INDIA
Ayurvedic Tour - Southern India
Ayurveda, India's ancient science of healing is at a conservative estimate, some 3000 years old. This traditional form of Indian medicine was developed by ancient sages whose observations led to the development of constitutional medicine. The ancients visualised the universe as a constant play of energies, an imbalance of which created discomfort and disease in the body. It was the duty of the physician to harmonise this imbalance of the body-mind and environment.
Ayurveda is purely herbal based, its medication made from the roots, the leaves, the sap or even the bark of a tree, from small shrubs and weeds, from spices and their extracts. No chemicals are used and so there are no side effects.
Rejuvenation Therapy or Rasayana Chikistha aims are preventing the effects of ageing on the human body together with promoting the quality and quantity of one's life span. It tones up the skin, rejuvenates and strengthens the tissues, increases primary vitality and improves mental clarity and thereby increases the resistance of the body, so as to achieve improved health and longevity.
Itinerary Price Trip Specifics
Day 1
Arrive Madras - On arrival, reception and transfer to hotel. Tour of Chennai with a visit of Fort St. George, St. Mary's Church, the High Court building, the Government Museum and Art Gallery. Dinner and overnight.
Day 2
Kanchipuram - Mahabalipuram - After breakfast at the hotel, take an excursion to Kanchipuram, the "Golden town of a Thousand Temples". Drive to Mahabalipuram, an open air sculpture museum of living rock.Dinner and overnight.
Day 3
Chidambaram - Swamimalai - After Breakfast drive to SwamiMalai. Enroute stop at Chidambaran to see the famous temple of dancing Shiva. On arrival at Swami Malai, check into Sterling Swami Malai. Rest of the day at leisure to enjoy the peace and tranquility of this heritage home built in the late 1800's. Set amidst a 5 acre land with coconut groves with a modern ayurveda center, their speciality is the medicinal and curative copper sauna bath; ayurvedic treatments center, herbal oil massage, royal herbal bath. Dinner and overnight.
Day 4
Swami Malai - After breakfast take an excursion to visit the temples at Darasuram and Kumbakonam. Afternoon at leisure. Dinner and overnight.
Day 5
Thanjore - Trichy - Madurai - After breakfast, proceed to Madurai. Visit enroute Tanjore, the capital of many great Empires, The beautiful Chola Temple of Brihadeeshwara, shop for the famous bronzes and handicrafts made in this region. Continue on to Trichy, known for its Rock Fort and its temples. Later drive to Madurai and check in to hotel Taj Garden Retreat. Dinner and overnight.
Day 6
Madurai - Kumarakom - After breakfast, proceed for a city tour of Madurai visitng the famous Meenakshi temple with over 30 million carvings. Also the Thirumalai Nayak Palace. Later drive to Kumarakom. On arrival check in at Coconut Lagoon Heritage Resort. an inactive coconut plantation, designed to give visitors an authentic insight into Kerala life. Dinner and overnight at hotel.
Day 7
Kumarakom - Day at leisure for individual activities at this resort or for ayurvedic treatment. Some of the activities offered by the resort are backwater cruises, visit to a bird sanctuary across the lake, visit to a typical kerala farm for an insight into shrimp farming, toddy tapping. Breakfast, dinner and overnight.
Day 8 - Day 10
Kumarakom - Days at leisure for individual activities at this resort or for ayurvedic treatment. Breakfast, dinner and overnight.
Day 11
Kumarakom - Allepey - Cochin - After breakfast, motor boat across the lake to Allepey. Drive to Cochin for a motorboat tour of St. Francis's Church, the oldest European church in India; the Dutch Palace built in 1557; the Jewish Synagogue built in 1568. Dinner and overnight.
Day 12
Cochin - Madras - After breakfast, transfer to the airport for your connecting flight home.
Per Person: TBA
Single Supplement: TBA
Cost Includes:
- Transfer between airport and hotel.
- Baggage handling, hotel taxes, and service charges.
- Local, english speaking guides.
- Accommodation based on double occupancy, single occupancy is extra.
- Siteseeing tours in luxury air conditioned buses.
- Site visit entrance fees.
- Meals as noted (B= American Breakfast, L= Lunch, D= Dinner).
Cost does not include:
- Visa fee
- Airport taxes
- Travel insurance
- Tips and any personal spending
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