Magic of India Holidays
Duration : 26 nights - 27 days
Destinations : Delhi - Jaipur Agra - Khajuraho - Varanasi - Chennai
Pondicherry - Trichy Tanjore - Madurai - Periyar Kumarakom
- Houseboat ( around Alleppey ) - Cochin Goa Mumbai
Day 01 : Arrive Delhi

Arrive
Delhi and transfer to the hotel. Rest of the day free to relax. Overnight stay
at your hotel in Delhi .
Day 02 : Sightseeing of Delhi
After breakfast proceed for a full day tour of Old and New Delhi visiting
Chandni Chowk, Jama Masjid, Raj Ghat, Humayuns Tomb, Qutub Minar , India Gate.
Drive past through the Houses of Parliament and Janpath. Overnight stay at
your hotel in Delhi
Day 03 : Delhi to Jaipur ( 256 kms )
This morning after breakfast drive to Jaipur. Arrive Jaipur late afternoon
and check in. Later proceed to the city centre for photographs. Watch the
daily life of the Pink City , which truly is a photographers delight. Overnight
stay at your hotel in Jaipur.
Day 04 : Jaipur
Morning after breakfast proceed on an excursion to the Amber Fort. Ascend
the fort on Elephant back. Afternoon visit Jantar Mantar, City Palace Museum
, Royal Observatory. Jaipur is a great place to shop for carpets, semi precious
stones, blue pottery, bed spreads. Overnight stay at your hotel in Jaipur.
Day
05 : Jaipur to Agra ( 232 kms )
This morning after breakfast drive from Jaipur to Agra . Enroute visit Fatehpur
Sikri which was the capital of Emperor Akbar for 14 Years. Arrive Agra check
in and relax. Later proceed to the Taj Mahal for a visit to this beautiful
monument by sunset. Overnight stay at your hotel in Agra .
Day 06 : Agra to Khajuraho
Morning after breakfast visit the Red Fort and drive to the airport for flight
to Khajuraho. Arirve Khajuraho and transfer to the hotel. Later visit the
temples. Overnight stay at your hotel in Khajuraho.
Day 07 : Khajuraho to Varanasi
This morning after breakfast revisit the temples ( if desired ) or relax in
fresh air. Afternoon transfer to the airport of flight to Varanasi . Arrive
Varanasi and transfer to the hotel. Overnight stay at your in Varanasi .
Day 08 : Varanasi
Early morning boat ride on the river Ganges . Return to the hotel for breakfast,
relax and proceed for a city tour + a visit to Sarnath. Overnight stay at your
hotel in Varanasi .
Day 09 : Varanasi - Delhi - Chennai ( Chennai )
This morning after breakfast, transfer to the airport. Fly Varanasi / Delhi
. Arrive Delhi and connect for flight to Chennai . Arrive Chennai and transfer
to the hotel. Rest of the day is set aside to relax. Overnight stay at your
hotel in Chennai .
Day 10 : Chennai
After breakfast proceed for a half day tour of Chennai . Afternoon relax. Overnight
stay at your hotel in Chennai .
Day 11 : Chennai to Pondicherry ( 310 kms )
This morning after breakfast drive to Pondicherry , enroute visit Kanchipuram
and Mahabalipuram. Arrive Pondicherry check in and relax. Overnight stay at
your hotel in Pondicherry .
Day 12 : Pondicherry to Trichy ( 285 kms )
This morning after breakfast visit Pondicherry city and drive to Trichy, enroute
visiting Gangaikondacholapuram and Chidambaram. Arrive Trichy check in and
relax. Overnight stay at your hotel in Trichy.
Day
13 : Trichy to Tanjore ( 54 kms )
This morning after breakfast visit the famous Rock Fort temple and Sri Ranganathswamy
temple. Later drive to Tanjore. Arrive Tanjore and check in at the hotel.
Later visit to the Thanjavur ( Tanjore ) palace and the Brihadeeshwara Temples.
Return to the hotel and relax. Overnight stay at your hotel in Tanjore.
Day 14 : Tanjore to Madurai ( 182 kms )
After breakfast drive to Madurai this morning. Arrive and check in. This afternoon
visit the palace and Meenakshi Temple . Return to the hotel, relax a while
and proceed to the Meenakshi Temple once again to witness the night temple
ceremony. Overnight stay at your hotel in Madurai .
Day 15 : Madurai to Peryiar ( 137 kms )
Morning after breakfast drive to Periyar. Arrive Periyar in the afternoon,
check in and relax. The afternoon is free for independent activities. Overnight
stay at your hotel in Periyar. Day 16 Periyar Take a boat ride on Lake Periyar
this morning after breakfast. Witness the wildlife that surrounds the lake.
Afternoon walk in Periyar town and shop for some fresh spices which produced
in abundance in the region.
Day 17 : Periyar to Kumarakom ( 110 kms )
After a relaxed breakfast drive to Kumarakom. Arrive at the jetty and get
transferred to a hotel on this island, by boat. Relax in tranquility and gaze
at the greenery that surrounds the lake island. Overnight stay at your hotel
in Kumarakom.
Day 18 : Kumarakom
After breakfast, full day is free to relax or walk around the paddy field surrounding
the lake. The adventurous can participate in the daily routines with the local
paddy farmers. Overnight stay at your hotel in Kumarakom.
Day 19 : Houseboat
This morning after breakfast board a houseboat that will take you through
the famous backwaters of Kerala. Whilst cruising along you will witness a
toddy factory, coir factory and a race boat making factory. Overnight stay
on board the houseboat.
Day 20 : Disembark from Houseboat & drive Cochin
After breakfast disembark from the houseboat at a point in Alleppey. Drive
to Cochin . Afternoon city tour of Cochin , visiting the Dutch Palace , Jew
Town , Chinese fishing nets and St. Francis Xavier's Church. Overnight stay
at your hotel in Cochin .
Day
21 : Cochin to Goa
This morning after breakfast, transfer to the airport in time to fly Cochin/Goa.
Arrive Goa and transfer to the hotel. Check in and relax. Overnight stay at
your hotel in Goa .
Day 22 - 23 - 24 : In Goa
After breakfast, days at leisure in Goa to enjoy Sun, sand and sea. Three overnight
stay's at your hotel in Goa.
Day 25 : Goa to Mumbai
After breakfast morning is at leisure. Fly to Mumbai this afternoon. Arrive
Mumbai transfer to the hotel. Relax. Overnight stay at your hotel in Mumbai
.
Day 26 : Mumbai
This morning after breakfast visit to the Elephanta Caves across Mumbai harbour
by boat.Afternoon city tour of Mumbai visiting the Gateway of India, Afghan
Church, Victoria Terminus, Crawford Market, a drive past The Marine Drive,
Jain Temple and conclude the tour by a visit to Mani Bhavan, which was Mahatma
Gandhi's house in Mumbai for 14 years. Overnight stay at your hotel in Mumbai
.
Day 27 : Onward destination
After breakfast transfer to the international airport for flight to onward
destination.
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