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Premium South India

Trip Type: Explorer

13 Days
| 1 - 12 People

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NZD $4,747.25 /Person
Travel off the tourist trail on this 13-day Premium adventure to discover southern India’s swaying palm trees, rolling hills and calm backwaters. Head into …
Premium South India

Travel off the tourist trail on this 13-day Premium adventure to discover southern India’s swaying palm trees, rolling hills and calm backwaters. Head into the home of a local family and be immersed in their culture, wander the French-inspired streets of Puducherry and explore the maze of food stalls in Madurai. Go into the wilderness of Periyar National Park to look for local wildlife and tiger tracks, watch a live kalarippayattu performance and visit tea plantations to learn how this popular beverage is grown and made. Sink into a blissful Keralite Ayurvedic massage and feel firsthand the wisdom of this ancient healing method. With local food, a converted houseboat stay and an expert local leader by your side, this will be a trip of a lifetime.

Itinerary

Day 1: Chennai

Day 2: Puducherry (Pondicherry)

Day 3: Puducherry (Pondicherry)

Day 4: Madurai

Day 5: Madurai

Day 6: Periyar

Day 7: Periyar - Periyar National Park

Day 8: Munnar

Day 9: Munnar

Day 10: Kerala Backwaters

Day 11: Kochi

Day 12: Kochi

Day 13: Kochi

Trip Inclusions

Meals

12 breakfasts and 4 dinners are included

Transport

Private vehicle, Ferry

Accomodation

Hotel (9 nights), Houseboat Feature Stay (1 night), Kochi Feature Stay (2 nights)

Included Activities

  • Complimentary Arrival Transfer
  • Chennai - Welcome dinner
  • Mamallapuram - Shore Temples guided tour
  • Puducherry - Leader-led French Quarter walking tour
  • Puducherry - Sri Aurobindo Ashram
  • Puducherry - snack stop at local cafe
  • Madurai - Leader-led street food tour
  • Madurai - Sri Meenakshi 1000 Pillar
  • Madurai - Sri Meenakshi Temple
  • Madurai - Gandhi Museum
  • Madurai - Leader-led walking tour
  • Madurai - Thirumalai Nayakkar Palace
  • Madurai - Local family visit and home-cooked Tamil dinner
  • Thekkady - Expert-guided spice plantation visit and lunch
  • Periyar - Kalaripayattu (Indian Martial Art) performance
  • Periyar - Guided nature walk
  • Periyar – Ayurvedic Treatment
  • Munnar - Tea plantation view point
  • Munnar - Tea Museum
  • Munnar - Mattupetty Dam
  • Munnar - Leader-led town walking tour
  • Kerala Backwaters – Houseboat cruise
  • Kochi - Kathakali performance
  • Kerala Backwaters – Houseboat cruise
  • Kochi - Jewish Synagogue
  • Kochi - Ferry to Mattancherry
  • Kochi - Dutch Palace
  • Kochi - Keralan cooking class
  • Kochi – Fort Kochi Tuk Tuk Tour
Trip Highlights
  • Find out what makes Indian cuisine so special during Exclusive Experiences like an off-the-beaten-path food tour in Madurai, a home-cooked meal with a local family and a fragrant lunch at a spice plantation.
  • Enjoy a high-energy Exclusive Experience with a live performance of kalarippayattu in Thekkady – believed to be the oldest surviving martial art in India.
  • Unwind with a traditional Ayurvedic massage in Kerala, learn the fundamentals of this ancient holistic healing method, and take part in an Ayurvedic cooking demo.
  • Experience a thousand shades of green as you tour a scenic tea plantation in Munnar and track footprints in search of wild elephants in Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary.
  • Spend a night in a converted houseboat on the Kerala backwaters – your Feature Stay for this adventure – and watch the world go by as you float along the river.
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Provided by
Intrepid
Reference Code: HHPS
Trip Location
Trip Starts: Chennai, India
Trip Ends: Kochi, India
Countries Visited: India

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Destination Details

India
| 13 Days
| 1 - 12 People