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South India Explorer - 14 days

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From Chennai (Madras) to Kochi (Cochin)
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An experienced guide will be with you for the entire tour
Guided in English
Group Size 4 - 30
Age range 5 to 99

Places You’ll See

  • Madurai
    Madurai
  • Kochi (Cochin)
    Kochi (Cochin)
  • Munnar
    Munnar
  • Alleppey
    Alleppey
  • Kumarakom
    Kumarakom
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Highlights

  • Explore the hub of Indian art and culture, Chennai
  • Combine French beauty and Indian soul at Pondicherry
  • Discover the exotic backwaters and flora of Kerala
  • Delve into culture and explore the Hindu temples

Itinerary

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  1. Introduction
  1. Day 1 Welcome to Chennai
  2. Day 2 Mahabalipuram sightseeing
  3. Day 3 Pondicherry
  4. Day 4 Temples and Tanjore
  5. Day 5 Chettinad
  6. Day 6 Madurai sightseeing & Evening Aarti Ceremony
  7. Day 7-8 Munnar Tea Plantations
  8. Day 9 Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary
  9. Day 10 Boating on Lake Periyar
  10. Day 11 Kumarakom
  11. Day 12 Kerala backwaters
  12. Day 13 Kochi
  13. Day 14 Kochi
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Number of tours

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Age Range

5 to 99 years old

Response time

8 hours

Response rate

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Customer Reviews

  • EDELWINA
    · March 23rd, 2024
    The tour was organized , hotels are great but wifi is an issue ( in the rooms), food is great. The tour guide is excellent ( Karun ) and Vijay was helpful esp when we had the optional tour , backstreet tours . But there’s one problem with picture taking , we had several pictures taken in Agra but I didn’t know that we had to pay for all the pictures . Some shots were horrible !
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  • Myounghee
    · March 7th, 2024
    Overall good. Hotel was not nice as the photos in the brochure. There were three or four stops for shopping, which took very long time. The shopping should be included in the brochure. After 7 days (Delhi, Agra and Jaipur), three people including myself went to Shimla, which was also fun. The travelling times between cities were long, which was very tiring yet inevitable because of the size of Inida. Again, it was a good experience although I mentioned some negative sides.
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  • Kathleen
    · April 6th, 2025
    It is an active tour and really gives you a chance to see everything in southern Japan. Lots of free time and definitely worth the price!
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14 days
South India Explorer - 14 days
From Chennai (Madras) to Kochi (Cochin)

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