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SOUTH INDIA TOUR PACKAGE - Best of South India |
Day -1
- Chennai
Your exploration in Tamil Nadu will start from
Chennai (formerly known as Madras) owes its origins to the British Empire,
which established a fort-Fort St.George-and trading post here in the 17th
century. Chennai is today the 4th largest city in the country.
Arrival at Chennai meet and assistance at the airport by our
representative and transfer to your hotel. Later in the evening enjoy the
drive through Marina Beach-considered one of the longest beaches in the
world, the Marina is about 12 Kms long and is the favorite place for
evening promenades. Overnight at the hotel in Chennai.
Day
- 2 -
Chennai
Today after breakfast
proceed to visit:
Fort St.George: The fort, built in the 17th
century by the British East India Company is one of the finest example of
British military construction in India.
High Court & Light House: Built in 1892,it is
said to be the largest judicial building in the world after the courts of
London.
St.Andrews Church: The Kirk as it’s popularly
referred to, with a 55m steeple was completed in 1821 in the classical
style.
St.Thomas Mount: Situated between the airport
and the city, this tiny cave is where St.Thomas lived and preached when he
came to India in 58 AD.
Day - 3
- Chennai –
Kanchipuram - Mahabalipuram
After breakfast visit Kanchipuram – this is
one of India’s seven sacred cities and one of its loveliest temple towns
also known for its handloom silks. Visit Kailasnathar, Vaikuntaperumal,
Ekambareshwara, Kamakshiamma and Sakiswarar Temples. Later in the day
visit Mahabalipuram known for its Pallava Art and its beautiful long
beach, visit Cave Temples, Rathas Arjuna’s Penace and Shore Temples.
Overnight stay at Mahabalipuram.
Day - 4
- Mahabalipuram – Kovalam-
Mahabalipuram
Mahabalipuram itself, or Mammallapuram as it
was originally called, is ancient sea port named after Mammala or
Narasimha Varman 1,the Pallava ruler who set up his capital here and
established a center of sculpture and art in the seventh century AD. Visit
Kovalam Beach.
One very good reason for driving down to
Mahabs is the drive itself. There are more than 40 carved monuments here
but the must-see are Shore Temple, the great open -air bas relief called
Arjunna's Penance and the Five Ratha.
Crocodile Bank -A unique wildlife park created by famous
conservationist
Romulus
Whitaker, it saves several crocodile and
Alligator species from extinction.
Day - 5
- Mahabalipuram – Pondicherry
After breakfast check out and travel by road to Pondicherry.A
former French colony settle in the 18th century.
Pondicherry is indeed is
a beautiful Indian town with traces of French culture still intact and an
ashram by the sea.
Walking is the best way to see Pondicherry.A
walk around the white Town-begin at the southern end of Goubert Salai,
also known as Beach Road-will take you past most of Pondicherry's sights:
the palace de la Republique, the Light house, the French War Memorial, the
statue of Joan of Arc, the church of Our Lady of the Angels, the
Pondicherry Museum and the Government Garden.
Day - 6
- Pondicherry
Day free for explore
Pondicherry.We will visit:
(1) The Aurobindo Ashram: This ashram is now
one of the most popular and affluent in India today.
(2) The Pondicherry Museum: This building with
its huge rooms, wide windows and high ceilings is itself worth a visit.
(3) Shopping: Pondicherry is excellent for
pottery, handmade paper products, candles, incense sticks and other new
age accoutrements.
Day - 7
- Pondicherry –Trichy
Travel by road to Trichy,
on arrival transfer to hotel. Evening free to relax, overnight in Trichy.
Day - 8
- Trichy
After breakfast take a sight seeing tour of
Trichy. Trichy the
most famous landmark of this bustling town - the Rock Fort Temple, a
spectacular monument perched on a massive rocky outcrop, which rises
abruptly from the plain to tower over the old city. It is reached by a
flight of steep steps cut into the rock and from its summit you get a
fantastic view of the town plus its other main landmark, the
Sri
Ranganathanswami Temple. This temple is one of the largest and most
interesting temple complexes in India, built on an island in the middle of
the Cauvery
River
and covering a staggering 2.5 sq km and
Jambukeshwara Temples. Evening drive back to hotel or take a walk through
old city particularly big bazaar street and
China bazaar.
Overnight in Trichy.
Day - 9
- Trichy –
Thanjavur
Later travel by road
to Tanjore,
(Thanjavur) which was the ancient capital
of Chola kings. Visit the Brihadeshwara temple, which was built by Raja
and is termed as the crowning glory of Chola temple architecture. This
temple is one of the monuments in
India with
World Heritage listing. Also visit the
Thanjavur
Palace,
which was constructed in 1550 and has huge corridors, spacious halls,
observation and arsenal towers. Overnight at Thanjavur.
Day - 10
- Thanjavur – Swamimali –
Thanjavur
Travel by road to Swamimalai, 8km west of
Kumbakonam, is reversed as one of the six sacred abodes of Lord Murugan,
Shiva’s son, whom Hindu mythology records become his father’s religious
teacher on a hill here. But of more interest to non-Hindu are the
hereditary bronze-casters workshops dotted around the bazaar and outlying
hamlets. Drive back to Thanjavur and overnight stay at hotel in Thanjavur.
Day - 11
- Thanjavur – Madurai
After breakfast checkout and travel by road to
Madurai, on arrival
transfer to hotel. Later in the afternoon visit
Meenakshi
Temple and Tirumalai Nayak Palace and Vandiyur Mariamman Teepakulam where
annual float festival takes place. Evening free to relax, overnight in
Madurai.
Day - 12
- Madurai - Kanniyakumari
Early morning travel by
road to Kanyakurari.Watching the sun rise and sun set from here is the big
attraction,especially on the full moon day in April,when it's possible to
see both the setting sun and rising moon on the same horizon.Other
attractions are Kumari Amman Temple,Gandhi Mandapam and Vivekananda
Memorial.Overnight stay at Kanniyakumari.
Day - 13
- Kanniyakumari - Kovalam
Travel by road to Kovalam through green
coastal belt and cashew rubber plantations. Check into the hotel. Day free
to relax with the option of herbal oil massage. Overnight at Kovalam.
Day - 14
- Kovalam
After breakfast travel by road to Trivandrum,
on arrival visit Padmanabhaswamy Temple & Palace, also visit Chaitra Art
Gallery. The half-day is free for leisure at beach and resort.
Day - 15
- Kovalam – Alappuzha
After breakfast check out
the hotel and travel by road to Alappuzha.
Check into the houseboat at
12 noon
for 1 Night / 2 Days riding in the backwaters & small canals.
A glide in a houseboat through the enchanting backwaters is sure to rob
your heart. Palm fringed narrow canals winding through the vast expense of
panoramic sight one can never forget. Inl ess than 15 minutes, the low
hums of the motor and the dazzling afternoon light have tuned out the
noises in your head, the deadlines, the telephone, and the unfinished
chapters. Watch the white tyre-tread clouds turn into wisps of animal fur
and then disappear. The isolation on a luxury houseboat is
total. Overnight in houseboat.
Day - 16
- Alappuzha – Periyar
Breakfast on board. Disembark at Alappuzha.70
Kms from Cochin), this unique backwater destination situated on the banks
of the Vembanad lake is considered as gateway to the backwater of Kuttanad,
the granary of Kerala.Travel by road to Periyar.
Early evening at 1500 hrs take a boat ride in
Periyar Lake to see wild animals especially Wild Elephants which come on
the bank of the lake with their siblings for playing & quenching thirst.
Later in the evening visit Spice Plantations & market. Overnight in
Periyar.
Day - 17
- Periyar – Cochin
After breakfast travel by road to
Cochin. Cochin, the Queen
of the Arabian Sea-one of the finest natural harbors on the Arabian Coast
of India. Cochin has been a port of call for foreign traders from very
early times. Arabs, Dutch, Chinese, British, and Portuguese sea sailors
followed the sea route to Cochin and left their imprint on the town.
Afternoon sightseeing tour of Cochin including
The Dutch Palace at Mattancherry is renowned for its wall murals depicting
scenes from the Ramayana. The Jewish Synagogue at the heart of what is
locally called the Jew Town. The St. Francis Church, the oldest European
church in India. The Santa Cruz Basilica originally built in 1557 by the
Portuguese. The Chinese fishing nets are huge cantilevered fishing nets
believed to have brought to Kochi by Chinese traders. Finally, the
Willingdon Island, named after Lord Willingdon, is the headquarters of the
Southern Naval Command of India.
In the evening visit Kalari center to witness
Kalaripayattu.Kalarippayattu is one of the oldest living tradition of
martial training and physical culture in the world. Overnight at the hotel
in Cochin.
Day - 17
- Cochin – Ooty
Early morning travel by road to Ooty.
Ooty was the first established hill station in India and considered the
‘Queen of Blue Mountains’. Overnight stay at Ooty.
Day - 18
- Ooty
After
breakfast take a sight seeing of Botanical Garden, Ooty Lake, Raj Bhavan
and St, Stephen’s Church. Overnight stay at Ooty.
Day - 19
- Ooty – Mysore
After breakfast checkout the hotel and travel
by road to Mysore.A center of sandalwood carving, silk and incense
production, 159 Km southwest of Bangalore, Mysore, the erstwhile capital
of the Wadiyar Rajas, is one of South India's most -visited places. Mysore
is a charming, old fashioned and undaunting town, dominated by the
spectacular Maharaja's Palace.
A after lunch and relaxation, we will visit Maharaja's
Palace. Designed in the hybrid Indo-Saracenic style by Henry Irwin, the
British consultant architect of
Madras
state. Overnight at Mysore.
Day - 20
- Mysore
Day for sightseeing in and around Mysore,
Jaganmohan Palace & Art Gallery, St.Philomena’s Cathedral, Chamundi Hill,
Brindavan Gardens.
Day - 21
- Mysore – Bangalore
After breakfast checkout the hotel and travel
by road to Bangalore. After relaxation take a sightseeing trip to Lalbagh
Botanical Garden and Vidhana Soudha.
The Garden City ' for its numerous parks and avenues of
jacaranda, gulmohar and cassia is the sixth largest and one of the
cleanest cities in
India. Hiring a car is
the ideal way to visit some of the attractions listed below.
(1) Cubbon
Park & Museum (2) Bull Temple (3) City Market (4) Fort & Tipu Sultan's
Palace and (5)
Ulsoor
Lake.
Overnight at Bangalore.
Day - 22
- Bangalore
Day for sightseeing in and around Bangalore.
Day - 22
- Bangalore – Airport
In time transfer to
Bangalore airport. Tour End.
Suggested Hotels
Destinations |
No: of Nights |
Name of Hotels |
Chennai |
2 |
Vijay Park |
Mahabalipuram |
2 |
Ideal Beach Resort |
Pondicherry |
2 |
Annamalai International |
Trichy |
2 |
Breeze Residency |
Thanjavur |
2 |
Ideal Riverview |
Madurai |
1 |
Royal Court |
Kanyakumari |
1 |
Hotel Sea View |
Kovalam |
2 |
Abad Palmshore |
Alappuzha |
1 |
Non A/C Deluxe Houseboat |
Periyar (Thekkady) |
1 |
S N International |
Kochi |
1 |
Hotel Grand |
Ooty |
2 |
Hotel Monarch |
Mysore |
2 |
Pai Vista |
Bangalore |
2 |
Pai Viceroys |
Cost of the Package for One Person |
INR 69,000/- |
Tour Includes : |
- Hotel Accommodation in the above star hotels/resorts on twin sharing basis.
- All transfers to or from hotels, city tours, excursions, drives by A/c car.
- Exclusive Air-conditioned car for Sightseeing and excursions as per our itinerary.
- All toll, driver’s allowance and taxes.
- Daily Buffet / Fixed Menu breakfast in all hotels.
- All meals during the houseboat cruise.
- Meet and Assist services
- These rates are valid till 31 st of March, 2008 except from 15 th of December, 2008 to 15 th of January, 2008.
- All prevailing taxes like Luxury tax in all hotels and Expenditure tax wherever applicable. |
Tour do not includes |
- Any Air/train fares.
- Any meals other then those specified in 'Cost Includes'.
- Expenses of personal nature such as tips, telephone calls, laundry, liquor etc.
- Any other item not specified in 'cost includes'.
- Guide, Entry ticket, permits fees, boat/ferry ticket, camera ticket at various places of sight seeing. |
Terms & Conditions |
- A minimum of 02 persons are required.
- Children above the age of 12 years will be charged the applicable adult rates.
- Children above the age of 05 years will be charged the applicable extra bed rates.
- In case of an extra person, the third bed is a rollaway bed or cot.
- All Rates & bookings subject to availability.
- All reservations are depending upon the availability of rooms at the time of your final confirmation.
- Reserve the rooms at an equivalent hotel, if the room is not available at hotels/resorts mentioned.
- Tour confirmation only on receipt of 25% of package cost.
- Full payment has to be made before the commencement of the tour.
- Cancellations received within 30 days of the scheduled arrival are not entitled to any refund. |
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