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South India Boat Festival
Duration: 19 Nights / 20 Days
Places Covered: Chennai - Pondicherry - Tanjore - Trichy - Madurai -
Periyar - Varkala - Alappuzha - Munnar - Cochin - Mumbai
Day 1 : Abroad - Chennai
Arrive
Chennai International airport. On arrival, the guest will be met by our representative
and check in to the hotel. Overnight at hotel.
Day 2 : Chennai
Madras - the sprawling and gracious city on the "Bay of Bengal"
is the fourth largest city in India. Visit the Fort St. George once a stronghold
of the British, San Thome Cathedral, Marina Beach and the beautiful Mylapore
temple. Overnight at hotel.
Day 3: Chennai - Pondicherry
After breakfast drive to
Pondicherry, enroute visit Kancheepuram and
Mahabalipuram. Continue drive to Pondicherry. Upon arrival in Pondicherry -
check into the hotel. Overnight at hotel.
Day 4 : Pondicherry
Afternoon
tour of Pondicherry - visiting Botanical garden, Eglise De
Sacre Coeur De Jesus and Sri Aurobindo Ashram. Later visit township of Auroville
or the city of Dawn. Designed by a French architect Roger Arger, it is an entirely
new concept in education and urban living. Overnight at hotel
Day 5 : Pondicherry - Tanjore
After breakfast drive to
Tanjore. Upon arrival in Tanjore - check into
the hotel. Overnight at hotel.
Day 6 : Tanjore - Trichy - Madurai
After breakfast drive to
Madurai enroute visit
Trichy. Thereafter
continue drive to Madurai. Upon arrival in
Madurai - check into the hotel.
Evening visit of the
Meenakshi temple. Overnight at hotel.
Day 7 : Madurai
Morning, visit the
Meenakshi temple. Also visit the palace of
Tirumala
Nayak. Afternoon at leisure. Overnight at hotel.
Day 8 : Madurai - Periyar
Morning drive to
Periyar. Upon arrival at Periyar - check into hotel.
Afternoon
boatcruise on the Lake of the famous Periyar wildlife sanctuary
to see wild life. Overnight at hotel.
Day 9 : Periyar - Varkala
Morning drive to
Varkala. Upon arrival in Varkala - check into the hotel.
Overnight at hotel.
Day 10 : Varkala - Alappuzha
Morning drive to to be at
Alappuzha in time to witness the famous boat
race. Upon arrival to Alappuzha - check into the hotel. Overnight at hotel.
Day 11 : Alappuzha
Full day at The Snake Boat Race festival
"Payippad Boat Race Payippad
near Harippad Alappuzha District ". Overnight at hotel.
Day 12 : Alappuzha
Full day sightseeing tour around Alappuzha area. Overnight at hotel.
Day 13 : Alappuzha
Aranmula Boat Race Aranmula, Pathanamthitta Overnight at hotel.
Day 14 : Alappuzha - Munnar
Morning drive to
Munnar. Upon arrival in Munnar- check in to the hotel.
Overnight at hotel.
Day 15 : Munnar
Morning, visit
Ervikulam National Park - it is the home of the endangered
Nigiri Tahr (a type of mountain goat) that roams on a stretch of grassland or
is seen climbing the pinnacles of the undulating hills. Rest of the day at leisure.
Overnight at hotel.
Day 16 : Munnar - Cochin
Morning drive to
Cochin. Upon arrival in Cochin - check into hotel. Overnight
at hotel.
Day 17 : Cochin
Morning tour of
Cochin or "Kochi"- the palm green, commercial
captial of Kerala is known as the "Queen of the Arabian Sea". Visit
the Dutch Palace, the Jewish Synagogue, the Church of St. Francis, the Bolghatty
Palace & the famous Chinese fishing nets. Afternoon free for
a stroll
in Jew town. Overnight at hotel.
Day 18 : Cochin - Mumbai
Late morning transfer from hotel to the railway station for train to
Mumbai.
On arrival in Mumbai, the guests will be met by our representative and transferred
to the hotel Rest of the day at leisure. Overnight at hotel.
Day 19 : Mumbai
Morning, one hour boat ride across Mumbai Harbour brings you to the lush green
Elephanta Island. Here, visit some of the huge and intricately carved
Elephanta
Caves that date back to the 8th century. Later in late evening transfer
to the International airport for your flight back home.
Day 20 : Abroad - Mumbai
Depart : Mumbai.
