat race.
Upon arrival to Alappuzha - check into the hotel
Overnight at hotel
Day
11 : Alappuzha
Full day at The Snake Boat Race festival
"Payippad
Boat Race Payippad near Harippad Alappuzha District ".
Overnight at hotel.
Day 12 : Alappuzha
Full day sightseeing tour around Alappuzha area.
Overnight at hotel.
Day 13 : Alappuzha
Aranmula Boat Race Aranmula, Pathanamthitta
Overnight at hotel
Day 14 : Alappuzha - Munnar
Morning drive to
Munnar (180 km)
Upon arrival in Munnar- check in to the hotel.
Overnight at hotel
Day
15 : Munnar
Morning, visit
Ervikulam National Park.
Rest of the day at leisure.
Overnight at hotel
Day 16 : Munnar - Cochin
Morning drive to
Cochin (160 km)
Upon arrival in Cochin - check into hotel
Overnight at hotel
Day 17 : Cochin
Morning tour of
Cochin or "Kochi"-
the palm green, commercial captial of Kerala is known as the "Queen of
the Arabian Sea".
Afternoon free for
a stroll in Jew town
Overnight at hotel
Day 18 : Cochin - Mumbai
Late
morning transfer from hotel to the railway station for train to
Mumbai.
Leave: Cochin
at
1030 hrs by
IC-166
Arrive: Mumbaiat
1215 hrs
On arrival in Mumbai, the guests will be met by our representative and transferred
to the hotel Rest of the day at leisure.
Overnight at hotel
Day 19 : Mumbai
Morning, one hour boat ride across Mumbai Harbour brings you to the lush green
Elephanta Island.
Afternoon,
City tour of Mumbai - the great
port city with its Victorian Gothic buildings from the British Raj Era mingling
with the modern. The tour includes
Gateway of India
overlooking the Harbour, the
Towers of Silence, Marine
Drive and the
Dhobi Ghat, the
unique and colourful outdoor 'laundry'. Also visit
Mani
Bhawan, a small museum dedicated to the life and works of Mahatma
Gandhi, and the bustling Crawford Market.
Later in late evening transfer to the International airport for your flight
back home.
Day 20 : Abroad - Mumbai
Depart : Mumbai.
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