India Down Under: South Specials
Tour Cost starting from: £ 546 | $ 891 | € 630
Cost per person on twin sharing basis
11 Nights / 12 Days
DAY 01 : CHENNAI
On arrival at Chennai, the travelmartindia.com representative will meet honored guests to India and assist with your transfer to the hotel. The afternoon begins with a City tour of Chennai and major highlights includes viewing some of India's oldest British monuments, including Fort St George, the Garrison Church of St.Mary's and the oldest Anglican Church in India. Overnight stay is pre-arranged at the Hotel.
DAY 02 : CHENNAI
Full-day excursion to Kanchipuram and Mahabalipuram. Visit Kanchipuram, one of the most sacred cities in India and famous for its fine fabrics and saris (the whole nine yards refers to this traditional Indian women's wear length of rich woven fabric with hints of gold thread). Later proceed to Mahabalipuram, once the capital of the Pallava Kings and catch a glimpse of the city's fascinating temples before returning to Chennai in the evening for an overnight stay at the Hotel.
DAY 03 : CHENNAI - THANJAVUR
In the morning, transfer to Chennai airport for your flight to Tiruchirappalli (Trichy). On arrival, visit the Rock Fort Temple and St Joseph's College in Trichy. Drive onward to Thanjavur (2hrs drive) and upon arrival at Thanjavur, check-in to your hotel for an overnight stay.
DAY 04 : THANJAVUR
A morning drive to Madurai is easy enough before the day's activities take over: these include a check-in to your hotel at Madurai, evening visit the Meenakshi Temple, Teppakkulam Tank and the ancient Tirumala Nayak Palace before returning to the hotel for an overnight stay.
DAY 05 : THANJAVUR - MADURAI (approx. 163kms / 04hrs)
A morning drive to Madurai is easy enough before the day's activities take over: these include a check-in to your hotel at Madurai, evening visit the Meenakshi Temple, Teppakkulam Tank and the ancient Tirumala Nayak Palace before returning to the hotel for an overnight stay.
DAY 06 : MADURAI - THEKKADY ( approx. 150kms / 04hrs)
Early morning drive to Thekkady is arranged through picturesque rice fields and tea plantations so that Indian Down Under tourists get a taste of rural Southern Indian life. Arrival at Thekkady is followed by a check-in to your hotel where the overnight stay has been pre-arranged.
DAY 07 : THEKKADY
Morning begins with a Boat cruise on Lake Periyar to view the surrounding wildlife and the day signs off with an overnight stay at the Hotel.
DAY 08: THEKKADY - KUMARAKOM (approx. 140kms / 3hrs)
The morning's drive to Kumarakom is short and upon arrival, guests are required to check-in to their hotel where an overnight stay has been pre-arranged for them.
DAY 09 : KUMARAKOM - KOVALAM (approx. 175kms / 4hrs)
Morning heralds the plan for driving down to Kovalam; arrival requires guests to check-in to their hotel where they are welcome to spend an evening of leisure at the beach before heading back to the hotel for an overnight stay.
DAY 10: KOVALAM
Morning begins with a Half-day city tour of Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum) and visits to the Padmanabhaswamy Temple, Zoological Gardens and Aquarium while guests are free to spend the remainder of the day as they wish. Overnight at Hotel.
DAY 11: KOVALAM
Morning excursion to Kanyakumari - land's end of India and a visit to the Kanyakumari Temple, Gandhi Smarak Mandir and Vivekanand's Rock Memorial make up the day's activities with a late return to Kovalam. Overnight at Hotel affords rest and relaxation.
DAY 12: TRIVANDURM
Morning drive to Trivandrum airport (30minutes) enables honored guests on the India Down Under tour the timely opportunity to connect to their onward destination by flight.
India Down Under: South Specials
