Southern India

Meals

5 breakfasts and 3 dinners are included

Transport

Auto rickshaw, Boat, Bus, Cycle rickshaw, Ferry, Overnight sleeper train, Private vehicle

Accomodation

Homestay (1 night), Hotel (11 nights), Jungle lodge (1 nights), Overnight sleeper train (1 night)

Included Activities

• Kochi - Leader-led Fort Kochi walking tour
• Kochi - Dutch Palace
• Kochi - Kathakali performance
• Ooty - Nilgiri Mountain Railway & Tea Plantation visit
• Bandipur - National Park Safari
• Mysore - Home cooked lunch & family visit
• Mysore - Maharaja's Palace
• Mysore - Leader-led walking tour
• Mysore - Keshava Temple
• Mysore - Chamundi Hill & Temple
• Mamallapuram - Shore Temples guided tour
• Puducherry - Leader-led French Quarter walking tour
• Madurai - Sri Meenakshi Temple
• Periyar - Spice plantation visit
• Periyar - Home cooked meal
• Periyar - National Park
• Periyar - Guided nature walk
• Kerala Backwaters - Pole boat ride
• Kerala Backwaters - Village walk

• Explore the waterfalls, tea plantations and spice markets of South India’s Western Ghats – a jungle-clad mountain range older than the Himalayas and one of the most biodiverse regions in the world.
• Step back in time among the hills of the British ‘Snooty Ooty’ – home of snooker and the Nilgiri toy train.
• Search for elusive wildlife, including elephants, sloths and birds on a safari around one of the best places in India to observe nature up close – Periyar National Park.
• Experience a unique way of life with a family homestay and home-cooked meals in the idyllic backwaters of Kerala.
• Soak in India’s changing landscapes on a trip that uses rail travel. By choosing trains to get around, you’ll be giving yourself the best opportunity for local interaction, at a more relaxed pace.