Delhi, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu & Kerala · 22 days
North to south, the whole way down
Delhi to the backwaters in three weeks. The first trip, for people who want all of it.
The journey
India top to bottom, which is a thing people ask for and which is genuinely worth doing once. The Mughal north and Rajasthan for the first nine days — Delhi, Agra, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Udaipur — then a flight south and a complete change of country: Pondicherry, the Chola temples, Madurai, the tea at Munnar, and the backwaters at the end. Two Indias, and the flight in the middle is the point.
Route
- Delhi
- Agra
- Jaipur
- Jodhpur
- Udaipur
- Pondicherry
- Kumbakonam
- Madurai
- Munnar
- Fort Kochi
- Alleppey
- Mararikulam
What stays with you
- 01Delhi, Agra and the Taj in the first four days
- 02Jaipur, Jodhpur and Udaipur — enough Rajasthan to understand it
- 03The flight south, and how completely different the country is at the other end
- 04The Chola temples around Kumbakonam, which are the best of the south
- 05Madurai, and the crossing into Kerala over the ghats at Munnar
- 06Fort Kochi, a night on the backwaters, and the beach at Mararikulam
Day by day
A shape rather than a timetable. Days move, and most people move one or two of them.
1 – 2
Into Delhi, and a day in it.
3
To Agra, and the Taj.
4 – 5
Jaipur — Amber, the City Palace, the old city.
6 – 7
Jodhpur and Mehrangarh.
8 – 9
Udaipur and the lake.
10 – 11
South by air, and on to Pondicherry.
12
Kumbakonam, and the Chola temples around it.
13 – 14
Madurai. The Meenakshi temple, twice.
15 – 16
Over the ghats to Munnar, and two nights in the tea.
17 – 19
Down to Fort Kochi, then Alleppey and a night on the water.
20 – 21
Mararikulam. The coast, and nothing asked of you.
22
Out through Kochi.
Shall we plan it?
Tell us roughly when, and how many of you, and we will come back with dates, a price and anything we would change about the route.
Or write to us at info@scenicescapesindia.com
Rajasthan & the north