South India Cultural Tour

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Detail Itinerary of South India Cultural Tour

Day 1: Mumbai : A fitting place to start.
On arrival - met, assisted and transferred to your hotel. Rest of the day at your discretion.

Day 2: Mumbai : The city of dreams.
For the full day tour of Mumbai.

Day 3: Hyderabad : Nijams rich legacy.
You will be transferred to Hyderabad by flight. After lunch, we visit the Charminar, the Mecca Mosque and Salar Jung Museum. Later drive past the High Court buildings.

Day 4: Hyderabad : Uncovering the Mysteries of Golconda.
Full day excursion to Golconda Fort.

Later visit the Usmansagar Lake- one of the most beautiful man-made lakes.

Day 5: Chennai : Dravidian Citadel.
From Hyderabad board the flight for Chennai. Arrive and check in hotel. For the day visit Museum. Drive through the Flower and Fruit Markets, High Court, Fort Museum, Marina Beach, San Thome Cathedral, The Theosophical Society and Snake Park.

Day 6: Chennai : Sacred journey to Tirupati.
After breakfast, we take full day excursion of Tirupati.

Evening return back to hotel.

Day 7: Mysore : Silk & sandalwood.
Early morning board the train for Mysore. From Railway station, you will be transferred to hotel. After lunch we take half-day sight seeing tour of Mysore.

Day 8: Mysore : Sublime expressions of stone.
Full day excursion to Sravanbelagola, Belur and Halebid.

Day 9: Bangalore : Passing through history.
After breakfast, we drive towards Bangalore. On the way we visit Srirangapatnam ,16 kms from Mysore.

Also visit Sri Ranganatha Temple.

Day 10: Bangalore : India's silicon valley.
For the first half we take day sightseeing tour Bangalore. Utilise rest of the day in shopping or personal activities.

Day 11: Hampi : A city that was.
Proceed to Hampi. We Check in hotel at Hospet (12 km from Hampi).

Rest of the day at your discretion or you can explore group of monuments at Hampi.

Day 12: Hampi : Conversation with the monuments.
Whole day we explore the wealthy monuments of Hampi. Evening return back to hotel for overnight stay.

Day 13: Bijapur : Gol Gumbaz - where the silence screams.
Bijapur was the capital of the Adil Shah Kings who left a wealth of monuments. The most famous is the Gol Gumbaz whose dome is the second largest in the world. A whisper into the dome on one side gets magnified 12 times and on the other side of the dome is an amazing acoustical phenomenon. Other buildings to see are Ibrahim Rauza, Gagan Mahal, Bara Kaman etc.

Day 14: Goa : Baywatch.
After break fast we proceed to Goa. Arrive and check in hotel. For the day you are free to relax.

Day 15: Goa : Rome in India.
We start our half-day sightseeing tour goa . Rest of the day at leisure.

Day 16: Goa : Time out for leisure.
Whole day free to explore its beaches or to relax.

Day 17: Mumbai : A fitting finale.
From Goa board the flight for Mumbai. Day will be kept free at your discretion till the time of your departing flight. You'll be transferred to the Airport for onward flight.