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Duration : 12 Days/11 Nights
Places Covered : Mumbai - Cochin - Periyar - Madurai - Chennai - Mahabalipuram
- Bangalore - Mysore - Bangalore - Hassan - Bangalore - Delhi
Day
01 : Arrive Mumbai
Welcome on arrival at Mumbai and transfer to hotel.
Day 02 : Mumbai
City tour of Mumbai, visiting Hanging Garden, Marine Drive, Dhobi Ghat, Vidhan
Saudha, Malabar Hill & Prince of Wales Musuem and evening free. Overnight
at hotel.
Day 03 : Mumbai - Cochin
Early morning transfer to airport for flight to Cochin. Transfer to hotel followed
by city tour and boating in the backwaters of Cochin. Cochin means "port"
and so it has been since history began, trading spices, silks, ivory and sandalwood.
It is now the spice capital of India. Overnight at hotel.
Day 04 : Periyar
Morning after breakfast drive to Periyar (185 kms / 5 hrs). On arrival transfer
to hotel. Afternoon view wildlife. Overnight at hotel.
Day 05 : Periyar
Early morning wildlife viewing and day at leisure. Periyar is a renowned sanctuary,
the home of elephants and other wildlife. Game viewing is done by boat around
Lake Periyar. Overnight at hotel.
Day
06 : Periyar - Madurai
After breakfast, drive to Madurai (137 kms / 4 hrs). Afternoon sightseeing tour.
Madurai is the most spectacular temple town in the whole of India, dominated
by the towering gopurams of the lively Meenakshi Temple. Overnight at hotel.
Day 07 : Chennai
After breakfast transfer to airport to board flight to Chennai. Upon arrival,
transfer to hotel. Afternoon city tour of Chennai. Founded by the East India
Company's trader Francis Day in 1639, Chennai has the fascinating relics of
the early Raj. Overnight at hotel.
Day 08 : Mahabalipuram
Excursion to Mahabalipuram & Kanchipuram. Mahabalipuram, just down the coast,
has superb stone carvings and evocative shore temples. All testimony to a grand
past. On the other hand Kanchipuram boasts of famous silks and soaring temples
of great religious significance. Overnight at hotel.
Day 09 : Bangalore
Transfer to airport for flight to Bangalore. On arrival at Bangalore transfer
to hotel for overnight stay.
Day 10 : Mysore
Morning drive to Mysore (139 kms / 3 hrs) via Sravanabelgola and transfer to
hotel. Afternoon sightseeing tour of Mysore-the legendary city of palaces and
perfumes-sandalwood and jasmine. Overnight at hotel.
Day
11 : Hassan
Drive to Hassan (115 kms / 4 hrs) visit Halebid and Belur. Both were capitals
of the Medeival Hoysala Kings who built the exquisitely carved temples in the
12th & 13th centuries. Later drive to Bangalore via Hassan and then transfer
to hotel. Overnight at hotel.
Day 12 : Depart Mumbai
Morning sightseeing of beautiful city of Bangalore. Later transfer to airport
for flight to Delhi. On arrival, transfer to international airport for flight
to onward destinations.
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