-|| Goa With South India Temple Tour ||-

Duration : 22 Nights / 23 Days
Places to Visit : Mumbai -Kochi - Kumarakom - Periyar - Thanjavur - Madurai - Thanjavur - Pondicherry - Mahabalipuram - Chennai - Bangalore - Hampi - Goa - Mumbai

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Day 01: Bombay (Mumbai)
Arrive at the commercial capital of India and check in. Rest of the day free for leisure.

Day 02: Bombay
Half day trip to Elephanta cave island for astonishing ancient sculptures. Later during the day visit notable attractions of the city which includes Dhobi Ghat, Crawford market, Marine drive and old mansions of Colaba area.

Day 03: Kochi
Take flight to Kochi. On arrival after leisure in your hotel proceed for a short sightseeing tour of this heritage town. Visit the Mattancherry palace, Jewish synagogue, Jew town, old spice markets, St. Francis church, Santa Cruz Basilica and Chinese fishing nets.

Day 04: Houseboat
Transfer to Alleppey by road. Board your exclusive houseboat that will quietly sail through the backwater canals all day and night, a tropical sojourn not to be missed!

Day 05: Kumarakom
Alight your houseboat and check in your resort at Kumarakom. Kumarakom is an island with a beautiful bird-sanctuary and extremely serene atmosphere. Stay at Coconut Lagoons- a wonderful resort providing restored tharawads as idyllic rooms.

Day 06: Periyar
Drive uphill through beautiful spice plantations and finally reach Periyar National Park - One of the best jungles in India to see wild elephants. Day free to explore on own.

Day 07: Periyar
Visit the National Park on boat over Periyar lake where several wild animals congregate at different times.

Day 08: Madurai
Drive out of Kerala hills and reach Tamilnadu plains- the Dravidian heartland. Visit the Thirumal Nayaka Palace and the Dravidian masterpiece Meenakshi Sundereshwar temple which makes the city of Madurai so famous and pulsate with festivities.

Day 09: Thanjavur
Driving down to fertile rice growing plains of Cauvery reach Tiruchirapally. Nearby visit the enormous Srirangam temple and then continue to the Chola citadel of Tanjore. Visit the World heritage Brihadishvara temple- simply unparalleled!

Day 10: Pondicherry
Reach the erstwhile French colony Pondicherry of beautiful boulevards, gothic structures and quiet beaches. Day free to relax and unwind.

Day 11: Pondicherry
Morning head out for boat trips to see dolphins. During the day visit Auroville (city of dawn) - the famous center for spiritual learning and meditation named after Guru Sri Aurobindo Ghosh.

Day 12: Mahabalipuram
Driving through fertile Coromondal coastline, reach Mahabalipuram. Mahabalipuram (Mammalapuram) is famous for it's shore temples and other monuments which are in a form of epic recreated on stone.

Day 13: Chennai
Morning walk over the seashore and explore the temples on own. Later drive towards Chennai and enroute visit Dakshinchitra- an art and craft heritage center. Day free to move around in Chennai for the enormous shopping opportunity it offers. Also visit one of the many famous auditoriums for live performance of Indian classical dances.

Day 14: Chennai
Sightseeing trip of the city. Also visit Kalakshetra, the world famous cultural center founded by Rukmini Devi Arundale and Theosophical society with its huge Banyan tree (Theosophical society of India was founded by Dr.Annie Besant).

Day 15: Bangalore
Board the morning Shatabdi Express train to Bangalore and reach there by noon. At Bangalore visit Cubbon Park, Lal Baug and intersting public buildings within Cubbon Park..

Day 16: Bangalore
Excursion to Nrityagram- a center for learning of Indian classical dances set up by noted Odissi dancer Protima Bedi. Rest of day left free to move around at M.G.Road area. Board the overnight Hampi Express.

Day 17: Hampi
Reach Hospet railway Station in the morning. Visit Hampi that has extraordinary remnants of once great city Vijayanagara. The sheer size and majestic appearance of this historical site is amazing! Day free to explore around the great monuments that dot the whole area.

Day 18: Hampi
In the morning take a walking tour of the Hampi bazaar and temples. Cross the picturesque Tungabhadra River on a primitively designed corracle- a very different experience!

Day 19: Goa
Drive towards India's western coastline and reach Goa- the exotic tropical beach destination. Day free to walk around the beaches.

Day 20: Goa
Sightseeing tour of Old Goa and Panjim for beautiful churches and cathedrals. Mandovi River cruise.

Day 21: Goa
Day completely at discretion in the tropical paradise known as Goa.

Day 22: Mumbai
Fly back to Mumbai. After checking in, day kept at discretion to indulge in last day's shopping or to enjoy the pulsating nightlife of Bombay.

Day 23: Departure
Day free till the time of departure. At appropriate time, transfer to airport to catch the flight back home.


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