South India - South India with Columbo |
Duration: 24 Nights / 25 Days
Places to
Visit: Mumbai - Hyderabad - Chennai - Mysore - Bangalore - Hampi - Bijapur -
Goa - Cochin - Allepey - Kumarakom - Periyar - Trivandrum - Colombo - Kandy -
Colombo - Next Destination |
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| Day 1: Mumbai : A fitting place to
start. |
On arrival - met, assisted and transferred to your hotel. Rest of
the day at your discretion. .
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| Day 2: Mumbai : The city of dreams. |
For the full day visit of Mumbai.
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| Day 3: Mumbai - Hyderabad :
Nijams rich legacy. |
You will be transferred to Hyderabad by flight.
After lunch, we visit the Charminar, the Mecca Mosque and Salar Jung Museum.
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| Day 4: Hyderabad : Uncovering the Mysteries of Golconda. |
Full
day excursion to Golconda Fort.
Later visit the Usmansagar Lake- one of
the most beautiful man-made lakes.
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| Day 5: Hyderabad - Chennai :
Dravidian Citadel. |
From Hyderabad board the flight for Chennai. Arrive
and check in hotel. For the day visit Museum. Drive through the Flower and Fruit
Markets, High Court, Fort Museum, Marina Beach, San Thome Cathedral, The
Theosophical Society and Snake Park.
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| Day 6: Chennai : Sacred journey
to Tirupati. |
After breakfast, we take full day excursion of
Tirupati.Evening return back to hotel.
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| Day 7: Chennai - Mysore :
Silk & sandalwood. |
Early morning board the train for Mysore. From
Railway station, you will be transferred to hotel. After lunch we take half-day
sight seeing tour of Mysore.
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| Day 8: Mysore : Sublime expressions of
stone. |
Full day excursion to Sravanbelagola, Belur and Halebid.
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| Day 9: Mysore - Bangalore : Passing through history. |
After
breakfast, we drive towards Bangalore. On the way we visit Srirangapatnam ,16
kms from Mysore. Also visit Sri Ranganatha Temple.
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| Day 10: Bangalore
: India's silicon valley. |
For the first half we take day sightseeing
tour Bangalore. Utilise rest of the day in shopping or personal activities.
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| Day 11: Bangalore - Hampi : A city that was. |
Proceed to
Hampi. Check in hotel at Hospet (12 km from Hampi). Rest of the day at your
discretion or you can explore group of monuments at Hampi.
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| Day 12:
Hampi : Conversation with the monuments. |
Whole day we explore the
wealthy monuments of Hampi. Evening return back to hotel for overnight stay.
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| Day 13: Hampi - Bijapur : Gol Gumbaz - where the silence screams. |
Bijapur was the capital of the Adil Shah Kings who left a wealth of
monuments. The most famous is the Gol Gumbaz whose dome is the second largest in
the world.A whisper into the dome on one side gets magnified 12 times and on the
other side of the dome is an amazing acoustical phenomenon.Other buildings to
see are Ibrahim Rauza, Gagan Mahal, Bara Kaman etc.
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| Day 14: Bijapur -
Goa : Baywatch. |
After break fast we proceed to Goa. Arrive and check in
hotel. For the day you are free to relax.
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| Day 15: Goa : Rome in
India. |
We start our half-day sightseeing tour of Goa. Rest of the day at
leisure.
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| Day 16: Goa : Time out for leisure. |
Whole day free
to explore its beaches or to relax.
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| Day 17: Goa - Cochin |
In
time transfer to the airport for your flight to Cochin. Upon arrival in Cochin
transfer to your hotel.Rest of the day is at leisure.
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| Day 18:
Cochin - Allepey |
In the morning city tour of Cochin. A few interesting
sites included in the tour are the Chinese fishing nets along the Vasco Da Gama
Square, Santa Cruz Basilica, St. Francis Church, VOC Gate, Bastion Bungalow,
etc. Apart from these architectural splendors, an array of restaurants serving
fresh seafood is also popular among tourists. The Chinese fishing nets erected
on teak wood and bamboo poles work on the principle of balance. Records say they
were first set up here between AD 1350 and 1450. Vasco Da Gama Square, the
narrow promenade that parallels the beach, is the best place to watch the nets
being lowered and pulled out of the sea.
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| Day 19: Kumarakom - Periyar |
Morning, reach and visit the Bird
Sanctuary. Proceed to Periyar and check in at hotel on arrival. Periyar wildlife
sanctuary is home to nomadic tribes of wild elephant, boar, deer, the great
Indian tiger and more. Evening go for boat cruise in the lake to watch wild
animals. Overnight stay will be at Periyar.
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| Day 20: Periyar |
Morning, after breakfast boating through Periyar lake - Wildlife
sanctuary. You can visit the rare species of plants and animals. Afternoon visit
spice plantations like cardamom, cinnamon, pepper, coffee, tea estates etc. on
your way back to the hotel, you could stop at the local market and pick up some
fragrant spices. Stay the night at Periyar Spice Village
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| Day 21:
Periyar - Trivandrum |
Drive to Trivandrum. City tour and sight seeing of
this unique temple town.
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| Day 22: Trivandrum - Colombo |
After
breakfast will be at hotel transfer to airport according to the timings of
flight for Colombo. Upon arrival in Colombo transfer to your hotel.
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| Day 23: Colombo - Kandy |
After breakfast proceed to Kandy,
enroute visiting the elephant orphanage at Pinnawela, which is a home to about
60 elephants found abandoned or orphaned in the wild. Also, accompany the
elephants to a river close by to see them having their daily baths. In the
afternoon do a city tour of Kandy - the last capital of the Sri Lankan kings.
The name Kandy conjures visions of a storied past, splendour, legend, folklore,
mystery and traditions lovingly kept alive for countless years. Visit a gem
lapidary. In the afternoon visit the temple of the tooth relic and thereafter
witness a cultural show in Kandy.
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| Day 24: Kandy -
Colombo |
After breakfast proceed to Colombo, enroute visiting the
botanical gardens in Peradeniya, which was originally the pleasure garden of the
royalty. Nearly 4000 species of plants are found in this garden and it is
encircled by the Mahaweli river. In the afternoon a city tour of Colombo -
observing the old parliament, the residential areas, the BMICH (Bandaranaike
memorial international conference hall). Also, visit the ceramics corporation
showroom, majestic city shopping complex, House of Fashion, and the Odel
unlimited dress boutique.
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| Day 25: Colombo - Next
Destination |
After breakfast at leisure or option of doing last minute
shopping in Colombo. In time proceed to the airport for departure.
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