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South lndia Heritage Tour

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Duration: 20 Nights / 21 Days
Places Covered:Chennai - Mahabalipuram - Kanchipuram - Pondicherry - Swami Malai - Tanjore - Tirchy - Madurai - Rameshwaram - Kodaikanal - Kanya Kumari - Kovalam - Periyar - Kottaym - Alleppey - Ooty - Coonoor - Mysore - Srirangapatnam - Hassan - Belur - Bangalore - Sravanbelgola - Mumbai.

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Day 1 : Chennai
Arrive at Chennai international airport; you will be received by our executive and transfer to your pre-booked Deluxe / Luxury hotel. In afternoon take sightseeing tour of Chennai. Chennai, the capital city, popularly regarded as the 'Gateway to the South' represents a culture that is distinctly different from that of northern India.

Day 2 : Chennai - Mahabalipuram - Kanchipuram
Today morning after breakfast you will be driven to Kanchipuram. Kanchipuram, 70 kms west of Mahabalipuram, this city of thousand temples lies. One of the seven sacred cities of Hindus, it was the capital of the early Cholas as far back as the 2nd century BC. Kanchi was a major seat of Tamil learning as well as an important place of pilgrimage for Buddhists, Jains and Hindus.
Overnight will be at the hotel in Covelong.

Day 3 : Chennai - Pondicherry
Today morning you will be driven to Pondicherry. Afternoon you will be take sightseeing tour of Pondicherry. On arrival at Pondicherry, you will be transferred to your pre-booked Deluxe / Luxury hotel.

Day 4 : Pondicherry - Swami Mailer
Today morning after breakfast you will be driven to Swami Mailer ethnic Village Resort visiting en-route Chidambram and Gangaikonda Cholapuram. On arrival at Pondicherry, you will be transferred to your pre-booked Deluxe / Luxury hotel.

Day 5 : Swami Malai - Tanjore - Trichy
Today morning after breakfast you will be driven to Trichy visiting en-route Tanjore Temple. Arrive Trichy, check-in at your pre-booked Deluxe / Luxury hotel. Afternoon visit Srirangam and Rock Fort.
Brahadeeswara Temple at Tanjore (Thanjavur), dedicated to Lord Shiva, also called the Big Temple, belongs to the architecture of the Chola period. Built in the 10th Century A.D., by Raja Raja Chola, the Temple Tower is capped by an 81.3 tones round monolithic cupola.

Day 6 : Trichy - Madurai
Today morning after breakfast you will visit Rock Fort Temple. The Rock Fort situated on the banks of the Kaveri River, Trichy's most famed land mark is an 84 m high rock, one of the oldest in the world aprox.3, 800 million years. The attraction is not for fort itself but the temple at the summit. 344 steps hewn out of rock lead to the top where are the inscriptions dating back to the 3rd century B.C.

Day 7 : Madurai - Rameshwaram or Kodaikanal
Today morning after breakfast your day at leisure - optional Day trip to visit Rameshwaram or Kodaikanal .

Day 8 : Madurai - Kanya Kumari - Kovalam
Today morning after breakfast you will be driven to Kanya Kumari (Cape Comorin), the last end of India where three Oceans meet. Continue to Kovalam and on arrival, stay for overnight in your pre-booked Deluxe / Luxury hotel.

Day 9 : Kovalam
Today morning take breakfast at hotel. After lunch excursion to Kanya Kumari to visit the stunning Padmanabhapuram palace and to enjoy the unique experience of Sunset & Moon rise over the ocean simultaneously. Return to Kovalam in the evening. Overnight will be at Kovalam.

Day 10 : Kovalam - Periyar
Today morning after breakfast you will be driven to Periyar and reach Periyar by noon. After lunch you will take safari to a nearby Coffee Plantations & villages. On arrival at Periyar, you will be transferred to your pre-booked Deluxe / Luxury hotel.

Day 11 : Periyar - Kottayam
Today morning after breakfast you will be driven to Kottayam and board Kettuvalom, the Houseboat. Sail and enjoy the beauty of nature through out the day and spend night on boat.

Day 12 : Alleppey - Cochin
Arrive Alleppey-Cochin At noon time, disembark Houseboat at Alleppey and later you will proceed to Cochin. On arrival at Cochin, you will be transferred to your pre-booked Deluxe / Luxury hotel.

Day 13 : Cochin
Today morning after breakfast you will take Cochin morning sightseeing tour. And in evening enjoy the South Indian classical dance i.e. Kathakali Dance Show in a Theatre. Overnight will be at your hotel.
Day 14 : Cochin - Ooty
Today morning after breakfast you will be driven to Ooty and on arrival at Ooty, you will be transferred to your pre-booked Deluxe / Luxury hotel. Rest of the time will be at your leisure.

Day 15 : Ooty - Coonoor
Today morning after breakfast you will be free to explore the beauty of Ooty and later you will take sightseeing tour of Coonoor. Overnight will be your hotel.

Day 16 : Ooty - Mysore
Today morning after breakfast you will be driven to Mysore and on arrival at Mysore, you will be transferred to your pre-booked Deluxe / Luxury hotel. In afternoon take city sightseeing tour of Mysore.

Day 17 : Mysore - Srirangapatnam
Today morning after breakfast you will visit Somnathpur Temple In afternoon you will visit Srirangapatnam. Overnight will be your hotel.

Day 18 : Mysore - Hassan
Today morning after breakfast you will be driven to Hassan and on arrival at Hassan, you will be transferred to your pre-booked Deluxe / Luxury hotel. In afternoon you will visit Belur and Halebid Temples.

Day 19 : Hassan - Bangalore - Sravanbelgola
Today morning after breakfast you will be driven to Bangalore visiting en-route Sravanbelgola. On arrival at Bangalore, you will be transferred to your pre-booked Deluxe / Luxury hotel. In afternoon you will take sightseeing tour. Overnight will be your hotel.

Day 20 : Bangalore
Today morning after breakfast you will be driven to Bangalore airport to board flight to Mumbai. On arrival at Mumbai, you will be transferred to your pre-booked Deluxe / Luxury hotel. In afternoon you will take city sightseeing tour.

Day 21 : Mumbai
Today morning after breakfast you will free at leisure. In time you will be transferred to Mumbai airport for onward flight OR Extend your stay in GOA.

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