Best-of-South-India

Day 01: 25 Sep 16 (Su) Mysore:

Morning at 09.00hrs pick up from your hotel and proceed to visit Art Gallery, Chamundi Hill - Maharaja Palace, St. Philomena's Church. Lunch and later visit Srirangapatna - Island fortress of Tippu Sultan – Tippu's summer Palace & Gumbaz. Evening after Mediation at 6 pm proceed to palace to see illumination. Overnight.

Day 02: 26 Sep 16 (Mo) Mysore / Bandipur:

Morning board the vehicle and drive to Bandipur National Park- Nestling in the foothills of the Nilgiris. It is one of the Tiger reserves in the country. It also forms part of Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve, which is one of the last refuges of endangered Asiatic wild elephants. On arrival, check into a resort. Evening jeep safari into the jungle and overnight.

Day 03: 27 Sep 16 (Tu) Bandipur / Ooty:

Early morning proceed for safari, breakfast checkout and drive to Ooty is the most popular hill station in the South. On arrival check into a hotel. After lunch visit to Botanical Garden, Rose Garden, Ooty Lake and Doddabeta Peak. Return to hotel and overnight.

Day 04: 28 Sep 16 (We) Ooty:

Train No 56139 UAM ONR PASSR Udagamandalam Dep 09.15hrs Arr Coonoor 10.25Hrs Board the Mountain Train from Ooty / Coonoor. On arrival at Coonoor proceed for local sightseeing. Visit Dolphins Nose, Lamb's Rock, Katery Falls. Back to Ooty. Overnight.

Day 05: 29 Sep 16 (Th) Ooty / Cochin:

Breakfast, checkout and drive to Cochin- commercial capital and the most cosmopolitan city of Kerala, Kochi, is also known as the Queen of the Arabian Sea. On arrival check into hotel. Evening free and overnight.

Day 06: 30 Sep 16 (Fr) Cochin:

Breakfast and full day city tour visit to St. Francis Church, Pierce Leslie Bungalow, Jewish Synagogue, Dutch Palace and Chinese Fishing net. overnight.

Day 07: 01 Oct 16 (Sa) Cochin / Alleppey – House Boat

Breakfast, checkout and drive to Alleppey. On arrival board your Houseboat and travel around Kerala's best backwater area. All meals served on board and overnight.

Day 08: 02 Oct 16 (Su) Alleppey / Kumarakom:

Breakfast, checkout and check in to a resort at Kumarakom - an unbelievably beautiful paradise of mangrove forests, emerald green paddy fields and coconut groves interspersed with enchanting waterways and canals adorned with white lilies. Evening visit to Kumarakom Bird Sanctuary Overnight.

Day 09: 03 Oct 16 (Mo) Kumarakom / Kovalam:

Morning breakfast, checkout and drive to Kovalam- is an internationally renowned beach with three adjacent crescent beaches. It has been a favorite haunt of tourists, on arrival transfer to a beach resort and rest of the day free. Overnight.

Day 10: 04 Oct 16 (Tu) Kovalam

Morning breakfast and proceed for a city tour of Trivandrum covering Napier Museum and Sri Padmanabha Swamy Temple. Afternoon leisure at Kovalam. Overnight.

Day 11: 05 Oct 16 (We) Kovalam

Morning breakfast and day free to relax at the beach. Overnight.

Day 12: 06 Oct 16 (Th) Kovalam / Trivandrum

Morning after breakfast checkout and drive to Trivandrum. On arrival drop to Airport to board the flight for onward destination. Tour Ends.

Tour Cost Includes

• Accommodation with breakfast, dinner and taxes.
• English speaking local guide service.
• Wildlife safari at Bandipur.
• Entrance fees.
• A/c transport as per itinerary.
• Daily complimentary bottle water.
• Yoga & Meditation class daily with professional Yoga teacher throughout the journey.
• Train Ticket charges.

Tour Cost Excludes

• Personal nature of expenses, viz., telephone charges, laundry, drinks, etc.,
• Lunch as per the itinerary.

Hotel as below or similar

City	Hotel	Accommodation Type	Plan
Mysore	Hotel Kings Kourt / Hotel Quorum	Standard Rooms	MAPAI
Bandipur	Bandipur Safari Lodge / The Windflower	Cottage	MAPAI
Ooty	Hotel Accord Highland / Kings Cliff	Deluxe Rooms	MAPAI
Cochin	Hotel The Renai Cochin / Abad Plaza	Standard Rooms	MAPAI
Alleppey	Aqua Holidays / Lakes & Lagoons	Deluxe Rooms	MAPAI
Kumarakom	Soma Kerala Palace / Gold field Lake Resort	Deluxe Rooms	MAPAI
Kovalam	Hill & Sea view Ayurvedic Beach Resort / Abad Harmonia	Deluxe Rooms	MAPAI

MAPAI: Accommodation + Breakfast + Dinner & Taxes.