9 nights / 10 days · 6 cities
South India Classic tour
Chennai, Pondicherry, Madurai and the Kerala hills and backwaters — the full southern arc, coast to coast.
Chennai → Pondicherry → Madurai → Munnar → Alleppey → Kochi
Itinerary
Day by day
- Day 1
Chennai
Arrive, Mylapore and the Marina
- Day 2
→ Pondicherry
Coastal road via Mahabalipuram shore temples
Drive: ~4h with stops - Day 3
Pondicherry
French quarter, Auroville
Drive: ~1h - Day 4
→ Madurai
Long drive inland, Meenakshi temple in the evening
Drive: ~7h - Day 5
→ Munnar
Climb into the Western Ghats
Drive: ~5h - Day 6
Munnar
Eravikulam, tea estates
- Day 7
→ Alleppey
Descend to the backwaters, board the houseboat at noon
Drive: ~4h30m - Day 8
→ Kochi
Disembark, transfer, Fort Kochi in the afternoon
Drive: ~1h30m - Day 9
Kochi
Mattancherry, Jew Town, Kathakali
- Day 10
Depart
Transfer to Cochin airport
Drive: ~1h