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30 days

A month in the south

Thirty days from Chennai to Goa, with nothing left out.

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Our longest journey.

It crosses the peninsula twice: down the Coromandel coast through the Chola country to Madurai, over the Ghats into Kerala for the tea, the backwaters and the coast, then north through Mysore and Coorg to Hampi and Badami, finishing in Goa. A month sounds long, but most stops are two or three nights, so a good part of it is spent staying put.

How long
30 days
Where
Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka & Goa
Kind of journey
The South
Plan this journey

The route

16 stops

  1. Chennai
  2. Mahabalipuram
  3. Pondicherry
  4. Thanjavur
  5. Chettinad
  6. Madurai
  7. Munnar
  8. Mararikulam
  9. Alleppey
  10. Fort Kochi
  11. Mysore
  12. Madikeri
  13. Hassan
  14. Hampi
  15. Badami
  16. Panjim

Highlights

Along the way

  1. 01The Pallava and Chola coast, taken slowly
  2. 02Chettinad and Madurai before the crossing into Kerala
  3. 03The backwaters, the beach at Mararikulam, and unhurried time in Fort Kochi
  4. 04Mysore, the Hoysala temples, and the coffee of Kodagu
  5. 05Two days at Hampi and two at Badami
  6. 06The road down through Chorla Ghat into Goa

Day by day

The plan

  1. Days 1–3Chennai, then two nights at Mahabalipuram.
  2. Days 4–5Pondicherry: the French town and Auroville.
  3. Days 6–7Thanjavur and the Chola temples, then on into Chettinad.
  4. Day 8Chettinad to Madurai.
  5. Days 9–10Over the Ghats to Munnar for two nights in the tea.
  6. Days 11–12Down to Mararikulam for two days on the coast.
  7. Days 13–14Alleppey and the backwaters, then Fort Kochi.
  8. Days 15–17North to Mysore: the palace, the market and Somnathpur.
  9. Days 18–19Kodagu, and a coffee estate near Madikeri.
  10. Days 20–21Hassan, Belur and Halebid.
  11. Days 22–23Hampi, with a full day to explore it.
  12. Days 24–25Badami, Pattadakal and Aihole.
  13. Days 26–27Chorla Ghat, on the border of Karnataka and Goa.
  14. Days 28–29Down into Goa: Panjim, Old Goa and the coast.
  15. Day 30Depart from Goa.

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Our team has been in tourism since 1997. Scenic Escapes India Private Limited is a private company registered in Kerala and based in Karunagappally, Kollam. Its registration details are published for anyone to check.

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