Coromandel to Malabar A leisurely, fourteen night journey across the southern states of India, starting out from Chennai (Madras), the first important settlement of "The Raj", crossing the plains of Tamil Nadu by train, before climbing to a hill station on the cool slopes of the Ghats. Then on to Cochin, the backwaters of Kerala and finally, a private beach near Kovalam.

Day	Activity	Recommended Hotels
Day 01	Depart London for Chennai	Overnight Flight
Day 02	You will be met on arrival and transferred to your hotel in Covelong. You will have the rest of the day at leisure.	Fisherman's Cove
Day 03	Your guide will meet you and escort you on a private tour of Chennai and Mahabilapuram	Fisherman's Cove
Day 04	You will be met at the hotel and transferred to the station in time to catch the train over the state border to Mysore, in Karnataka. On arrival in Mysore, you will be met and transferred to your hotel.	Lalitha Mahal, Metropole
Day 05	You will be met and accompanied on a sightseeing tour of Mysore.	Lalitha Mahal, Metropole
Day 06	You will be met at the hotel and transferred by road across the state border and into the Western Ghats, to the hill station of Sultan"s Battery.	Tranquil
Day 07	Rest and relaxation	Tranquil
Day 08	You will be met at the hotel and transferred to Calicut in time to check in for your flight to Cochin. On arrival in Cochin, you will be met and transferred to your hotel in the old quarter of the city.	Malabar House Residency, Brunton's Boatyard, Taj Malabar, Old Harbour
Day 09	Your guide will meet you at the hotel and escort you on a privately guided tour of Fort Kochi, the old quarter of the city.	Malabar House Residency, Brunton's Boatyard, Taj Malabar, Old Harbour
Day 10	You will be met at the hotel and transferred by road to Kumarakom on the banks of Lake Vembanad.	Coconut Lagoon, Kumarakom Lake Resort, Philip Kutty's
Day 11	Your houseboat and her crew will meet you at the resort and will transfer you deeper into the Backwaters.	Houseboat, Discovery,
Day 12	Upon alighting from the houseboat, you will be met and transferred to Kovalam.	Surya Samudra, Taj Green Cove
Day 13		Surya Samudra, Taj Green Cove
Day 14	Transfer to the airport in time to check in for your flight home.

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