Golden Triangle Tours
Golden Triangle Tour With Kerala |
Duration
18 Days / 17 Nights |
Places Covered
Delhi - Agra - Jaipur - Delhi - Chennai - Trivandrum -
Cochin - Periyar - Madurai - Kanchipuram - Mahabalipuram - Chennai. |
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Day 01: Arrival Delhi
Company representatives will receive you
on arrival at the international airport in Delhi late in the night or midnight.
Transfer to your hotel. Relax. Overnight stay at Delhi.
Day 02: Delhi
Breakfast will be at the hotel. Start a full-day tour of Old and Delhi. Overnight
stay at Delhi.
Day 03: Delhi - Agra
Start for Agra early
in the morning after breakfast.
En-route you will visit the SIKANDRA. Check
in at hotel.
Overnight stay at Agra.
Day 04: Jaipur
Enjoy your breakfast at the hotel. Proceed for a morning excursion to Amber Fort.
Elephant ride ascent to the fort. Relax in the evening or visit the markets. Overnight
Stay at Jaipur.
Day 05: Jaipur - Delhi
After leisurely breakfast
proceed for shopping. Leave for Delhi after lunch. Reach Delhi and you will be
transferred to airport for flight with sweet memories of India after FAREWELL
DINNER.
Day 06: Delhi - Chennai
Transfer to hotel Le Meridien
(near the airport)
Day 07: Chennai - Trivandrum
Transfer
to Somatheeram Ayurvedic Resort
Day 08: Ayurvedic Beach Resort
Relax and enjoy the facilities at the resort including private beach, yoga, massage,
nature walks, classical music and dance programs on open-air stage, visits to
local traditional village.
Day 09: Backwaters of Kerala
From
the resort drive to the pier to board a private rice boat (70 kms/2 hrs drive)
and then cruise through the narrow canals and wide lakes enjoying the scenic natural
beauty -- coconut trees, rice patties, small villages.Meals and overnight stay
at houseboats.
Day 10: Backwaters - Cochin
Morning relax
on houseboat, after lunch drive to Cochin 65 Kms/ 1 1/12 hrs.), transfer to hotel.
Taj Mallabar Hotel, overlooking the harbor, sea facing rooms.
Day
11: Cochin
Full day sighseeing: palaces, museums. Enjoy a Kathakali dance
performance at Cochin Cultural Center, arriving by 5 pm to watch the make-up.
Dinner at traditional Kerala restaurant. Taj Mallabar Hotel
Day 12:
Periyar
Periyar Wild life Sanctuary Home to bison, antelopes, sambars,
wild boars, monkeys, langurs, a wide variety of birds, and some 750 elephants.
Game viewing by private motor-boat in the evening, (the best time to see wild
life). Hotel Taj Garden Retreat
Day 13: Periyar - Madurai
Relax at Periyar in the morning. In afternoon, drive to Madurai (135 kms./ 4hrs.
drive), "The Temple City of India." Evening relaxed overview of the
city, independent strolling. Hotel Taj Garden Retreat in Madurai, cottages.
Day 14: Madurai
Full day sighseeing: Sri Meenakshi Temple, Tirumalai
Nayak Palace, Tiruparankundram (rock-cut)Temple, Alagarkoil Temple Evening fly
Madurai-Madras dep 19:40 arr 20:30 arr. OR 20:40 dep.-21:30 arr. Hotel Taj Garden
Retreat
Day 15: Madras
Full day sightseeing of Madras: Kapaleeshwarar
Temple, San Thome Cathedral, Sri Parthasarathy Temple, Fort St. George, the Marina.
Hotel Taj Coromandel, superior room
Day 16: Drive to Kanchipuram
Visit temples of Kanchipuram enroute to Mahabalipuram. Kailasanatha Temple, Vaikunta
Perumal Temple, Sri Ekambaranathar Temple, Kamakshi Amman Temple, Devarajaswami
Temple.
Day 17: Mahabalipuram
Morning relax; afternoon sightseeing:
Five Rathas, Shore Temple, Arjunas Penance, Mandapams, Krishna Mandapam.
Day 18: Madras
Relax in the morning. Late afternoon drive back
to Madras (80kms./2hrs. drive). Transfer to international airport for flight home.
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