SOUTH INDIA TOUR – Escorted by AMY LANDRY & Mantra Wild CEO Reena Tory.
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South India Tour with Amy Landry
SOUTH INDIA TOUR
SATURDAY 26 SEPTEMBER – THURSDAY 8 OCTOBER 2020
Incredibly intentionally curated, you are invited to experience spirit nourishing Southern India on a 12 night Yatra tour experience. We are visiting some exceptional sites – active temples, places of the arts, the ocean, backwaters, and much more. All presented in collaboration with Mantra Wild.
HIGHLIGHT
Perhaps you yearn to explore Mother India, but don’t have a travel buddy? Or maybe you’re looking for an option that is safe but not sheltered from a very real connection with this magical land? Maybe you want to ensure your dietary needs are met? Or that you can squeeze as much beauty out of a short period of time as possible?
This 12 night adventure will weave the typical and incredible onslaught of the senses with a sweet serenity of the South. Experience a rejuvenation, an awakening, more connection – to others and self, and a peaceful solitude amongst the swarm of the “Mother Land”.
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MORE HIGHLIGHTS
- Day trip visiting Lakshmi Devi Temple and the temples of Belur and Halebidu
- Drive to Mysore via Sri Ranganatha Temple in Srirangapatnam.
- Evening light and sound show at Mysore Palace. Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner included.
- Morning sight-seeing tour of Mysore – Chamundi Hill Temple and Bull, Mysore Palace, and Devaraja Marketplace
- Visit Samam Centre for Health & Peace for a Sattvic lunch and coconut palm craft
- Early morning visit to CVN Kalari to view ancient martial art of Kalaripayattu training demonstration.
- Morning walking/rickshaw tour of Fort Kochi and Mattancherry
- Canoe ride along the backwaters, finishing off with lunch at a village home
- Visit to Mannarasala Temple
- Enjoy morning Yoga
- Vew sunset at Kanyakumari beach/temple.
- Ayurvedic treatments, massage, rest, reading, or ocean swims
And that’s not all!!!
Sound like this is for you?
Don’t miss out on the Early Bird price – Starting at $3, 999
YOUR TOUR ESCORTS
Amy Landry – Australian Yoga Teacher, Ayurvedic Practitioner, Mama, Mentor, and student of Odissi dance.
My first trip to India was in 2013, when I travelled around the motherland for 3 months – half the time with my husband and half the time entirely solo. The country captivated my heart, and so it began a love affair with the spirit, sounds, and spices of Incredible India. Since then, I have travelled annually, even 2-3 times a year, for my fix of soul nourishing colour and mayhem. It’s been a dream to take people on a specially crafted spiritual tour – both on and off the beaten track – because, in reality, people have a love or hate relationship with India, and it all comes down to their initial experience. It can be a confronting place – for the mind, body, and senses. It is mystical, intense, and surreal. I wish to gift people with the opportunity to feel safe but not sheltered, and to feel discomfort yet like being at-home all at once. Mother India provides the greatest gift of self exploration and a deep appreciation for art, architecture, Ayurveda, Yoga, food, textiles, ancient culture, spirit, music, colour, craft, and more. Join us!
FULL ITINERARY
Day 01:
Arrival in Bangalore
Afternoon/Evening ARRIVAL to BANGALORE. Stay at La Marvella Hotel Bangalore.
Day 2:
Hassan
Depart for Hassan via stop at Shravanabelagola Jain temple.
Overnight stay at Hoysala Village Resort, Hassan. Dinner included.
Breakfast Included. Check out of hotel. Visit Art Of Living Ashram, including morning meditation and tour. Lunch at Ashram.
Day 3:
Belur and Halebidu
Day trip visiting Lakshmi Devi Temple and the temples of Belur and Halebidu.
Includes breakfast, packed lunch, and dinner.
Day 4:
Mysore
Drive to Mysore via Sri Ranganatha Temple in Srirangapatnam.
Evening light and sound show at Mysore Palace. Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner included.
Overnight: Royal Orchid hotel.
Meals : Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner included.
Day 5:
Mysore
Morning sight-seeing tour of Mysore – Chamundi Hill Temple and Bull, Mysore Palace, and Devaraja Marketplace.
Overnight again at Royal Orchid Hotel.
Overnight :Royal Orchid hotel.
Meals included : Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner
Day 6:
Mysore to Calicut
Morning departure from Mysore. Visit Samam Centre for Health & Peace for a Sattvic lunch and coconut palm craft.
Continue on to Kozhikode/Calicut.
Overnight stay at Harivihar Heritage Homestead.
Meal: Breakfast (Mysore), Lunch (Samam), and Dinner (Harivihar).
Day 7:
Drive To Kochin
Early morning visit to CVN Kalari to view ancient martial art of Kalaripayattu training demonstration.
Drive to Kochin via stop at Guruvayoor for lunch.
Free time in late afternoon/evening to explore. *Option to attend special Kathakali performance (at own expense) – highly recommended.
Overnight : Boutique heritage hotel, Forte Kochi.
Meal: Breakfast (Harivihar) and Lunch included.
Day 8:
Fort Kochi
Free morning at leisure.
Option to enjoy half day morning walking/rickshaw tour of Fort Kochi and Mattancherry. Option to enjoy Pokkali Rice + Backwaters Tour. Both offered via Mantra Wild at own expense.
Afternoon departure for Alleppey. Think, tranquil stretches of emerald backwaters!
Meal: Breakfast (Kochin) and Dinner (Our Land) included.
Day 9:
Varkala
After breakfast, enjoy a canoe ride along the backwaters, finishing off with lunch at a village home.
Transfer to Varkala, via a visit to Mannarasala Temple on the way – this temple is a pilgrim centre for devotees of Serpent Gods, like Shiva.
Varkala is perched along the edge of a majestic 15 metre high cliffs. Varkala is an important temple town with Papanasham Beach – a holy area for Hindus overlooked by Janardharna Temple. Varkala is famous for it’s stretches of golden sand.
Rest of day at leisure.
Overnight: Deshadan Cliff and Beach Resort.
Meal: Breakfast and Lunch included.
Day 10:
Kovalam
Drive to Kovalam, Kerala. On the way, stop in Trivandrum briefly to visit the Padamnabha Swami Temple.
The temple is built in anintricate fusion of the indigenous Kerala style and the Tamil style(kovil) of architecture associated with the temples located in theneighbouring state of Tamil Nadu, featuring high walls, and a16th-century Gopuram
Rest of day at leisure. A great time for massages, treatments, and relaxation!
Overnight: Amrutham in Standard Room.
Meal: Breakfast (Our Land), Lunch (Amrutham), and Dinner (Amrutham) included.
Day 11:
Drive to Kanyakumari
Enjoy morning Yoga, then depart after early lunch for day excursion to Kanyakumari, via Nagarcoil (visit to Nagaraja temple) and Suchindram (Sree Sthanumalayan temple) to view sunset at Kanyakumari beach/temple.
Dinner at leisure after sunset at own expense.
Overnight: Amrutham.
Meal: Breakfast and Lunch included (Amrutham).
Day 12:
Kovalam
After morning Yoga, enjoy a rejuvenative day at leisure for Ayurvedic treatments, massage, rest, reading, or ocean swims.
Overnight: Amrutham.
Meal: Breakfast and Lunch included (Amrutham).
Day 13:
Drive to Trivandrum
After morning breakfast, and closing circle, check out and transfer to Trivandrum Airport/Train Station/alternative hotel.
Meal: Breakfast included (Amrutham).
Pricing
Full Price : AUD$3,999
Land Arrangements + Domestic Airfare
Service Includes
- Daily breakfast + any meals listed in itinerary above (some meals will be at your own expense as noted above)
- 12 nights air conditioned accommodation in twin share room, unless you have booked and paid for a single room
- Transfers to/from airport or major railway station on arrival/departure days
- Air Conditioned bus + petrol + driver with phone + tolls/interstate levies
- All activities listed in itinerary above
- Any entrance fees into temples/sites
- Reverse Osmosis filtered drinking water
- Group guide services: Hassan day trip, Mysore, Alleppey canoe ride + village visit, Kanyakumari day trip visit (Kovalam).
- Unforgettable memories of a lifetime!
Service Excludes
- International airfare, visa fees, airport tax or any kind of insurance cover
- Drinks of any nature, any other meals than those mentioned in the itinerary
- Any car arrangements on free days
- Still and video camera fee at monuments and game parks
- Items of personal nature like drinks, laundry, telephone calls, tips, camera fees etc
- Liability for change in itinerary due to reasons beyond our control like change in flight and train schedule; cancellation of flights, political disturbances, natural phenomenon.
- Any other item not specifically mentioned above as ‘INCLUDED
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