Day 1: Arrive Mumbai – by flight
Arrive Mumbai, met upon arrival and transfer to hotel for overnight stay.
Day 2: Mumbai
Breakfast at the hotel. Later proceed for sightseeing of Mumbai including Dhobi Ghat, Gateway of India and Colaba. Lunch and local restaurant. If wish to and ok with orphanage then we can visit an orphanage in the afternoon. Evening back to the hotel for dinner and overnight stay.
Day 3: Mumbai
Breakfast at the hotel. Visit orphanage. Full day at the orphanage. Lunch at a local restaurant.
Later back to the hotel in the evening for dinner and overnight at hotel.
Day 4: Mumbai / Bangalore – by flight
Bangalore / Hassan by road 4 hrs drive
Breakfast at the hotel. Later transfer for the airport to board flight for Bangalore. Arrive Bangalore and drive to Hassan. Arrive Hassan and Check into hotel for lunch. After lunch visit Belur – The most photographed and perhaps the best and they are a must on every tourist’s temple itinerary and Halebid – the temple, perched on a star-shaped base amidst lawns, is a sculptural extravaganza.
Dinner and overnight at hotel.
Day 5: Hassan /Mysore – 3 hrs drive
Breakfast at the hotel. Later drive to Mysore. Arrive Mysore and check into hotel for lunch. After lunch proceed for sightseeing of Mysore. Mysore – the magnificent city on the foothills of Mount Chamundi. Visit the Mysore Palace, also known as the Amba Vilas Palace, this palace was the seat of the Maharajas of Mysore. Burnt down in 1897, the present one was completed in 1912, at a cost of Rs. 4.2 million; Chamundi Hill – overlooking Mysore from 1062m summit of the hill is the Sri Chamudeswari temple and the Brindavan Gardens. Evening we shall be visiting the vegetable and fruit market.
Dinner and overnight at hotel.
Day 6: Mysore / Chennai, by train
Breakfast at the hotel. Morning at leisure. After an early lunch transfer to the railway station to catch the train for Chennai. Arrive Chennai and transfer to hotel for dinner and overnight stay.
Day 7: Chennai / Tranquebar, 284 km. drive about 6 hrs.
Breakfast at the hotel. Later drive to Tranquebar. Enroute possibly a short drive through Pondicherry streets for a brief idea of the French quarter and continue drive to Tranquebar. Lunch at a local restaurant in Pondicherry.
Dinner and overnight hotel.
Day 8: Tranquebar / Tanjore ( Thanjavur )
Breakfast at the hotel. One may like to explore Tranquebar streets once again. Later drive to Tanjore. Arrive Tanjavur and check into hotel for lunch. Later proceed for sightseeing of Tanjore (Thanjavur) which was the ancient capital of Chola kings. Visit the Brihadishwara temple which was built by Raja and is termed as the crowning glory of Chola temple architecture. Also visit the Thanjavur Palace which was constructed in 1550 and has huge corridors, spacious halls, observation and arsenal towers.
Dinner and overnight at hotel.
Day 9: Thanjavur / Madurai – 3 hrs drive
Breakfast at the hotel. Later drive to Madurai about 3 hours. Arrive Madurai and check into hotel for lunch. After lunch sightseeing of Madurai Temple. Visit Madurai’s main attraction – Sri Meenakshi temple which attracts thousands of pilgrims from all over India.
Back to hotel for dinner and overnight stay.
Day 10: Madurai / Munnar , 155 km, 4.5 hrs drive
Breakfast at the hotel. Later drive to Munnar. Arrive Munnar and check into hotel for lunch. Later visit some tea gardens and nearby attractions of Munnar. Back to hotel for dinner and overnight stay.
Day 11: Munnar / Kochi ( Cochin) , 131 km, 3-4 hrs drive
Breakfast at the hotel. Later drive about 3 hrs to Cochin. Check into the hotel for lunch. After lunch visit the St. Francis Church, India’s oldest European Church was constructed in 1503 by Portuguese; Chinese Fishing Nets, strung out along the top of Fort Cochin; Mattancherry Palace or The Dutch Palace, built by Portuguese in 1557.
Back to hotel for dinner and overnight stay.
Day 11: Kochi / Aleeppey / Backwaters Houseboat – 1.5 hrs drive
Breakfast at hotel. Morning drive to Alleppey to enjoy Houseboat trip. Arrive Alleppey and embark in the Houseboat for lunch. Cruise Backwater trip around 4 – 5 hrs. through a narrow channel to see the daily life of local people living on Vembanad Lake. We shall enjoy houseboat cruise till sunset and later anchor all houseboat at one place for dinner and overnight.
Overnight stay Houseboat.
Day 12: Houseboat / Alleppey / Kovalam Beach, 4 hrs drive
Breakfast on board. Later enjoy a cruise again. After getting down at Jetty drive to Kovalam. Arrive Kovalam and check into hotel for lunch. Afternoon free. Dinner and overnight at hotel.
Day 13: Kovalam Beach,
Breakfast at the hotel. Full day leisure. Lunch and dinner at the hotel. Overnight at the beach resort.
Day 14: Kovalam Beach / Trivandrum / Mumbai, by flight
Breakfast at the hotel. Morning at leisure. After lunch transfer to airport to board flight for Mumbai. Arrive Mumbai and enjoy farewell dinner near airport restaurant. Later in time transfer to airport to board flight for onward destination.
Day 15: Mumbai – departure
Flight for onward destination.
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