Southern India

Meals

5 breakfasts and 3 dinners are included

Transport

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

Accomodation

Homestay (1 night), Hotel (12 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 southern 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’ and take in countryside views along the UNESCO World Heritage-listed Nilgiri Mountain Railway.
• Search for elusive wildlife, including elephants, sloth bears and rare birds on a safari around one of the best places in India to observe nature up close – Periyar National Park.
• Go on a punt boat ride through the Kerala backwaters, taking in the tranquil scenery. Then, be welcomed into a local family home in an island village.
• Get a taste of regional life, cuisine and hospitality when you share home-cooked meals with local families in Mysore, Periyar and the Kerala backwaters.