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INDIA

TOUR PRICE INCLUDES:
• 13 nights hotel accommodation
• Train from Coonoor to Ooty
• Transport in air-conditioned vehicles
(excluding jeep safari)
• Nagarhole National Park jeep safari
and cruise
• Kerala backwaters cruise
• Entrance fees (except camera fees)
• English-speaking Tour Leader
• All tips on tour
• Return group transfers from airport
to accommodation
• Meals as indicated (B = breakfast,
L = lunch, D = dinner)
Mysore Palace, Mysore

DAY 1 Bangalore DAY 8 Pollachi to Munnar PRICE PER PERSON*
On arrival in Bangalore, transfer to your hotel Depart Pollachi for Munnar on a road journey 2019 TWIN SINGLE
and enjoy free time until your tour briefing. through the mountains. Stay the next two nights JAN 22 G $5219 $7699
Overnight at The Chancery (or similar). at Spice Tree Munnar (or similar). (B) FEB 05 $5269 $7749
19 G $5269 $7749
DAY 2 Bangalore to Mysore DAY 9 Munnar MAR 26 $4999 $7299
Visit the Lalbagh Botanical Gardens and drive Visit the Kannan Devan Tea Cooperative to OCT 08 $5459 $8109
to Mysore. En route, sample a south Indian learn about the tea-making process. Stop at the NOV 22 G $5459 $8109
$5459
$8109
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vegetarian thali lunch. Drive to Srirangapatnam Shristi Foundation, a local charity which helps 2020 TWIN SINGLE
and visit the Ranganathaswamy Fort before the local tea community. Spend the afternoon JAN 21 G $5749 $8469
arriving in Mysore. Overnight at Royal Orchid at leisure in your beautiful mountain retreat FEB 04 $5799 $8519
Metropole Mysore (or similar). (BL) accommodation. (B) 18 G $5799 $8519
MAR 24 $5499 $8029
DAY 3 Mysore to Nagarhole DAY 10 Munnar to Kumarakom
National Park Continue to Kerala, stopping en route at a family- G = Guaranteed departure with minimum 2 guests.
Walk around the Devaraja market, one of India’s run pineapple and rubber plantation. Tour the Code: SOSC
liveliest with a fantastic range of products. grounds, enjoy a home-cooked Keralan lunch and TRIP GRADING: MODERATE
Stop at a sweet shop to try some delicious local continue to the Keralan backwaters. Stay the next (See page 87 for details)
treats. Visit the City Palace before driving onto two nights at Coconut Lagoon (or similar). (BL)
Nagarhole National Park. Stay the next two
nights at The Serai Kabini (or similar). (B) DAY 11 Kumarakom
Enjoy a day at leisure to savour the beautiful
DAY 4 Nagarhole National Park setting of the Keralan backwaters. In the
Nagarhole National Park is one of India’s lesser- evening, see a cooking demonstration and enjoy
known national parks. Explore the jungle on a sundowner drinks by the lakeside. (B)
dawn jeep safari where you may see a tiger or
leopard. Return to your hotel before taking an DAY 12 Kumarakom to Cochin
afternoon boat cruise on the Kabini Reservoir to From Kumarakom, drive to Allepey to cruise
see herds of Indian elephants. (BLD) through Kerala’s backwaters aboard a
‘kettuvalayam’, a converted rice barge. Enjoy
DAY 5 Nagarhole National Park lunch on board and observe life along the
to Coonoor waterways. After disembarking in the afternoon,
On the way to Coonoor, drive through two drive a short distance to Cochin. Witness a
national parks – Mudumalai and Bandipur. cultural dance demonstration before spending
Climb the Nilgiri Hills before arriving in Coonoor. the evening at leisure. Stay the next two nights Nagarhole National Park
Stay the next two nights at The Gateway Hotel at Fragrant Nature Kochi (or similar). (BL)
Church Road (or similar). (B)
DAY 13 Cochin
DAY 6 Coonoor Discover Cochin on a heritage walking tour and
From central Coonoor, ride on the Nilgiris see some of the wonderful historic architecture
Queen ‘toy train’ to Ooty, a former British hill from the Portuguese colonisation including
station. Visit St Stephen’s Church, Bee Museum Fort Cochin, St Francis Church and Dutch Palace
and a family-run chocolate shop. Head out to Museum. Explore fascinating Jew Town and
Dodabetta Peak, offering views of the Nilgiris visit the 16th century Pardesi Synagogue. Enjoy
countryside then drive back to Coonoor. (B) free time to discover the shops and boutiques
DAY 7 Coonoor to Pollachi of the surrounding area. In the afternoon, take
After a leisurely breakfast, drive to scenic a sunset cruise on Cochin Harbour before
enjoying a farewell group dinner. (BD)
Pollachi. In the afternoon, experience ‘The
Cotton Trail’, a unique tour of an organic cotton DAY 14 Cochin
farm. Spend the evening at leisure. Overnight at Enjoy breakfast before transferring to the
Coco Lagoon (or similar). (B) airport for your onward journey. (B) Mysore Markets

*Prices are per person twin share based on low season and will vary depending on date of travel, unless otherwise stated. Pricing does not include the airfare from New Zealand. Please contact us for an air-inclusive quote. 77
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