Harsh Hills of the South Tour

07 Nights / 08 Days 2Night Ooty – 2Night Kodaikanal – 2Night Munnar – 1Night Thekkady

PACKAGE HIGHLIGHTS:

 Excursion to Coonoor and stay in Ooty – Queen of Hills  In Kodaikanal, visit Bryant Park, Coaker's walk, Pillar Rock, Suicide point and Kodai Lake  Trip to Eravikulam National Park, Tea Plantation & Museum, Munnar  In Thekkady, boating on Periyar Lake and Kalaripayattu show  Sightseeing tours by private air- conditioned vehicle  Start FromCoimbatore and End in Cochin

ITINERARY:

Day 01 Arrival in Coimbatore| Drive to Ooty (90 kms / approx. 3 hours) Meet our representative upon arrival in Coimbatore and drive towards Ooty – also called ‘Queen of hill stations’, capital of Nilgiri district, used to be popular summer and weekend getaway for the Britishers during the colonial days. Lofty mountains, dense forest, sprawling grasslands and miles and miles of tea gardens made this place so popular in southern India. Upon arrival, check-in at the hotel for overnight stay.

Day 02 Sightseeing in Ooty After breakfast, enjoy a tour to Dodabetta Peak for a spectacular view. Later, drive to Coonoor (21 kms / approx. 45 mins)and visit Sims Park and 'Dolphin' Nose Point. In the afternoon, visit the Botanical Gardens and the popular Ooty Lake. Return to the hotel after sightseeing and have a comfortable overnight stay.

Day 03 Drive from Ooty – Kodaikanal (250 kms / approx. 7 hours) After breakfast, drive towards Kodaikanal – Centered on a very pretty lake, Kodai rambles up and down hillsides with patches of shola forest, unique to the Western Ghats in South India, and evergreen broadleaf trees such as magnolia, mahogany, myrtle and rhododendron. Another plant specialty around here is the kurinji shrub, whose lilac-blue blossoms only appear every 12 years: next due date 2018. Check-in at the hotel upon arrival, for overnight stay.

Day 04 Sightseeing in Kodaikanal After breakfast proceed for local tour of Kodaikanal covering - Bryant Park, Coaker's walk, Pillar Rock and Suicide point. In evening, visit Kodai Lake, the man-made star shaped lake, which spreads out over sixty acres. Evening return back to hotel and overnight stay at hotel.

Day 05 Drive from Kodaikanal – Munnar (165kms / approx. 4.5hours) After breakfast, drive to Munnar - derived its name from the confluence of the three rivers around which the town grew. Today, it offers beautiful vistas, cardamom and spice plantations, aromatic oil factories, sights of several endangered species and the purple-blue of the Neelakurinji flowers that bloom every 12 years. Upon arrival, check-in at the hotel and spend evening at leisure. Overnight stay at the hotel.

Day 06Full day Munnar Sightseeing After breakfast,Explore Eravikulam National Park, home to various elusive and endangered species. It is a great place to enjoy trekking and offers mind-blowing views of the tea plantations. Later, proceed towards Tea Museum (closed on Monday), which gives an insight to the history of tea plantations of this region. Later visit Mattupetty Dam, Eco Point and Flower Garden. Return to the hotel for overnight stay.

Day 07 Munnar – Thekkady (90 kms / approx. 2.5 hours) After breakfast, drive to Thekkady (Periyar) and on arrival check-in at the hotel. Thekkady is synonymous to uninterrupted hills, rich biodiversity and spice plantations. The place is best known for the Periyar National Park. In the afternoon, proceed for boat-ride at Periyar Lake, and in evening watch traditional Kalaripayattu show. Return to the hotel for overnight stay.

Day 08Departure from Cochin(140 kms / approx. 4.5 hours) After breakfast, you will be transferred to Cochin airport for return flight back home.

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Route Map:

HOTELS OFFERED:

City Nights Category A Category B Category C Meal Plan

Ooty 2 Fortune Resort Sullivan Court Gem park Lakeview Breakfast Kodai - By The Valley, A Kodaikanal 2 Le Poshe by Sparsa JC Residency Breakfast Sterling Holidays Resort Munnar 2 Tea County KTDC Grand Plaza Spice Country Resorts Breakfast Thekkady 1 Poetree Sarovar Portico Mountain courtyard Treetop Breakfast

PACKAGE COST IN INR Category A Category B Category C Cost Per Person when 2 Pax Travelling 37142 31611 25795 Cost Per Person when 4 Pax Travelling 31399 25868 20051 Cost for Extra Adult / Child with Bed 13802 10200 8047 (Hotel cost only) Cost for Child without Bed (Hotel cost only) 6288 3300 3403

SUPPLEMENTS APPLICABLE FOR THE BELOW DATES/DAYS AND BELOW MENTIONED HOTEL (PER PERSON / PER NIGHT) IN INR Category Hotel DATES/ DAYS 1 Pax 2 Pax 3 Pax 4 Pax B Grand Plaza - Munnar 07th Nov - 16th Nov'18 2400 1200 1040 1200 01st Nov - 20th Nov'18 & C 1200 600 600 600 Spice Country Resorts - Munnar 15th Dec - 20th Dec'18 04th Nov - 18th Nov'18 & C 900 450 300 450 Treetop - Thekkady 10th Dec - 20th Dec'18 15th Dec - 20th Dec'18 and A Le Poshe by Sparsa - Kodaikanal 3000 1500 1354 1500 10th Jan - 15th Jan'19 01st Oct - 02nd Oct'18, 19th Oct - 21st Oct'18,06th Nov - B 840 420 280 420 Kodai - By The Valley, A Sterling 17th Nov'18,11th Jan - 15th Holidays Resort, Kodaikanal Jan'19, 25th Jan - 27th Jan'19 01st Oct - 31st Oct'18, 15th C Dec - 20th Dec'18 and 10th 906 453 302 453 JC Residency - Kodaikanal Jan - 15th Jan'19

PACKAGE INCLUSIONS: • 7 night accommodation in well-appointed rooms as mentioned below hotels or equivalent • Assistance at the airport • Sightseeing as per itinerary by private tourist vehicle • Drivers allowances, toll taxes and Govt. Service Tax

PACAKAGE EXCLUSIONS: • Air tickets and airport taxes • Kalaripayattu show in Thekkady • Boat-ride in Periyar Lake • Guide service as per the itinerary • Entrance fee at Monuments as per the itinerary • Supplement for Special activities as per the itinerary • Items of personal nature like laundry, phone calls, tips to guides / drivers etc. • Camera / Video camera fees applicable at monuments

Sachin B.Sawant. 9822173672. Harsh Tours and Travels, Ichalkaranji and Kolhapur. 0230 2438084. [email protected] www.harshtoursntravels.com

NOTE: Monument Closed on Munnar - Eravikulam National Park will be closed in the month of February & March Munnar - Tata Tea Museum will be closed on Monday Hotel Check in 1400hrs and check out 1200hrs Medium vehicle will be provided for 1-3 travelers and Innova will be provided for 4-5 travelers Package cost will not be valid from 20th December 2018 – 10th January 2019. Also on public holidays, festivals, exhibitions

and long-weekends. A surcharge will be levied and will be advised at the time of booking

This package is valid from 01st October’18 till 31st March’19 (Except from 20th December’18 – 10th January’19)