Meals

Only breakfast included at hotel. 1 Night stay in Alleppey include all meals as well.

Others

Garland welcome and assistance of our office representative at airport Bottled drinking water in car 01 Time monument entrance fees mentioned in the itinerary. (Almost all places of tourist interest are included in our itinerary) Kathakali dance show ticket Boat safari on Pariyar River in Thekkady. Applicable GST (Government taxes)

Transport

Deluxe Air-conditioned private vehicle from arrival till departure as per tour program.

Accommodation

Hotels used or similar for 16 nights accommodation Mumbai x 2 nights 3* - Hotel Suba Palace/ BW Hotel Sahil 4* - Sun-N-Sand Hotel/ Fariyas Hotel 5* - Trident Hotel/ ITC Grand Central Aurangabad x 2 nights 3* - Keys Hotel The Aures/ Aurangabad Gymkhana Club 4* - Ambassador Ajanta / VITS Hotel 5* - WelcomHotel Rama International / Lemon Tree Hotel Hyderabad x 2 nights 3* - Aditya Park/ Lemon Tree Hotel 4* - Lemon Tree Hotel/ Fortune Park Vallabha 5* - ITC Kakatiya, a Luxury Collection/ Trident Hotel Hampi x 2 nights 3* - Krishna Palace/ Kishkinda Heritage Resort 4* - Heritage Resort / Royal Orchid Central Keerti 5* - Hyatt Place/ Hampi Boulders Hassan x 1 night 3* - Candy Southern Star/ Pavanputra Resort & Spa 4* & 5* - Hosyala Village Resort/ The Ashok Mysore x 1 night 3* - Southern Star/Sandesh The Prince 4* - Fortune Park JP Palace/ Grand Mercure 5* - Royal Orchid Brindavan Garden/The Windflower Resort & Spa Ooty x 1 nights 3* - Monarch Hotel/ Hotel Darshan 4* - Fortune Resort Sullivan Court/ Sinclairs Retreat 5* - Savoy - IHCL SeleQtions Munnar x 2 nights 3* - Fort Munnar/ Abad Copper Castle 4* - Nature Zone Jungle Resort/ Fragrant Nature Munnar 5* - Chandys Windy Woods/ Tea County Pariyar (Thekkady) x 2 night 3* - Abad Green Forest/ Hotel Treetop 4* - The Elephant Court/ Cardamom County 5* - Spice village/ Cardamom County Alleppey x 1 night 3* - ATDC Houseboat/ Dream Boats 4* - ATDC Houseboat/ Dream Boats 5* - Xandari Riverscapes/ Lakes & Lagoons/ Spice Route Premium

Guide

Service of English speaking tour guide on sightseeing days (local guide in each city), as per program. (Other language guide can be organized on request at additional cost)

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Flights

Mumbai - Aurangabad, Aurangabad-Hyderabad, Hyderabad - Vidyanagar/ Hampi flight fare supplement approx INR 15000 per person. Since the flight fare are subject to change we can book the flight on best available fare.

Others

Any air fare Camera charges at monuments Main Meals, Lunch or dinner unless mentioned Expenses of personal nature like liquor, laundry, tips, telephone, fax, internet etc. Or anything not mentioned above.

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Day 1 Day 1: Mumbai
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 1: Mumbai

On arrival at Mumbai airport meet with our office executive assistance and transfer to hotel (hotels check in time 1200hr afternoon, early check in subject to rooms availability). Rest time free for personal activities relax. Overnight at hotel.
Day 2 Day 2: Mumbai
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 2: Mumbai

Breakfast at hotel. Excursion to Elephanta Island located 10kms away from the Gateway of India. Motorboats take passengers from Gateway of India to Elephanta Island. These caves house rock cut temples dating back to the 5th century BC.

Later Mumbai city tour. Visit the Gateway of India, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya (museum). Marine Drive which runs along the shoreline, starting at Nariman Point and up to Malabar Hill. Hanging Gardens laid out in 1881 these formally laid out gardens have a notable collection of hedges shaped like animals. Overnight at hotel.
Day 3 Day 3: Mumbai - Aurangabad (Flight)
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 3: Mumbai - Aurangabad (Flight)

Breakfast at hotel. As per flight schedule transfer to airport to board flight for Aurangabad.

On arrival at airport assistance and transfer to hotel.

Later city tour of Aurangabad, visit the Aurangabad Caves, which are artificial caves that were dug out of soft rock during the 6th and 7th century. Then, visit the Bibi Ka Maqbara - the burial place of Aurangzeb’s first wife. Also visit a small archeological museum nearby. Overnight at hotel.
Day 4 Day 4: Aurangabad - Ajanta - Aurangabad (104Kms/ 2Hrs Approx One Way)
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 4: Aurangabad - Ajanta - Aurangabad (104Kms/ 2Hrs Approx One Way)

Breakfast at hotel.

Full day excursion to Ajanta Caves (Monday closed). The Buddhist Caves of Ajanta were discovered by the British officers in 1819 while tiger hunting. Ajanta Caves were first mentioned in the writings of the Chinese pilgrim Hiuen Tsang who visited India between A.D 629 and 645. The Caves at Ajanta are older than those at Ellora , which date from about 200 B.C to 650 A.D. Thirty beautiful Buddhist Caves with mesmerizing sculptures and paintings depicting Buddha’s life as well the lives of the Buddha in his previous births. Five of these Caves are Chaityas (Place of worship) while the other twenty-five are Viharas (monasteries). Ajanta Caves are divided in two categories based on two schools of Buddhist thought - Hinayana Caves and Mahayana Caves.

Evening back to hotel in Aurangabad for overnight stay.
Day 5 Day 5: Aurangabad - Hyderabad (Flight)
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 5: Aurangabad - Hyderabad (Flight)

Breakfast at hotel.

Excursion to visit the Ellora Caves (Tuesday closed), a UNESCO World Heritage Site from about 200 B.C. to 650 A.D. There are a total of 34 monasteries and temples at Ellora, belonging to the three different religions, namely - Buddhism, Hinduism and Jainism.

Grishneshwar Jyotirlinga, one of the 12 Jyotirlinga shrines mentioned in the Shiva Purana. The temple is an important pilgrimage site in Shaivism tradition of Hinduism, which considers it as the last or twelfth Jyotirlinga (linga of light).

On way back visit Daulatabad Fort one of the most powerful forts of the medieval Deccan. The defence system that made Daulatabad virtually impregnable comprises fortifications with double and even triple rows of massive walls.

Later transfer to airport to board flight for Hyderabad.

On arrival at Hyderabad airport meet with our office executive assistance and transfer to hotel (hotels check in time 1200hr afternoon, early check in subject to rooms availability). Rest time free for personal activities relax. Overnight at hotel.
Day 6 Day 6: Hyderabad
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 6: Hyderabad

Breakfast at hotel, explore this wondrous capital, a 400 year-old metropolitan city teeming with bustling-bazaars and Muslim monuments. Visit to Golconda Fort, Qutub Shahi tombs, Salar Jung Museum, Hussain Sagar, Charminar, Grand Mecca Masjid. Overnight at hotel.
Day 7 Day 7: Hyderabad - Vidyanagar/ Hampi (Flight)
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 7: Hyderabad - Vidyanagar/ Hampi (Flight)

Breakfast at hotel. As per flight schedule transfer to airport to board flight for Vidyanagar.

On arrival at Vidyanagar airport assistance and transfer to hotel in Hampi (35km).

Rest time free and easy to relax. Overnight at hotel.
Day 8 Day 8: Hampi
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 8: Hampi

Breakfast at hotel. Full day guided city tour of Hospet and Hampi monuments UNESCO world Heritage sites. Evening free to relax. Optionally you can visit Tungabhadra Dam with your driver. Overnight at hotel.
Day 9 Day 9: Hampi - Hassan (330Kms/ 7Hrs Approx)
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 9: Hampi - Hassan (330Kms/ 7Hrs Approx)

Breakfast at hotel drive to Hassan. Visit Halebedu & Belur temple an excelent example of Hoysala architecture developed under the rule of the Hoysala Empire between the 11th and 14th centuries. Large and small temples built during this era remain as examples of the Hoysala architectural style, including the Chennakesava Temple at Belur, the Hoysaleswara Temple at Halebidu, and the Kesava Temple at Somanathapura.

Check in at hotel. Overnight at hotel.
Day 10 Day 10: Hassan - Shravanabelagola - Srirangapatna - Mysore (140Kms/ 3Hrs Approx)
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 10: Hassan - Shravanabelagola - Srirangapatna - Mysore (140Kms/ 3Hrs Approx)

Breakfast at hotel drive to Hassan via visiting Shravanabelagola Jain temple. On arrival check in at hotel. Later city tour visit Mysore Palace & Srirangapatnam Fort & Ranganthaswamy temple. Overnight at hotel.
Day 11 Day 11: Mysore - Ooty (120Kms/ 3Hrs Approx)
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 11: Mysore - Ooty (120Kms/ 3Hrs Approx)

Breakfast at hotel drive to Ooty check in at hotel.

Ooty is a hill station it has built up a fame as the all-seasons hill resort and the queen of hill stations’ at an elevation of 7216 ft above sea-level. Surrounded by trees, central Ooty Lake is a huge artificial expanse of water with beautiful boats. The Nilgiri Mountain Railway toy train is the highlight of visit to this popular hill station. It was established in the early 19th century by the British as the summer headquarters of the Chennai government. It was declared a UNESCO World Heritage site in 2005. Overnight at hotel.
Day 12 Day 12: Ooty – Munnar (240Kms/ 6Hrs Approx)
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 12: Ooty – Munnar (240Kms/ 6Hrs Approx)

Afternoon drive to Munnar which offer colorful landscape, breathtaking sights and mesmerizing view. The journey to Munnar is beautiful as the road stretches along the waterfalls. Arrive Munnar check in at hotel. Overnight at hotel.
Day 13 Day 13: Munnar
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 13: Munnar

Breakfast at hotel, Explore Munnar by visiting the Eravikulam National Park, which is a famous habitat of the rare mountain goats called the Nilgiri Tahr. Visit Tea Estate and delight in the sweet aroma of different types of tea grown here walk through the narrow pathways separating these beautiful fields from each other. Also visit Mattupetty Dam and Echo Point from where you can see the lustrous green carpet of the tea garden. Overnight at hotel.
Day 14 Day 14: Munnar - Periyar (Thekkady) (110Kms/ 2Hrs Approx.)
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 14: Munnar - Periyar (Thekkady) (110Kms/ 2Hrs Approx.)

Breakfast at hotel drive to Periyar check in at hotel.

Late afternoon spice plantation tour and village visit. Overnight at hotel.
Day 15 Day 15: Periyar (Thekkady)
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 15: Periyar (Thekkady)

Breakfast at hotel explore the park by boat. The special animals in this region include wild elephants, nilgiri langur monkeys, sambar deer, wild bison, and colorful birds. Overnight at hotel.
Day 16 Day 16: Thekaddy – Alleppey (135Kms/ 3Hrs Approx)
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 16: Thekaddy – Alleppey (135Kms/ 3Hrs Approx)

Breakfast at hotel drive to Alleppey. Board a houseboat from here and glide over the enchanting backwaters of Kerala. Houseboat stay includes lunch & dinner on board.
Day 17 Day 17: Alleppey – Cochin (60Kms/ 1.5Hrs Approx)
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 17: Alleppey – Cochin (60Kms/ 1.5Hrs Approx)

After breakfast disembark houseboat and drive to Cochin.

City tour of Cochin - one of few places in India that has managed to preserve the remnants of its colonial past with utmost care. Visit Te Chinese fishing nets, St. Francis Church, Santa Cruz Basilica, Jewish Synagogue and the Mattancherry Palace.

Later in evening/ night board flight for onward destination.

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Itinerary of your trip Timeless Treasures Tour: Ancient Caves, Architectural Marvel

Day 1: Mumbai

Day 2: Mumbai

Day 3: Mumbai - Aurangabad (Flight)

Day 4: Aurangabad - Ajanta - Aurangabad (104Kms/ 2Hrs Approx One Way)

Day 5: Aurangabad - Hyderabad (Flight)

Day 6: Hyderabad

Day 7: Hyderabad - Vidyanagar/ Hampi (Flight)

Day 8: Hampi

Day 9: Hampi - Hassan (330Kms/ 7Hrs Approx)

Day 10: Hassan - Shravanabelagola - Srirangapatna - Mysore (140Kms/ 3Hrs Approx)

Day 11: Mysore - Ooty (120Kms/ 3Hrs Approx)

Day 12: Ooty – Munnar (240Kms/ 6Hrs Approx)

Day 13: Munnar

Day 14: Munnar - Periyar (Thekkady) (110Kms/ 2Hrs Approx.)

Day 15: Periyar (Thekkady)

Day 16: Thekaddy – Alleppey (135Kms/ 3Hrs Approx)

Day 17: Alleppey – Cochin (60Kms/ 1.5Hrs Approx)

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