Golden Triangle with Kerala
Duration:
17 Nights / 18 Days
Places to See: Delhi - Agra - Jaipur - Delhi -
Chennai - Trivandrum - Cochin - Periyar - Madurai -
Kanchipuram - Mahabalipuram - Chennai
Day
01: Arrival at Delhi
Company representatives will receive you on arrival at the
international airport in Delhi late in the night or
midnight. Transfer to your hotel. Relax. Overnight will be
at Delhi.
Day 02: Delhi
Breakfast will be at the hotel. Start a full-day tour of Old
and Delhi. Overnight will be at Delhi.
Day 03: Delhi - Agra
Start for Agra early in the morning after breakfast.
En-route you will visit the SIKANDRA. Check in at hotel.
Overnight will be at Agra.
Day 04: Jaipur
Enjoy your breakfast at the hotel. Proceed for a morning
excursion to Amber Fort. Elephant ride ascent to the fort.
Relax in the evening or visit the markets. Overnight will be
at Jaipur.
Day
05: Jaipur - Delhi
After leisurely breakfast proceed for shopping. Leave for
Delhi after lunch. Reach Delhi and you will be transferred
to airport for flight with sweet memories of India after
FAREWELL DINNER.
Day 06: Delhi - Chennai
Transfer to hotel.
Day 07: Chennai - Trivandrum
Transfer to Somatheeram Ayurvedic Resort
Day 08: Ayurvedic Beach Resort
Relax and enjoy the facilities at the resort including
private beach, yoga, massage, nature walks, classical music
and dance programs on open-air stage, visits to local
traditional village.
Day 09: Backwaters of Kerala
From
the resort drive to the pier to board a private rice boat
and then cruise through the narrow canals and wide lakes
enjoying the scenic natural beauty -- coconut trees, rice
patties, small villages.Meals and overnight on houseboats.
Day 10: Backwaters - Cochin
Morning relax on houseboat, after lunch drive to Cochin,
transfer to hotel. overlooking the harbor, sea facing rooms.
Day 11: Cochin
Full day sighseeing: palaces, museums. Enjoy a Kathakali
dance performance at Cochin Cultural Center, arriving by 5
pm to watch the make-up. Dinner at traditional Kerala
restaurant. Taj Mallabar Hotel
Day 12: Periyar
Periyar Wild life Sanctuary Home to bison, antelopes,
sambars, wild boars, monkeys, langurs, a wide variety of
birds, and some 750 elephants. Game viewing by private
motor-boat in the evening. Hotel Taj Garden Retreat
Day 13: Periyar - Madurai
Relax at Periyar in the morning. In afternoon, drive to
Madurai, "The Temple City of India." Evening relaxed
overview of the city, independent
strolling.
Hotel Taj Garden Retreat in Madurai, cottages.
Day 14: Madurai
Full day sighseeing: Sri Meenakshi Temple, Tirumalai Nayak
Palace, Tiruparankundram (rock-cut)Temple, Alagarkoil Temple
Evening fly Madurai-Chennai dep 19:40 arr 20:30 arr. OR
20:40 dep.-21:30 arr. Hotel Taj Garden Retreat
Day 15: Chennai
Full day Sightseeing of Chennai: Kapaleeshwarar Temple, San
Thome Cathedral, Sri Parthasarathy Temple, Fort St. George,
the Marina. Hotel Taj Coromandel, superior room
Day 16: Drive to Kanchipuram
Visit temples of Kanchipuram enroute to Mahabalipuram.
Kailasanatha Temple, Vaikunta Perumal Temple, Sri
Ekambaranathar Temple, Kamakshi Amman Temple, Devarajaswami
Temple. On arrival in Mahabalipuram transfer to Hotel
FishermanŐs Cove.
Day 17: Mahabalipuram
Morning relax; afternoon Sightseeing: Five Rathas, Shore
Temple, Arjuna's Penance, Mandapams, Krishna Mandapam.
Day 18: Chennai
Relax in the morning. Late afternoon drive back to Chennai.
Transfer to international airport for flight home.
