Southern India Discovery

Be welcomed to South India and your hotel for two nights in Bangalore.

Explore Bangalore visiting the Botanical Gardens, Tipu Sultan’s Summer Palace and the Bull Temple, and drive past the Government Secretariat, Legislature Building and Cubbon. Enjoy lunch and wine tasting at Grover Zampa vineyards to learn about the art of winemaking.

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Fly to Mangalore and travel to Bekal, located on the coast of the Arabian Sea. Relax by the sea during your two night stay.

Meals Included: Breakfast, Dinner

During your morning’s exploration visit Madhur Temple, Malik Deenar Mosque and Bekal Fort. Enjoy the remainder of the afternoon to enjoy the resort’s facilities at leisure.

Meals Included: Breakfast, Dinner

Leave for Coorg and a two night Special Stay, staying in a Lily Pool Villa with your own private pool. After lunch, enjoy a guided tour of a working coffee and spice plantation before tonight’s cultural show.

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

This morning drive to a Kodava village to interact with the locals and appreciate their age-old culture and traditional houses. 

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Drive to Kabini, the base for exploring Nagharhole National Park and your two night Special Stay. En route visit Bylekuppe Monastery, the second largest Tibetan settlement outside Tibet. 

Tonight, watch a troupe of Kuruba tribal dancers or a documentary about the local wildlife.

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch

Rise early for a game drive around the park. Afterwards visit a nearby Kuruba tribe village with a naturalist, who will talk about local agriculture. Later this afternoon keep your eyes out while on a boat safari along the Kabini River. 

Meals Included: Breakfast, Dinner

Travel to Mysore, known for its royal heritage and colonial buildings, before checking into your hotel in Mysore for two nights. Later visit Mysore Palace, Chamundi Hills and St. Philomena’s Church.
Then return to Mysore Palace to view the weekly illumination of approximately 97,000 lightbulbs.

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

This afternoon drive to Srirangapatna Fortress, the former capital of the Tipu Sultan.

Meals Included: Breakfast, Dinner

Drive to Somnathpur, then continue to Bangalore for your flight to Kochi. Upon arrival check into your beautiful colonial-era hotel for the next three nights.

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch

Head down to the harbour and watch the local fishermen expertly handling the Chinese fishing nets. Discover the different colonial influences during your tour of Fort Kochi, then visit Mattancherry Palace, Jew Town and the Synagogue. In the evening, witness a traditional Kathakali performance, a highly evolved classical form of dance, drama and music.

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

After a relaxing morning, travel into the Kerala Backwaters to Kumarakom and your hotel for the next two nights.

Alternatively, take the opportunity to spend your first night in Kumarakom on board a houseboat, a converted traditional rice barge known as Kettuvallam, and cruise through the lakes and Backwaters past small villages to witness the local life. Included at no extra cost but must be pre-booked. 

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Enjoy the afternoon at leisure.

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Take away wonderful memories of your Indian adventures as your journey concludes with your transfer to Kochi airport.

Please note: pre-release itinerary subject to change

Meals Included: Breakfast