Day 01 :
Abroad / New Delhi
Arrive New Delhi International airport.
On arrival, the guest will be met by our
representative and transferred to hotel.
Upon arrival at hotel the guests will be provided with the
traditional Indian welcome consisting of aarti-tikka and
garlands.
Overnight at hotel.
Day 02 :
New Delhi to Cochin
Arrive Cochin and the representative will meet and transfer to
Backwater Resort.
Rest of the day free. Pedal boating on the pond.
Candle light dinner with Tiger Prawns.
Cochin is the
oldest European settlement in India. Recording a history of
visitors who came, saw and stayed for hundreds of years.
Layered impressions - Chinese, Arab, Jewish, British, Fr
ench
and Portuguese, are contained within its environment. Giant
Chinese fishing nets that billow from massive teak and bamboo
poles dot the entrance to the harbour. Silhouetted against the
setting sun, they present a magnificent sight at the
waterfront. A narrow, palm-fringed island, easily accessible
from the mainland is where the Bolghatty Palace is situated.
The palace was built by the Dutch in 1744.
The palace
has a golf course on its grounds.
Overnight at Hotel
Day 3: Cochin - Alleppey
Morning : proceed for a half day tour of Gundu Island which is
a tour in a boat-ride through the backwaters to the various
islands where coir mat making and other cottage industries can
be seen. Afternoon : drive to Allepey. On arrival check into
hotel. Overnight stay.
Day
4: Alleppey - Kottayam - Periyar
Morning proceed through the backwater cruise to Kottayam.
Afternoon : drive for Periyar Wild Life. Overnight stay at the
lodge in Periyar.
Day 5: Periyar
Morning proceed for the full day excursion to the Jungle to
view Elephants, Tiger, Sambar, Barking Deer etc. Overnight
stay.
Day 6: Periyar - Trivandrum
- Kovalam
Morning drive to Kovalam on arrival check into the hotel.
Afternoon free at leisure at the Beach. Overnight stay.
Day 97: Kovalam
Half day sight-seeing Trivandrum covering Temples, Zoo, Museum
etc. World famous Indian
beach since 1930 where foreign and domestic tourists throng.
This post-card tropical beach,
boarded
by blue waters and lush coconut gardens, once was a haunt of
hippies from European countries. Kovalam, more popular among
backpacking travelers, is a western cultural dot on a
traditional and orthodox Kerala physique.
"Kovalam" means a grove of coconut trees and true to its name
the village offers an endless sight of coconut trees. The
crescent-shaped beach has three parts. The southern most
beach, and the most popular, is light house beach. It offers
an amazing sight of Vizhinjam mosque. The northern Samudra is
a laidback one and time, seems, stands still here. The middle,
hawah, in the early day, is a beehive of activities with
fishermen setting out for sea. With a high rock promontory and
a calm bay of blue waters, this beach paradise creates a
unique aquarelle on moonlit nights.
Azure water and favorable climate make Kovalam a favorite
year-round spot for swimming. Sea, here, is pacific and
shallow where you can take a dip in the saline waters.
Landlubbers will get lifeguards' service. The clean white
sandy beach will arouse a temptation irresistible: to lie in
idle on the sands and tan the body.
Afternoon free at leisure.
Overnight stay.
Day 8: Kovalam - Madurai
After Breakfast-departure for Madurai. On arrival check into
hotel. Afternoon sightseeing. Overnight stay.
Day 9: Madurai - Madras
Morning at leisure and afternoon transfer to the airport to
board flight for Madras. On arrival transfer to hotel in
Mahaballipuram. Check into the hotel in Mahabalipuram.
Overnight stay.
Day 10: Mahabalipuram
Full day sight-seeing and thereafter evening free at leisure.
Overnight stay.
Day 11: Mahabalipuram
Full day sight-seeing of Madras including Kanchipuram. Evening
free leisure. Overnight at Mahabalipuram.
Day 12: Mahabalipuram
Morning free at leisure. Afternoon transfer to Madras Airport
to board in the flight for next destination.