| Day 01: Arrive Bangalore
Get down at the airport and be ushered to your hotel to be left alone on your own for subjective time passes.
Day 02: Bangalore
Following breakfast, set out for a sightseeing tour of the city of greenery and great silicon valley. Visit the prominent tourist places including, bagh Garden, lake & lotus filled pool, Cubbon park, Bull temple and Mysore arts and crafts centre. Get Ayurvedic treatment done in the afternoon. Night stay at hotel.
Day 03: Bangalore - Mysore (139 Kms)
Have your breakfast and leave for the garden city of Mysore on car, which is about 139 kilometers away. Visit the palaces and museums, arts and craft center, Brindavan garden and Chamundi temple in the city and check in at hotel by evening for rest, meals and night stay.
Day 04: Mysore - Ooty (158 Kms)
Set out for Ooty after breakfast at Mysore and enjoy the scenic beauty on the way. The 158 kilometer drive in itself is an excursion, as you get closer to the heart of Nilgiri hills (2287 meters). Take delight in views of tea and coffee plantations on the way. Check in at the hotel. Enjoy the hill station. Stay at the hotel overnight.
Day 05: Ooty
Enjoy the day at leisure.
Day 06: Ooty - Cochin (281 Kms)
After breakfast, leave on a long drive to Cochin, which is about 281 km away. Also known as the " Queen of the Arabian Sea", the city is composed of many islands, including Wellingdon, Mattanchery, Vipin, Gundu & Bolgaty. Check in at hotel and rest. Sleep tight during night.
Day 07: Cochin
Embark on the city’s tour after breakfast and visit the oldest synagogue of the British times, Hill Palace Museum, 16th century Dutch Palace and Bolgatty Palace & Bird sanctuary. After excursion, return to the hotel for rest. Night stay at the hotel.
Day 08: Cochin - Periyar (185 Kms)
Leave for the fascinating Periyar (wild life) destination in the morning after breakfast. After through with the 185 km drive, check in at the hotel. Enjoy a guided talk down the spice plantations and again come back to hotel for rest and spending night.
Day 9: Periyar - Kumarakom ( 190 kms )
Very early in the morning, leave for Periyar Sanctuary for a boat cruise and watch wild life of Periyar from closer quarters than possible otherwise. Come back to the hotel and have breakfast. Afterwards, leave for a long drive of about 190 kms to Kumarakom, which is beautifully placed at the banks of the Vembanand Lake. Visit worth places at the station are a bird sanctuary and a large number of resorts comprising of house boats, Lake - side cottages & floating restaurants.
Check in at hotel at Kumarakom and rest. Spend night at the hotel.
Day 10: Kumarakom - Trivandrum (Kovalam Beach) (170 Kms)
Depart for Trivandrum in the morning after breakfast and check in the hotel after 170 km drive. Stay overnight at the hotel.
Day 11: Trivandrum (Kovalam Beach)
After morning breakfast, leave for sightseeing of the city, comprising of Padmanabha swamy temple built in 1733, Napier museum of art, Akkulam lake, Veli lagoon with its aqua sports facility etc.
Day 12: Trivandrum - Kanyakumari (87 Kms)
A 87 km drive to Kanyakumari after breakfast in Trivandrum will lead you to the southernmost tip of Indian peninsula, marking convergence of the Arabian Sea, the Bay of Bengal & Indian Sea. Also popular for its Vivekanand Rock Memorial, built in 1970, a few kilometers away from the sea shore in the sea. Check in at hotel in Kanyakumari and spend night here.
Day 13: Kanyakumari - Madurai (235 Kms)
Leave for Madurai after breakfast, which will be a 235 km drive from Kanyakumari. Upon reaching Madurai, take a tour of the city of ancient culture and visit Teppa kulam a tank with an island temple, Tirumalainaik palace, 1000 pillared hall and the Meenakshi Temple. Stay overnight at Madurai hotel.
Day 14: Madurai - Rameshwaram (172 Kms)
A 172 km drive from Madurai shall take you the holy Rameshwaram temple, one of the very sacred pilgrimages of the Hindus. The temple is situated on the beach with a 1000 pillared mandapam. Check in at the hotel in Rameshwaram and freshen up. Stay overnight at the hotel.
Day 15: Rameshwaram - Trichy (264 Kms)
Drive some 264 kilometers to Trichy from Rameshwaram and enjoy the visit to the famous Rock Fort. There is a Ganesh temple on the top of this rock that’s finely engraved and contains many exacavated cave temples, as old as belonging to 7th century AD. Visit Srirangam Island for its colossal Vishnu temple with seven walls. Stay at hotel in Trichy for rest and night stay.
Day 16: Trichy - Pondicherry (196 Kms)
Visit to the city of Trichy and then drive 196 kilometers all the way to Pondicherrry. Check in at hotel in Pondicherry for rest, food and free independent pass time. Overnight stay would be at Pondicherry only.
Day 17: Pondicherry - Chennai (165 Kms)
After a satisfactory sightseeing of Pondicherrry including the a visit to famous Aurbindo Ashram, drive to Chennai and check in there for night stay.
Day 18: Chennai -Departure
Depart for your respective onwards journey.
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