South India TOURS

South India Beach Tour

Culture and calm are the bywords of thses spectacular tours that cover beaches, hill stations, wildlife, cultural centers and royal palaces, you end this routh the trip Cultural Serenity tour where you begin it - at your starting point. Enjoy round the clock excitement

Day 01 Arrive Trivendrum - Kovalam
You will be met on arrival at transferred to the Kovalam Beach which is just 13 Km away from the city. Check in at the hotel /resort and rest of the day is free for you to experience and know why Kovalam beach is so universally admired. One of the safest beach in the world. Enjoy the first night at your resort

Day 02 At Kovalam
After breakfast the day is free for for your to enjoy the inviting sun, sand and surf of Kovalam. Take a catamaran ride to experience the power of the sea first hand.Later Opt for an Ayurveda massage at your resort. Feel good and look younger. overnight at hotel-resort

Day 03 Kovalam to Kanyakumari
After breakfast drive to Kanyakumari-the southern most tip of the Indian sub continent, enroute we make a detour to Sri Padmanabha Puram Palace- the former residence of the erstwhile maharaja of Travancore. Marvel of the splendours of a royal past. check in at the hotel. take a seasore ride to witness the sunset. dinner and overnight at hotel.

Day 04 Kanyakumari to Madurai
Kanyakumari to After breakfast we board the ferry to the offshore Vivekananda memorial the monument in the name of Swami Vivekananda, the great Indian philosopher. He once sat on this rocky island in long deep meditation. The memorial is a blend of many architectural styles of India. Later leave to Madurai. One of the most ancient human settlement in India. Arrive Madurai in the evening and chack in to the hotel for an overnight stay.

Day 05 Madurai to Thekkadi
After breakfast a visit to Meenakshi temple. Built 2000 years back, this shrine is an architectural marvel. Find one thousand magnificent pillars in the temple. Marvel at the towers that point skywards in arresting grandeur. Some of the stone pillars of the temple produce metal sounds on hitting them-they are musical pillars. Later drive to Thekkady. check in at the hotel-resort for overnight stay.

Day 06 In Periyar
Proceed to take a boat ride in the Periyar lake to have a close view of wildlife. Watch herds of elephants bask in the sun. Bison is also commonly found on the banks. Less frequently more exotic animals make their appearence. Follow a trekking trail to experience the wild. Visit a cardamom plantation. Thekkady is a prominent spice centre of Kerala

Day 07 Periyar to Kumarakom
After breakfast drive to Kumarakom-the exotic backwater destination. check into your hotel. Later take a boat trip to visit the Kumarakom Bird Sanctuary. The sanctuary sprawls over a 14 acre area. It is home of many exotic varieties of birds. Feel enchanted by the exotic backwaters all around you. Enjoy overnight stay at your hotel-resort

Day 08 Kumarakom to Periyar
Proceed to the port city Cochin. A trip to historical perspective of Cochin. Visit the Dutch Palace at Mattancherry, which was actually built by the Portuguese. Learn first hand the story behind irony. St. Francis church at Fort Cochin-the first European-built church in India. back at mainland Cochin by evening. Atrip to downtown cultural centre to watch Kathakali-the spectacular performing art of Kerala. Enjoy the evening and overnight at your hotel

Day 09 Marari Beach
After breakfast we take you to board a country craft powered by thrusting long bamboo poles into the bottom of the water channel. We are off to discover the rustic ways of rural Kerala. You glid past coir processing villages, waterfront shrines and paddy fields. Get back to the city by noon. After lunch proceed to Marari-the village backwater resort and beautiful beach of Kerala. Enjoy an overnight at your resort

Day 10 Marai to Kollam
After breakfast we take you on a trip to visit a coir village adjacent to Marari beach. See how coir -the golden yearns from the coconut shell-is made. After lunch get ready for a thrilling day and night backwater cruise by house boat to Kollam. Gliding past suparb scenery you reach Alappuzha the Vanice of the East. Continue unforgettable cruise to Kollam. Evening make way for night your house boat drops anchor to spend the night in the middle of the backwaters. Experience this unusual occasion. overnight on board

Day 11 Kollam to Varkala
An early wake up to see a backwater dawn. Enjoy the Breakfast and till your lunch time. Arrive at Kollam and leave the cruise till next visit to Kerala. You will be transferred to Varkala Beach nearly for an hour drive. Rest of the day is free for you to enjoy the serenity of the Varkala beach. Overnight at hotel-resort.

Day 12` At Varkala
We take you to visit Sivagiri-the memorial of Sri Narayana Guru, the well known social reformer of Kerala. An Ayurveda Message at your resort will be a good idea

Day 13 At Varkala
Day at leisure

Day 14 Departure Trivendrum
After breakfast check out of your resort and proceed to Trivendrum-the capital city fo Kerala. Drive to the airport in time to catch your flight

Extension Ideas:
Bangaram Island, flight form Cochin.

Thirty-six tiny islands with a total land area of only about 8 acres (3.2 hectares) constitute the archipelago of Lakshadweep, the smallest of the States and Union Territories of India. However, the geographical area including the lagoons adds up to approximately 1,035 acres (419 hectares), and the territorial waters to almost 5,000 acres (2,023 hectares).

Unspoilt and inviting: Lakshadweep's other attraction lies in the fact that it is one of the few spots on earth untouched by the march of time. There are no sophisticated luxuries or distractions: the islanders, who were recently exposed to TV, returned their sets deciding that they were better off without them! There are few places more inviting than these islands for a "get-awayfrom-it-all" holiday.

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