Chennai – Tirupati – Mahabalipuram - Tanjore – Madurai - Rameshwaram – Kanyakumari – Alleppey – Munnar – Periyar – Ooty – Mysore – Baangalore
Duration: 16 nights / 17 days
On arrival at Chennai Airport or railway station you will be met to our executive and transfer to Tirupati. The pilgrimage holiday temple town is famous for the ancient temple of Lord Venkateswara (Lord of seven hills or Balaji) located atop the Tirumala hills. The temple of Lord Venkateswara is one of the oldest temples in the country. Later take a tour of Tirupati Balaji temple. Stay overnight at your hotel.
Morning after breakfast drive towards Mahabalipuram. Visit Kanchipuram on the way.
On arrival check in your hotel. Later move for a sightseeing tour of Mahabalipuram including Shore Temple and Varaha Mandapa and other places of tourist attractions. Overnight at your hotel.
Kanchipuram: This spectacular temple city is one of the seven sacred cities of India. It was, successively, capital of the kingdoms of the Pallavas, Cholas and rajas of Vijayanagar. The temples and gopurams they left behind are exquisite reminders of the beauty of Dravidian architecture, from the freshness and simplicity of the Pallavas' 7th-century Kailasanatha Temple through to the Vijayanagar Empire's 16th-century Ekambareshwara Temple.
Mahabalipuram, an ancient sea port was built by Emperor Mahendravarman Pallava in the 7th century. Mamallapuram bears testimony and pays tribute to its Pallava artists and to the culture of South India
In the morning you will be transferred to Tanjore and visit Chidambaram on the way.
On your arrival at Tanjore you will be transferred to your hotel to check in. Late take a walking tour of Tanjore including Brahadeswara temple (or the big temple of God). The temple tower rises to a height of 15 meters from a square base of 29 meters and then tapers off, making a total of 66 meters), Saraswati Mahal and other places of tourist attractions. Overnight stay in the hotel.
In the morning drive to Madurai and check in your hotel. Later visit to Madurai including Meenakshi temple, Thirupparankundram, Pazhamuthircholai and other famous temples. Overnight stay in the hotel
Madurai can be called the south capital of Tamil culture, where the traditional arts grow and flourish. The Tamil culture of hospitality is known the world over. The City of Madurai, was originally built around the Meenakshi temple. Rectangular streets named after the Tamil months of Aadi, Chithirai and Maasi surround the temple, symbolizing the structure of the cosmos.
Morning after breakfast drive towards Rameshwaram - one of the 12 Jyotirlings in India. Legend says that Ramanatha Swamy Temple stands where Lord Rama performed worship of a Sand Lingam made by Sita. On arrival check in your hotel. Later move to visit temples. Stay overnight at the hotel.
Morning proceed to Kanyakumari - the destination famous for the confluence of the waters of the Arabian Sea, the Bay of Bengal and the Indian Ocean. A principal pilgrimage destination Kanyakumari is famous for the Amman Temples dedicated to the Goddess Kanya Kumari. Other important tourist place in Kanyakumari is Vivekananda Rock Memorial. Enjoy the beautiful dusk in the evening. Overnight stay at the hotel.
Morning after breakfast check out from your hotel and proceed towards Alleppey. Alleppey is one of the most important tourist centers in the state, with a large network of inland canals earning it the sobriquet "Venice of the east". These large networks of canals provide Alleppey its lifeline. Alleppey was one of the busiest centers of trade in the past with one of the best-known ports along the Malabar Coast. On arrival check in your backwater resort nestles on the serene banks of the Vembanad, the vast stretch of tranquil, emerald green backwaters, in one of India 's hottest holiday spots, Kerala. Evening you have an option to take an ayurvedic massage at your hotel. Stay overnight at your backwaters resort.
Morning houseboat will reach at backwater resort. On arrival embark in your houseboat (your luxury home on sail for next 24 hours).
Houseboat trip is the perfect way to experience the backwater lifestyle of Kerala. The day long journey in the beautiful backwaters of Kerala is the only way to explore what otherwise seems more like a poet’s version.
As your trip would start, it would seem like any other boat trip but within just one hour time, the boat will reach in the area which is just breathtaking. It is far beyond imagination that how a whole life is running across both the corners of backwaters. Your houseboat trip makes you experience this very unique thing. While sitting on the deck of your houseboat or while sitting in the spacious open sit-out area, outside your bedroom, you can see the people starting their day. Among the many interesting things which you can see in the day long journey, few which I am sure would catch your attention are:
a) Children being taught the swimming lessons right at their door-step.
b) Children going to school in little boats.
c) Vendors selling cold-drinks and other grocery items in the boats.
d) Families moving from one place to another in the houseboat.
By the evening, your boat will get moored close to one of the villages, located by the backwaters. You can surely take a tour of this small village.
During the whole day, you will be served delicious meals prepared by your chef and his assistants. Overnight at your luxury non-air-conditioned houseboat.
Morning after breakfast check out from your resort and proceed to Periyar /Thekkady and check in at the Hotel. After brief leisure go on a game viewing cruise on the Periyar Lake through the wildlife sanctuary. Here you will be able to see a large variety of wildlife, which includes wild elephants, monkeys, deer, wild boar and different species of birds, can also be spotted. Stay overnight at your hotel.
After an early morning breakfast, check out from the hotel & embark on a fascinating journey to Munnar, enjoying the panoramic view of the Cardamom hills & green carpets of tea plantations en-route. On arrival, check in at Hotel. Spend the rest of the day at leisure trekking around the estate. Stay overnight at your hotel.
Morning sightseeing trip of Munnar including the Eravikulam National Park, the Mattupetty Dam, Dairy Farm, Old Munnar Town and also walk through the market of Munnar. Rest of the day at leisure and enjoy another overnight stay at your hotel.
After an early breakfast, check out from the Hotel and proceed to Ooty enroute visit Bandipur Wild Life Sanctuary and also fresh tea gardens, reach Ooty and check in at hotel.
Morning after breakfast move for sight seeing of Ooty including Ooty lake, Botanical Gardens, Dodda Betta etc. Overnight stay at your hotel at Ooty.
Morning after breakfast proceed towards Kodaikanal enroute visit Palani Temples, Arrive at Kodaikanal and check-in at your Hotel. Evening free for leisure. Overnight stay at your hotel at Kodaikanal.
Today the whole day is free. You may choose to visit the Kodaikanal Lake, spread over an area of 60 acres and surrounded by wooded slopes. The attractive walk around the lake takes between one and a half hours. Additionally, you have the option of boating or fishing. In and around Kodaikanal to visit Cocker’s Walk, Golf Links, Green Valley View, Pillar Rocks, Silver Cascade Falls, Bear Shola Falls & the Lake etc. Stay overnight at your hotel.
After breakfast drive towards Mysore the spectacular island fortress of Srirangapatnam, the capital of Hyder Ali and his son Tippu Sultan, Tippu’s Palace, Gumbaz, Tippu’s Summer Palace en-route. On arrival, check in your hotel and visit visit sprawling Maharaja’s Palace with its outstanding treasures and ivory inlaid doors. The interior is also lavishly decorated with stained glass, mirrors, pillars, paintings and jewels. Later drive outside the city to Chamundi Hill and the huge Nandi Bull statue, St. Philomena’s Church & Mysore Zoo. Enjoy another overnight stay at your hotel.
Morning after breakfast at appropriate time you will be transferred to Mysore railway station for your onward journey back to your home destination. The tour ends here.
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