From
NZ
$6,675
Find this price
Payment plan
$667 now + easy payments of $1,000 Learn More
Best price guarantee Learn More
Plan your adventure:
- In-depth Cultural
- Family
- Custom
- Group
- Partially Guided
- Personalized
- Christmas & New Year
- Operator
- Alkof Holidays
- Group Tour
- Join a group and forge lifelong friendships
- Partially Guided
- Independent travel, featuring selected guided excursions
- Guided in English
- Other languages on offer: German, Italian, Portuguese, French, Spanish, Chinese, Dutch, Russian
- Group Size 1 - 10
- Age range 1 to 80
Highlights
- Explore Marina Beach and historic Chennai sites
- Visit ancient temples and UNESCO sites in Mahabalipuram
- Discover French heritage and beaches in Pondicherry
- Experience spiritual Auroville and golden Matrimandir
- Cruise Kerala's backwaters on a traditional houseboat
Itinerary
Expand All
- Introduction
- Day 1 Arrival in Chennnai
- Day 2 At Chennai
- Day 3 Chennai - Kanchipuram - Mahabalipuram (140 Km - 3.30 Hours Drive)
- Day 4 Mahabalipuram - Pondicherry (110 Km - 2 Hours Drive)
- Day 5 At Puducherry (Excursion trip to Auroville)
- Day 6 Pondicherry - Chidambaram - Thanjavur (170 Km - 4.30 Hour Drive)
- Day 7 At Thanjavur (Local sightseeing & Kumbakonam visit)
- Day 8 Thanjavur - Tiruchirappalli - Madurai (200 Km - 4 Hour Drive)
- Day 9 At Madurai
- Day 10 Madurai - Kanyakumari (245 Km - 4 Hour Drive)
- Day 11 Kanyakumari - Nagercoil - Kovalam (90 Km - 2.30 Hour Drive)
- Day 12 At Kovalam
- Day 13 Kovalam - Alappuzha (160 Km - 4 Hour Drive)
- Day 14 Alappuzha - Thekkady/Periyar (130 Km - 3 Hour Drive)
- Day 15 Thekkady - Munnar (100 Km - 3.30 Hours Drive)
- Day 16 At Munnar
- Day 17 Munnar - Kochi (130 Km - 4 Hour Drive)
- Day 18 Departure from Kochi
What's Included
Expand All
- Accommodation
- Guide
- Meals
- Additional Services
- Transport
- Free eSIMTourRadar offers the lead traveler (the person who booked) a free 1GB eSIM for the trip. The eSIM is redeemable only through the TourRadar app 72 hours before departure.
What's Not Included
- Flights
- Insurance
- Additional Services
Where You'll Stay
All accommodations are subject to change
The Belstead Hotel or similar - Chennai
HotelDays 1, 2Upgrade AvailableHotel Mamalla Heritage or similar - Mahabalipuram
Hotelday 3Upgrade AvailableHotel Le Royal Park or similar - Puducherry
HotelDays 4, 5Upgrade AvailableHotel Lakshmi or similar - Thanjavur
HotelDays 6, 7Upgrade AvailableHotel Royal Court or similar - Madurai
HotelDays 8, 9Upgrade AvailableHotel Sea View or similar - Kanyakumari
Hotelday 10Upgrade AvailableSagara Beach Resort or similar - Kovalam
HotelDays 11, 12Upgrade AvailableDeluxe Houseboat or similar - Alappuzha
Houseboatday 13Upgrade AvailableHotel Treetop or similar - Thekkady
Hotelday 14Upgrade AvailableMisty Mountain Resort or similar - Munnar
ResortDays 15, 16Upgrade AvailableHotel Abad Plaza or similar - Kochi (Cochin)
Hotelday 17Upgrade Available
Adventure Type
Choose the type of organized adventure that suits your preferences.
- Group AdventuresJoin a group and forge lifelong friendships.What to expect
- Group of 10 travelers max.
- Fast booking confirmation
- Carefully planned itineraries
- Travel with like-minded people
- Personalized AdventuresCustomize an existing itinerary or create your own.What to expect
- Travel with your own group of min. 1 travelers
- Choose your preferred dates and duration
- Upgrade your accommodation
- Customize the itineraries
Operated by
Alkof Holidays
Number of tours
144
Age Range
1 to 80 years old
Response time
5 hours
Response rate
100%
Established in 2011, Alkof Holidays is a well known tour operator in India....
Read moreCustomer Reviews
- Steven· March 15th, 2025We love Buddha so we visited all the Buddhist destinations in India and Nepal with Alkof holidays this February, and it was an amazing tour, the driver Mr. Pandey was very experienced and he knew all the routes, and all the key attractions. Our tour guide Avinash was very knowledgeable, and he told many things about each destination we visited. All the hotels provided were very good, staff were very nice, and Sanjeev from there office in Delhi helped us a lot in customizing the tour to our need. He is very experienced in Buddhis tour, even he met us in Lumbini when we arrived, he came there with a group also doing the same tour. I can recommend this tour to anybody looking to visit India. Just 1 thing you should remember is that we spend around 4 to 5 hrs on immigration from India to Nepal, and approx same time coming back, because there were many people before us, but alkof helped us everywhere and it was a very smooth journey. Thank you again.Show more
- Irina· March 13th, 2025AlkofHolidays are true professionals of their job, they can meet and exceed the expectations of tourists seeking very different experiences. We preferred Buddist Pilgrimage and visited main 8 destinations connected to Budda's life, including Lumbini, Shravasti, Bodhgaya, Sarnatkh, Sankassa, Vaishali and Kushinagar. Tour assistant Sanjeev Kumar was extremely helpful, trying to fulfill all our requests regarding tour itinerary, and very thoutful and caring throughout our tour. Bus driver Shyambir along with his assistant Pawan were also very pleasant, the bus was always clean and neat. Altoghether the crew was very prepared and they knew every single detail about Buddist pilgrimage itinerary. It is also worth mentioning that they surprised us with greeting and farewell presents. Highly recommend Alkofholidays for India tour as well as their other destinations.Show more
Dates & Availability
18 days
Pride of South India
From Chennai (Madras) to Kochi (Cochin)
Why book with TourRadar?
- Trusted and vetted operators
- Rated excellent on
- Best price guarantee
- 24/7 customer support
- Earn $100 in travel credits
- Free eSim with every purchase
To protect your payment and ensure your booking will be processed in Australia, never transfer or communicate outside of the TourRadar website or app.
Select a departure month
Select The Travel Month
Upcoming departures
Hurry, deals only available for a limited time!
Ends on 30 Apr, 2025
- Instant ConfirmationFrom Saturday26 Apr, 2025To Tuesday13 May, 2025English, German, Italian, Portuguese, French, Spanish, Chinese, Dutch, Russian +8 moreThis departure date is available and will 100% departGuaranteed departureMultiple Room TypesFrom:$6,674
- Instant ConfirmationFrom Sunday27 Apr, 2025To Wednesday14 May, 2025English, German, Italian, Portuguese, French, Spanish, Chinese, Dutch, Russian +8 moreThis departure date is available and will 100% departGuaranteed departureMultiple Room TypesFrom:$6,674
- Instant ConfirmationFrom Monday28 Apr, 2025To Thursday15 May, 2025English, German, Italian, Portuguese, French, Spanish, Chinese, Dutch, Russian +8 moreThis departure date is available and will 100% departGuaranteed departureMultiple Room TypesFrom:$6,674
- Instant ConfirmationFrom Tuesday29 Apr, 2025To Friday16 May, 2025English, German, Italian, Portuguese, French, Spanish, Chinese, Dutch, Russian +8 moreThis departure date is available and will 100% departGuaranteed departureMultiple Room TypesFrom:$6,674
- Instant ConfirmationFrom Wednesday30 Apr, 2025To Saturday17 May, 2025English, German, Italian, Portuguese, French, Spanish, Chinese, Dutch, Russian +8 moreThis departure date is available and will 100% departGuaranteed departureMultiple Room TypesFrom:$6,674
- Instant ConfirmationFrom Thursday1 May, 2025To Sunday18 May, 2025English, German, Italian, Portuguese, French, Spanish, Chinese, Dutch, Russian +8 moreThis departure date is available and will 100% departGuaranteed departureMultiple Room TypesFrom:$6,674
- Instant ConfirmationFrom Friday2 May, 2025To Monday19 May, 2025English, German, Italian, Portuguese, French, Spanish, Chinese, Dutch, Russian +8 moreThis departure date is available and will 100% departGuaranteed departureMultiple Room TypesFrom:$6,674
- Instant ConfirmationFrom Saturday3 May, 2025To Tuesday20 May, 2025English, German, Italian, Portuguese, French, Spanish, Chinese, Dutch, Russian +8 moreThis departure date is available and will 100% departGuaranteed departureMultiple Room TypesFrom:$6,674
- Instant ConfirmationFrom Sunday4 May, 2025To Wednesday21 May, 2025English, German, Italian, Portuguese, French, Spanish, Chinese, Dutch, Russian +8 moreThis departure date is available and will 100% departGuaranteed departureMultiple Room TypesFrom:$6,674
- Instant ConfirmationFrom Monday5 May, 2025To Thursday22 May, 2025English, German, Italian, Portuguese, French, Spanish, Chinese, Dutch, Russian +8 moreThis departure date is available and will 100% departGuaranteed departureMultiple Room TypesFrom:$6,674
Good to Know
Tour ID: 163602
Video
Similar Tours
Keep Exploring India
- India Travel Guide | All You Need to Know
- 10 Best Trekking Companies & Operators in India (with 5,325 Reviews)
- 10 Best Cultural Travel Companies
- India from Chennai (Madras)
- Small group tour
- 18 days India
- Operators in Asia
- Pride of South India Tours in India
- Southern India Tours
- India Tours
- Asia Tours
- In-depth Cultural Tours
- Family Tours
- Christmas & New Year Tours