Palaces, Plantation & Ancient Architecture of South India
Duration : 10 Nights / 11 Days
Destination Covered : Madras - Coimbtore - Ooty - Mysore - Coorg - Hasan - Hospet - Bangalore.
Day 01 : Arrival Madras 
Meeting, Assistance On Arrival And Transfer To Hotel.
Day 02 : Madras
Visit Madras City & Mahabalipuram.
Day 03 : Madras - Coimbtore - Ooty
Experience Indian Train Journey And The Country Side To Ooty Via Coonor
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Day 04 : Snooty - Ooty
Ooty Founded By British, Situated In The Heart Of The Nilgiris (Blue Mountains),
At A Height Of 2,000 M. To The Northwest Of Ooty Are Splendid Downs Resembling
Those Of Sussex And The Summer In England. The Ooty Lake And Terraced Botanical
Gardens, Which Are A Landmark In Ooty, Have Many Rare Trees And Flowering
Plants. Ooty Is Also Known For Its Tea And Coffee Plantations And There
Are Hundreds Of Tea Estates In And Around This Hill Resort. Can Slso Enjoy
The Unesco Heritage Steam Engine Toy Train Ride To Weelington And Back..
Day 05 : Ooty - Mysore
Todays Drive Take You Through The 36 Hair Pin Bends And Bandipur Wild Life
Sanctuary. You May Come Across Elephant Crossing The Road.
Sightseeing Tour Of Mysore Visiting, Maharaja's Palace; The Art Gallery,
Housed In The Jagan Mohan Palace, Has A Collection Of Absorbing Paintings;
Chamundi Hill, Is The Chamundeswari Temple At An Altitude Of 2,489 Ft.
Day 06 : In Mysore
Visit Srirangapatnam: 16 Kms. North Of Mysore Srirangapatnam Meaning "Port
Of The Lord Of The World" Is An Ancient Religious Site On An Island
In The River Cauvery. The Summer Palace Of Tipu Sultan, Srirangapatanam
Is Known For Its Fortress And Tomb Of The Famous Warrior King. The Summer
Place Has Some Beautiful Paintings Depicting Tipus Various Battles With
The British Army.
After Noon Visit Chamarajendra Art Gallery Housing Famous Ravi Varma Paintings,
Antique Furniture, Fine Ceramics And Ivory Objects.
Day 07 : Mysore - Coorg
Today You Shall Travel To Coorg - One Of The Most Beautiful Natural Places
Of Southern India Where Nature Is Still Being Preserved. Coorg Is India's
Coffee Capital.
Enjoy The Plantation Tour, Resort Is Situated In The 380 Acres Of Plantation.
You Shall Be Shown Around And Explained About Coffee, Black Pepper, Ginger,
Hybrid Fruits Plantation And Coffee Seed Pulpisation Plant.
Day 08 : Coorg
Early Morning Visit Dubare Elephant Camp On The River Cavery Where You Can
Bathe And Feed Baby Elephants And Also Enjoy The Elephant Ride.
Also Visit Namdroling Budhist Tibetian Monastery With Second Largest Buddhist
Tibetan Settlement In India Consisting Of More Than 40,000 Tibetan Refugees,
Still Maintaining Their Distinctive Tibetan Culture And Heritage. Visit
The Tibetan School, Witness Prayers And Temple Of Three Large Golden Statues
Of Lord Buddha In Various Mudras
Day 09 : Coorg - Hassan
Drive Coorg/Hassan Enroute Visiting Sraven Belgola Enroute : A Centre Of
Digambar Jains & Is Presided Over By A Colossal Nude Rock Statue, 57
Feet High (Ad 983) Of Jain Saint Gomateswara.
Day 10 : Hassan
Visit Belur The Capital Hoysala Empire 800 Years Ago Before It Was Shifted
To Nearby Helebid. Visit Chennakeswara Temple Built In The 1120 A.D. The
Temple, Of Polished Black Stone With Perfectly-Made Pillars, Stands On Star-Shaped
Pedestal.
Halebid's 11th Century Temple Is One Of The Finest Examples Of Hindu Temple
Architecture. Witness The Close Attention To Detail Paid By Artisans!
Day 11 : Hasan - Hospet
Drive Hassan/Hospet Via Chitradurg.
Day 12 : Hospet - Hampi
Once Capital Of One Of The Largest Hindu Empires In Indian History, Founded
By The Princes Harihara And Bukka In 1336, It Reached The Zenith Of Its
Power Under Krishnadeva Raya (1509-29), When It Controlled The Whole Of
The Peninsula South Of The Krishna And Tungabhadra Rivers. Surrounded By
Seven Concentric Lines Of Fortification And Was Reputed To Have Had A Population
Of About Half A Million. Hampi Is Set In A Strange And Beautiful Landscape;
Hill Country Strewn With Boulders And The Tungabhadra River Running Through
It. There Is Magic Quality To The Area And The Ruins Are Superb, Though
Scattered Over A Large Area. The Most Interesting Sites Include The Vittala
Temple With Its Famous Stone Chariot, Musical Pillars And Incredible Sculpture.
Day 13 : Hospet - Bangalore - Out
Drive Hospet/Bangalore (300 Km 8 Hrs) Straight To Airport.
Farewell Dinner At One Of The Restaurants And Transfer To Airport For Flight
To Journey Back Home.
Or Can Visit Extend To Beach Or Ayurveda In Kerala By Flying To Cochin Or
Trivandrum Or Madras.. |