Kerala Beach Holidays
19 Nights /
20 Days to Kerala Beach Holidays 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 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 (162 km), 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 (177 kms).
Upon arrival in Tanjore - check into the hotel.
Overnight at
hotel
Day 6 : Tanjore - Trichy - Madurai After
breakfast drive to
Madurai (178 kms) 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 one of the
biggest temple complexes in India - 46 ft. long by 790 ft broad built in the
17th Century.
Overnight at hotel
Day 8 : Madurai
- Periyar Morning drive to
Periyar (177 kms)
Upon
arrival at Periyar - check into hotel
Afternoon
boatcruise on
the Lake.
Overnight at hotel
Day 9 : Periyar - Varkala Morning drive to
Varkala
(220 km).
Upon arrival in Varkala - check into the hotel.
Afternoon visit the Portugese church of Anjengo dated to the time of
occupation, which maybe the Elanchoros ofthe geography of Ptomempee (2nd
century A.D.). Also visit the English Fort constructed in 1695 A.D. by the
English 'East India Company', which play an important role in the war of
Mysore in 18th century.
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 (180 km)
Upon arrival in Munnar- check in to the hotel.
Overnight at hotel
Day 15 : Munnar Morning, visit
Ervikulam
National Park.
Rest of the day at leisure.
Overnight at hotel
Day 16 : Munnar - Cochin
Morning drive to
Cochin (160 km)
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".
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.
Arrive: 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.
Afternoon,
City tour of Mumbai - the great port city with its Victorian Gothic
buildings from the British Raj Era mingling with the modern. The tour
includes
Gateway of India overlooking the Harbour, the
Towers of
Silence, Marine Drive and the
Dhobi Ghat, the unique and
colourful outdoor 'laundry'. Also visit
Mani Bhawan, a small museum
dedicated to the life and works of Mahatma Gandhi, and the bustling Crawford
Market.
Later in late evening transfer to the International
airport for your flight back home.
Day 20 : Abroad - Mumbai
Depart : Mumbai.
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