Adventure Planet India

The Spiritual and traditional nature of true India lies in the spiritual south. The actual culture of India, which is a mixture of tridition religion, caste, creed can be seen flowing in the blood and veins of south India.

Day 1

Arrive and check in a hotel Bangalore.

Day2

Half day city tour of the Garden city of Bangalore.
Departure for Hassan , and check in hotel.

Day 3

Morning Bullack cart ride(optional), breakfast and drive to see three villages, namely Helebidu, Javagal & Belur  to visit the most ornate temples built in 12 th century by Hoyasala rulers of Dwarasamudra.
Overnight stay in Hassan.

Day 4

Drive to Mysore and check in Hotel .
Afternoon Visit Maharaja Palace. And Chamundi Hill temple.
Overnight stay in Mysore.

Day 5

Drive to Srirangapatana and Bird sanctuary
Afternoon browsing the famed Mysore silks and Wood carving works. The most
Colorful and lively flowers and Vegetable market.
Overnight stay in Mysore.

Day 6

Drive to Bangalore and Fly to Cochin.(Kochi).After an hour flight arrive in cochin. If time permits optional visit of Kathakali performance
Overnight stay in Cochin.

Day 7

Morning  tour  of  Cochin consisting of Chinese Fishing nets, St. Francis church ,  16 th century,Dutch Palace and the16 th century Jewish Synagogue
drive an hour to arrive Alleppy(Allapuza), where you reach our marina to embark on a House boat(Kettuvallam) journey in to the back  waters and on Lake Vembanad, the largest fresh water lake in Kerala.
On this boat you are served authentic Kerala cuisine, which includes all the meals.
Overnight stay in House Boat.
Our boat has Twin sharing rooms , attached clean bath rooms, and fans.

Day 8

After breakfast you will disembark and drive to Periyar Park area.
Enroute , have home hosted  Lunch in a Plantation Farm house. You will pass thorough beautiful tea gardens, and if it opens we visit a Tea factory to see the processing of tea leaves.
Evening buy spices of Kerala.

Day 9

Morning trekking in Periyar National park.
Afternoon Game viewing from a motorboat in lake periyar.Periyar National park covers an area of 700 Sq.km., has been declated under project tiger, to conserve and augment the tiger population.
Overnight stay in hotel.

Day 10

Morning drive to Madurai, which is the oldest city in South India .
Check in hotel and afternoon tour of Madurai city consisting of Tirumalai Nayak,
Mahtma Gandhi Memorial museum, and the Meenakshi temple.The temple is famous for its lofty temple towers known as gopurams. Visit temple museum.
See the Panoramic view of the temple from one of the crafts emporiums there.
Overnight stay in Madurai.

Day 12

Morning Drive to Tiruchi.
Enroute visit Narthamalai village. Here perched on a granite hill you find the most fascinating temple built by early Cholas in 9 th century AD. Here you can also see a cave temple excavated by Mutharayars in  7 th century AD.
Check in hotel and Afternoon visit the Sri rangam temple, the largest Hindu temple complex in the world built in 14 th century AD.
Overnight stay in Trichy.

Day 13

Morning Drive to Sawamimalai, enroute visit Tanjore city to visit the 10 th century temple of brihadeshwara, which is today a world heritage monument.
Visit the Bonze art museum.
Lunch at Tanjore.
Drive to Swamimalai and check in at Sterling village Resort.

Day 14

Morning Visit the temples of Kumbakonam.
Afternoon Visit School of iconography to see the bronze idols being casted.
Evening you witness the folk dance show, showcasing the folk heritage of Tamilnadu.
Overnight stay in Swamimalai.

Day 15

Drive to Gangaikonda cholapuram temple to see the 12 th century
Chola temple. And continue your drive to see Chidambaram temple.
Overnight stay in Pondichery.

Day 16

Morning a orientation tour of Pondichery consisting of a glance at sri aurobindo ashram smamdhi of Sage Aurobindo and walk on the promenade of the state secretariat, where you can see the statue of Mahatma Gandhi.
Proceed towards Mamallpuram , to stay  in a sea side village of the Bay of Bengal. It is here you see the  most magnificent monuments built by the Pallava dynasty between 6 th and 8 th centuries. This site is world heritage site.
Lunch at Mamallpuram
Overnight stay in Mamallapuram.

Day 17

Day at leisure.
Evening drive to Chennai for an orientation tour of the city and last minute shopping and farewell dinner and drive to international airport to fly back to your sweet home with unforgettable memories of your India tour.