Dravidian Heritage / PC-644 (15 Days / 14 Nights) Chennai-Covelong-Kanchipuram-Mamallapuram-Covelong-Puducherry-Chidambaram-Swamimalai-Thanjavur-Tiruchirappalli-Madurai-Thekkady-Kochi-Guruvayur-Kozhikode-Mysore-Chikmaglur-Shravanabelagola-Bengaluru
South India, stretching south of the Vindhya Mountain ranges down to the coastal areas surrounded by the Bay of Bengal and the Arabian Sea, covers a vast swathe of the Deccan plateau. The states in this region are Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka, all four of which have their own languages, slightly differing from each other, but vastly different from the language and culture of the Indian heartland in the North and West. South India has two major claims to being a tourist attraction. Thousands of miles of pristine coastline and sandy beaches, dotted with sea side resorts and the ancient Hindu heritage architecture, temples and remnants of the Indus valley civilization. Boat trips on the backwater canals and protected wetlands, not to mention the health spas and Ayurveda clinics, make for a rejuvenating vacation, and most tourists leave Kerala in much better shape, mentally and physically, than when they came in.
Detailed Itinerary Day 1 : Chennai-Covelong Day 2 : Covelong-Kanchipuram-Mamallapuram-Covelong Day 3 : Covelong-Puducherry Day 4 : Puducherry-Chidambaram-Swamimalai Day 5 : Swamimalai-Thanjavur-Tiruchirappalli-Madurai Day 6 : Madurai Day 7 : Madurai-Thekkady Day 8 : Thekkady-Kochi Day 9 : Kochi Day 10 : Kochi-Guruvayur-Kozhikode Day 11 : Kozhikode-Mysore Day 12 : Mysore Day 13 : Mysore-Chikmaglur Day 14 : Chikmaglur-Shravanabelagola-Bengaluru Day 15 : Bengaluru