Kerala – Lands End – 5N/6D

Tentative Day-wise Plan

Day 01: Trivandrum -Kovalam (15 kms/30 mnts)

Arrival at Trivandrum, meet with our Driver and Proceed to Kovalam – One of the World Renowned Beaches. Kovalam first received attention when the Regent Maharani Sethu Lakshmi Bayi of Travancore constructed her beach resort, Halcyon Castle, here towards the end of the 1920s. However, Kovalam shot into limelight in the early seventies with arrivals of the masses of hippies on their way to Ceylon in the Hippie Trail. This exodus started the transformation of a casual fishing village of Kerala into one of the most important tourist destinations in all India. Check in and overnight stay

Day 02: Kovalam – Trivandrum-Kovalam

Breakfast. Drive to Trivandrum for a city sightseeing tour.  This includes visit to Sri Padmanabha swami temple and the Ganesha temple. (The Padmanabha swami temple has a strict dress code- Women are required to wear sarees, (set-mundu), skirt and blouse, or half-saree. Men are similarly required to wear dhoti and go bare in the torso).Visit   Gardens and museum too .Drive back to hotel. Overnight stay.

Day 03: Kovalam – Kanyakumari (90 kms/2 ½ Hrs)

After breakfast, Drive to Kanyakumari.Kanyakumari is a coastal town in the state of Tamil Nadu on India’s southern tip. Jutting into the Laccadive Sea, the town was known as Cape Comorin during British rule and is popular for watching sunrise and sunset over the ocean. Visit Padmanabhapuram palace and Suchindram Temple. Enjoy sunset at Vivekananda Rock in evening. Overnight stay at hotel.

Day 04: Kanyakumari – Rameshwaram (260 km 5 hrs 30 mnts)

Early departure to Rameswaram.Rameswaram is one of the most visited pilgrimage sites in India & is referred to as the Banaras of the south. After Lunch Visit of the Magnificent Temple dedicated to Lord Shiva. This Shivastalam is considered to be one of the holiest shrines in India. It represents the southernmost of the 12 Jyotirlingams of India. A huge temple in the island of Rameswaram (reached via the Pamban Bridge across the sea), Rameswaram is known for its long ornate corridors and towers and 36 theerthams. Visit Dhanushkodi ruins and the Beach, if time permits.overnight stay at hotel.

Day 05: Rameswaram to Madurai(190 kms/4 hrs)

Breakfast at the hotel. By mid dayDrive  to Madurai.Madurai is one of India’s oldest cities dating from the 6th century BC. And today an important cultural, religious and commercial center of South India.  On arrival check in at the hotel. Later stroll around Madurai and Visit Meenakshi temple – complex of 15 acres, and has 4,500 pillars and 12 towers carried out during the reign of Tirumalai Nayak from 1623-55. Also Visit his Palace. Overnight stay at hotel.

Day 06: Madurai Departure

Breakfast. Transfer to Madurai airport/Railway station to connect your Flight/Train Back home.