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02. Southern Discovery
Chennai / Mamallapuram / Bangalore / Hassan / Mysore /
Bandipur National Park / Ooty / Cochin
14 Nights / 15 Days
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Day 01: Arrive at Chennai |
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Meet on arrival and transfer to a Hotel. (Half-day sight seeing depending upon
the arrival of flight). Visit to Fort St. George - occupies pride of place and
prominence in Chennai, the State Legislature and the Secretariat are located
inside this fort. The St. Mary's Church- the oldest Anglican Church in India.
Return to hotel and overnight.
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Day 02: Chennai |
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Morning breakfast and full day city tour, visit to San Thome Cathedral Basilica
- the apostle of Christ who is believed to have come to Madras sometime was
killed on St Thomas Mount just outside the city, Theosophical Society - The
world headquarters of the Theosophical Society, Marina Beach - the pride of
Chennai, is the second largest beach in the world and has a wide sandy
foreshore. An aquarium is also located on the Marina Beach. Return to hotel and
overnight. |
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| Day 03: Chennai /
Mamallapuram / Chennai (64 Kms / 2 Hrs) |
Morning breakfast and proceed for a full
day excursion. Visit to Mamallapuram -
Built in the 7th century, this ancient
Pallava port is the site of several antique
sculptural marvels. Crocodile Bank - not
far from Mamallapuram, Romulus
Whittaker runs this crocodile breeding and
research centre. Here several species of
Indian and African crocodiles and
alligators are bred in captivity, V.G.P. Golden Beach - This beach is popular not
just with the people of the city, but also
with tourists. There is an entertainment
arcade for children. Return to hotel
overnight.
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| Day 04: Chennai / Bangalore (5 Hrs by Indian
Super Fast Express Train – Shatabdhi Express) |
Early morning checkout and reach
Chennai Railway Station at 05:45hrs to
board your train to Bangalore. On arrival
at 10.45hrs, check into a hotel. Afternoon
half-day tour to ISKCON temple - the
Krishna Temple is a blend of Modern
technology and spiritual harmony, Lalbagh
- 240 acres of beautifully sculpted
gardens, flowers abound, rare collection
of tropical and sub-tropical plants,
Vidhana Soudha - this massive building
houses the state Legislature and the
Secretariat. Return to hotel and overnight..
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| Day 05:
Bangalore |
Morning breakfast and proceed for full
day sight seeing, cover Cubbon Park, Bull
Temple - Dravidian-style temple, has a
huge monolithic Bull is the vahana of Lord
Shiva, Government Museum - Acclaimed as one of the oldest museums in the
country, Tippu's Palace - Tippu Sultan's
summer retreat is a two-storied ornate
wooden structure, Indira Gandhi Musical
Fountain - View the colorful swirling
fountains dancing in tune to music, free
for shopping at night and overnight.
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| Day 06: Bangalore /
Hassan (180 Kms / 4 Hrs) |
Morning breakfast, check and proceed to
Hassan, enroute visit Shravanabelagola - a
Jain saint. Standing atop one of the hills
and is said to be one of the tallest and
most graceful monolithic statues in the
world. On arrival at Hassan check into a
hotel. Afternoon visit Belur - It is the only
Hoysala temple still in active worship. The
most marvelous specimens of Hoysala
architecture. Halebid - just 17 kms away
from Belur, the ancient capital of the
Hoysalas. The temple complex has a
museum which houses the idols, statues,
busts and sculptures excavated by the
Archaeological Department from the
ruins. Return to hotel and overnight.
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| Day 07: Hassan /Mysore |
After breakfast, check out and proceed to
Mysore. On arrival, check into a hotel.
Lunch & visit Srirangapatna - Island
fortress of Tippu Sultan, Tippu's summer
Palace, Mosque, and Sriranganatha
Temple and evening visit Brindavan
Garden - the Krishna Raja Sagar Dam after
sundown, when musical fountains and
colored lights transform this place into a
magical fairyland. Return to hotel and
overnight.
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| Day 08: Mysore |
Morning breakfast. Visit to Maharaja
Palace - the palace is a splendid structure
in the Indo-Saracenic Style, among its
many attractions are a magnificent gold
throne. It is an entirely modern structure
continuing the Hindu and Saracenic styles
of Architecture, Chamundi Hills - perched
a top a hill is the temple of
Chamundeshwari, a tall monoliths of
Nandi and the gigantic Mahishasura
statue are added attractions. Return to
hotel and overnight.
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| Day 09: Mysore / Bandipur National Park |
Morning breakfast, check out and proceed
to Bandipur National Park- Nestling in the
foothills of the Nilgiris. It is one of the
Tiger reserves in the country. It also forms
part of Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve, which is
one of the last refuges of endangered
Asiatic wild elephants. On arrival, check
into a resort. Evening Jeep Safari into the
Jungle and overnight.
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| Day 10: Bandipur National Park/ Ooty |
Early morning after a cup of coffee/ tea,
be lead by a trained naturalist into the
Tiger Reserve on a nature walk. Get back
to Resort in time for freshening and
breakfast. Check out and proceed to Ooty-
called the Queen of Hill Stations,
picturesque, green Udhagamandalam
better known Ooty is the most popular hill
station in the South, on arrival check into
a hotel. After lunch visit to Ooty Lake - is
the pride of the Blue Hills. Rose Garden -
the rose varieties planted in this park
were assembled from different sources.
Initially, 17,256 rose plants from 1919
varieties have been planted. Return to
hotel and overnight.
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| Day 11: Ooty |
Morning breakfast, half-day tour to
Coonoor - is a small town with an equable
climate that has made it in its own right,
visit Dolphins Nose - Ideally visited in the
morning, you can get a beautiful view of
the Catherine falls from here, Lamb's
Rock-this view point is within a reserve
forest with a phenomenal view of vast
stretches of forests all the way to the
Coimbatore plains, Law's Falls - is a
paradise for naturalists, Katery Falls- water
from the Katery dam flows as a falls. This
is one of the highest falls in the Nilgiris.
Return to hotel, evening free and
overnight.
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| Day 12: Ooty / Cochin |
Morning breakfast, checkout and proceed
to Cochin- commercial capital and the
most cosmopolitan city of Kerala, Kochi, in
Ernakulam, is also known as the Queen of
the Arabian Sea. On arrival check into a
hotel. Evening free and overnight.
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| Day 13: Cochin |
Morning breakfast and full day city tour to
Cochin St. Francis Church - these centuries
old church at Fort Kochi was originally
built completely of timber and later
reconstructed in stone masonry, Pierce
Leslie Bungalow - this charming mansion
was the office of Pierce Leslie
characteristic features are wood panels
that form the roof of the ground floor,
arched doorways, carved doors and
sprawling rooms. Waterfront verandas are
an added attraction. Return to hotel and
overnight.
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| Day 14: Cochin |
Morning breakfast and full day city tour,
visit to Maritime Museum - throws light
on the genesis, history, evolution and
landmarks of the Indian Navy, Indo-
Portuguese Museum - the museum today
is an important center to understand the
Indo-Portuguese Christian art heritage,
Fort Kochi - turning it into one of the
finest natural harbors in the world. Vasco
da Gama Square ? an ideal place to watch
fishermen use their nets. Willingdon
Island ? it's a man-made island,
surrounded by beautiful backwaters. The
island has the city's best hotels and
trading centres. Bolghatty Island - This
lush, lovely island is famous for its palace
of the same name. Evening return to a
hotel, and overnight.
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| Day 15: Cochin |
Morning breakfast, check out and transfer
to Airport to board your flight for your
onward journey. Tour Ends.
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