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South India Explored |
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A Group tour exploring Southern India from Bombay down to Goa and Kerala and up to Madras |
Ref: IN01
22 days
from £1855 (minimum 1 passengers)
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A fascinating journey through India's tropical south including colonial hill stations, historic cities, magical temples, caves and idyllic beaches.
South India is a region of great charm, offering varied delights to the traveller, including beautiful cities and temples, a relaxed lifestyle and attractive scenery throughout. If the major cities of the south are calmer than those of the north, they are no less grand or historically interesting: the princely capitals of the Maharajas contrast with the snooty hill stations of the Raj, while scattered inland on the dry and rocky plateau are the magnificent remains of some powerful Hindu Kingdoms, as well as the gopurams and rock-cut cave temples typical of this region. The scenery is immensely rewarding: gentle, forest-clad hills slope down through the palm-fringed rice paddies of the coastal belt to a shoreline of shady lagoons and wooded islands, and to sandy beaches where we can relax or swim.
Trip Profile: -A comprehensive itinerary, with lots of sightseeing and a fair amount of travelling, but also time to relax. Travel is by train & private vehicle mainly on good roads with a few long days.
Group & Staff :min. 8, max. 16, plus leader and local guides for sightseeing.
Accommodation:23 nights good tourist-class hotels.
Food: All breakfasts included. |
Day 1 | Depart London. | Day 2 | Arrive Chennai (Madras). | Day 3 | Visit temples at Kanchipuram; to beach at Mahabalipuram. | Day 4 | Explore rock cut caves. To Pondicherry. | Day 5 | To Trichy through fertile Kaveri Delta.
| Day 6 | Explore Trichy; to Madurai.
| Day 7 | Visit Meenakshi Temple; free time. | Day 8 | Westward to Kerala and Periyar N.P. | Day 9 | Boat trip on lake. Through Cardamom Hills to Kumarakon: board houseboat. | Day 10 | Backwater cruise to Allepey. To Kovalam. | Day 11 | Relax on beaches, or optional visit to Kanniyakumari, the southern tip of India. | Day 12 | To Cochin. | Day 13 | Explore historic spice port, watch sunset by Chinese fishing nets. | Day 14 | Climb through Nilgiri Hills to Ootacamund (Snooty Ooty!). | Day 15 | Relax, walk, ride or try the miniature steam railway. | Day 16 | To Mysore, through Mudmalai and Bandipur N.P. | Day 17 | Explore palaces and temples of Mysore, centre of the sandalwood trade. | Day 18 | To Hassan via Sravanabelagola, sacred city for Jains. | Day 19 | Explore temples of Belur and Halebid. | Day 20 | Drive to Bangalore, train to Chennai. | Day 21 | Free to shop or explore Chennai. | Day 22 | Depart Chennai; London. |
Departures Between | Price from | 11 Dec 04 | *£1855 | 05 Feb 05 26 Feb 05 | *£1729 | 19 Mar 05 | *£1799 | | *Prices subject to confirmation |
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FLIGHT INCLUSIVE PRICE
Local payment £30
Optional single supplement £285
Insurance £88
WHAT THE PRICE INCLUDES
In all the items below, “included” means either in the price or in a specified “local payment”.
Flights
The prices include flights from a UK airport to the destination airport and back, UK departure tax, all necessary domestic flights on the trip itinerary and all airport transfers. Where this is not the case it is specifically mentioned in the Dates & Prices box for the individual trip. If you book at the “land only” price, international flights and related airport transfers are not included, but domestic flights generally are, except where tickets for these have to be issued in conjunction with your international ticket. If you do not need our group flights, please ask for the “land only” price.
Accommodation
This is included in the price. If you’re camping, we provide sturdy two-person tents and all necessary communal camping and cooking gear, so you will just need to bring a sleeping bag and, on most trips, a sleeping mat.
Single rooms or tents
Our prices are based on twin share accommodation. If you book on your own (many people do), we arrange for you to share with a person of the same sex. We do not charge a single supplement except on extensions. Where it is operationally possible to do so, we offer an optional single supplement in the price list. On some trips it is not possible to do so, we offer an optional single supplement in the price list. On some trips it is not possible to guarantee single accommodation for the whole tour; where this is the case further information and prices can be found in the Trip Notes. If you would like a single room or tent on a particular holiday you should contact the office for details. Where we are unable to guarantee single accommodation you may be able to arrange and pay for it locally. If you are a smoker we ask you not to smoke in your room or tent if sharing. Please note on certain trips single accommodation is not available due to local operational conditions.
Food
Meal plans vary according to area and circumstances: for every trip, details of what is included are shown in the Food section of each trip, and in the Trip Notes.
Transport
All necessary transport during the trip is included, whether private or public.
Sightseeing
Included wherever it is part of the itinerary (as stated in the Trip Notes). There are usually optional trips too.
Staff
On all trips we provide a leader or local representative, assisted by local guides, drivers and any other staff as appropriate. Leaders usually meet the group locally.
Permits, taxes, and entrance fees
We include in the cost of the holiday or in the stated local payment all necessary local permits, taxes, and entrance fees to National Parks or sites that are part of the itinerary, except for the Kilimanjaro Government Tax, Gorilla Permits and certain Galapagos taxes.
NOT INCLUDED
Any meals and other food not included in the meal plan, visas, vaccinations, travel insurance, foreign airport taxes where not included in the price of the ticket, sleeping bags and other personal equipment, sleeping mats on most camping trips, entrance to historical sites if not specified in the Trip Notes, extra optional excursions and any personal expenditure such as laundry, drinks and tips.
This holiday is operated by Exodus Travels Ltd. ATOL 2582.
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South India Explored
A Group tour exploring Southern India from Bombay down to Goa and Kerala and up to Madras
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