Intrepid Travel

India South & North

India South & North

This extensive 29-day adventure through India takes you from bottom to top, revealing the icons and local secrets of this diverse country. Revel in the tropical climate, warm waters, and lush green landscapes of the south in places like Kochi, Puducherry, and Madurai. Then be dazzled by kaleidoscopic colours, Mughal grandeur, and the overt spirituality of the north in Jaipur and Agra. Travel from Kochi to Delhi and combine the slower delights of Kerala and Tamil Nadu with the rush and jumble of Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan on our longest Original-style India tour.

Activities

  • Kochi – Leader-led Fort Kochi walking tour
  • Kochi – Dutch Palace
  • Kochi – Kathakali performance
  • Ooty – Nilgiri Mountain Railway & Tea Plantation visit
  • Bandipur – National Park Safari
  • Mysore – Home cooked lunch & family visit
  • Mysore – Maharaja’s Palace
  • Mysore – Leader-led walking tour
  • Mysore – Keshava Temple
  • Mysore – Chamundi Hill & Temple
  • Mamallapuram – Shore Temples guided tour
  • Puducherry – Leader-led French Quarter walking tour
  • Madurai – Sri Meenakshi Temple
  • Periyar – Spice plantation visit
  • Periyar – Home-cooked Dinner
  • Periyar – National Park
  • Periyar – Guided nature walk
  • Kerala Backwaters – Pole boat ride
  • Kerala Backwaters – Village walk
  • Delhi – Leader-led Old Delhi walking & rickshaw tour
  • Delhi – Sheeshganj Gurudwara (Sikh Temple)
  • Delhi – Visit to the Jama Masjid Mosque
  • Agra – Taj Mahal
  • Agra – Agra Fort
  • Agra – Red Fort guided tour
  • Madhogarh – Leader-led village walk
  • Madhogarh – Dinner at Fort Madhogarh
  • Jaipur – Amber Fort
  • Jaipur – Leader-led walking & market tour
  • Ranthambhore National Park – Evening wildlife safari
  • Bundi – Stepwell
  • Bundi – Bundi Palace
  • Bundi – Market visit & Chai tasting
  • Bijaipur – Countryside jeep safari
  • Udaipur – Leader-led walking tour
  • Udaipur – City Palace
  • Pushkar – Leader-led walking tour
  • Pushkar – Home-cooked lunch

Highlights

  • Explore seaside Mamallapuram on a bicycle tour, pedalling to the eighth-century Shore Temple and incredible seventh-century stone carving known as Arjuna’s Penance.
  • Carve through the iridescent hills of Ootacamund (Ooty) on the vintage Nilgiri Mountain Railway, then visit a lush tea plantation.
  • Spot tigers, elephants, sloths, and birds on safaris and nature walks in three of India’s wildlife viewing hotspots – Mudumalai, Periyar, and Ranthambhore national parks.
  • Cruise the winding backwaters of Kerala and further immerse yourself in life on the water with an island homestay in this idyllic region.
  • Learn about life in the Rajasthani desert on a walking tour around the bustling ghats and temples of Pushkar followed by lunch with a local family.

07/02/2023 through 12/12/2024
07/02/2023 through 12/15/2024

Day 1 Kochi
Day 2 Kochi
Day 3 Conoor
Day 4 Ootacamund – Conoor
Day 5 Mudumalai National Park – Bandipur
Day 6 Mysore
Day 7 Mysore – Overnight train
Day 8 Mamallapuram
Day 9 Puducherry
Day 10 Madurai
Day 11 Periyar
Day 12 Periyar
Day 13 Kerala Backwaters
Day 14 Kochi
Day 15 Delhi
Day 16 Delhi
Day 17 Agra
Day 18 Madhogarh
Day 19 Jaipur
Day 20 Jaipur
Day 21 Ranthambhore National Park
Day 22 Bundi
Day 23 Paangarh Lake
Day 24 Bijaipur
Day 25 Udaipur
Day 26 Udaipur
Day 27 Pushkar
Day 28 Pushkar - Delhi
Day 29 Delhi

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