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Day
1 - Bangalore. |
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Arrive
Bangalore. You will be met by our chauffeur and
transferred to the hotel. Check in for the nights.
Bangalore is known as city of Gardens. Evening enjoy
a visit to Lalbagh Gardens,
a 240 acre Botanical garden,
Cubbon Park and Vidhan
Soudha - The house of Karnataka legislature,
which is built in solid granite in Neo Dravidian
Style. Overnight stay in the Hotel |
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Day 2
- Bangalore / Hassan |
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Drive to Hassan, enroute-visiting
Sravanabelagola, an oldest and famous Jain pilgrim
center. The colossal statue of Gometeswara with a height
of 57 feet is situated here. Later proceed to Hassan.
Check into the hotel for the nights. Later in the evening
drive to Belur and Halebid to see the
beautiful architecture temples of Hoysala empire. |
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Overnight stay in the Hotel. |
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Day 3
- Hassan / Mysore. |
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Drive
to Mysore and check into the hotel for 2 nights. |
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Later in the evening visit the
Chamundi Hills and the fruits & Vegetable
market. |
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Overnight stay in the Hotel. |
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Day 4
- Mysore. |
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Morning
enjoy a visit to Mysore Maharaja's Palace built
in 1911 and the Chamarajendra Art Gallery. In the afternoon
drive to Srirangapattanam to see the ruins of
the capital, the summer palace and Mausoleum of Tippu
Sultan. |
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Overnight
stay in the Hotel. |
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5 Mysore
/ Coorg. |
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After
breakfast drive to Coorg. Coorg is famous for
its largest coffee estates, orange grooves, pepper and
cardamom farms. Check into the Resort for two nights. |
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stay in the Hotel. |
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Day 6
- Coorg. |
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Day is
free at the resort for independent activities. |
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Overnight stay in the Hotel. |
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Day 7
- Coorg / Tellichery. |
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Drive to Tellichery. Check
into the traditional house for a family stay. |
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Day is free to explore around. |
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Overnight in the family
house. |
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Day 8
- Tellichery / Calicut. |
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Drive to Calicut and check
into the hotel for the night. |
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Evening visit the Kappad
beach, where the first Portuguese Navigator, Vasco
De Gama landed in 1498. |
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Overnight stay in the Hotel.
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Day 9
- Calicut/ Guruvayur/ Cochin. |
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Drive
to Cochin enroute visiting Guruvayoor. Visit Punathur
Kotta, the elephant stable where the temple elephants
are taken cared. Guruvayoor temple is one of
the famous pilgrim centers of Hindus. The temple owns
nearly 60 elephants. It has a huge pond where the elephants
take bath and a quarantine area where sick elephants
are attended. |
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drive to Cochin, also known as the Queen of the Arabian
Sea. Check into the hotel for 2 nights. Evening enjoy
a sunset cruise around Cochin harbour. Overnight stay in the
Hotel. |
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Day 10
- Cochin. |
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Morning
visit the older part Cochin. This includes the Dutch
Palace, Jewish Synagogue, St. Francis
church and Chinese fishing nets.
Evening drive to the theatre to witness the
Kathakali dance, the tradition dance form
of Kerala. |
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Overnight stay in the Hotel.
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Day 11
- Cochin/ Alleppey. |
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Check
out of the hotel late morning and drive to Alleppey,
famed for its backwaters. Alleppey is also called as
The Venice of the West with its infinite number
of canals. Check into the Houseboat for the
night.
Houseboats are former Cargo boats, now restructured
and fitted with all amenities. There will be a cook
and 2 oarsmen to assist you in the boat. All food are
cooked and served inside the boat. |
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has a bedroom with a toilet, a living area where you can relax
and have food and a kitchen. The boat will cruise through
the backwaters in the daytime and will anchor itself at a
convenient location at the night. Overnight stay in the Houseboat |
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Day 12
- Alleppey/ Kovalam. |
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After
late breakfast disembark from the boat and drive to
Kovalam. Kovalam is internationally known as
one of the best beaches in India. Check into the hotel
for 3 nights.
Rest of the day is free. |
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Overnight
stay in the Hotel. |
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Day
13 - Kovalam/ Trivandrum. |
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Morning,
drive to Trivandrum City for a short sight seeing around
the city. This includes visit to the Napier Museum,
Sri Chithira Art Gallery, Sri Padmanabha
swami temple premises and Kuthiramalika Museum.
Rest of the day is free to enjoy at the beach. |
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Overnight stay
in the Hotel. |
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Day 14
- Kovalam. |
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Day at leisure |
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Overnight
stay in the Hotel |
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Day 15
- Kovalam / Trivandrum. |
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Check out
of the hotel and drive to Trivandrum Airport to connect
to your departure flight. |
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End
of the Tour |
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