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01 - Bangalore |
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Arrive
Bangalore Airport. You will be met and transferred to the
hotel. Check in for 2 nights. Bangalore is knows as the city
of Gardens. After noon Local sight seeing in Bangalore visiting
Lalbagh Garden, Vishan Soudha - The house of Karnataka
legislature, which is built in solid granite in Neo Dravidian
Style. Over night stay at Hotel.
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Afternoon
enjoy a short sight seeing tour of Madras city. This includes,
Museum, St Thomas Mount, and Marina beach.
Overnight stay in the Hotel. |
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Day 02 - Bangalore |
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Morning after
breakfast whole day sight seeing in Bangalore visiting Botanical
Garden, Bubbon Park,Tippu’s palace, Art Gallery, Govt.
Museum etc. Over night stay in the Hotel. |
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Day
03 - Bangalore-Mysore
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Morning
after breakfast proceeds to Mysore (150 km), check in to your
hotel for 2 nights stay. In the evening visit Chamundi Hills
and the fruits & Vegetable market. Over night stay in
the Hotel.
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Day 04 - Mysore. |
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Morning enjoy
a visit to Mysore Maharaja's Palace built in 1911 and the
Chamarajendra Art Gallrey. In the afternoon drive to Srirangapattanam
to see the ruins of the capital, the summer palace and Mausoleum
of Tippu Sultan. Over night stay in the Hotel. |
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Day 05 - Mysore/Nagarhole. |
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After breakfast
drive to Nagarhole (90kms/3hrs). Check into the Resort for
2 nights.
The Nagarhole National park has a very rich variety
of plant and animal life to offer. Rest of the day is free. |
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Overnight stay in the Resort |
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Day 06 - Nagarhole. |
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Visit into the
National park to view the animals. Rest of the day is for
activities within the resort. |
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Overnight stay in the Resort |
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Day 07 - Nagarhole
/ Calicut. |
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Morning, drive
to Calicut (150kms/4hrs). Check into the Hotel for the night.
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
08 - 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. Later drive to Cochin, also known
as the Queen of the Arabian Sea. |
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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 09 - 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
10 - 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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It
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 11 - Alleppey
/ Kumarakom. |
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After
breakfast disembark from the Houseboat at Kumarakom.
Check into the backwater resort for 2 nights. Rest of the
day is free to relax by the poolside.
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Overnight stay
in the Hotel. |
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Day 12 - Kumarakom. |
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Day free in
the resort. Suggest to try some rejuvenating ayurvedic
massages at the Ayuevedic center in the resort. Evening
enjoy a sunset cruise in the rice boat.
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Overnight stay in the Resort. |
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Day
13 - Kumarakom / Thekkady. |
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Drive to Thekkady
(140kms/4hrs). Check into the hotel for 2 nights.
Evening, Enjoy a boat ride in Lake periyar to see
the wild life.
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Overnight stay in the Hotel. |
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Day
14 - Thekkady. |
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Morning, visit
to the plantations to see the different spices. Later in the
afternoon drive to Dindigal. Check into The Cardamom
House, In Cardamom House the atmosphere is completely informal.
It is located in the close proximity to the mountain ranges
of Western Ghats. The rooms have the view of the hill and
the lake. In the evening visit to the local village market
area to view the unspoiled rural village life. |
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Overnight stay in the House. |
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15 - Dindigal / Chettinad. |
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Drive to
Chettinad and check into the heritage hotel for the night.
Karaikudi and 74 other villages comprise Chettinad,
the homeland of the Nattukottai Chettiars. The Chettiars were
a prosperous banking community who ventured overseas to do
business in South and Southeast Asia in the 19th and early
20th centuries. Their legacies are the fascinating houses
of Chettinad they built with simple materials. |
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These houses have to be seen and believed.Apart from the houses,
Karaikudi offers extensive antique shopping, weekly shandy [village
market, a number of temples, visits to Craftmen working with wood
and metal, silversmiths and goldsmiths, attractive Textiles and
exciting Chettiar cuisine.
Overnight stay in the Hotel. |
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16 - Chettinad / Madurai. |
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Drive to Madurai,
one of the ancient cities of India. Check into the hotel for
2 nights.The main attraction in Madurai is the Meenakshi
Temple, with its 12 towers, each at a height of 45 - 50
meters. Evening, visit the Meenakshi temple and the Thousand
Pillared Mandapam. |
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Overnight stay in the Hotel. |
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Day
17 - Madurai. |
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Morning enjoy
a brief sight seeing of Madurai City. This includes the Gandhi
Museum, Thirumala Nayakar Mahal and Mariammam
Teppakulam, the temple tank.
Rest of the day is free for shopping.. |
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Overnight
stay in the Hotel. |
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Day
18 - Madurai-Kanyakumari |
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Drive to Kanyakumari-(220
kms), check in to your Resort by after noon. Evening boating
in Kanyakumari visiting Vivekananda Rock, temple, Sunset etc.
Over night stay at Resort. |
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19 - Kanyakumari-Kovalam |
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Early morning
watching Sunrise and after breakfast proceed to Kovalam (Trivandrum)
(110 km), check in to your Resort by Noon. After noon spending
time at Resort premises and Kovalam Beaches. Over night stay
at Resort. |
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Day
20 - Kovalam-Trivandrum-Kovalam |
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Morning after
breakfast Half day sight seeing in Trivandrum visiting Govt.musium,
Zoo, etc. Evning spending time at Kovalam beaches. Over night
stay at Resort. |
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Day
21 - Trivandrum |
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Check out of the hotel and drive
to Trivandrum Airport to connect your departing flight. |
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End of the Tour
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