Day 01: Arrival at Delhi
Company representatives will receive you on arrival at the international airport in Delhi late in the night or midnight. Transfer to your hotel. Relax. Overnight will be at Delhi.

Day 02: Delhi
Breakfast will be at the hotel. Start a full-day tour of Old and New Delhi. Proceed to see the DANCES OF INDIA show in the evening. Overnight will be at Delhi.

Day 03: Delhi - Agra
Start for Agra early in the morning after breakfast. En-route you will visit the SIKANDRA. Check in at hotel. Return to hotel and relax in the evening. Overnight will be at Agra.

Day 04: Jaipur
Enjoy your breakfast at the hotel. Proceed for a morning excursion to Amber Fort. Elephant ride ascent to the fort. Relax in the evening or visit the markets. Overnight will be at Jaipur.

Day 05: Jaipur - Delhi
After leisurely breakfast proceed for shopping. Leave for Delhi after lunch. Reach Delhi and you will be transferred to airport for flight with sweet memories of India after FAREWELL DINNER.

Day 06: Delhi - Chennai
Transfer to hotel Le Meridien

Day 07: Chennai - Trivandrum
Transfer to Somatheeram Ayurvedic Resort.

Day 08: Ayurvedic Beach Resort
Relax and enjoy the facilities at the resort including private beach, yoga, massage, nature walks, classical music and dance programs on open-air stage, visits to local traditional village.

Day 09: Backwaters of Kerala
From the resort drive to the pier to board a private rice boat and then cruise through the narrow canals and wide lakes enjoying the scenic natural beauty -- coconut trees, rice patties, small villages.Meals and overnight on houseboats.

Day 10: Backwaters - Cochin
Morning relax on houseboat, after lunch drive to Cochin. transfer to hotel.

Day 11: Cochin
Full day sighseeing: palaces, museums. Enjoy a Kathakali dance performance at Cochin Cultural Center, arriving to watch the make-up. Dinner at traditional Kerala restaurant.

Day 12: Periyar
Periyar Wild life Sanctuary Home to bison, antelopes, sambars, wild boars, monkeys, langurs, a wide variety of birds, and some 750 elephants. Game viewing by private motor-boat in the evening.

Day 13: Periyar - Madurai
Relax at Periyar in the morning. In afternoon, drive to Madurai "The Temple City of India". Evening relaxed overview of the city, independent strolling.

Day 14: Madurai
Full day sighseeing: Sri Meenakshi Temple, Tirumalai Nayak Palace, Tiruparankundram (rock-cut)Temple, Alagarkoil Temple.

Day 15: Chennai
Full day sightseeing of Chennai: Kapaleeshwarar Temple, San Thome Cathedral, Sri Parthasarathy Temple, Fort St. George, the Marina.

Day 16: Drive to Kanchipuram
Visit temples of Kanchipuram enroute to Mahabalipuram. Kailasanatha Temple, Vaikunta Perumal Temple, Sri Ekambaranathar Temple, Kamakshi Amman Temple, Devarajaswami Temple.

Day 17: Mahabalipuram
Morning relax; afternoon sightseeing: Five Rathas, Shore Temple, ArjunaÕs Penance, Mandapams, Krishna Mandapam.

Day 18: Chennai
Relax in the morning. Late afternoon drive back to Chennai. Transfer to international airport for flight home.