Programmes

PROGRAM 01 / INCREDIBLE SOUTH INDIA 19 DAYS
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*Bangalore *Hassan *Belure *Helebid *Sravanabelagola *Mysore *Mudumalai *Ooty *Cochin *Kumarakom *Periyar *Madurai *Trichy *Tanjore *Chidambaram *Pondicheery *Mahabalipuram *Chennai

Day 01 Bangalore
Arrival at Bangalore airport , and transfer to hotel. Rest of the day free at Bangalore.

Day 02 Bangalore / Hassan
Morning half day tour of Bangalore city. Visit Lalbagh gardens, Vidhan Soudha,Bull temple and Tippu's summer palace. After noon leave for Hassan by road ( 180 km and 04 hours drive ). Arrival at Hassan and check in at hotel.

Day 03 Hassan / Sravanabelagola / Mysore
Morning after breakfast visit the Hoysala temples at Belure and Halebid. Afternoon leave for Mysore ( 160 km and 04 hour ). Enroute visit Sravanabelagola, On arrival at Mysore check in at hotel. Overnight stay at Mysore.

Day 04 Mysore
Morning tour of Mysore includes Maharaja's palace, Chamundi hill and ArtGallery. Overnight stay at Mysore.

Day 05 Mysore / Bandipore / Mudumalai / Ooty
After breakfast leave for Ooty( 165 kms, 06 hrs ). Your drive is through the wild life sanctuaries of Mudumalai and Bandipore. Arrival at Ooty and check in at hotel.

Day 06 Ooty / Cochin
After breakfast leave for Cochin ( 290 km and 07 hours drive ). Arrival at Cochin and check in at hotel.

Day 07 Cochin
After breakfast Cochin city tour. Visit Dutch Palace, Jewish Synagogue, St.Francis Church and Chinese fishing net. Evening watch Kathakali Performance. Overnight stay at Cochin.

Day 08 Cochin / Kumarakom
After breakfast leave for Kumarakom a typical back water village. On arrival at Kumarakom check in at a back water resort . Visit Kumarakom bird sanctuary. Overnight at Kumarakom.

Day 09 Kumarakom / Periyar
After breakfast leave for Periyar ( 150 km and 04 hour drive ). En route visit rubber plantation. On arrival at Periyar check in at the resort. Evening boat ride to view wild life.

Day 10 Periyar / Madurai
After breakfast proceed to Madurai( 150 km and 04 hour drive ). On arrival at Madurai check in at hotel. After noon Madurai sight seeing tour. Visit Gandhi museum, Palace. And evening watch procession at Meenakshi temple.

Day 11 Madurai / Trichy
After breakfast leave for Trichy ( 130 km and 03 hour drive ). Sight seeing tour of Trichy. Visit Sri Rangam temple and Rock Fort temple. Overnight stay at Trichy.

Day 12 Trichy / Tanjore / Kumbakonam
After breakfast leave for Tanjore. Visit Brihadeshwara temple, Saraswathi Mahal, Library and Art Gallery. After noon visit Kumbakonam. Overnight stay at Tanjore.

Day 13 Tanjore / Chidambaram / Pondicheery
After breakfast leave for Pondicheery and en route visit Chidambaram. On arrival at Pondicheery and check in at hotel. Rest of the day free at Pondicheery.

Day 14 Pondicherry
After breakfast of Ponicherry. Visit Sree Aorobindo Ashram and Auroville.
Rest of the day free at Pondicherry.

Day 15 Pondicherry / Mahabalipuram
After breakfast leave for Mahabalipuram. On arrival check in at a beach resort. Afternoon sight seeing tour of Mahabalipuram. Overnight stay at Mahabalipuram.

Day 16 Mahabalipuram
Full day free at the beach resort.

Day 17 Mahabalipuram
Full day free at the beach resort.

Day 18 Mahabalipuram / Kancheepuram / Chennai
After break fast leave for Chennai. En route visit Kancheepuram. On arrival atChennai check in at hotel. Rest of the day free at Chennai.

Day 19 Chennai departure
Morning free at Chennai. Late evening transfer to airport for departure.