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Kerala Spice Tours
Duration : 12 Days/11 Nights
Places
Covered : Mumbai - Cochin - Periyar - Madurai - Chennai - Mahabalipuram -
Bangalore - Mysore - Bangalore - Hassan - Bangalore - Delhi
Day
01 : Arrive Mumbai
Welcome on arrival at Mumbai and transfer to hotel.
Day 02 : Mumbai
City tour of Mumbai, visiting Hanging Garden,
Marine Drive, Dhobi Ghat, Vidhan Saudha, Malabar Hill & Prince of Wales
Musuem and evening free. Overnight at hotel.
Day 03 : Mumbai -
Cochin
Early morning transfer to airport for flight to Cochin. Transfer
to hotel followed by city tour and boating in the backwaters of Cochin.
Cochin
means "port" and so it has been since history began, trading spices, silks,
ivory and sandalwood. It is now the spice capital of India. Overnight at hotel. |
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Day 04 : Periyar
Morning after breakfast drive to Periyar (185
kms / 5 hrs). On arrival transfer to hotel. Afternoon view wildlife. Overnight
at hotel.
Day 05 : Periyar
Early morning wildlife viewing and
day at leisure. Periyar is a renowned sanctuary, the home of elephants and other
wildlife. Game viewing is done by boat around Lake Periyar. Overnight at hotel.
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Day
06 : Periyar - Madurai
After breakfast, drive to Madurai (137 kms / 4
hrs).
Afternoon sightseeing tour. Madurai is the most spectacular temple town in
the whole of India, dominated by the towering gopurams of the lively Meenakshi
Temple. Overnight at hotel.
Day 07 : Chennai
After breakfast
transfer to airport to board flight to Chennai. Upon arrival, transfer to hotel.
Afternoon city tour of Chennai.
Founded by the East India Company's trader
Francis Day in 1639, Chennai has the fascinating relics of the early Raj.
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Day 08 : Mahabalipuram
Excursion to
Mahabalipuram & Kanchipuram. Mahabalipuram, just down the coast, has superb
stone carvings and evocative shore temples. All testimony to a grand past. On
the other hand Kanchipuram boasts of famous silks and soaring temples of great
religious significance. Overnight at hotel.
Day 09 :
Bangalore
Transfer to airport for flight to Bangalore. On arrival at
Bangalore transfer to hotel for overnight stay.
Day 10 :
Mysore
Morning drive to Mysore (139 kms / 3 hrs) via Sravanabelgola and
transfer to hotel.
Afternoon sightseeing tour of Mysore-the legendary city of
palaces and perfumes-sandalwood and jasmine. Overnight at hotel.
Day
11 : Hassan
Drive to Hassan (115 kms / 4 hrs) visit Halebid and Belur.Both were capitals of the Medeival Hoysala Kings who built the exquisitely
carved temples in the 12th & 13th centuries.
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Later drive to Bangalore via
Hassan and then transfer to hotel. Overnight at hotel.
Day 12 : Depart
Mumbai
Morning sightseeing of beautiful city of Bangalore. Later transfer
to airport for flight to Delhi. On arrival, transfer to international airport
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