North East South India Tour - 22 Night & 23 Days

Arrive at New Delhi airport, You will be received by our office representative and he will escort you to your hotel and help you in check in. The stay will be overnight at your hotel in Delhi.

Morning you take a full day city tour of Old Delhi and New Delhi.
You will visit the Qutab Minar, a pillar monument built in 1199, Humayun’s Tomb, India Gate (War Memorial Arch), You would also drive past President's House, Parliament House, Government Secretariat Buildings and Connaught Place shopping centre.
As for Old Delhi, you will visit Raj Ghat and Jama Masjid, while driving past the bustling Chandni Chowk market and the Red Fort. This day would end with an overnight stay at Delhi.

After Breakfast check out from the hotel and drive to Jaipur. Arrive Jaipur & transfer to hotel. The stay will be overnight at your hotel in Jaipur

This morning gets you on an elephant first thing in the morning with a one way elephant ride to get to Amber Fort; the ancient capital of the State. In the fort, you will see the Sheesh Mahal or the Hall of Victory glittering with mirrors. In the afternoon, you visit to the city.

The capital of Rajasthan was given a color coat of pink a century ago in honor of a visiting Prince and ever since, it has retained this color. Built by Maharaja Jai Singh, the notable astronomer, this city is 260 yrs old.

You will visit Maharaja's City Palace, the Observatory & Ram Niwas Gardens and will drive past Hawa Mahal & through the pink rose residential & business areas. The stay will be overnight at your hotel in Jaipur.

After breakfast Drive to Agra via Fatehpur Sikri. Fatehpur Sikri is built by Emperor Akbar in 1569 and abandoned after 15 yrs due to scarcity of water. It is dotted with graceful buildings including the Jama Masjid, Tomb of Salim Chisti, Panch Mahal and other Palaces.
Soon after arriving at Agra you transfer into a hotel. The stay will be overnight at your hotel in Agra.

Morning visit the world famous Taj Mahal built by the Mughal Emperor Shahjehan in 1630 for his Queen Mumtaz Mahal to enshrine her mortal remains. Along with this you visit the Agra Fort.
Note: Taj Mahal is closed on Fridays for visitors.
Evening transfer to railway station for overnight train to Varanasi

Arrive Varanasi in morning & transfer to hotel.
Later go for half day sightseeing tour of the city visiting the Bharat Mata Temple with a big relief map of India in marble, Durga Temple,Tulsi Manas Mandir,Banaras Hindu University which has an Art Gallery and the Mosque of Moghul Emperor Aurangazeb built on the site of an ancient Hindu Temple. The stay will be overnight at your hotel in Varanasi.

Morning boat excursion on the river Ganges, a ferry pilgrimage from ghat to ghat. People bathe early in the morning to offer the prayers to the rising sun. The two cremation ghats are Manikarnika & Harishchandra where funeral pyre burns day and night. Many pious Hindus believe that to die in Kashi and to be cremated on banks of the Ganges is to attain release from the cycle of birth and death.
Check out from hotel and transfer to airport to board flight for Kolkata, Arrive at Kolkata and transfer to hotel. The stay will be overnight at your hotel in Kolkata.

Morning visit the Jain Temple, Victoria Memorial & drive past Howrah Bridge, Dalhousie Square, Fort Williams, Secretariat Building and Old Court House Street.

Also do the same day excursion to Dakshinneswar.
The Dakshineswar Math is the headquarters in India of the Yogoda Satsanga Society and its schools, centres, and ashrams in various parts of India.” Dakshinneswar - In the year 1847, the wealthy widow Rani Rasmani prepared to make a pilgrimage to the sacred city of Banaras to express her devotions to the Divine Mother. In those days there were no railway lines between Calcutta and Banaras and it was more comfortable for rich persons to make the journey by boat rather than by road. The convoy of Rani Rasmani consisted of twenty-four boats carrying relatives, servants, and supplies. But the night before the pilgrimage began, the Divine Mother, in the form of the goddess Kali, intervened. Appearing to the Rani in a dream, she said, "There is not need to go to Banaras. Install my statue in a beautiful temple on the banks of the Ganges River and arrange for my worship there. Then I shall manifest myself in the image and accept worship at that place." Profoundly affected by the dream, the Rani immediately looked for and purchased land, and promptly began construction of the temple. The large temple complex, built between 1847 and 1855, had as its centerpiece a shrine of the goddess Kali, and there were also temples dedicated to the deities Shiva and Radha-K rishna. A scholarly, elderly sage was chosen as the head priest and the temple was consecrated in 1855. Within the year the priest died and his responsibilities passed to his younger brother, Ramakrishna, who over the next thirty years would bring great fame to the Dakshineswar temple.
The stay will be overnight at Kolkata.

After breakfast board flight for Bhubaneshwar, Arrive at Bhubaneshwar & straight drive to Puri. Arrive Puri & transfer to hotel.
Afternoon visit city. Puri is one of the most important pilgrimage centre for the Hindus.
The renowned Jagannath Temple built in the 15th century AD and crowned with Vishnu's wheel and flag dominate the landscape at Puri. The temple with its elaborate carvings and moldings are very fine examples of Orissa architecture. (Non Hindus are not allowed)
The stay will be overnight at Puri.

Morning go for same day excursion to Konark.
The beautiful Sun Temple built in the 13th century in honour of the Sun God, contains exquisite carvings, life sized lions and elephants, colossal figures of warriors on horses, scenes of battle and chase - all carved with great imagination and skill, testify to the high standard of ancient Indian art and engineering skill. Also visit Copper Plate Walls. The stay will be overnight at Puri.

After breakfast check out from your hotel and drive to Bhubaneshwar. Arrive at Bhubaneshwar & transfer to airport to board flight for Chennai.
Arrive at Chennai and drive to Mahabalipuram visiting Kanchipuram enroute,
Kanchipuram (64 kms from Chennai (Madras)) is the ancient capital of the Pallavas famous as a city of 1000 Temples and still has 124 shrines. The first temple dedicated to Shiva was built in the 7th and 8th century and has paintings on the walls. Temples of Ekambaswara, Kailasanatha, Sri Kamakshi and Varadarajaswamy are of interest. Kanchipuram is also famous for its silks.
The stay will be overnight at Mahabalipuram.

Morning visit Mahabalipuram, visit the shore temple and the rock- cut murals that adorn the caves here. The city of Mahabalipuram is famous for the seven pagodas. Here on the seashore is an interesting group of ancient rock hewn temples which are the examples of Dravidian style of Architecture. The stay will be overnight at your hotel in Mahabalipuram.

Morning drive to Pondicherry. Arrive Pondicherry and transfer to hotel. Afternoon city tour of Pondicherry, The capital of French India before independence, Pondicherry traces its origin to Saint Agasthya, the revered sage of the south & excavations near-by reveal that a Roman settlement existed here 2000 years ago. It was the theatre of many a battle between the British. The stay will be overnight at your hotel in Pondicherry.

After breakfast check out drive to Tanjore. Arrive at Tanjore and transfer to your hotel. Afternoon city tour of Tanjore, The beautiful Chola Temple of Brihadeeshwara is capped by a monolithic cupola made of a single granite block weighing 80 tons which was taken to the top with the help of a 6 km long ramp, an old technique used by the Egyptians for building pyramids. Its bronzes and handicrafts make Tanjore one of the highlights of a visit to South India.
The stay will be overnight at your hotel in Tanjore.

Morning same day excursion to Trichy. Trichy was the citadel of the Chola dynasty in the medieval period. In the 18th century it witnessed the Carnatic wars fought between the French and the English. Lord Robert Clive's house is still there to see and so is the Danish Church. The Rock-Fort is the landmark of Trichy. A climb of 434 steps leads to the ancient temple of Ganapati on top and a further climb to a Shiva temple. The stay will be overnight at your hotel in Tanjore.

After breakfast check out from your hotel and drive to Madurai, Arrive at Madurai and transfer to your hotel. The stay will be overnight at your hotel in Madurai.

Visit lotus –shaped Madurai, once the seat of Tamil learning. Visit the great Meenakshi Temple dedicated to the consort of Lord Shiva with its towering gopurams (rising high above the surrounding country side). Later, visit the Tirumala Nayak Palace - A gracious building in the Indo saracenic style, famous for the Stucco work on its domes & arches. Also visit the Alagar Hills and Tirupara Kundran Rock temple. The stay will be overnight at your hotel in Madurai.

Morning after breakfast check out from your hotel and drive to Munnar. Arrive at Munnar & transfer to hotel. Day free to relax at Munnar. The stay will be overnight at your hotel in Munnar.

Munnar is breathtakingly beautiful. A haven of peace and tranquility, this idyllic tourist destination in God's own country is set at an altitude of 6000 ft in Idukki district. Munnar was the favored summer resort of the erstwhile British rulers in the colonial days. It has an unending expanse of tea plantations, pristine valleys and mountains along with exotic species of flora and fauna in its wild sanctuaries and forests. An early morning visit is a must. The aroma of spice scented cool air will make you never want to leave this place. The stay will overnight at your hotel in Munnar.

Morning after breakfast drive to Periyar. Arrive at Periyar & transfer to hotel. Later you visit a sanctuary, set up in 1934, it extends to 777 square kms & forms a part of the high mountain ranges, the Western Ghats. Wild life can be seen while cruising on Periyar Lake in a motor boat. You may be fortunate to see elephants, wild boar, sambar, tiger, leopard, wild dog, langur monkeys, etc. The stay will be overnight at your hotel in Periyar.
Also enjoy boat ride at Periyar.
- Enjoy Kathakali dance show.

A morning drive gets you to Alleppey where you board an houseboat. The coastal town of Alleppey on the Arabian Sea is the Venice of the East, for the numerous canals that meander through the town. Bathing in the backwaters on the Vemband Lake is refreshing. This town holds a thrilling event of snake-boat race every year in August. It is also known for its cashew nuts, coir trade, rice, pepper crops & coconuts. The stay will be overnight at House boat. The stay will be overnight at Houseboat.

Morning after breakfast check out from your hotel Arrive at Cochin and transfer to airport to board flight for Mumbai. Arrive Mumbai and stay in transit to board flight for onward journey.

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