Day 01 Mumbai (Bombay)/Tellicherry via Calicut
Arrive in Mumbai and take the morning flight to Calicut. From here you
will drive to Tellicherry along the Malabar Coast. On arrival transfer
to hotel to spend the night here.
Day 02 Tellicherry/Coorg
The morning is free and after lunch leave for Coorg. The drive to Coorg
through the lush green Western Ghats is exhilarating. Coorg is cradled
in these ghats at a height of 800 meters above sea level. On arrival
transfer to hotel and spend the night here.
Day 03 Coorg
In the morning take a walk in the forest with a local guide and visit a
tribal village as well. Spend the night at the hotel.
Day 04 Coorg/Nagarhole National Park
In the morning leave for Nagarhole National Park. Drive 70kms south to
this National Park, which is home to over 250 species of birds, tigers,
leopard and elephants. On arrival transfer to the hotel. Visit the park
by jeep or on elephant back or a coracle (a round boat made of cane used
by the locals).
Day 05 Nagarhole
Explore the National Park.
Day 06 Nagarhole/Sultan Battery
Drive from Nagarhole to Sultan Battery in Wynad district in the middle
of the Western Ghats. On arrival transfer to hotel and spend the night.
Day 07 & 08 Sultan Battery
The day is at your leisure to enjoy the bounty of nature. You could
visit the Edekal Caves that have rock carvings that date back to 2500 BC
or the Muthanga National Park. You could stroll through the coffee
plantations as well.
Day 09 Sultan Battery/Kochi (Cochin)
Drive to Kochi and on the way visit the Guruvayur temple and the
elephants that are part of the temple. On arrival at Cochin transfer to
the hotel.
Day 10 Kochi (Cochin)
In the morning visit the Jewish Synagogue, Dutch Palace, St. Francis
Church and the spice markets. In the afternoon take a cruise of the
harbour and visit some of the island close by and the famous Chinese
fishing nets.
Day 11 Cochin/Mumbai
Take a flight to Mumbai and on arrival take your connecting flight for
your onward journey.
Alternatively
You can spend two nights on a houseboat on the backwaters of Kerala
OR
You can spend a few days at Mararikulam relaxing on its famous beaches.
