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Stop Over South India Tour
Duration: 19 Nights / 20 Days
Places Covered: 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:
Cochinat 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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