South India: Temple Cities, Spice Country and Kerala Backwaters
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Key Information: Tour Duration: 21
day(s) Group Size: 6
- 12
people Destination(s):India Specialty Categories:Cultural JourneyFestival Tours Season: January Airfare Included: Yes Tour Customizable: Yes Minimum Per Person Price: 4400 US Dollar (USD) Maximum Per Person Price: 4400 US Dollar (USD)
– Mamallapuram – Pondicherry – Chidambaram – Kumbakonam –Thanjavur – Chettinad – Madurai – Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary – Kerala Spice Plantation – Kumarakom – Kerala Backwaters – Fort Cochin – Mumbai – Elephanta Island
January is a wonderful time to visit the South – the scenery is lush green, the weather pleasant and our trip coincides with the joyous harvest festival of Pongal.
Sacred multi-walled temple cities house gods and goddesses, bathing tanks, thousand-pillared dancing halls. We will have special access to one of the most incredible temples in the South.
We will board deluxe houseboats on the Kerala “backwaters,” a unique ecosystem of fresh and saline waterways formed as rivers flowing down from the mountains meet the sea.
We’ll explore Periyar National Park by boat and on foot.
The heritage town of Fort Cochin and the little-known towns of Chettinad open a window onto a life gone by.
We’ll learn all about spices on a Kerala plantation and watch classical dance against the magnificent backdrop of the rock carvings of ancient Mamallapuram.
Visit the magnificent Shiva temple cave on Elephanta Island.
And more...
Notes:
Airfare is included in the tour price.
Price of the 2010 South India Trip:
- $4400 per person based on double occupancy and a group size of 10-12 members
- single supplement: $1000
Price Includes:
- All accommodation (with attached bath, including overnight houseboats)
- All meals, mineral water and soft drinks
- Entrance fees
- Land travel in A/C buses or cars and one short train journey
- Flight from Kochi to Mumbai
- Boat rides
- airport transfers.
Note: Carol and Martin guide you throughout the trip.
