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Day 01 Arrive Kochi
Arrive Kochi, the commercial capital of Kerala. Visit the Dutch Palace,
Jewish synagogue, St. Francis Church and Chinese Fishing Nets. Witness
the traditional Kathakali Dance show.
Day 02 Kozhikode
Drive to
Thrissur. Visit Guruvayoor Temple and Cheruthuruthi Training Centre for
traditional dance and performing arts. Afternoon sightseeing of
Beypore – a place where construction of country boats are made of
wood and Pazhassiraja Museum.
Day 03
Kozhikode
Afternoon drive
to Kappad Beach. At this point Vasco de Gama first landed in 1498, the
first European to arrive in India. Visit to Kalaraipayattu Martial Arts
demonstration.
Day 04 Wayanad
Morning drive to Vythiri Resort in the rainforest area of Wayanad Sanctuary. One
of the most beautiful hilly regions of Kerala and is the home of several
sects of tribes, who have built some shrine s for the village deities.
Visit Edakkal Caves - caves contain several paintings and
pictorial writings of the New Stone Age Civilization, Muthunga
wildlife sanctuary - Herds of elephants, bear, deer, wild pig etc
can be seen here, Glass temple – famous Jain family temple park.
Day 05 Kannur
Drive to Kannur
en route visiting Mahe and Thalasseri. Visit MUZHAPPILANGAD BEACH -
There is an unpaved road winding through coconut groves, leading to
the beach. The beach is about 5 k.m. long and curves in a wide area
providing a good view of Kannur beach on the north. To the South and
about 200 metres away from the beach there is a beautiful island called
the "Green Island" which adds to the allure of the beach. Such a
conjunction of beach and island is rare. Overnight at Kannur Beach.
Day 06 Kasargod
Drive to Kasargod,
the enduring charm of its beach, the architectural marvel of the temples
, mosques and churches and the unique and tell tale folk art forms are
genuine areas of attractions for the tourist. Visit Bekal Fort, one of
the largest and best preserved in Kerala, Madhur Sidhi Vinayak Temple,
Ananthapura – the only lake temple in India and Kapil beach.
Day 07 Mangalore drop or proceed
to Goa
Drive to
Mangalore enroute visiting Bekal Fort, one of the largest and best
preserved Forts of Kerala. Visit Manjunatha temple, Gokarnanath temple.
Overnight at Mangalore.
Day 08 Coondapoor
Drive to
Coondapoor en route visiting Moodbidri - the 1000 Pillar Jain
Temple which has exquisite works of art, Karkal Gomateswara's Twin
Statue – 14 metres high and has finely cut steps to climb and
Udipi Krishna Temple – the seat of eight mutts which share the right
of worshipping Sri Krishna once in two years. Overnight at Coondapoor.
Day 09 Karwar
Drive to Karwar
en route visiting Bhatkal Fort. The Khatappaya Narayana temple with
finely sculpture Ramayana panels and a Jain centre are worth visiting.
It is one of the finest beaches of Karnataka. It has a chain of five
islands protecting it from storms. Overnight at Karwar.
Day 10 Goa
Drive to Goa, one of the finest beach in India and has more fun &
frolic than just sand and sea. On arrival check-in to the resort and
relax.
Day 11 Goa
The tour starts
with a drive to Dona Paula an idyllic sot, which overlooks Goa’s
magnificent harbour of Marmagoa. Then we proceed to Panjim via Miramar
Beach. In the year 1843, the Portuguese court in Lisbon by a Royal
Decree made Panjim the new capital of Goa, which was a fishing village
till then, Panjim today still captures the charm with typical Portuguese
type of houses and villas spread along the River Mandovi. Notable among
the classic structures in Panjim are Panjim Church, Palacio Patriarchal
(Bishop’s Palace) and Palacio ldalcao (the present secretariat) built by
Adil shah in 1492. Our tour then proceeds to Old Goa, which was once
the old capital of Goa. Visit the Basilica of Bom Jesus where the
incorruptible remains of St. Francis Xavier kept in a silver casket
entombed in a marble mausoleum in the Florentine style.
Day 12 Goa
Day free for
water sport activities or Explore the remaining travel attractions of
Goa.
Day 13 Departure transfer
Transfer to the
Airport to connect flight to onward destination.
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