Day 01 : Arrive at Bangalore
Meet on
arrival and transfer to hotel. Afternoon half day sight seeing visiting Vidhana
Soudha, Cubbon Park, Lal Bagh, etc., Overnight.
Day 02 : Bangalore -
Mysore (140 Kms - 3 Hrs)Morning breakfast, check out and proceed to
Mysore, enroute visit Srirangapatna -Tippu's Summer Palace. On arrival at
Mysore, transfer to hotel. After lunch proceed to visit St.Philomina's church
and world famous Brindavan Garden. Overnight at hotel.
Day 03 : Mysore
Morning after breakfast proceed to Somanathapur (1 hr.drive 40 Kms)
visit 13 th century wonder in stone, the star shaped temple with three shrines
named after Prasanna Channakeshava is the latest and best preserved example of
Hoysala architecture. Visit Chamundi Hills, Zoo Gardens, Mysore Maharaja Palace,
etc., Evening free for shopping.
Day 04 : Mysore - Ooty (175 Kms - 5
Hrs) Morning after breakfast proceed to Ooty, enroute visit Bandipur and
Mudumalai Wild life Sanctuaries. On arrival transfer to hotel. After lunch visit
Botanical Garden, Ooty Lake. Overnight halt at hotel.
Day 05 : Ooty
After breakfast drive to Coonoor, the beautiful plantation town set
against the backdrop of the Nilgiris. It stands at the lower ridge of the
plateau at an altitude of 1858 Mts (6100FT). The elevating naturally lends to
the landscape A genial climate enviously more soothing than that of either Ooty
or Kotagiri. Return to Ooty and rest of the day free. Overnight.
Day
06 : Ooty - Kodaikanal (275 Kms - 7 Hrs)
Morning after breakfast proceed to Kodaikanal, set among
the gently slopping Palani Hills is the charming retreat, also called Kodai.
This is one of India's most beautiful hill stations frequented by tourists in
large numbers right through the year. On arrival transfer to hotel. Overnight at
the hotel.
Day 07 : Kodaikanal After breakfast visit to Bryant
Park, Kodaikanal Lake, Coaker's Walk etc., Overnight.
Day 08 :
Kodaikanal Full day leisure.
Day 09 : Kodaikanal - Madurai
(120 Kms / 4 Hrs)After breakfast checkout and proceed to Madurai. On
arrival check in to a hotel. Visit Shree Meenakshi Temple, the temple was
designed in 1560 by Vishwanatha Nayak and substantially built during the reign
of Thirumalai Nayak. Dedicated to the Goddess Meenakshi and her consort Lord
Sundareswarar, the temple has numerous Mandapas decorated with exquisite
sculptures, a set of musical notes when tapped and a lovely temple pool. The
thousand-pillared hill is a museum that displays temple artifacts. Evening free
and overnight at the hotel.
Day 10 : Madurai - Rameshwaram -
MaduraiMorning after breakfast day visit to Rameshwaram. The conch
shaped island of Rameshwaram lies off the coast of Tamilnadu, The Legend has it,
that Rama halted here after his war with Ravana in order to worship Lord Shiva
and do Penance for having killed Ravana. Return to Madurai,
overnight.
Day 11 : Madurai - Kanyakumari (260 Kms - 6
Hrs)
Morning after breakfast proceed to Kanyakumari. The virgin Goddess
Kanyakumari has watched over the phenomenon since the beginning of time,
standing at the top of the country in, as if, an unending vigil, with the water
of Indian Ocean, Arabian Sea and Bay of Bengal drawing to her feet. A temple
stands here today, dedicated to the virgin Goddess. Visit Swami Vivekananda
Statue Island. Overnight at a hotel.
Day 12 : Kanyakumari - Trivandrum
(90 Kms - 2 Hrs)After breakfast drive to Trivandrum, capital of the
State of Kerala is a beautiful seaside city built on seven hills. On arrival
transfer to Hotel at Kovalam beach. Day free.
Day 13 : Trivandrum
After breakfast visit the famous Sri.Padmanabha Swamy Temple, Zoo,
Museum, Art Gallery etc. Overnight halt at hotel.
Day 14 : Trivandrum
- Kovalam Full day free.
Day 15 : Trivandrum - Cochin (250 Kms
- 6 Hrs)After breakfast drive to Cochin, which has earned the sobriquet
"Queen of the Arabian Sea". Cochin is one of the India's most interesting
cities. Here you can see the oldest church in India. The ancient temples,
churches and synagogues in this district are of the special interest to the
archaeologists and historians. Cochin port is one of the largest in India, so
many islands to name a few Willingdon, Balgatty, Gundu, Fort Cochin and Vypeen.
On arrival transfer to hotel. Rest of the day free.
Day 16 : Cochin
Visit to Cochin City - historical Churches and temples, etc.,
overnight.
Day 17 : CochinFull day Free.
Day 18 :
Cochin Departure After breakfast transfer to Airport to connect your
flights for onward destination.
TOUR ENDS