Duration:14 Nights / 15 Days
Destination Covered: Bangalore - Hassan - Mysore - Ooty - Cochin - Munnar - Periyar - Thottapali - Kovalam
Arrive Bangalore, after your traditional 'Swagat' (Welcome) our representative would support you at the airport & to hotel for check in.
Bangalore combines a quaint old world charm with the hustle and bustle of a modern metropolitan city. It is a pleasant place with a merger of various rich cultures, crafts, and heritage centres. A trip around the city could be very interesting and provides a varied sightseeing knowledge with Palaces, museums, temples, churches and gardens.
Overnight Hotel - Bangalore
After breakfast you will take a guided tour of Bangalore, visiting Tipu Sultan Palace; the layout of the palace gives the idea of the ethnic Mughal lifestyle. The fort & its remains present the history of the era in which it was built. It is now a museum. Also visit ISKCON Temple, a harmonious blend of the Dravidian & modern architecture. The building has some of the modern facilities along with Vedic preaching library.
Later we will visit the Lal Bagh Garden, name Lal Bagh has been given to it for the wonderfully bloomed red roses that remain blooming all through the year. We will also stop at Vidhan Saudha, a seat of state legislature - an imposing magnificent palatial building built in 'Neo-Dravidian' Style and incorporates Indo Sara scenic elements.
Overnight Hotel – Bangalore (B)
After breakfast you will drive to Hassan, founded in the 11th century by Channa Krishnappa Naik, a Palegar. The place is called Hassan after the Goddess Hasanamba (Smiling Goddess) presiding deity of the town.
Later you will proceed for your tour of Chennakeshawa Temple at Belur, constructed in the year 1117 AD to celebrate Hoysala military victories & it took over a hundred years to complete. Stories from the Purans, Upanishads & other mythological sources have been achieved in the most exquisite & authentic detail, tales from Ramayana & Mahabharata. We also visit the Hoyasaleshwara Temple at Helebid which is dedicated to Lord Siva. The temple has two shrines connected by pillared walls & in each shrine is a Lingam Hoyasaleshwara & Shanthaleshwara. Overnight Hotel – Hassan (B)
Today after breakfast you will drive down to Mysore. Arrive and check in at hotel.
Later you will proceed for your tour of Mysore; we visit Srirangapatnam, the historic capital of Tipu Sultan known for his struggle against British rule. Later we visit Darya Daulat, commonly well-known as Summer Palace of Tipu Sultan is situated amidst scenic surroundings on an island formed by two branches of the River Cauvery. We also visit Maharaja Palace, planned by British architect Henry Irwin, the Amba Villas Palace as it is also known, was completed in 1912. Chamundi Hill, which is topped with a 12th century temple of Durga with the magnificent 5m tall Nandi, Carved from single piece of granite in 1659, its one of principal in India.
Overnight Hotel – Mysore (B)
Today after breakfast you will drive to Ooty (Udagamandalam), Queen of hill stations & the capital of Nilgiri district. It is one of the most popular tourist resorts in India.
Overnight Hotel – Ooty (B)
Today after breakfast you will drive to Cochin, a very popular & historical sea trade connection with Middle East, Mediterranean Europe, Dutch & British.Its cosmopolitan character is reflected in buildings & structures representing different regions of the world. Rest of day will at leisure or for personal activities.
Overnight Hotel – Cochin (B)
Today you will visit St. Francis' Church, constructed in the year 1503 by Portuguese Franciscan Friars and known to be the oldest European church in India. Vasco da Gama's remains were buried here in 1524 & later moved to Lisbon, Portugal. We also visit Dutch Palace, originally built by the Portuguese. Later we visit the Jewish Synagogue, constructed in the year 1568. It is brilliantly decorated by Chinese tiles & Belgian chandeliers. Chinese fishing nets, (Cheenavala) are distinctly unique to Cochin. It is believed that traders from the court of the Chinese ruler Kublai Khan introduced these nets here.
In the evening see Kerala's most popular classical dance, Kathakali.
Overnight Hotel - Cochin
Today after breakfast you will drive to Munnar, most well-known hill stations in South India, situated at the confluence of three mountain streams Mudrapuzha, Nallathanni & Kundala.
Overnight Hotel – Munnar (B)
today after breakfast you will proceed for tour of Munnar, and will visit the world's highest tea estates spread like a green carpet over a large area. Later we visit Eravikulam National Park (remain Closed in January & February), the best place to see the rare Nilgiri Tahr (mountain goat). Evening you will at leisure to enjoy the natural beauty of the place.
Overnight Hotel – Munnar (B)
Today after breakfast you will drive to Periyar (Thekkady), one of India's most fascinating natural wildlife sanctuaries, where one can watch wildlife at close range. The vegetation, the flora & fauna & the birds are uniquely rich, vast & varied that it does not bear resemblance to any other wildlife sanctuaries in the world. In the evening you will go for a Spice Plantation Tour.
Overnight Hotel – Periyar (B)
Early morning when sun rises you will take a boat ride to view wildlife in the sanctuary on Lake Periyar. After two hours of wildlife viewing we get back to the hotel for breakfast.
Later you will drive to Kumarakom; it is a group of little islands, on the Vembanada Lake in Kerala. Kuttanad, the 'Wonder Land' believed to have been lying below the sea level, sprang out into the marshes when the sea receded later.
Overnight Hotel – Kumarakom (B)
Today after breakfast you will visit Kumarakom Bird sanctuary. There are two seasons for birds: in the middle of October & February there are cormorants, teals, & other ducks & from February to July there are darters (snake birds), night herons, egrets, & Siberian storks.
Later we board the houseboat; locally named Kettuvallam, cruise around beautiful backwaters of Kumarakom to Alleppey to observe & knowledge the daily life of the villagers along the backwaters.
Overnight Houseboat (B, L, D)
Today after breakfast you will check out from houseboat & drive straight for Kovalam, an internationally renowned beach with three adjacent crescent beaches. It has been a favourite haunt of tourists, especially Europeans, since the 1930s. Life on the beach begins late in the day and carries on well into the night.
Overnight Hotel – Kovalam (B)
Day will be at leisure or free for personal activities. Explore water sports / Ayurvedic spa on your own.
Overnight Hotel – Kovalam (B)
we will support you with a prompt transfer to the airport for your onward travel.
Our tour concludes: India Tour Makers supports you with your transfer to the airport for boarding onward flight, thanks you for your patronage and looks forward to serving you again in the near future.