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Programe with a short description
Tour departure date: November 7 – November 22st, 2008 (16 days)
Min. number of passengers: 12
Max. number of passengers: 20
Booking until: 30 September 2009
Price per person in double room: 2.785,-€
Single supplement: 660.- €
The price includes:
- the plane ticket and taxes
- entrance fees and guided visits according to the program
- transportation according to the program
- tour director
1. day – Arrival to Chennai. Transfer to Hotel
2.day – CHENNAI – KANCHIPURAM
Morning sightseeing of Chennai
Afternoon drive to Kanchipuram for visit and overnight
3. day – KANCHIPURAM ( 2 ) – MAHABALIPURAM
Visit and overnight in Mahabalipuram
4. day – MAHABALIPURAM ( 3,5 ) – PONDICHERRY ( 1,5 ) – CHIDAMBARAM
Drive to Pondicherry for visit and then to Chidambaram for visit and overnight
5. day – CHIDAMBARAM ( 2,5) – TANJORE ( 1,5 ) – TRICHY
Visit Thanjavur and temple Brihadishwara then on to Trichy (Tiruchirappalli) for visit and overnight
6. day – TRICHY ( 4 ) – MADURAI
Drive to Madurai and visit temple Sri Meenakshi, overnight
7. day – MADURAI ( 6 ) – KANYAKUMARI ( 1,5 ) – KOVALAM
Early departure to Kanyakumari then on to Kovalam for overnight
8. day – KOVALAM
Free day on the beach
9. day – KOVALAM ( 2 ) – KOLLAM – ALLAPUZHA ( 1,5 ) – KOCHI
From Kollam 8 hours cruise untill Allapuzhi. Drive to Kochi for overnight
10. day – KOCHI ( KOCHIN )
Morning sightseeing of Kochi and free afternoon. Overnight in Kochi
11. day – KOCHI ( 3 ) – COIMBATORE ( 3 ) – OOTY
Drive from the coast of Kerala across the mountains to OOTY. Overnight in (Udhagamandalam)
12. day – OOTY
Free day for walk arround Ooty. Overnight
13. day – OOTY ( 5 ) – MYSORE
Drive to Mysore for visit and overnight
14. day – MYSORE
Morning Excursion to Srirangapatnam for visit. Free Afternoon
15. day – MYSORE ( 2,5 ) – SRAVANABELAGOLA ( 3 ) – BANGALORE
Early departure to the Jain tempel in Sravanbelagola, the most important Jain pilrim center. After lunch departure to Bangalore, the fifth biggest city in India, counting 6 milion inhabitants. Overnight on a sleeper train going to Hampi. Departure at 22.20, arrival to Hampi at 7:50.
16. day – HAMPI
Hampi is today a small village, but in the 14th century in was the capital of one of the biggest Indian kingdoms Vijayanagar (the city of
Victory) with 500000 inhabitants. We will explore the ruins by bycicle. Overnight.
17. day – HAMPI ( 5 ) – DANDELI
With brakes drive to Dandeli on the river Kali. It is a forest center and the getway to the National park. Overnight.
18. day – DANDELI ( 4 ) – GOA
At arrival to the hotel in Goa, an oriantation walk. Goa is the smallest
south Indian state, but its fame is much bigger. In the begging of the 16 th century it was overtaken by Portugese which influence is still very much present. Forthy years ago the beaches of Goa were rediscovered by travelers from the west and made it one of the importatn tourist destinations in India. Overnight.
19. day – GOA
In the morning visit a bird sancuary from a boat. In the afternoon visit Panaji, the smallest capital of a state in India (100 000 inhabitants). A city with mediteranian charm and architecture. Only 9 km away is situated the old capital, Old Goa, a city of Chatedrals and churches that in the past concured even Lisbona in its beauty and wealth.
20. day – GOA- MUMBAI
A day free at the beach. In the evening
departure with a sleeper train to Mumbai. Karmali 18.30 – Mumbai 05.50