Day 01 – Arrival Cochin
On arrival at Cochin International Airport by an early morning flight, you will be received to drive to Fort Cochin, the colonial hub of Kerala. Check into your hotel. Rest of the day at leisure. Afternoon a Tuk-Tuk tour of Fort Cochin covering Chinese Fishing nets, St Francis Church & Santa Cruz Basilica. Evening watch a Kathakali show at a live theatre. Overnight at Cochin.
Fort Cochin still keeps its Colonial remnants reminding us about the presence and passing of various invasions and historic moments. Fort Cochin & Mattancherry ,the twin cities closely connected are great examples of the sustainable preservation of a cultural heritage which still chills a curious traveller.

Day 02 – Cochin-Poothotta Village (01 Hour Drive)
After an early breakfast, you will be driven to a serene backwater island village-Poothotta for an exclusive experience which is a part of our Community Based Responsible Tourism. On arrival at the other side of the island, the local host along with a guide will receive you to cross the river in a canoe. Further you will be taken through some breath taking narrow canals and village activities like coir making. You will be offered a home cooked meal by the local family
This is an exclusive experience offered to our travellers as a part of our community support imitative and the economic benefits go to the host family which eventually support the local circular economy and sustainable living.
Afternoon, drive back to Cochin for a guided sightseeing covering the historic monuments and cultural heritage. Highlights will be Dutch Palace Museum, Jewish Synagogue and Jew Town. Overnight at Hotel.

Day 03 – Cochin- Alleppey Houseboat-Cochin
After a leisurely breakfast, you will be driven to Alleppey to board your exclusive houseboat for a cruise through the Vembanad Lake. You will start with a freshly cooked traditional lunch on board. Enjoy the backwaters. Later after evening tea & snacks, check out and drive back to Cochin for overnight stay.
Houseboat in Kerala backwaters was one of the most community oriented project in tourism as this industry created a huge employment opportunity for the local people. The traditional culinary heritage is being conserved and sustained to offer the regional Alleppey/Kuttanadan cuisine on board the Houseboat. The interesting part is that all cooks on Houseboats are men. Houseboat also gives an opportunity to the local fishermen and other vendors to sell their products . Even when the local farmers had many climatic chaos like floods which resulted in heavy crop loss, at least the availability of employment to many on Houseboats was a great boon to the local community. Two consecutive floods followed by the Pandemic have made the living in this region a real livelihood issue. During your cruise, you may see the new houses coming up which are all built on raised pillars in fear of floods during Monsoon. As the crew are from the local community, with proper training, now they are taking a special interest on keeping the waters clean and garbage free.

Day 04 – Cochin-Calicut (By Train-4 Hours)-Vythiri (75 kms-2 Hours)
Today your luggage will be loaded in your coach and the coach will leave to Calicut Railway Station. You will be transferred to Ernakulam Railway station to board your train to Calicut. On arrival at Calicut, your driver will pick you up to drive to Vythiri. Overnight stay at Resort.

Day 05 – Wayanad
After breakfast, you will go for a village walk through an ethnic village followed by lunch at the village. Evening at leisure at the resort. Overnight at the Resort.

Day 06 – Wayanad-Mysore (150 kms-4 Hours drive)
After a leisurely breakfast, check out and drive to Mysore. On arrival at Mysore, check into your hotel. Afternoon, Sightseeing of Mysore to visit Devaraja Market, Maharaja Palace etc. Overnight at the Hotel.
Maharaja’s Palace is a synonym for Mysore in the Tourist Map. Its built in Indo-Saracenic style with domes, turrets, arches and colonnades. The Palace is a treasure house of exquisite carvings and works of art from all over the world. The walled Palace complex houses the Residential Museum, temples and shrines including Shwetha Varahaswamy Temple. The jewel studded golden throne, the pride of the Wodeyars and the symbol of their sovereignity, displayed here during Dussehra festival in October. The Palace will be lit with One Hundred Thousand electric bulbs on Sundays and Public Holidays.
Mysore, the capital city of the Wodeyars has always enchanted its admirers with its quaint charm, rich heritage, magnificent palaces, beautifully laid-out gardens, imposingbuildings, broad shady avenues and sacred temples. There’s an old world charm about the city that reaches out and leaves no one untouched.Visit the palace of the Maharaja built in 1911-12. The palace is of harmonious syntheses of the Hindu and Saracenic styles of architecture with archways, domes, turrets, colonnades and sculptures which are magnificent. Visit the Art Gallery; drive up to Chamundi hill to see Chamundeshwari Temple & a panoramic view of Mysore. On the way back, see the Nandi Bull. Mysore is known the world over for its exotic sandalwood and rich silks.Mysore, an undulating tableland, covered in parts by granite outcrops and fringed by verdant forests, offering several attractions ranging from the royal splendor of Mysore City and its fabulous Dasara Festival to exquisite temples, pilgrimage centres and scenic spots.

Day 07 – Mysore
Full day guided city tour of Mysore visiting Srirangapatna, Chamundi Hills & Somnathpur etc. Overnight stay in Mysore
Somnathpur, a tiny village on the banks of the Kaveri, 140 kms, south-west of Bangalore. This place boasts of one of the last and the grandest of Hoysalamonuments – the Kesava Temple.  The riches and splendour of the Hoysala court were already evident in their grandtemples at Belur and Dvarasamudra (present day, Halebid).The temple, however, was built by this celebrated army commander, Somnath. Some year ago he had founded a village on the left bank of the Kaveri River, which he named Somnathpur, after himself. All the facts are duly mentioned on the slab in old Kannada script and appear as though to have happened yesterday! Somnathpur is more representative of the age, since it did not suffer destruction as much as Belur and Halebid did and hence offers a more unbroken view of period’s architecture. Often it is referred to as the poor cousin of Belur and Halebid. Its unique design and perfect symmetry are ignored amidst the farms and agricultural lands of surrounding villages.
The island fortress of the legendary warrior king Tipu Sultan, Srirangapatna is just 16km from Mysore city. Inside the fortress is Tipu’s mosque with its twin minarets, the celebrated Ranganatha Swamy Temple, Tipu’s Summer Palace, the Wellesley Bridge, and the dungeons where British officers were once imprisoned. Equally impressive is the ornate white-domed Gumbaz, an imposing structure with doors of ebony inlaid with ivory and lacquered with Tipu’s tiger-striped emblem. About 1km to the east of the fort is Tipu’s Summer Palace (known as the Daria Daulat Bagh) set amidst a lovely garden.

Day 08 – Mysore-Hassan (125 kms-3 Hours drive)
After breakfast, drive to Hassan. Check into your hotel on arrival. Afternoon visit Belur Channakeshava & Halebid Hoysalewswara temples famous for its Hoysala Architecture using the soft stone with amazing hand craft. Overnight at the Hotel.
The temples at Belur and Halebid, which remained incomplete despite 80 years of labor, are offerings of the finest workmanship in stone to the gods. The elaborate sculptured decoration on the temple, according to some critics, is even better than the Friezes at Konark in Orissa and Khajuraho in Madhya Pradesh. The Temple at Halebid is still used for worship today. Belur was the capital of the Hoysalas during the 11th and 12th centuries, before the capital was moved to Halebid. The thing not to be missed here is the impressive Chennakeshava Temple, which has some of the most intricate and beautiful carvings in India. The Channakeshava temple at Belur, which was (the earlier Capital of Hoysala Kingdom) built by the emperor Vishnuvardhana, during 1117 AD to commemorate his conversion from Jainism to Vaishnavism, has attracted connoisseurs of art the World over, through its intricate sculpting wonders. Hoysaleshvara temple Halebid is a 12th century Hoysala temple , the old Hoysala capital.

Day 09 – Hassan-Hospet (300 Kms-6 Hours)
After an early breakfast, drive to Hospet. Enroute visit Chitradurga Fort from the foothills. Arrive early evening in Hospet, check in your hotel. Overnight at Hotel.

Day 10 – Hampi (12 Kms)
After an early breakfast, drive to Hampi for a full day sightseeing of Hampi, otherwise renowned as the largest open museum. The entire city is an open museum which is praised as one of the most important Heritage Sites of India. The destruction of the Vijayanagara capital, Hampi took almost six months for the Muslim consortium of Kings. If you finish your sightseeing by 4 PM, you may opt to visit Daroji Sloth Bear Sanctuary to watch Sloth Bears. The Sanctuary is open from 1 PM to 5.30 PM only. Back to Hospet for overnight stay.
Hampi, also known as ‘ THE FORT OF VICTORY – VIJAYANAGARA’, situated on the banks of the river Tungabhadra in the region of Bellary, is a vast site of monuments and ruins, a mute witness to an ear of glories, triumphs and tragedies. The ruins of Hampi, are so majestic and imposing that they leave the visitor totally dumbfounded, awestruck and humbled. Visit the Virupaksha Temple, rises majestically at the western end of a 670m long street that was once the famous Hampi bazaar. This is the only temple at Hampi that is still used for worship. The most splendid monument of Hampi is undoubtedly The Vitthala Temple Complex. The 56 pillars in the main hall produce musical notes when struck. To the east of the hall is the famous Stone Chariot with stone wheels that actually revolve! Hampi is full of such surprises. The restoration and rehabilitation is still going on to bring Hampi township to its Royal touch.Archeological survey of India takes much pain to restore the same.The Hampi Township spread over 10 kms starting from Anantashayana Temple.
You will also visit Zanana Enclave (Women’s apartments),remnants of Queen’s Palace,King’s private temple called Hazararama Temple. There is also a huge elephant shed for 13 elephants, an open long dining table made of stone with inbuilt plates and so on. Another attraction is Vijaya Vithala Temple which is no more used for worship. The architecture of this temple is amazing and the unique part is the huge stone chariot in front of the temple.No vehicles are allowed to approach the temple. There are Electric cars available at minimum costs for regular transfers up and down.

Day 11 – Hospet-Badami (150 kms-3 Hours)
After breakfast, drive Badami. Afternoon visit Aihole & Pattadackal, famous as the ‘Cradle of Hindu Temple Architecture’ . Overnight at Badami.
Off the beaten track of modern civilisations, situated on the banks of Malaprabha river, is a little village known as Aihole, originally known as Ayyavole.The place name has a legendary origin associated with Parashurama, who having destroyed the whole race of Kshatriyas came to Malaprabha river to clean his bloodstained axe. Its said that the river turned red on washing the axe and at the sight of red water he cried out “Ai Holi! Ai Holi!”. Thus the place came to be known as Aihole.

Aihole has over 100 temples scattered around the village. Wherever one looks, it’s temples that meet the eyes. Intricately carved, rich in detail, quiet and peaceful. Mute witnesses of a bygone era. Visit the oldest temple here is, perhaps, the Lad Khan temple dating back to the 5th century. The Durga Temple in Aihole is decidedly one of the finest specimens belonging to the late 7th century.It outbids the rest of the shrines both in artistic form and aesthetic sense.

It has an undivided chamber and is unique as its built on the lines of Buddhist Chaitya with an apsidal shaped cella over which rises a little spire or shikhara. The outer walls of the shrine have beautifully carved figures or Narasimha, Mahishaasuramardini, Varaha, Vishnu, Shiva and Ardanarishwara. You may also visit the museum at Aihole. Another piece of attraction is Huchchappayana Matha Temple. The temple has sculptures on its outer walls. The doorframe of the Garbhagriha is very well wrought with Ganga and Yamuna images. There are also some impressive figures of amorous couples.

The group of monuments at Pattadakal is a splendid contribution of Chalukyas of Badami, lies on the left bank of river Malaprabha amidst a rugged yet picturesque landscape. Aihole was an important centre of early Western Chalukya Kings from 6th to 8 Century. It gained cultural glory in 7th Century A.D. Since then several temples were built by Rastrakuta and Chalukya dynasties. According to historians and scholars, the architecture skill of Badami Chalukya was evolved in Aihole and developed in Badami and further reached its pinnacle in terms of growth and perfection at Pattadakallu. The name Pattadakallu derived as this was the crowning place for Princes. Most of the temples at Pattadkal were built by the early Chalukyas.

Day 12–Badami- Goa( 300 kms-7 Hours Drive)
After an early breakfast, check out and visit the cave temples in Badami. Later drive to Goa. On arrival, check in at your hotel in Goa. Overnight at Hotel.
Badami has four rock-cut cave temples, the largest being the third cave dedicated to Vishnu. Overlooking the temples is a reservoir, its banks dotted with temples dedicated to Vishnu and Shiva. The Bhutanatha Temples and the Museum set up by the Archeological Survey of India, are the other attractions.The Menabasadis are carved in the mega rocks of Badami Hills.
The Badami Chalukyas bestowed cultural and religious tolerance which made the Jain, Buddha, Vaishnava and Shaiva Monks and scholars visited and resided in Badami. Instead of residing in the Palace, they opted Cave temples which were situated amidst nature, a suitable place for their holy service. The Cave temples are evidently rich in Architecture which depicts the rock cut skill and technology of the period. They were the initial modeled temples and independently built termed as earlier styled or infant models. They provided a blue print to the later built similar model temples in and around Southern India and helped to develop and sharpen the skill.

Day 13-Goa
Breakfast at the hotel. Afternoon go for a sightseeing of Old Goa to visit the historic churches like the chapel of St Catherine, Basilica of Bom Jesus and other old churches around etc. You will driving over River Mandovi. Overnight at Hotel.
Panaji is the official capital of Goa. It was called Panjim during the times of the Portuguese and was one of the three principal Portuguese cities along with Velha Goa (Old Goa) and Margao. Though it began as a suburb of Velha Goa it ended up becoming the capital of Goa in 1843 when the Portuguese Old Goa. It is also one of India’s smallest and most charming state capitals.

Day 14-Goa Departure
Today, you will be transferred to Goa International Airport to connect your flight home.