Destinations Covered : Chennai - Thanjavur - Velanganni - Madurai - Trivandrum - Quilon - Kottayam - Cochin - Kozhikode - Goa - Mumbai
Duration : 13 Nights / 14 Days
Day 1 Chennai
Welcome to Chennai!
Transfer to hotel for overnight stay.
Rest of the day free to relax and explore the city.
Day 2 Chennai
Sightseeing tour of the city.
Chennai - Apart from the lazy stroll at Marina Beach, the second longest beach in the world, where you enjoy the playfulness of the seas and the sands and a look at the archaeological section and bronze gallery of the Museum, you also visit Lord Shiva's temple built in Dravidian architectural style known as Kapaleeshwar Temple.
Transfer to Thanjavur via overnight train.
Day 3 Velanganni
Transfer to hotel for overnight stay.
Sightseeing and excursion tour to Velanganni.
Day 4 Madurai
Morning drive to Madurai enroute visiting Trichy.
Madurai - The temple town of South India, Meenakshi temple has become an icon of the city. Once the capital of the Pandya rulers, it has been built in the shape of alotus and it is said that it was named 'Madhurapuri' as Lord Shiva showered divine nectar here on the day it was to be named. Later, the name distorted to Madurai. The city is famous for its jasmine flowers.
Transfer to hotel for overnight stay on arrival.
Rest of the day free to relax and explore the city.
Day 5 Trivandrum
Morning drive to Trivandrum.
Transfer to hotel for overnight stay.
Rest of the day free to relax and explore the city.
Day 6 Kollam (Quilon)
Morning drive to Kollam.
Sightseeing tour of the city.
Boat cruise to Kottayam.
Transfer to hotel for overnight stay.
Rest of the day free to relax and explore the city.
Day 7 Kottayam
Morning half-day sightseeing tour of Kottayam and its Churches.
Later drive to Cochin.
Transfer to hotel for overnight stay.
Rest of the day free to relax and explore the city.
Day 8 Cochin
Sightseeing tour of the city including its various Churches.
Cochin - The port city of Cochin is also known as 'Queen of the Arabian Sea'. There is Dutch Palace at Mattancherry and the very famous Fort Cochin, which is renowned for its Portuguese heritage and has early 16th century St. Francis' Church. Spice is at its best in area surrounding Jewish Synagogue while there are carved wooden panels and pulpit at Santa Cruz Basilica. Chinese fishing nets are popular among the tourists as a rare old-world trade form while Parishath Thampuram Museum houses 19th-century paintings, old coins, sculptures and temple models.
Evening performance of Indian classical dance, Kathakali.
Overnight stay at hotel.
Day 9 Kozhikode
Morning drive to Kozhikode.
Transfer to hotel for overnight stay.
Rest of the day free to relax and explore the city.
Day 10 Kozhikode
Half-day sightseeing tour of the city including its various Churches.
Transfer to hotel for overnight stay.
Rest of the day free to relax and explore the city.
Day 11 Mumbai
Flight to Mumbai.
Transfer to hotel for overnight stay.
Afternoon half-day sightseeing tour of the city including its various Churches.
Mumbai - The Indian film city is famous for Gateway of India built in 1911 to commemorate the visit of King George V and Queen Mary for the Delhi Durbar. Prince of Wales Museum exhibits antique articles of art, sculpture, china, rare coins, weaponry and miniatures. Kamala Nehru Park and Hanging Gardens are cool while Marine Drive is the hip-hop area of the town with thee top-notch night life.
Day 12 Goa
Morning free to relax.
Afternoon flight to Goa.
Transfer to hotel for overnight stay.
Rest of the day free to relax and explore the city.
Day 13 Goa
Afternoon half-day sightseeing tour of the city including its various Churches.
Goa - Home to India's most attractive beaches with cool sands, tropical suns and swaying palm trees, Goa is a beach tour that takes you far away from the strenuous life into the lap of nature but not too far away to lose the comforts and facilities of lavish surroundings. The famous beaches of Goa include Calangute, Vagator, Anjuna, Colva and Palolem beach along with the charm of 16th century Portuguese settlement of Old Goa. The famous churches of Goa include Basilica of Bom Jesus that houses mortal remains of St. Francis Xavier in a rich silver casket, Se Cathedral with its 'Golden Bell', paintings of the Church of St. Francis of Assisi and Church of Mae de Deus at Saligao.
Transfer to hotel for overnight stay.
Rest of the day free to relax and explore the city.
Day 14 Mumbai
Morning free to relax.
Afternoon flight to Mumbai.
In Mumbai, transfer to airport for onward destination.