Southern India Family Holiday
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- You haven’t really been to a movie until you’ve watched a Bollywood blockbuster in an old-school Indian cinema!
- Cruise around the Malabar backwaters on board a traditional Keralan houseboat, complete with carpets – have fun with locals, and maybe try your hand at fishing
- Race each other up the 1,008 stone steps to the summit of Chamundi Hill, and check out the imposing statue of ‘Nandi’ the bull
- Experience an adventurous sleepover on an Indian train – mix with the locals, play games, enjoy the fabulous hospitality, and watch the colourful landscape fly by as the chai wallah walks down the aisle singing about his tea
- Get back to nature as you safari for rare animals in Periyar National Park – a prize for the one that spots the tiger or leopard!
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Namaste! Welcome to India. A fusion of modernity and tradition, the vibrant colours of India are truly captivating. Be at one with bustling cities, surrender to the simplicity of villages, and be touched by the spirituality of this land. A journey through India is enr...
This morning, travel across the undulating Karnataka plains to Mysore (approximately 3 hours). You’ll stop en route to have a memorable locally made biryani lunch with our local friend Raju and his family. Mysore is one of India's most attractive towns. Unlike some of...
This morning after breakfast, travel about an hour to the small town Somnathpur and its intricate Keshava Temple, which is an excellent example of Hoysala architecture. The ornate temple’s outerwalls are bedecked with intricate designs, and the stonework throughout is...
After alighting the train in Chennai, drive along the scenic East Coast Road to the fishing village of Mamallapuram, home to sprawling, relaxed beaches (approximately 2 hours). When you arrive, saddle up for a bicycle tour, visiting the World Heritage-listed 7th-centu...
The united territories of Pondicherry (now Puducherry) are unmistakeably and charmingly French, complete with a Hotel de Ville, French consulate and police who wear red “kepis” hats and belts. The city is also a duty free zone, reputed for its quality leather and hand...
Hop back on the rails today for a train ride westward to Madurai, a city with an illustrious past (approximately 6 hours). Arrive at your accommodation around lunchtime. Madurai is the largest of what are collectively known as ‘The Temple Towns’ – town’s full of templ...
This morning cross from Tamil Nadu to Kerala, driving into the countryside along a winding road past rubber and pineapple plantations and thick jungle to the spice plantation town of Thekkady (approximately 5 hours). Thekkady is the gateway to Periyar National Park an...
This morning after breakfast, say goodbye to Periyar and head south to Kochi for the next leg of your adventure. This is quite a travel day, and the journey will take 5-5.5 hours on good roads. There’ll be plenty of places to stop and stretch your legs before you arri...
This morning, descend from the hills and make the three-hour drive to Alleppey (Alappuzha). Once a significant trading port, the town is now famed for the long ‘snake boats’ races that take place in August every year. Here you will board a typical Keralan houseboat to...
Swap the water for the road today as we drive to Kovalam this morning (approximately 5-6 hours). When you arrive, you’ll transfer to your accommodation for the next two nights at Kovalam Beach (approximately 45 minutes). Here you’ll get a slice of some royally sanctio...
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