Great Southern Getaway - 15 days
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Overview
Highlights
- Blue Mountain Railway - Travel this UNESCO World Heritage listed railway
- Mudumalai National Park - Explore the home to the endangered Indian elephant and the Bengal Tiger
- Mysore - Tour the palaces, gardens and old world charm
- Srirangapatnam Island and Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary - Visit and explore this island and sanctuary
- Somnathpur - See the home of the famous Keseva Temple
- Coonoor Hill Station - Stroll around and enjoy the mountain scenery, coffee and tea plantations
- Mahabalipuram – Discover the striking Shore Temple which sits on the beautiful Bay of Bengal
- Nagarhole National Park - Explore tiger and elephant country
- Guruvayur - Explore the famous Krishna Temple and Elephant Stables
- Kochi - Visit the Parsi Synagogue, Dutch Palace and St Francis’ Church
What's this trip about?
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Trip includes
- 12 breakfasts, 6 lunches and 6 dinners
- 13 nights 3-4 star hotels
- Touring and excursions as per itinerary
- Kathakali dance performance
- Blue Mountain railway toy train journey
- Visit to Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary
- 3 game drives - Mudumalai National Park
- 3 game drives - Nagarhole National Park
- Entrance fees for all included sightseeing
- Services of English-speaking Indian specialist guides for all included sight-seeing
- 1 overnight sleeper train journey on the Nilgari Express, Chennai to Mettupalayam
- An airport arrival transfer day 1 and a departure transfer day 15
- All relevant transfer and transportation in private modern Chauffeur driven air-conditioned vehicles (excluding game drives)
Itinerary
Arrive Chennai airport and transfer to the seaside town of Mahabalipuram. Situated on the Bay of Bengal, Mahabalipuram offers long white sand beaches and some of the best archeological sites to be found in the state of Tamil Nadu.
Mahabalipuram - Coonoor. Touring the town’s sites to the rhythm of chisels chipping granite provides evidence of the strong stone carving traditions that have endured since the 8th century - Pallava dynasty. Visiting the beautiful ancient stone carved Shore Temple, pr...
Upon arrival to Mettupalayam we board the narrow gauge Blue Mountain Railway toy train destined for Coonor. Operating since 1899, the Blue Mountain Railway with its blue and cream steam livery has chugged from Mettupalayam to Otty via Coonoor, negotiating 16 tunnels, ...
Coonor - Mudumalai - breakfast. Today we drive to the nearby Mudumalai National Park for a 2 night stay. Wake up each day with a foray of India’s great wildlife right at your doorstep. The 322 sq km predominantly deciduous forest is a sanctuary for Indian bison, Nilgi...
Mudumalai NP - Mysore. This morning its goodbye to your jungle hideaway and onward travel to Mysore - the former capital of the princely state, ruled by Wodeyars dynasty royalty from 1399 - 1947. The city of former glory and grandeur, enchanted admirers with its quain...
Mysore - Nagarhole NP. Today we drive west to Nagarhole National Park, once the Maharaja’s reserve forest turned national park in 1955. The park name, Nagarhole is derived from the Kannada word, naga meaning snake and hole meaning stream. True to its name Nagarhole is...
Nagarhole NP – Wayanad. Wayanad, the green paradise is nestled among the mountains of the Western Ghats, forming the border world of the greener part of Kerala. Clean and pristine, enchanting and hypnotizing, this land is filled with history and culture. Located at a ...
Wayanad – Kozhikode. Drive from Wayanad to Kozhikode (Approx 90 kms - 4 hours). Arrive and transfer to your hotel. Kozhikode is a coastal city in the south Indian state of Kerala. It was a significant spice trade center and is close to Kappad Beach, where Portugues...
Kozikode - Kochi. Today we drive to Kochi. Stops are made at Krishna Temple and the Punnathur Kotta Elephant Stables. Krishna Temple is one of the holiest sites in Kerala. The heaving Hindi pilgrimage centre is filled with stalls and thronged with devotees wanting to ...
Kochi - breakfast. Arrangements conclude after breakfast and onward transfer to the airport.
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