South India Beach Tour
Duration: 16 Days -
17 Nights
Destination Covered: Chennai - Madurai - Periyar - Trivandram
- Cochin - Bangalore - Mysore - Chennai
Day 1: Chennai Arrive Chennai. Transfer to Hotel. Overnight Chennai
Day 2: Chennai After breakfast, full Day tour of Mahabalipuram
& Kanchipuram. The city of Mahabalipuram is famous for the seven pagodas.
Here on the seashore is an interesting group of ancient rock hewn temples which
are the examples of Dravidian style of Architecture.
Day 3: Chennai
After breakfast, city tour of Chennai. Visit the Museum to see the Art and Bronze
Gallery. Drive through the Flower and Fruit market, High court, Fort museum, Marina
Beach, Santhome Cathedral and snake park . Check-out at 1200 hrs from the hotel.
Late evening transfer to railway-station for overnight journey to Madurai.
Day 4: Madurai Morning arrive Madurai and transfer to hotel. Overnight
Madurai.
Day 5: Madurai - Periyar After breakfast, drive
to Periyar National Park. it extends to 777 square kms & forms part of the
high mountain ranges, the Western Ghats. Wild life can be seen while cruising
on Periyar Lake in a motor boat. Elephants, wild boar, sambar, tiger, leopard,
wild dog, langur monkeys, etc. can be seen easily. Overnight Periyar.
Day 6: Periyar - Trivandrum After breakfast, drive to Trivandrum viewing
the scenic beauty enroute.
Overnight Trivandrum.
Day 7: Trivandrum
After breakfast, Day free in Trivandrum or optional tours to Cape Comorin (Kanya
Kumari - the southern most part of India) or nearby places like Kovalam beach,
etc.
Overnight Trivandrum.
Day 8: Trivandrum - Cochin
After breakfast, drive to Cochin visiting the Kerala villages enroute.
Day 9: Cochin After breakfast, city tour of Cochin. Transfer to railway-station
for overnight journey to Bangalore.
Day 10: Bangalore Morning
arrive Bangalore and transfer to hotel followed by breakfast.
Overnight Bangalore.
Day 11: Bangalore - Mysore Morning arrive Bangalore railway
station and drive to Mysore. Arrive and transfer to hotel. Overnight Mysore.
Day 12: Mysore Morning visit the palace of the Maharaja built
in 1911 - 1912. The palace is of harmonious syntheses of the Hindu and saracenic
styles of architecture with archways, domes, turrets, colonnades and sculptures
which are magnificent. Visit the Art Gallery; drive upto Chamundi hill to see
Chamundeshwari Temple and a panoramic view of Mysore. On the way back, see the
Nandi Bull. Afternoon free. Overnight Mysore.
Day 13: Mysore - Chennai
After breakfast, morning free. Transfer to rail-station to catch the train for
Chennai. Arrive Chennai & transfer to hotel.
Day 14: Chennai
Transfer to airport for onward destination.