South India Land

Kanyakumari is a coastal town in the state of Tamil Nadu on India's southern tip. Jutting into the Laccadive Sea, the town was known as Cape Comorin during British rule and is popular for watching sunrise and sunset over the ocean. It's also a noted pilgrimage site thanks to its Bagavathi Amman Temple, dedicated to a consort of Shiva, and its Our Lady of Ransom Church, a center of Indian Catholicism.

Once a calm fishing village clustered around its crescent beaches and backed by a sea of cascading palms, Kovalam now competes with Varkala as Kerala’s most developed resort. The touristed main stretch, Lighthouse Beach, is flanked by hotels and restaurants stretching back into the hillside from the shore; just north, Hawa Beach is usually crowded with day trippers heading straight from the taxi and bus stands to the sand. Neither beach could be described as pristine, but, at under 15km southeast from Trivandrum, Kovalam remains a convenient and immensely popular place for fun by the sea; there are promising waves (and a surf club), as well as some charming guesthouses and a flourishing ayurveda and yoga scene.

Alappuzha (Alleppey) is known as ‘the Venice of the East’. Offering the best tourist places in Alleppey, this charming place is the hub of Kerala’s backwaters and is home to a huge network of backwaters and more than thousand houseboats. The houseboats you find in the backwaters of Alappuzha are in fact a reworked version of the Kettuvallams of olden times. Kettuvallam is a Malayalam word, ‘Kettu’, means living structures and ‘Vallom’ means boat. In the olden days, kettuvallam or boat with a thatched roof that covers over wooden hulls was used to carry tons of rice and spices.

You will leave for Munnar after breakfast in the morning. On the way to Munna (Queen of hill stations & the capital of Nilgiri district), you will visit Bandipur and Mudumalai Wild life Sanctuaries. On reaching the city and checking-in to the hotel, post lunch you will take a half day’s tour of sightseeing. After that you will return back to the hotel for an overnight stay in Munna.

You will go for a long drive towards Cochin after breakfast. On arrival and checking in hotel, you can enjoy the well known Kathakali Dance of South India, in the evening. Your stay in the hotel for the night is scheduled

Sightseeing of Cochin will be on cards for you after breakfast in the morning which will include Fort Cochin, Dutch Palace, Jewish Synagogue, St. Francis Church, Santa Cruz Basilica and Chinese fishing nets. You will later drive to Alleppey, famous for its beautiful backwaters & village life. You will board a houseboat, through which you will cruise across the backwaters. Overnight stay at the houseboat.

Chennai may be the capital of Tamil Nadu, but Madurai claims its soul. Madurai is Tamil-born and Tamil-rooted, one of the oldest cities in India, a metropolis that traded with ancient Rome and was a great capital long before Chennai was even dreamed of.