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Spectacular South India: Sandalwood, Saffron and Backwaters February 17 – March 5, 2020 ROMTravel – World Cultures Tour Let our experts be your guides Spectacular South India: Sandalwood, Saffron and Backwaters February 17 – March 5, 2020 South India offers a kaleidoscope of images, Day 9 Madurai-Thekkady Hotels tastes and experiences in a calmer, less 'Living' Meenakshi Temple. Walk through Chennai Leela Palace tourist-oriented environment than the North. Puthu Mandap. Drive to Thekkady, land of Mamallapuram Taj Fisherman's Cove The influence of other cultures seems to have spices. Pondicherry Palais de Mahe brushed the South very lightly as it remains a Day 10 Thekkady Tanjore Svatma stronghold of Hindu traditions. Throughout Boat trip through Periyar National Park. Spice Madurai Marriott the South, magnificent monuments of a plantation. Evening entertainment. Thekkady Spice Village vanished age abound, standing serenely in Day 11 Thekkady-Kumarakom Kumarakom Kumarakom Lake Resort bustling cities and in lush tropical landscapes Drive to Kumarakom. Tea plantation. Sunset Cochin Taj Malabar with nearby rice fields and meandering rivers. cruise on kettuvallum houseboat. Mysore Radisson Blu Tour Itinerary and Highlights Day 12 Kumarakom Bengaluru Leela Palace Kerala backwater cruise. Optional visit to Day 1 Chennai Individual arrivals. Bird Sanctuary. Resource Person Day 13 Kumarakom-Cochin Day 2 Chennai Dr. Deepali Dewan is Philipkutty’s Farm. Keralian cooking demo Tour of Chennai, Kapaleeshwarar Temple and the Dan Mishra South and lunch. Drive to Cochin. Sunset cruise to Santhome Cathedral Basilica. Welcome Asian Curator of South see Chinese fishing nets. dinner. Asian Arts & Culture at Day 14 Cochin Day 3 Chennai-Mamallapuram the ROM and teaches at Chennai National Museum and Art Gallery. Tour of Cochin, Mattancherry Dutch Palace, Jewish Synagogue, and St. Francis Church. the University of Drive to Mamallapuram to see the Shore and Toronto. Her research Five Rathas Temples. Evening performance of Kathakali at folklore museum. spans colonial and Day 4 Mamallapuram-Pondicherry contemporary South Drive to Auroville to see Matrimandir. Day 15 Cochin-Bengaluru-Mysore Morning flight to Bengaluru. Drive to Asia, with particular Rickshaw ride through Tamil and French interest in photography. quarters. Manakula Vinayagar Temple. Mysore. Evening carriage ride and visit to Devraja flower market. She has authored several books and curated Day 5 Pondicherry many exhibitions of South Asian culture. Sunrise at Pondicherry Promenade. Optional Day 16 Mysore ROMTravel Coordinator visit to Paradise Beach and the old quarter. Srirangapatna; the ruins of Hyder Ali, Tipu Neera Chopra is a ROM Trustee, ROM Cluny Embroidery Centre and high tea. Sultan and Mysore Palace. Patron, devoted volunteer and avid traveller. Day 6 Pondicherry-Kumbakonam- Day 17 Mysore-Bengaluru Tanjore Chamundi Hills, Bull Temple and Sand She is a member of many ROM committees, Drive to Kumbakonam. Cooking demo and Sculpture Museum. Train to Bengaluru. past Chair of the Friends of South Asia and lunch at Paradise Resort. Bullock cart ride Farewell dinner. assists visitors in learning about the ROM’s through a local village. Darasuram Temple. Day 18 Bengaluru collections. She led a ROMTravel trip to Bronze statue-making demo en route. Chitrakala Pratikesh, school of fine arts and North India in 2017. Day 7 Tanjore-Trichy famous garden, Lal Bagh. State Legislature, Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple in Trichy, Vidhan Soudha. Individual departures. Tour Cost Per Person perhaps the largest functioning Hindu temple Double Occupancy $9,800 in the world. Brihadisvara Temple in Tanjore, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Single Supplement $2,995 Day 8 Tanjore-Madurai Palace of Tanjore and the art gallery housing Tour begins at Chennai Airport (MAA). magnificent granite and bronze statues from Tour ends at Bengaluru Airport (BLR). International flight costs NOT included. the Chola period. Drive to Madurai. Lunch Photos of Chettinad cuisine with host Meenakshi . Chinese fishing nets in Cochin, courtesy Neera Chopra. Muthaiah. Triumali Nayal Palace and St. Brihadisvara Temple, Cholapuram, courtesy Wikipedia Mary Cathedral. and Jean-Pierre Dalbéra. Backwaters of Kerala, Kumarakom, courtesy Neera Chopra. 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