Buddha Jayanti Festival Tours

Day 01: Arrival Hyderabad
Meting and assistance on arrival at Hyderabad airport and transfer to the hotel. Rest of the day free of leisure. Overnight at the hotel.

Day 02: Hyderabad (Buddha Jayanti Festival)
Morning after breakfast participation in Shanti Yatra. Overnight at the hotel.

Day 03: Hyderabad
Morning after breakfast excursion Golconda Fort - Once famed for its diamond mines (from which the famous Kohinoor diamond of the British crown was mined) is the site of a strategic fort dating back to the 13th century. This invincible fort has an extraordinary acoustical system and massive battlements.

Day 04: Hyderabad - Tirupati
Morning after breakfast departure transfer to Tirupati.

Day 05: Tirupati
Morning after breakfast visit to Tirupati is one of the most important and among the richest temples of South India. It is famed for the shrine on the -Seven Hills- of Tirumalai which attract millions of pilgrims from all over India. Picturesquely situated amidst sacred waterfalls and tanks, the shrine presents a fine example of early Dravidian art. Later departure overnight at the hotel.

Day 06: Tirupati - Chennai
Morning after breakfast departure by surface to Chennai. Upon arrival check in at the hotel. Afternoon sightseeing tour of Chennai, the Capital city of Tamil Nadu state, which is India-s Southern Gateway city and one of the biggest centre of trade, and communications. Begin your tour with sightseeing of Chennai. Among the principal sights are the Fort St. George and Museum, which has the British East India Company documents, The Bronze Museum, St. Thom Cathedral, the Marina Beach, and drive past the Parthasarathy Temple at Mylapore.

Day 07: Chennai - Mysore
Morning after breakfast visit to Kanchipuram was under the Pallavas from the 6th to 8th century AD and later became the citadel of the Cholas, Vijayanagar Kings, the Muslim and the British. It has been a center of Tamil learning, cultural and religious background for centuries. Kanchipuram has magnificent temples of unique architectural beauty bearing eloquent testimony to its glorious Dravidian heritage.

Day 08: Mysore
Assistance on arrival at the railway station and transfer to the hotel upon arrival check in at the hotel. Afternoon sightseeing tour of Mysore City. Visit the Palace of the Maharaja built in 1911-12. The Palace is of harmonious syntheses of the Hindu and saracenic style of architecture with archways, dome turrets, colonnades and sculptures, which are magnificent. Visit the Art Gallery, drive up to Chamundi Hill to see the Chamundeshwari Temple and a panoramic view of Mysore. On your way back, see the Nandi Bull. Overnight at the hotel.

Day 09: Mysore - Coorg
Morning after breakfast departure transfer to Coorg Upon arrival check in at the hotel. Rest of the day free of leisure. Overnight at the hotel.

Day 10: In Coorg
Morning after breakfast full day explore at Coorg lies in the Western Ghats comprising rugged mountain terrain, interspersed with Cardamom jungle, coffee plantations and swathes of lush paddy fields, is one of the most beautiful place in India. The Town of Madikeri or Mercara is small with meandering roads, which converge on a bustling bazaar. The Omkareshwara Temple has an unusual.

Day 11: Coorg - Bandipur
Morning after breakfast departure transfer to Bandipur Upon arrival check in at the hotel. Rest of the day free for independent activities day free of leisure. Overnight at the hotel.

Day 12: Bandipur
Mroning after breakfast visit to see wild life Bandipur via Mumdumalai park, which has a diverse wildlife with Wild Elephant, Gaur, Deer, the Bonnet Macaque, the Tiger, Leopard and the Dhole. Continue on to Bandipur and check in at the hotel. Bandipur is one of the finest habitats of the Asian Elephant and Bison.Overnight at the hotel.

Day 13: Bandipur - Ooty
Morning after breakfast Departure by surface to Ooty upon arrival check In at the hotel. Rest of the day free for the independent day free of leisure. Overnight at the hotel.

Day 14: Ooty
Morning after breakfast visit to Ooty is located at approximately 2200 metres above sea level in the Nilgiri Hills and are very popular among the expatriate population of the British Raj.

Day 15: Ooty - Cochin
Morning after breakfast departure by surface to Cochin. Upon arrival check in at the hotel. Afternoon sightseing tour of Cochin. Cochin is a city with an eventful history. The Portuguese, the Dutch, the English all had established themselves here at one time or the other.

Day 16: Cochin
In time departure transfer to the Cochin airport to board flight back home with the sweet memories of your holiday with Indian Festival Tours.