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Starting Price
* US $ : 1299.00 per person
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Places : Chennai - Covelong via Kanchipuram - Covelong -
Thanjavur via Pondicherry - Thanjavur - Tiruchirappalli - Madurai -
Thekkady - Periyar - Kumarakom - Kumarakom to Houseboat - Kochi
Duration : 13 Nights/14 Days
Day 01 - Arrive Chennai
Our
representative will be at the airport to welcome you. Transfer to hotel
for overnight stay.
Day 02 - Chennai
Full day city tour of Chennai visiting Fort St. George, St. Thomas Mount,
San Thome Cathedral, Kapaleeswar Temple and the National Art Gallery. Find
some time to relax on the Marina Beach. Overnight at hotel.
Day 03 - Chennai to Covelong via Kanchipuram, 150 Km/3 ½ hrs
Drive to Kanchipuram, one of Hinduism's seven most sacred cities. The
'Golden City' of a thousand temples dates back from the Cholas. Visit its
temples and shop for silk and cotton fabrics. Travel onwards to Covelong
Beach for a 2-night stay. Afternoon at leisure.
Day 04 - Covelong (Mahabalipuram)
Morning excursion to Mahabalipuram. The coastal temple town boasts of
fourteen cave temples and nine monolithic rathas (chariot shaped shrines),
three stone temples and four- sculptured rock panels. Afternoon at
leisure.
Day 05 - Covelong to Thanjavur via Pondicherry, 310 Km/7 hrs
Drive to Thanjavur (Tanjore) en route visiting the Sri Aurobindo Ashram
at Pondicherry -the former capital of French India. Also visit Matru
Mandir at the futuristically designed Auroville. Arrive at Thanjavur the
ancient capital of the Cholas and home to thousands of artists who
developed the art of Tanjore style of paintings and bronze icons.
Overnight in Thanjavur.
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Day 06 - Thanjavur to Tiruchirappalli, 55 Km/1 ½ hrs
During the morning visit Thanjavur's Brihadisvara temple, a World
Heritage Site. The temple was built in 10th century with an unusual
feature of massive cupola carved out of single granite block weighing 80
tons on the top of this 66.5 m tall structure. In the afternoon drive to
Tiruchirappalli (Trichy -1 hr) and visit temple town of Srirangam and Rock
Fort, which stands, on a mammoth 84m high rock. Overnight in Trichy.
Day 07 - Tiruchirappalli to Madurai, 140 Km / 4 hrs
Morning
drive to Madurai. During the afternoon visit Madurai, the most sacred
pilgrim town of South India. In the evening witness the prayer ceremony at
Meenakshi Temple, an outstanding example of the Vijayanagar temple
architecture. Overnight in Madurai.
Day 08 - Madurai to Thekkady (Lake Periyar), 145 Km / 4 hrs
Drive to Thekkady for a 2-night stay. During the afternoon take a
two-hour boat safari on the mist-shrouded lake, which offers excellent
opportunities for spotting wildlife, especially herds of elephants.
Overnight at hotel.
Day 09 - Periyar
Day at leisure to explore the plantations surrounding the beautiful spice
centre. Overnight at hotel
Day 10 - Periyar to Kumarakom, 140 Km / 4 hrs
You'll leave just after breakfast, driving back down to the coast and the
melodically named town of Kumarakom on the banks of lake Vembanad.
Afternoon visit Kumarakom Bird Sanctuay famous for migratory birds.
Overnight at hotel
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Day 11 - Kumarakom to Houseboat
Transfer to a houseboat for a day and night on the backwaters - the very
essence of Kerala with swaying palms and gently flowing serene water ways.
Get a close up view of the countryside, quite lagoons and rural Kerala,
preserved through the ages and completely hidden from the road.
Day 12 - Houseboat - Alleppey - Kochi (60 Km / 1 ½ hrs)
Disembark from the Houseboat at Alleppey jetty and drive to the harbour
town of Kochi (Cochin), renowned as the 'Queen of the Arabian Sea'. In the
evening enjoy a Kathakali dance show - the mask dance with music, songs
and mime to enact stories.
Day 13 - Kochi
Your morning sightseeing tour of Kochi includes a visit to the Dutch
Palace and Synagogue. En route see the famous Chinese fishing nets.
Afternoon at leisure to explore the sights of the oldest trading centre.
Day 14 - Depart Kochi
Transfer to Kochi airport to board your onward flight. (Hotel check out
12:00 hrs)
Contact us for hotels details/options covered in this tour
US$ 1299 per person (on twin sharing basis - minimum 2
persons travelling together)
Note :
The above cost is not valid from 20-Dec-2006 to 02-Jan-2007
| Land Cost includes | Land Cost Excludes |
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Monument Entry Fee List (per person per visit in US Dollars)
| Chennai | Kanchipuram | Mahabalipuram | Tanjavore | Trichy | Madurai | Thekkedy | Cochin |
| 9 | 16 | 10 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 2.5 | 7 | 1 |
Hotel used will be as under or equivalent category
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