14 Days – Karnataka & Kerala Tour

Abyss Tours Welcome you at Bangalore airport , the capital of Karnataka and transfer to prebooked hotel. Dinner and Overnight Stay at Hotel in Bangalore.

Morning breakfast. Leave for visit of Bangalore city which boasts for its salubrious climate with innumerable parks, gardens, lakes and tree-lined avenues. Afternoon drive towards Hassan. Enroute visit Shravanabelagola which is one of the oldest and most important Jain pilgrimage centers in India. The site of the huge statue of Lord Bahubali (Gomateshvara), which at 17 meters high and carved out of a single piece of rock and is the world`s tallest monolithic statue. Continue towards Hassan.Arrive and check-in at the hotel. Overnight Stay at hotel.

Morning breakfast. Leave for the visit of Belur and Halebid temple complexes (12th-14th centuries). Built by the Hoysala kings, the temples at Belur and Halebid are the cream of what remains of one of the most artistically exuberant periods of Hindu Cultural development. Later drive towards Mysore. Enroute visit Srirangapatnam, the Summer Palace of Tipu Sultan built in 1784 AD. Continue towards Mysore. Arrive and check-in at the hotel. Later in the evening excursion to Chamudi hills. Visit the Sri Chamundeswari Temple, a huge in structure with a seven story Gopuram 40 meters high. Return to hotel for overnight Stay.

Morning breakfast. Leave for the visit the the Mysore Palace, the principal residence of the former royal family deigned by Henry Irwin. There are beautiful carved wooden doors and mosaic floors, as well as a whole series of mediocre. Return back to hotel. Afternoon, visit the Somnathpur Temple built in the 13th century during the heyday of Hoysala kings. Later in the evening walk in the colourful Devraj Market.ime free for shopping. Overnight Stay at hotel.

Morning breakfast.Leave for Nagarhole a perfect getaway for bird lovers and wildlife enthusiasts alike; a place rich in forests, little streams, undulating valleys and fascinating waterfalls; a haven for many wild denizens and one of the last safe asylums for the Asian Elephant. Arrive and check-in at the Jungle Lodge. Lunch. Afternoon jeep safari into the Nagarhole National Park with the naturalists showing & sharing with you their experiences and information about the jungle and all the animals that live there. Tea / Coffee will be served during the visit. Return to lodge. Later in the evening enjoy the warmth of the campfire with the other guests. Dinner and Overnight

Early morning tea/coffee. Cruise through the serene backwaters of the Kabini River on a motor boat viewing sleepy crocodiles and chirpy birds, intent on their morning catch. Breakfast in the forest. .Return to the lodge. After wash & change, leave for Calicut through the lush green rainforests. Arrive and check-in at the hotel. Time free for relax. Later in the evening, stroll along the stretch takes you to the beach where, Vasco Da Gama the famous Portuguese traveler alighted four centuries back, in search of the land of fantasy – India. Overnight stay at hotel.

Morning breakfast. Drive towards Mahe, a small French dependency handed over to India at Independence. Visit the St. Theresa’s Church set up in a height on the small hill and offers superb sights on the river and forest of Wynad. Return to hotel. Later in the afternoon leave for the sightseeing of Calicut a major commercial center for North Kerala. Calicut is famous for traditional martial arts. Visit the Pazhassirajah Museum, which includes which includes copies of ancient murals, bronzes, coins, and models of megalithic monuments – the earlier monuments of Kerala. Next visit the Krishna Menon Museum whose art gallery has the paintings of Raja Ravi Varma.

Morning breakfast. Drive along the coast line and cross various water streams running into the ocean and the back waters coming into the land towards Cochin. En route stop at Guruvayur, to visit the famous Sri Krishna Temple which is one of the most famous in Kerala. Later visit the Punnathur Kota where about 43 temple elephants are kept. It is really interesting to see the elephant calfs being bathed and fed. Continue towards Cochin. Arrive Cochin and check-in at the hotel. Time free for relax. Later in the evening enjoy the spectacle of Kathakali dance. Overnight Stay at hotel.

Morning breakfast. Leave for the visit of Kochi, with a fine natural harbour, which has been Kerala’s center of trade for innumerable centuries. Visit the St. Francis Church, built in 1503 by Portuguese Franciscan friars, The Jewish synagogue, one of the oldest in India. Afternoon visit the Mattancherry Palace or “Dutch Palace built in 1557 AD. Evening, stroll along the beach, particularly at sunset with the Chinese fishing nets and sailing ships in the background. Overnight stay and dinner at hotel.

Morning breakfast. Drive towards Allepey also called “the rice bowl of Kerala” because of its wealth & culture of paddy fields in the heart of the backwaters. Upon arrival, board on private traditional rice boat for a cruise of the backwaters. A series of canals which thread their way through the state to the sea, allows you a glimpse of life in Kerala which is impossible to get from road. Along the way you will pass rice fields, tiny villages, boats transporting children to school and farmers transporting their produce to the market, and women completing household tasks such as laundry, and washing utensils. After few hours of navigation, disembark at Quilon, historically significant as an ancient capital that traded with the Phoenicians, Greeks and Romans, also known to Marco Polo. Drive to Kovalam. Arrive and check-in at the hotel. Time free for at leisure on the private beach, swimming pool, hammocks under the coconut trees or the Ayurveda (the life Science) is practiced on the site…! Also there are many sports possibilities like tennis, badminton, billiard and table tennis.

Morning breakfast. Full day time free for at leisure on the private beach, swimming pool, hammocks under the coconut trees or the Ayurveda (the life Science) is practiced on the site…! Also there are many sports possibilities like tennis, badminton, billiard and table tennis. Overnight.

Morning breakfast. Leave for full day sightseeing of Kanyakumari and Vivekenanda Memorial Rock. Cape Comorin, Land’s End ­ mainland India’s southernmost point, where three seas meet and where the shore temple to the virgin goddess Kanyakumari stands. There are two significant memorials here. One is the Gandhi Mandapam, built to commemorate the immersion of the ashes of Mahatma Gandhi in the waters by the temple. The other memorial, dedicated to Swami Vivekananda, is built on the rock 656 ft. from the shore where he meditated in 1892 before taking the message of the Hindu philosophy to the west. Return to hotel. Overnight Stay at Hotel.

Morning breakfast. Leave for visit of Trivandrum, the capital of Kerala, is a charming town with an undulating landscape where large public buildings are surrounded by wide avenues and lovely gardens. The most fascinating attractions are the Napier Museum, Sri Chitra Art Gallery and the Padmanabhaswamy Temple, built in the Dravidian style. Later in the afternoon transfer to airport to connect flight for Bangalore. Arrive and time free for shopping at MG Road.. Later in the evening transfer to International airport.

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