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Delhi to Kochi Illustrated Hilites - 28 Days
Photos and Notes made in preparation for the adventure



Toronto-Delhi
Dubai-Toronto
B787-9 Dreamliner
300 seats

Leave Winnipeg: Friday April 8- 5:25 pm ~ AC #268 Airbus A320-200 ::: Arrive Toronto 8:57 pm (2.5 hrs no meal)
Leave Toronto: 1055pm - AC #070   ~ Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner (14 hrs - Breakfast/Meal)
Arrive Delhi: Saturday April 9 - 10:25 pm
Leave Kochi (Cochin) Sunday May 8 - 4:20 am - Emirates #533 (4 hrs B772)
Arrive Dubai Sunday May 8 - 6:40 am
Leave Dubai: Sunday May 8 - 11:30 pm  AC #057 Boeing 787-9 (13.5 hrs Breakfast/Meal)
Arrive Toronto: Monday May 9 - 5 am
Leave Toronto Monday May 9 - 8:15 am AC #259 Embraer 190 (2.7 hrs 1500km)
Arrive Winnipeg Monday May 9 - 9:55 am
1,135@
Tour Itinerary
Arrive  April 9 at 10:25 pm - picked up - book hotel a day early $55
APRIL 10: Day 1: Delhi
- Meeting at 6 pm -(1hr)
Delhi Transfer by a G Adventures-supported project, Women on Wheels.
Good Times Hotel
8/7, W.E.A. Karol Bagh ~ Opp. Ramjas School Pusa Road ~ Between Metro Piller No 87-88 ~ New Delhi - 110005
Ph : 91 - 11 - 45144444 ~ Mobile : +91 9810348814 ( Emergency No)
E-mail : info@goodtimeshotel.com
EXPLORE  PICTURES
Day 2 Delhi
    Kids walk tour (2hr -3-5km) -
Chandi Chowk Old Market - WIKI
Victorian Connaught Place - WIKI  - WIKI business area
Jama Masjid (Great Mosque) climb Minaret -  WIKI  - WIKI - MINARET 360 VIEW - PICTURES
Gurudwara Sis Ganj  history of Sikh (30m Huge)  - WIKI - 
Day 3 JAIPUR
Delhi/ to private bus 260km (6hr) Jaipur (Pink City) - WIKI
    Opt: Jantar Mantar Visit (Ancient Royal Observatory) -  WIKI
Art Deco Raj Mandir Cinema Bollywood - WIKI - PICTURES
Option: 100INR per person 1000 INR per group
Day 4:  JAIPUR
    Walk streets - PHOTOS
Amber Fort- Amber City Ruins with Hawa Mahal palace of winds & museum 30m 100 or 400INR  - AMBER WIKI  - PALACE WIKI
Day 5: Jaipur to Tordi Sagar - 100km -3hr  ~ Meals included: Lunch | Dinner
Rural villages walk - WIKI  -  WIKIWIKITORDI PALACE HOTEL?
Camel Cart to dunes Tordi Sagar 2hr  WIKI -
and/or 4x4 safari 350INR  PHOTOS
Day 6: Tordi breakfast to 250 km/6hr Agra
        Fortress hike - water tank - PHOTOS
Abhaneri stepwells and Harshat Mata temple.  WIKI  - WIKI  || WIKI  - WIKI  - WIKI
Day 7: Agra  -  WIKI
    Taj Mahalsunrise -  PHOTOS - WIKI - WIKI -  WIKI
Agra Fortby cycle rickshaw WIKI  - WIKI -
plus  I'timad-ud-Daulah, or the Baby Taj. - WIKI -  WIKI  -
Day 8: Agra train (2.5 hr) WIKI
to Jhinsi bus (3 1/2 hr) AlipuraVillage - heritage stay for 2 days
Free village time
Day 9: Alipura
Day trip (1.5 hrs - 96km) to Khajuraho Monuments to Tour the Khajuraho Group of Monuments (medieval temples -kama sutra statues) - PHOTOS - WIKI
OPT waterfall (seasonal)~ evening dance performance or sound and light show (250INR) within  temple  PHOTOS
Day 10: Alipura to (2.5 hr/96km) Orchha town on Betwa River - WIKI - WIKI
paper-making plant en route
evening puja ceremony at the Ram Raja Temple - Hindu prayer ceremony  - PHOTOS   -  WIKI -
Day 11: Orchha - Jhansi (1 hr/20k) then Night Train (13hr) Varanasi
Orchha 3 Palace complex and free time PM  WIKI
Night train to Varanasi.
OPT for a local cooking class with a family. 600INR PHOTOS  - WIKI
Day 12: Varanasi  Holy City and Ganges  -  PHOTOS  - WIKI  - WIKI  || WIKI
Walk oldest  inhabited city ~ Sarnath (1-2hr) the site of the Buddha's first sermon. WIKI
Evening Ganges Boat Tour - candle and flower ceremony - WIKI  -
Day 13: Varanasi
Morning Sunrise Ganges Boat Tour   - PHOTOS    - WIKI
Explore  free time PM in this holy city.
Day 14: Varanasi PM flight to Delhi - WIKI
Free AM Explore - BYE PICS
Day 15: Delhi Flight to 3.5 Hr Kochi (Cochin) ~ BREAKFAST
Guide to airport  WIKI   -  WIKI
Evening South India CEO and New Members
Day 16: Kochi  - WIKI
AM guided walk: Dutch Palace - Jewish Synagogue - WIKI - WIKI - || WIKI -  WIKI
Evening Kathakali Dancing from Kerala - stories costumes by men - WIKI -  WIKI
Day 17: Kochi Train (4 hr) to Kozhikode  WIKI and Bus to  Kalpetta in the Wayanad district. WIKI -
Scenery
Day 18: Kalpetta (5h)
Walk Nature Trails Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary - WIKI - WIKI -  and prehistoric neolithic Edakkal Caves to Tribal Village - WIKI  -  WIKI
Day 19:  Kalpetta to (4H) Mudumalai  -  WIKI
PM Jeep Safari on plains (2H)
Night at the Mudumalai Wildlife Sanctuary. Refuges for elephants and bison, Bengal Tigers, Spotted Deer - WIKI  -  WIKI - WIKI
Day 20: Mudumalai bus (2-4H) to Mysore  -  WIKI
Mysore (2HR) Maharaja Palace - WIKI - PICS - PICS -  and
Chamundi Hills Chamundeshwari  Temple (pilgrims) WIKI - WIKI  - -and Nandi the Bull (ridden by the Hindu god Shiva) - WIKI - WIKI -
Devaraja fruit and vegetable market or join a yoga class
OPT drive to Somnathpur,  - WIKI - WIKI -  home to one of the most famous Hoysala Temples in India. WIKI - WIKI
Day 21: Mysore (8hr) Train to Chennai bus (1.5 HR) to Mamallapuram (Shore Temple) -  WIKI - WIKI  -
Mamallapuram. Visit the Shore Twin granite Temple Monuments UNESCO World Heritage to Hindu godsVishnu and Shiva. - WIKI  - WIKI
view of the Bay of Bengal's shore - WIKI -
Day 22: Mamallapuram  -  WIKI
Explore Free Day: Ocean swim, beach jog, monuments, SHOPPING
Day 23: Mamallapurambus (2.5H) to Puducherry (Pondicherry) - WIKI - WIKI   - WIKI -
AM Walk (1 hr) - largest French Colony in India ~ trading town
CEO info - learn about Sri Aurobindo Ghose at the ashram.  - WIKI - WIKI - WIKI
Day 24: Puducherry bus inland (7hr) to Madurai
Oldest city WIKI  -
Day 25: Madurai
Cycle rickshaw tour (2hr) City ~ pressing of oil by bullocks, and the famous Gandhi museum and palace. - WIKI - WIKI -  WIKI -
Evening famous Meenakshi Temple rituals ~ 50INR per person1000INR per group - WIKI  - WIKI -
OPT Shops, Market, Custom Shirt,
Day 26: Madurai bus (4hr) to Thekkady and Periyar Sanctuary National Park (DINNER) - WIKI - WIKI - WIKI -
Tour Cardamom Hills spice and tea planations/factory - WIKI -
OPT:  boat ride on the Periyar Lake. 150INR per person  - WIKI -
Day 27: Thekkady Periyar Sanctuary bus (145k - 5.5m) to Alleppey  riverboat to Kerala Backwaters Homestay on lagoon - WIKI - WIKI
PM:  explore the island with local: palm trees,  rice fields
Sunset: Boat on winding backwaters to Homestay (24hr) local toddy (alcoholic drink made from coconut).
(overnight bag - luggage on to Kochi)
Walk:  that cover the island, and learn more about the lifestyles of the locals. Watch the sunset on the winding backwaters with locals in a small country boat. There may even be time to kick back and enjoy a Lunch | Dinner
MAY 7: Day 28: Kerala Backwaters  - WIKI - boat to Alleppey (1.5hr) bus (2hr) to Kochi
AM: Breakfast - Live and cook with locals and host
Departure Day (Activities)
Onward travel is recommended for 4pm or later. Airport

DUBAI   -  WIKI - WIKI -  STOPOVER -
DUBAI AIRPORT




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