Tour Highlights

12 Days South India

The South India tour covers the extreme southern states of Tamil Nadu & Kerala. The first part of the tour gives an insight of the early Dravidian kingdoms of Kanchipuram, Thanjavur & Madurai - homes of Dravidian art & culture, characterised best by the amazingly ornate temples with their soaring towers known as gopurmas; Mahabalipuram is world famous for its shore temples; Pondicherry - formerly French colony and famous for Shri Aurobindo Ashram; The second part of the tour enters Kerala, to visit Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary with herds of wild elephants and surrounding villages with plantation of cardamom, coffee and pepper; enjoy a night in houseboat floating on scenic Vembanad Lake through to stunning backwaters to Alleppy - extolled by travellers as the 'Venice of The East'; Kochi - renowned as the 'Queen of the Arabian Sea', was once a major centre for commerce and trade.

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 1 Days Chennai

Arrive Chennai

 2 Days Mahabalipuram - Kanchipuram

Drive to Mahabalipuram via Kanchipuram

 3 Days Pondicherry

Drive to Pondicherry

 4 Days Tanjavour

Drive to Tanjavour

 5 Days Trichy

Drive to Trichy

 6 Days Madurai

Drive to Madurai

 7 Days Madurai

Visit Madurai

 8 Days Periyar

Drive to Periyar

 9 Days Kumarakom

Drive to Kumarakom - houseboat on backwaters

 10 Days Alleppy

Arrive Alleppy & drive to Kochi

 11 Days Kochi

Visit Kochi

 12 Days Onwards Flight

Onwards Flight