Southern Spice


The one that journeys through Keralan backwaters and beyond, discovering elephants, temples, and a different side of India
Travel Style
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Duration
11 days
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Places
8 places
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Meals
10 Breakfasts, 4 Lunches, 2 Dinners
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Transport Style
Mini-Coach + Houseboat
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Team
Expert Trip Manager and Local Guides
Chennai, Pondicherry, Kumbakonam, Madurai, Periyar, Kumarakom, Kerala Backwaters, Cochin
Southern Spice
15 Inclusions
Experiences that are included with your trip
- Sightseeing tour of Chennai with local guide
- See Mahabalipuram Shore Temple + Krishna's Butterball
- 'Eat my Cake' visit (coffee + cake included)
- Visit Auroville township includes lunch at a Solar Kitchen
- Visit Silk Weavers home and Bronze casting school
- Visit Dharasuram Temple
- Visit to Brihadeeswarah Temple
- Sightseeing tour of Madurai with local guide
- Rickshaw ride
- Experience a night time procession at Meenakshi Temple
- Visit a spice plantation with a local guide
- Kalaripayattul Martial Arts performance
- Wildlife boat Safari along the Periyar River
- Visit to Connemara Tea factory and Plantation
- Sightseeing tour of Cochin with local guide
4 Free Time Add-Ons
Optional experiences that you can choose from and pay for on your trip
- Heritage Walking Tour 1550INR
- Dress up in a Saree (ladies) or Dhotti (men) From 350 INR
- Local family cooking demonstration and dinner 2155INR
- Sunset Boat Cruise 850INR
Where You'll Stay
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10 nights
All accommodation is included on this trip
9 nights in Hotel, 1 night in Special Stay - Houseboat
10-nights: Plush hotels with twin share rooms will see our tired selves well-rested. One special night will be spent adrift in the arms of a traditional Keralan houseboat, the quintessential South Indian experience.
About this trip
Take a sojourn to where the spices grow and the palm trees slope, under the beam of India’s southern sun. We’ll prance the streets of the delightfully French Pondicherry, and drift in a bamboo houseboat through the backwaters of Kerala. Temples, tea plantations and a tiger reserve – the phrase “Incredible India” must have been coined in the south.
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