Exotic Beaches of Kerala

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Duration : 19 Nights / 20 Days
Places Covered : 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.

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.

Later in late evening transfer to the International airport for your flight back home. 

Day 20 : Abroad - Mumbai 
Depart : Mumbai.