South India Trip planner

sm59

Hi I am travelling with my mother and Aunt to India.
After visiting Kerela we will still have 4 weeks left in India, before flying back from Cochin . Any sugestions where to go and what to see in South India in 4 weeks???

robh

Mudurai is magnificent. And it's all many years since I went but Mamallapuram was beautiful. I thoroughly enjoyed Mysore too. I guess it's all down to how far you want to travel and what you want to see.

sm59

Thanks for the reply. I guess after looking at the map I quite fancy going up as far as Puri on the East coast - so that's quite a distance after all - from South to Mid India.

I wanted to know if there was a way to plan a trip up to Puri via various destinations - taking 3 weeks to get there then - spend say 3/4 nights in Puri and fly back to Cochin spend 2/3 nights there before flying back? Any sugestions?

cyberhippie

Here's a rough itinerary!!

Trivandrum
Ooty
Mysore
Rameshswarem
Pondycherry
Mahaballipuram
Chennai
Chilka Lake
Puri
Konark

In Tami Nadu there of course lots of side trips to temples and maybe the Vedantangal Bird Sanctuary

Hope that gives you some ideas, all can be seen using the train!!

icetea

I would skip Puri and go to Konark.

Don't forget the hill stations: Munnar/Ooty/Yerkaud/Kodaikkanal/Coorg - all in the South.

Chennai is not worth it, in my opinion, unless you're coming in December, for the music festival..or to buy silks.

What about Kanyakumari? The meeting of 3 oceans and all that...(haven't been there, though)

Then there is Goa, of course
Also, back in Kerala - Aleppey and Munar. If you want beaches...Kovalam, maybe, near Trivandrum.

arunchs

In south India, along with other places that are mentioned above, consider visiting Coorg and Hampi.

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SitaParityaga

Before you leave from Cochin, spend a day or two on a boat in the backwaters. Very relaxing.

Cochin is definately worth a few days as well. Lots of interesting shopping in the Fort Cochin area, that's if you or your aunty and mom like that sort of thing. When I was there a few years ago I wished I had been with some of my female relatives...who would have enjoyed rummaging in antique stores (poor husband was bored)

Have a great trip