Chennai to Kochi: 14-Day Private South India Cultural Tour
About this experience
Give South India’s cultural and natural settings more room with a two-week private journey. The programme moves from coastal Tamil Nadu into its temple towns, then crosses to Kerala’s spice country, tea hills and backwaters. Multiple two-night stays reduce packing and allow the itinerary to respond to your interests without promising access that local venues cannot provide.
This itinerary is a starting point for a private holiday quotation. Daily sightseeing can be adjusted before confirmation to reflect arrival times, driving distances and the type of accommodation you prefer. Your quotation should identify the included rooms, meals, guiding days and activities so that each part of the journey is clear.
Experience highlights
- 14 days / 13 nights with a day-by-day proposed route
- Private road travel across Tamil Nadu & Kerala
- Accommodation, guiding and meals clearly itemised before confirmation
Day-by-day itinerary
- Day 1: Arrive Chennai. Stay Chennai.
- Day 2: Explore Chennai and Mylapore on an agreed private route. Stay Chennai.
- Day 3: Travel via Mahabalipuram to Pondicherry. Stay Pondicherry.
- Day 4: Visit selected Pondicherry and Auroville public visitor areas. Stay Pondicherry.
- Day 5: Travel towards Thanjavur with stops matched to the driving schedule. Stay Thanjavur.
- Day 6: Explore the agreed Great Living Chola Temples circuit. Stay Thanjavur.
- Day 7: Travel via Srirangam to Madurai. Stay Madurai.
- Day 8: Spend a full day on Madurai heritage and a confirmed local experience. Stay Madurai.
- Day 9: Travel to Thekkady. Stay Thekkady.
- Day 10: Explore a confirmed spice garden or other booked programme. Stay Thekkady.
- Day 11: Travel to Munnar. Stay Munnar.
- Day 12: Enjoy an agreed Munnar tea and scenic route. Stay Munnar.
- Day 13: Travel to Alleppey and board the confirmed houseboat. Stay aboard.
- Day 14: Disembark and transfer to Kochi for departure.
Good to know
The Munnar-to-Alleppey transfer must be timed to the houseboat boarding window. Kochi is the departure point; add a night for a full Kochi sightseeing day.
Frequently asked questions
Is this a confirmed booking?
No. Send an enquiry with your date and group size. JSAN Holidays will confirm availability, the final price and the applicable terms before you pay.
What is included in the price?
Proposed basis: private vehicle with driver for the agreed route, accommodation and activities only as itemised in the final quotation. Only the final written quotation confirms inclusions.
What should I check before travelling?
The Munnar-to-Alleppey transfer must be timed to the houseboat boarding window. Kochi is the departure point; add a night for a full Kochi sightseeing day.
Photo credits & image information
Real destination or representative cultural photographs. These do not depict your specific host, vehicle, room or booked vessel unless separately confirmed.
- File:Mamallapuram, Shore Temple, India.jpg — Vyacheslav Argenberg — CC BY 4.0. Unmodified downloaded Wikimedia thumbnail; CSS cropping may apply on the website.
- File:Brihadisvara Temple during Maha Shivaratri-WUS03611 (edit).jpg — Original: Rainer Halama Derivative work: UnpetitproleX — CC BY-SA 4.0. Unmodified downloaded Wikimedia thumbnail; CSS cropping may apply on the website.
- File:Munnar Tea Plantations-WUS07343-Pano.jpg — Rainer Halama — CC BY-SA 4.0. Unmodified downloaded Wikimedia thumbnail; CSS cropping may apply on the website.
- File:Experience Luxury on an Alappuzha Houseboat with Exotica Cruises.jpg — Exotica489 — CC0. Unmodified downloaded Wikimedia thumbnail; CSS cropping may apply on the website.
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What is included
- Proposed basis: private vehicle with driver for the agreed route, accommodation and activities only as itemised in the final quotation
Not included
- Anything not expressly included in the confirmed quotation; personal purchases; gratuities; optional activities; special-access tickets or permits unless stated.
Meeting point & pickup
Exact meeting point and pickup coverage are confirmed in your written quotation.
Before you go
The Munnar-to-Alleppey transfer must be timed to the houseboat boarding window. Kochi is the departure point; add a night for a full Kochi sightseeing day.
Cancellation policy
Cancellation conditions, supplier charges and any non-refundable items will be provided with your quotation before payment. No free-cancellation promise is made on this enquiry listing.