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Best of South India

15 Nights / 16 Days

DAY 4 KOCHI Visit St. Francis Church, tip of India. Lunch at a local restaurant, then
Santa Cruz Cathedral, the Jewish Quarter continue to Madurai. Overnight: Heritage
Mumbai with its Old Synagogue, and the Dutch Palace. Madurai (2 nights) (B, L, D)
Then cruise by boat to Bolghatty Palace and DAY 11 MADURAI Explore Sri Meenakshi
the Chinese fishing nets. Enjoy a Kathakali Temple, one of the country's greatest structures,
Dance Performance in the evening. (B, D) as well as Tirumalai Nayak Temple and the
DAY 5 KOCHI • THEKKADY (Drive) Travel Temple Art Museum. Afternoon free. (B, D)
from the Malabar coast through the gentle
Chennai DAY 12 MADURAI • THANJAVUR (Drive)
Thekkady Pondicherry hills of Kerala to Thekkady, where we visit a We experience rural Tamil Nadu on our way to
spice plantation. Overnight: Poetree Sarovar
Thanjavur to visit the Brihadishwara Temple*,
Kochi Thanjavur Portico (2 nights) (B, D) as well as Tanjore Palace and Museum.
Kumarakom Madurai DAY 6 THEKKADY A unique experience as Overnight: Hotel Sangam (1 night) (B, D)
Alleppey we embark on a Jungle Walk at the Periyar
Kovalam DAY 13 THANJAVUR • PONDICHERRY
Wildlife Sanctuary, followed by a leisurely (Drive) Journey to the former French colony of
boat ride on Lake Periyar, with chance to see Pondicherry and visit famous Sri Aurobindo
elephants, sambal and more. (B, D) Ashram, with residents from around the world.
DAY 1 MUMBAI Namaste! We are warmly DAY 7 THEKKADY • ALLEPPEY (Drive) Overnight: The Promenade (1 night) (B, D)
welcomed at the airport and transferred We drive down to Alleppey, on the Malabar
to our hotel. Overnight: Vivanta By Taj Coast, to board our traditional houseboat and DAY 14 PONDICHERRY •
President/Trident Nariman Point (2 nights) begin our journey through the picturesque MAHABALIPURAM • CHENNAI (Drive)
Travel along with the Coromandel Coast
DAY 2 MUMBAI Explore the Gateway backwaters of Kerala. Overnight: Airconditioned to Mahabalipuram* to visit the group of
of India, Elephanta Caves*, the Victorian Deluxe House Boat (1 night) (B, L, D) sanctuaries founded by the Pallava Kings.
Gothic and Art Deco Ensembles of DAY 8 ALLEPPEY • KOVALAM (Drive) Continue to Chennai with the rest of the day
Mumbai* Prince of Wales Museum, famous Disembark at Alleppey and journey to free to relax or explore.
Chattrapati Shivaji Terminus* and Mani Kovalam. Free day to enjoy the beach. Overnight: Hyatt Regency (2 nights) (B, D)
Bhawan Museum. Then discover the Overnight: Somatheeram Ayurveda Village DAY 15 CHENNAI Visit the National Art
Hanging Gardens, Crawford Market and (2 nights) (B, D) Gallery and Museum, St. Mary's Church,
Dhobi Ghat, the city's oldest laundry. Free DAY 9 KOVALAM Enjoy a traditional People's Park and Marina Beach. Afternoon
evening to enjoy Mumbai, the city that never Ayurvedic rejuvenation massage and relax on free. (B, D)
sleeps. (B, D) the beach. (B, D) DAY 16 DEPART CHENNAI Free day in
DAY 3 MUMBAI • KOCHI (Flight) DAY 10 KOVALAM • KANYAKUMARI • Chennai followed by a farewell dinner before
Flight to Kochi and transfer to our hotel. MADURAI (Drive) A scenic drive takes us we are transferred to the airport for our
departure flight. (B, D)
to Kanyakumari, where we visit Temple
Balance of the day free. of Goddess Kumari and the Vivekananda
Overnight: Trident Hotel (2 nights) (B, D) ( ) Denotes a UNESCO World Heritage Site
Rock Memorial, marking the southernmost *
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