Bangalore to Kovalam South India Temple & Beach
Description
Day 1: Arrive Bangalore
Arrival transfer to hotel (check in/out time 12pm). Rest time for personal activities.
O/n at hotel.
Day 2: Bangalore
Visit Lal Bagh Garden, Cubbon Park, Bangalore Fort, Tippu Summer Palace & Bull Temple. Drive pass Vidhana Soudha & Secretariat.
O/n at hotel. Meal plan: B.
Day 3: Bangalore - Vellore (220kms)
Drive to Vellore check in at hotel. Visit Sri Lakshmi Narayani Golden Temple, Vellore Fort & Jalakandeswarar Temple.
O/n at hotel. Meal plan: B.
Day 4: Vellore - Chennai (145kms)
Drive to Chennai via visiting Kanchipuram an ancient city famous as city of thousands temple. On arrival check in at hotel. Visit Fort St. George, St Mary Church inside the fortress, Kapaleeshwarar Temple, Vadapalani Murugan Temple, Government Museum, Dakshinachitra Museum, Santhome Cathedral & Marina Beach.
O/n at hotel. Meal plan: B.
Day 5: Chennai - Pondicherry (160kms)
Drive to Pondicherry enroute visit Mahabalipuram UNESCO WHS monuments Monolithic Temples, Krishnas Butterball, Cave Temples, Shore Temple & The Arjuna Penance. On arrival check in at hotel. Visit Aurovil & Museum. Drive pass or walk through stunning French Quarters.
O/n at hotel. Meal plan: B.
Day 6: Pondicherry - Thanjavur (180kms)
Drive to Thanjavur via visiting Chidambaram Nataraja Temple and The Great Living Chola Temples at Gangaikonda Cholapuram & Darasuram. On arrival check in at hotel.
O/n at hotel. Meal plan: B.
Day 7: Thanjavur - Chettinad (140kms)
Visit Brihadeshwara Temple & Palace Complex built by great Chola king in the 10th century. Drive to Chettinad via visiting Trichy Ranganathaswamy Temple & Rock Fort Temple. On arrival check in at hotel.
O/n at hotel. Meal plan: B.
Day 8: Chettinad - Madurai (90kms)
Visit few 19th-century mansions, whose wide courtyards and spacious rooms are embellished with marble & teak. Drive to Madurai check in at hotel.
O/n at hotel. Meal plan: B.
Day 9: Madurai - Rameshwaram (170kms)
Visit Meenakshi Temple, Thirumalai Nayakar Palace, Alagar Koil, Tiruparankundram Murugan Temple & Palamuthirsolai Murugan Temple. Drive to Rameshwaram check in at hotel.
O/n at hotel. Meal plan: B.
Day 10: Rameshwaram - Kanyakumari (320kms)
Visit Ramanathaswamy Jyotirlinga Temple & Adams Bridge. Drive Kanyakumari check in at hotel.
O/n at hotel. Meal plan: B.
Day 11: Kanyakumari - Kovalam (80kms)
Visit Kanyakumari Temple, Padmanabhapuram Palace, Vivekananda Rock Memorial & Vattakottai Fort. Drive to Kovalam check in at hotel.
O/n at hotel. Meal plan: B.
Day 12: Kovalam
Visit Padmanabhaswamy Temple, Attukal Temple, Napier Museum, Kuthira Malika & Sri Chitra Art Gallery. Drive through popular beaches.
O/n at hotel. Meal plan: B.
Day 13: Kovalam
Day free and easy for personal activities & relax on the beach.
O/n at hotel. Meal plan: B.
Day 14: Kovalam
Day free and easy for personal activities & relax on the beach.
O/n at hotel. Meal plan: B.
Day 15: Kovalam - Departure
Departure transfer to airport.
Meal plan: B.
Arrival transfer to hotel (check in/out time 12pm). Rest time for personal activities.
O/n at hotel.
Day 2: Bangalore
Visit Lal Bagh Garden, Cubbon Park, Bangalore Fort, Tippu Summer Palace & Bull Temple. Drive pass Vidhana Soudha & Secretariat.
O/n at hotel. Meal plan: B.
Day 3: Bangalore - Vellore (220kms)
Drive to Vellore check in at hotel. Visit Sri Lakshmi Narayani Golden Temple, Vellore Fort & Jalakandeswarar Temple.
O/n at hotel. Meal plan: B.
Day 4: Vellore - Chennai (145kms)
Drive to Chennai via visiting Kanchipuram an ancient city famous as city of thousands temple. On arrival check in at hotel. Visit Fort St. George, St Mary Church inside the fortress, Kapaleeshwarar Temple, Vadapalani Murugan Temple, Government Museum, Dakshinachitra Museum, Santhome Cathedral & Marina Beach.
O/n at hotel. Meal plan: B.
Day 5: Chennai - Pondicherry (160kms)
Drive to Pondicherry enroute visit Mahabalipuram UNESCO WHS monuments Monolithic Temples, Krishnas Butterball, Cave Temples, Shore Temple & The Arjuna Penance. On arrival check in at hotel. Visit Aurovil & Museum. Drive pass or walk through stunning French Quarters.
O/n at hotel. Meal plan: B.
Day 6: Pondicherry - Thanjavur (180kms)
Drive to Thanjavur via visiting Chidambaram Nataraja Temple and The Great Living Chola Temples at Gangaikonda Cholapuram & Darasuram. On arrival check in at hotel.
O/n at hotel. Meal plan: B.
Day 7: Thanjavur - Chettinad (140kms)
Visit Brihadeshwara Temple & Palace Complex built by great Chola king in the 10th century. Drive to Chettinad via visiting Trichy Ranganathaswamy Temple & Rock Fort Temple. On arrival check in at hotel.
O/n at hotel. Meal plan: B.
Day 8: Chettinad - Madurai (90kms)
Visit few 19th-century mansions, whose wide courtyards and spacious rooms are embellished with marble & teak. Drive to Madurai check in at hotel.
O/n at hotel. Meal plan: B.
Day 9: Madurai - Rameshwaram (170kms)
Visit Meenakshi Temple, Thirumalai Nayakar Palace, Alagar Koil, Tiruparankundram Murugan Temple & Palamuthirsolai Murugan Temple. Drive to Rameshwaram check in at hotel.
O/n at hotel. Meal plan: B.
Day 10: Rameshwaram - Kanyakumari (320kms)
Visit Ramanathaswamy Jyotirlinga Temple & Adams Bridge. Drive Kanyakumari check in at hotel.
O/n at hotel. Meal plan: B.
Day 11: Kanyakumari - Kovalam (80kms)
Visit Kanyakumari Temple, Padmanabhapuram Palace, Vivekananda Rock Memorial & Vattakottai Fort. Drive to Kovalam check in at hotel.
O/n at hotel. Meal plan: B.
Day 12: Kovalam
Visit Padmanabhaswamy Temple, Attukal Temple, Napier Museum, Kuthira Malika & Sri Chitra Art Gallery. Drive through popular beaches.
O/n at hotel. Meal plan: B.
Day 13: Kovalam
Day free and easy for personal activities & relax on the beach.
O/n at hotel. Meal plan: B.
Day 14: Kovalam
Day free and easy for personal activities & relax on the beach.
O/n at hotel. Meal plan: B.
Day 15: Kovalam - Departure
Departure transfer to airport.
Meal plan: B.
Included
- Assistance on arrival at airport.
- 14 Nights accommodation in selected price category hotels.
- Daily breakfast & meal as per day plan (B- Breakfast, L- Lunch, D- Dinner)
- Private air conditioned deluxe car for airport transfer, sightseeing and excursion as per program.
- English speaking tour guide on sightseeing days (local guide in each city), as per program.
- Monuments entrances and activities charges mentioned in the itinerary.
- Bottled drinking water in car.
- Government taxes.
Excluded
- Any flight tickets.
- Camera charges at monuments.
- Meals other than mentioned in day plan.
- Expenses of personal nature like liquor, laundry, tips, telephone, fax, internet etc.
- Gratuities & optional activities.
- Anything not mentioned in inclusions.
Know before you go
- A current valid passport is required on the day of travel.
- Few tour sights may not be wheelchair accessible.