Beaches
of KeralaDuration: 20 Days
Places to
Visit: Chennai - Pondicherry - Tanjore-Trichy - Madurai - Periyar -
Varkala - Alappuzha - Munnar - Cochin - Mumbai
Day 01 : 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 02 : 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 03 : 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. Designed by a French
architect Roger Arger, it is an entirely new concept in education and urban
living.
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: Mumbai
at
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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