| TOUR ITINERARY: (Small Group - Guaranteed Departure) |
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| TUESDAY |
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| DAY 01: |
DEPART NEW YORK |
| Start your tour at JFK. Your flight includes meals, drinks, and in-flight entertainment for your journey. |
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| WEDNESDAY |
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| DAY 02: |
ARR. CHENNAI TRANSFER TO HOTEL |
| Evening: |
Late evening arrival in Chennai. |
| Accommodation: |
Overnight at hotel. |
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| THURSDAY |
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| DAY 03: |
CHENNAI – VISITING CITY ON THE EAST COAST OF SOUTHERN INDIA |
| Breakfast: |
Hotel dining room. |
| Morning: |
Late morning departure to explore Chennai. |
| Afternoon: |
Drive to Mamallapuram and Check-in at hotel. |
| Evening: |
At leisure. |
| Accommodation: |
Overnight at hotel. |
| Meals Included: |
Breakfast. |
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| FRIDAY |
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| DAY 04: |
MAMALLAPURAM – HERITAGE WALK |
| Breakfast: |
Hotel dining room. |
| Morning: |
Interesting ‘History walk of Mamallapuram’ including snake charmer, Visit to sculpture studio. |
| Lunch: |
Local restaurant in Mamallapuram served in a traditional South Indian style. |
| Afternoon: |
Free for own activities. |
| Evening: |
At leisure. |
| Accommodation: |
Overnight at hotel. |
| Meals Included: |
Breakfast/ Lunch |
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| SATURDAY |
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| DAY 05: |
KANCHEEPURAM - BANGALORE |
| Breakfast: |
Hotel dining room. |
| Morning: |
Travel to Bangalore. Enroute visit Kancheepuram - One of the seven sacred cities of India. |
| Lunch: |
Local restaurant in Kancheepuram. |
| Afternoon: |
Check-in at hotel in Bangalore. |
| Evening: |
At leisure. |
| Accommodation: |
Overnight at hotel. |
| Meals Included: |
Breakfast / Lunch |
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| SUNDAY |
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| DAY 06: |
BANGALORE - MYSORE |
| Breakfast: |
Hotel dining room. |
| Morning: |
Explore Bangalore – The Garden City of south India. |
| Afternoon: |
Travel to Mysore. Enroute visit to Channapatna - a small hamlet 46 kms from Bangalore on the Mysore highway, excels in lacquerware. |
| Evening: |
Check-in at hotel in Mysore. |
| Accommodation: |
Overnight at hotel. |
| Meals Included: |
Breakfast |
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| MONDAY |
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| DAY 07: |
MYSORE – SRIRANGAPATTINUM |
| Breakfast: |
Hotel dining room. |
| Morning: |
Explore Mysore - city of palaces, gardens, shady avenues and sacred temples and retains some of the charm of the old world with its many institutions that propagate Carnatic Classical music and dance. |
| Afternoon: |
An early afternoon excursion visit to Srirangapattinum - a place with Ancient history is an Island fortress town on the bank of river cauvery. |
| Evening: |
Visit to Chamundi Hill Temple - at a height of 1062mts. The 2000-year-old temple is dedicated to
Goddess Chamundi. A seven storey, 40mts high tower, dominates the temple. A view of entire
Mysore city from this hilltop is breath taking. |
| Accommodation: |
Overnight at hotel. |
| Meals Included: |
Breakfast |
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| TUESDAY |
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| DAY 08: |
MYSORE - MUDUMALAI |
| Breakfast: |
Hotel dining room. |
| Morning: |
Travel to mudumalai - one of South India’s largest wild life reserve. |
| Afternoon: |
Check-in to Hotel in Mudumalai and 04hrs Bush trek, in the jungle. |
| Lunch: |
Hotel in Mudumalai. |
| Evening: |
Visit to Elephant feeding in Mudumalai as a main attraction. (DEPENDING ON SEASON). |
| Accommodation: |
Overnight at hotel. |
| Meals Included: |
Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner |
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| WEDNESDAY |
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| DAY 09: |
MUDUMALAI - COONOOR |
| Breakfast: |
Hotel dining room. |
| Morning: |
Early we go for jungle Safari. Later Travel to Coonoor, Enroute visit to Ooty(Udagamandalam) is the Queen of Hill Station. |
| Afternoon: |
Board the steam train to enjoy a trip from Ooty to Coonoor affording some spectacular views of the precipitous eastern slopes of the rain-forested Nilgiris. |
| Evening: |
Check-in to Hotel in Coonoor. |
| Accommodation: |
Overnight at hotel. |
| Meals Included: |
Breakfast |
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| THURSDAY |
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| DAY 10: |
COONOOR - COCHIN |
| Breakfast: |
Hotel dining room. |
| Morning: |
Travel to Cochin. |
| Afternoon: |
Check-in to hotel in Cochin. |
| Evening: |
At leisure |
| Accommodation: |
Overnight at hotel. |
| Meals Included: |
Breakfast |
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| FRIDAY |
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| DAY 11: |
COCHIN – “God’s Own Country” |
| Breakfast: |
Hotel dining room. |
| Morning: |
Explore Cochin - the commercial hub of Kerala, is a town of great historical importance. |
| Afternoon: |
At leisure |
| Evening: |
visit the famous dance drama of Kerala, the “Kathakali” |
| Accommodation: |
Overnight at hotel. |
| Meals Included: |
Breakfast |
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| SATURDAY |
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| DAY 12: |
COCHIN TO ALLEPPEY |
| Breakfast: |
Hotel dining room. |
| Morning: |
Travel to Alleppey – Land of Backwater and Check-in to House Boat |
| Lunch: |
In House Boat |
| Afternoon: |
Backwater Cruises. |
| Evening: |
At leisure. |
| Accommodation: |
Overnight on Board Houseboat |
| Meals Included: |
Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner |
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| SUNDAY |
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| DAY 13: |
ALLEPPEY - MARARI |
| Breakfast: |
On Board Houseboat |
| Morning: |
Travel to Marari – The paradise of South India know for excellent beaches. |
| Afternoon: |
Check-in to Hotel in Marari. |
| Evening: |
At leisure. |
| Accommodation: |
Overnight at hotel. |
Meals Included: |
Breakfast |
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| MONDAY |
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| DAY 14: |
MARARI |
| Leisure on the beach. Tucked away inside quiet and lush coconut groves the resorts set by the pristine white sand beaches of the Marari offer you unparalleled quite in astoundingly beautiful settings. |
| Accommodation: |
Overnight at hotel. |
| Meals Included: |
Breakfast & Dinner |
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| TUESDAY |
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| DAY 15: |
MARARI - COCHIN – DEPARTURE VIA MUMBAI |
| Breakfast: |
Hotel dining room. |
| Morning: |
At leisure |
| Meals Included: |
Breakfast |
| Evening: |
Transfer to Cochin airport |
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| WEDNESDAY |
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| DAY 16: |
NEW YORK |
| Arrival into JFK in the morning. |
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| EXTENSION IDEAS: (Ask for more details) |
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| Sri Lanka |
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| Extend your tour by 5 days to include Sri Lanka for additional $425/pp. (Cochin - Colombo flight not included) |
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| Maldives |
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| Extend your tour by 5 days to include Maldives for additional $725/pp. (Cochin - Male flight not included). |
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