Gems of Southern India

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Destinations covered: Chennai, Mahabalipuram, Pondicherry, Tanjore, Madurai, Munnar, Backwaters and Cochin.
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Overview

Trip type
Small Group Tour
Lodging level
Standard - 3 star
Physical level
Moderate
Trip pace
Balanced schedule

Highlights

    • Explore Mahabalipuram – the site of ancient sculptural marvels.
    • Visit The Sri Aurobindo Ashram in Pondicherry.
    • Witness Aarti ceremony at Meenakshi Temple, Madurai.
    • Get yourself lost in Tea Gardens of Munnar.
    • Spend a night on floating houseboat in Backwaters (Alleppey).
    • Visit famous Chinese Fishing Nets in Cochin.
    • Take a look at Mattancherry Palace and Synagogues in Cochin.
    • Explore quaint town for Fort Kochi.
    • Take a walk in Cochin Spice market.
    • Explore Mahabalipuram – the site of ancient sculptural marvels.  Visit The Sri Aurobindo Ashram in Pondicherry.  Witness Aarti ceremony at Meenakshi Temple, Madurai.

What's this trip about?

    Destinations covered: Chennai, Mahabalipuram, Pondicherry, Tanjore, Madurai, Munnar, Backwaters and Cochin.

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Details

Itinerary focusClassic Highlights
Group sizeSmall Group - 24 max
Age rangeNo age restrictions
Flights and transportN/A
Start CityCHENNAI
End CityCOCHIN

Travel Themes

  • Cultural
  • Religious

Destinations

  • Asia
  • India

Attractions

  • Chennai

Activities

  • Culture
  • History

Trip includes

    • Accommodation based on Twin sharing for 12 nights.
    • Tea Plantation visit at Munnar.
    • French town visit at Pondicherry
    • Arti ceremony at Madurai
    • Backwater experience at Alleppey
    • Kathakali show visit at Cochin
    • All the applicable taxes
    • AC Large coach for the whole trip.
    • Excellent English speaking escort for the tour from Chennai to Cochin
    • All the entrances for the monuments to be visited.
    • Water bottle in bus.

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Itinerary

DAY 1 ARRIVE CHENNAI

Meals Included – None

On arrival at Chennai airport you will be met by Breathtakers Tours representative and transferred to hotel with assistance. Chennai, established on the site of a fishing village in 1639 as the first British settlement in India, the capita...

DAY 2 CHENNAI - MAHABALIPURAM

Journey Time – Approx. 1.5 hours drive

Meals Included – Breakfast

This morning commence your drive to Mahabalipuram and upon arrival check-in at your hotel. Mahabalipuram, a UNESCO World Heritage site which was a major seaport in the 7th century built by...

DAY 3 MAHABALIPURAM - PONDICHERRY

Journey Time – Approx. 2.5 hours drive

Meals Included – Breakfast,

After leisurely morning drive to Pondicherry.

Evening walk around Pondicherry.

Overnight stay at hotel in Pondicherry.

 

DAY 4 PONDICHERRY

Meals Included – Breakfast

Pondicherry is referred by names such as ‘Quintessence of French Culture’, ‘India’s Little France’ and ‘The French Riviera of the East’. This territory was under the French rule for nearly 281 years, still have

French flavour. ...

DAY 5 PONDICHERRY - TANJORE

Journey Time – Approx. 2.5 hours drive

Meals Included – Breakfast

Today commence your drive to Tanjore and en-route stop at Chidambaram and Darasuram Temples. Chidambaram Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Shiva located in the heart of the temple...

DAY 6 TANJORE - MADURAI

Journey Time – Approx. 3 hours drive

Meals Included – Breakfast

Today commence your drive to Madurai and on arrival check-in at your hotel. Madurai is a maddening whirl of a temple town, hugely popular for religious pilgrimages and receiving more than 10...

DAY 7 MADURAI

Meals Included – Breakfast

Madurai is a maddening whirl of a temple town, hugely popular for religious pilgrimages and receiving more than 10,000 pilgrims each day. The city has been a religious and cultural centre for well over 2,000 years and is among the old...

DAY 8 MADURAI - MUNNAR

Journey Time – Approx. 4.5 hours drive

Meals Included – Breakfast

After a leisurely morning commence your drive to Munnar and on arrival check-in at your hotel. Situated in the heart of the Cardamom Hills in eastern Kerala, at an altitude of 1700m, Munna...

DAY 9 MUNNAR

Meals Included – Breakfast

Today start the day with Tea Plantation walk. Start the walk through luxuriant tea estates wrapping the mountain ranges here. Delight in the sweet aroma of different types of tea grown here – walk through the narrow pathways separatin...

DAY 10 MUNNAR - ALLEPPEY

Journey Time – Approx. 4.5 hours drive

Meals Included – Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Today commence your drive to Alleppey and on arrival check-in at your hotel.

Rest of the day is at your leisure to relax at the hotel. Around 1300 hours you board you...

DAY 11 ALLEPPEY (BACKWATERS) - COCHIN

Journey Time – Approx. 1.5 hours drive

Meals Included – Breakfast

Today disembark the houseboat after breakfast at 0930 hours and thereafter commence your drive to Cochin and on arrival check-in at your hotel.

Cochin or Kochi which is on the Arabi...

DAY 12 COCHIN

Meals Included – Breakfast

Today start the start the sightseeing of Cochin with a visit to Chinese Fishing nets.

Later start the sightseeing of Cochin.

Visit Jew Town on Mattancherry with its fascinating mixture of shops (some antique) warehouses ...

DAY 13 DEPART FROM COCHIN

Meals Included – Breakfast

Today in time, you will be transferred to airport for flight to onwards destination.

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Price From $2,200
Price per day$169
Last Updated: 2/23/2024

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The total tour cost includes the tour price (regular or promotional) and the compulsory local payment. The promotional price is subject to change. Check directly with the operator for the latest price offer. The tour operator requires you to pay only the tour price to purchase your travel. The compulsory local payment will be paid when you join the trip. All prices are based on double, twin or triple share occupancy. Solo passengers will be accommodated in a double, twin or triple room according to availability with a passenger(s) of the same gender. Single supplement only needs to be paid if the passenger does not want to share and requests their own room. Discounts can only be applied at the time of booking and cannot be added at a later date, regardless of any changes made to the original booking.

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Logistics

What's excluded

    • International flight tickets.
    • Visa fee. #Travel insurance.
    • All the other meals mentioned in programme.
    • Alcholic drinks
    • All personal expenses like laundry/phone calls etc

Accommodation

,Chennai GRT Grand Deluxe Room 01 Night Mahabalipuram Radisson Blu Temple Bay Resort Standard Chalet 01 Night Pondicherry Le Dupleix Deluxe Room 02 Nights Kumbakonam Paradise Resort River view Room 01 Night Madurai GRT Regency Superior Rooms 02 Nights Munnar Fragrant Nature Topic Green Rooms 02 Nights Alleppey AC Houseboat 03 Bedroom 01 Night Cochin Hotel Trident Deluxe Garden View 02 Nights
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Meals Included

12 Breakfast / 01 Lunch & 01 Dinner

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No age restrictions
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