Destination Covered:-Chennai - Trichy - Madurai - Periyar - Cochin - Bangalore - Mysore - Hassan - Hospet - Badami - Goa - Mumbai - Chennai
Day 01:- Departure
South West India tour starts with the arrival at Chennai from your own destinations.
Day 02:-Chennai/Madras
Arrive at Chennai. One of our representative will greets you and helps you to transfer to the pre booked hotel. Over night stay at Chennai.
Day 03:-Mahabalipuram- Kanchipuram
The next day of South West India tour takes you to the full day excursion to Mahabalipuram Kanchipuram. The ancient capital of Pallavas, Kanchipuram is the famous temple city of Tamil Nadu. Temples of Ekambaswara, Kailasanatha, Sri Kamakshi and Varadarajaswamy are the other famous temples. Kanchipuram is also famous for its silks. Mahabalipuram is famous for the seven pagodas and the rock cut monolithic temples is the World Heritage Site in India. In the evening board a train for Trichy from the railway station.
Day 04:- Trichy/Tiruchirapalli
In the morning arrive at Trichy and get transferred to the hotel. In 18th century the Trichy the citadel of the Chola dynasty has witnessed the Carnatic wars fought between the French and the English. The tourist places in Trichy include Lord Robert Clive's house, Danish Church, Rock-Fort and the ancient temple of Ganapati and Shiva temple. Over night stay at Trichy.
Day 05:-Tanjore
Next day of South West India tour drives you towards Madurai by visiting Tanjore en route. Visit the principal landmarks at Tanjore, the beautiful Chola Temple of Brihadeshwara believed to be equally competent with the Egyptian pyramids. The bronze work and handicraft works in Tanjore make it one of the highlights of South India tour. Over night stay at Madurai.
Day 06:-Madurai
Morning tour of the renowned Meenakshi Temple dedicated to the consort of Lord Shiva with its towering Gopurams, the gigantic doorways, characteristic of the Dravidian temple architecture. Visit the Indo Saracenic style Tirumala Nayak Palace - famous for the Stuccowork on its domes and arches. After being at the Alagar Hills and Tirupara Kundran Rock temple; your afternoon is free for independent activities. Over night stay at Madurai.
Day 07:- Periyar
Morning drive takes you to Periyar National Park surrounded by high mountain peaks and the Western Ghats. Enjoy the boating in the Periyar Lake and enjoy the wild life safaris at Periyar wild life sanctuary. Over night stay at Periyar.
Day 08:- Kochi/Cochin
Take a morning drive to Cochin/Kochi, the natural harbor of Kerala that made a mark in the world map when Vasco Da Gama stepped here for the first time. Over night stay at Cochin.
Day 09:- Cochin/Kochi
Next day of tour to Chennai Madras begins with Cochin. Created by the Malabar mud banks, Cochin is the natural harbor which got the recognition due to the Vasco-de-Gama who was the first American to step in India. The main tourist attractions at Cochin/Kochi are Jewish Synagogue, Portuguese Churches, Mosques, Hindu Temples and the Chinese Fishing Nets. Afternoon is free for shopping. Over night stay at Cochin.
Day 10:- Bangalore
Board a flight for Bangalore from Cochin airport. Arrive at Bangalore and drive towards Mysore. Over night stay at Mysore.
Day 12:-Mysore
Start the morning tour with the visit to the Mysore Palace built in 1911 - 1912. Mysore Palace is a masterpiece of the Hindu and Saracenic styles of architecture with archways, domes, turrets, colonnades and sculptures. Also visit the Art Gallery, Chamundi Hill, Chamundeshwari Temple, temple of Nandi the Bull and other tourist places. Afternoon is free for your leisure time. Over night stay at Mysore.
Day 11:-Belur-Halebid
Spend the full day in excursions to Belur and Halebid. Visit the epitome of Hoysala art; the Chenna Kesava temple built 900 years ago. The Hindu Art temples in Halebid built in the 12th century, Hoysaleswara and Kedareswara temples, are the real master pieces. Visit Sravanbelgola, the Jain pilgrim of India while your return journey to spectate Lord Gomateshwara, the largest statue in India. Over night stay at Mysore.
Day 13:- Hospet-Hampi
Reach Hospet by a morning drive. Visit Hampi which is popular as the beautiful capital city of Vijayanagar Empire with its temples and architectural buildings. Some of the interesting historical ruins are the carvings on the Ramachandra temple & Lotus Mahal, Virupaksha, Vittala and Hazara Rama temples the elephant stables, huge Ganesha and Narasimha images, the Qeen's Bath.
Day 14:-Badami-Aihole
A morning drive takes you to Badami after a halt at Aihole and Pattadakal. Aihole is a tourist place for viewing the excellent temple architecture. Lad Khan temple is the oldest temple dating back to the 5th century A.D. Pattadakal or Petrigal has a group of temples, the most important being the Sanghameswara Temple, Mallikarjuna Temple, Virupaksha temple and the Papanatha Temple.
Day 15 Badami
Your morning tour starts with Badami also known as Vatapi known for its Hindu and Jain temples carved out of sand stone hills. The four main temples date back to the 6th century out of which three are Hindu and one Jain temple. The Fort and the Malegitti Shivalaya temple are the other tourist places.
Day 16 Goa
Morning drive takes you to Goa. You can choose your budget hotel as per your economic level.
Day 17 Goa
Inform us about how many days you would be willing to stay at Goa.
Day 18 Departure
Board a flight for Bombay from Goa airport. Arrive at the Mumbai domestic airport. Reach the city center to have some leisure time. By the evening move towards the Mumbai International Airport to board a flight to reach the desired destination. With this concludes the South West India tour.
