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Explore Mumbai with our local guides and fly to Tamil Nadu and onto scenic Kerala
Zamorin Tour - 14 Night Itinerary
Journey from Mumbai to the tranquil south visiting the iconic Meenakshi temples, tea and spice plantations, Periyar National Park, Kochi and the scenic backwaters.
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Travel Highlights
- Explore Mumbai including the imposing Gate of India and a unique visit to an inspiring local slum.
- Travel to Madurai and admire the incredible Meenakshi Temple on a guided tour.
- Visit a colonial Munnar tea plantation.
- Explore the wildlife at Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary on a guided nature walk.
- Enjoy a one night cruise on the backwaters of Kerala on a traditional houseboat on a full board basis.
- Visit local villages where traditions have remained the same for centuries.
- Explore Kochi, rich in colonial architecture including the fort and St Francis Church.
- Relax for 3 nights at a comfortable resort at Marari Beach.
Tour Route
- Mumbai (Bombay) - 2 Nights
- Madurai & Meenakshi Temple - 2 Nights
- Periyar - 2 Nights
- Munnar - 2 Nights
- Kerala backwaters cruise - 2 Nights
- Marari beach resort - 3 Nights
- Kochi (Cochin) - 1 Night
This itinerary can be tailored to your preferences by our specialist advisors, who can provide a guaranteed price based on your choice of departure date, route, duration, flights, cabin, hotels, transport and excursions.
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Tour Itinerary
Mumbai (Bombay)
2 NightsDay 1 - Departure from the UK on an overnight flight to Mumbai
Day 2 - Arrive Mumbai
Day 3 - Guided tour of Mumbai
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- Accommodation
Fly from the UK to Mumbai (Bombay)
Depart from the UK on an overnight flight to Mumbai (Bombay).
Thursday, 04 June 2026
Arrive in Mumbai
Arrive at Mumbai airport. Our local Veloso Tours guide will meet and transfer you to your chosen hotel for a 3-night stay including breakfast. Your guide will also give you a short orientation tour of your local surroundings and help you settle in. Rest of the day is at leisure.
Friday, 05 June 2026
Guided tour of Mumbai
Today we encounter India’s most populous city in the company of your local Veloso Tours guide, with some 13 million residents, as well as its commercial and entertainment capital and home to the world-renowned “Bollywood” film industry. We begin at the waterfront Gateway of India monument, an impressive 85-feet high arch built by the British in 1924 to serve as a ceremonial entrance to the country. We then visit the Prince of Wales Museum. Founded in the early years of the 20th century, it houses approximately 50,000 exhibits of ancient Indian history. Later, we observe the impressive Town Hall and the Chhatrapati Sivaji Terminus, constructed on the site from which, in 1854, ran the first train in India. Our final stop is Dharavi, Mumbai’s giant slum considered a “city within a city” with approximately 800,000 inhabitants living in less than a square mile area - a highly rewarding experience.
Junis
Fariyas Hotel Mumbai
Fariyas Hotel is a good tourist class hotel located in South Mumbai, located 26 kms from Mumbai Airport and only a 5-minute walk from Gateway of India and Prince of Wales Museum and 15 minutes walk to Rajabai Tower and St. Thomas Cathedral.
The hotel has a combination of superior, deluxe and executive rooms. Each is…
Intercontinental Marine Drive
InterContinental Marine-drive Mumbai offers intimate modern hospitality alongside sweeping views of the Arabian Sea. Enjoy award-winning cuisine from world-renowned chefs, and experience the best rooftop sunset pool views with your plush luxury accommodation in the city. The hotels location on Marine Drive is close to Mumbai's top leisure facilities and famous sites.
The hotel has a…
Taj Mahal Palace Mumbai
Taj Mahal Palace opened in Mumbai, then Bombay, in 1903, and overlooks the majestic Gateway of India. This legendary luxury hotel has played host to kings, dignitaries and eminent personalities from across the globe.
Each of the rooms 285 rooms & suites are a striking blend of nostalgic elegance, rich history and modern facilities. All…
Madurai & Meenakshi Temple
2 NightsDay 4 - Fly to Madurai
Day 5 - Guided tour of Meenakshi Temple
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Fly to Madurai
Transfer to Mumbai airport and fly to Madurai. On arrival, you will be met by your Veloso Tours guide and transferred to your chosen hotel for a 2-night stay including breakfast. In the evening, we visit Meenakshi temple in time for the evening Aarti, a ceremony at the great Meenakshi temple where the Lord Shiva is reunited with his wife Meenakshi for the night.
Sunday, 07 June 2026
Guided tour of Madurai and Meenakshi Temple
Your guided tour begins with a visit to Thirumalai Nayak Palace, built in the 17th Century and partially restored by the British in the 19th Century. We then take a cycle rickshaw through the streets of Madurai and explore the banana market, vegetable market, other activities on the street and ending at the Meenakshi temple.
We then explore one of the most important temples in the South, the awe-inspiring Meenakshi Temple, whose complex occupies an area of six hectares. Legend has it that the temple was founded by Indra (King of Gods) himself. The Meenakshi Temple is arguably the preeminent example of South Indian temple architecture, and is also one of India’s most important places of pilgrimage.
Periyar
2 NightsDay 6 - Drive to Periyar
Day 7 - Guided nature walk
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Drive to Periyar
Today we will drive to Periyar, passing through bustling towns in the plains, rubber plantations on the foothills and undulating tea gardens and spice plantations on the mountains. We stop at the plantation homestay for the lunch. Continue to Periyar and check-in to the hotel for a 2-night stay including breakfast. Later, we take a guided walk of a nearby private spice plantation which grows pepper, cardamom, cloves, cinnamon, nutmeg and more.
Tuesday, 09 June 2026
Guided nature walk in Periyar National Park
Early this morning we take a guided nature walk in Periyar National Park through dense deciduous forests and swampy grasslands followed by the exciting bamboo rafting.
Later this afternoon, enjoy a the Kalaripayatu (ancient martial art technique) performance.
Anurag Srivastava
Munnar
2 NightsDay 8 - Drive to Munnar
Day 9 - Tea plantation tour
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Drive to Munnar
Today we drive to Munnar, a magnificent hill station in the Western Ghats at about 5000 feet above sea level and a major centre of Kerala's tea industry. Munnar has lakes, forests and several tea estates. Anaimudi, the highest peak in South India (2695 m/8883 ft.) is nearby. Munnar was the British Government's Summer Resort in the South and it has been the favourite summer resort of the European sellers for centuries. On arrival, we check-in to your chosen hotel fro a 2-night stay including breakfast. The rest of the day is free at leisure.
Thursday, 11 June 2026
Tea plantation tour
Today we visit a tea plantation with tour and chance to taste the local brew. We also visit the Tata Tea Museum which houses curious, photographs and machineries, each depicting a turning point that contributed to a flourishing tea industry, as seen today in the region.
Shalimar Spice Garden, near Periyar
Nestling in the heart of the spice area in the low hills of the Southern Ghats and surrounded by tropical jungle, this rustic retreat is ideal for visiting nearby Periyar. It is the only boutique Hotel in the area and comprises of a main lodge, dining room, snug sitting room and a hall.
Sprawling up the…
Kerala backwaters cruise
2 NightsDay 10 - Drive to Alleppey and embark your backwaters cruise
Day 11 - Backwaters cruise
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Kerala backwaters cruise
Today we drive to Alleppey district to board your private houseboat for a 2-night cruise on a full board basis. These traditional craft known as kettuvallom once plied these waters as rice barges. Coir (coconut fibre rope) and resin from cashew kernels, not nails, hold the kettuvallom together – a ship making practice passed down through the centuries. The uniqueness of Kerala has always been its beautiful backwaters.
Saturday, 13 June 2026
Backwaters cruise
Spend your day relaxing and unwinding as you slowly cruise along the backwater canals of the Arabian Sea. We stop and explore some of the many small villages, farmlands, old temples and churches that you come across.
These labyrinthine waterways have served as a thoroughfare for boats like ours from ancient times, and the daily existence in the communities here has changed little over the centuries.
Shagzill Khan
Xandari Riverscapes, Kerala Backwaters
Houseboats, also called as Kettuvallams, were traditionally used as rice boats with their construction based on binding wood with knots or 'kettu' and hence the name. Not a single nail is used while making them.
Xandari Riverscapes has a fleet of 9 sustainably crafted houseboats with all modern amenities and facilities including ensuite bathrooms attached…
Marari beach resort
3 NightsDay 12 - Drive to your beach resort at Marari
Day 13 - At leisure
Day 14 - At leisure
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Drive to your beach resort at Marari
Disembark and drive to Marari. On arrival, check-in to your chosen hotel for a 3-night stay including breakfast. The rest of the day is at leisure.
Monday, 15 June 2026
At leisure
Relax at your resort, enjoy a stop of yoga or on the beautiful white sandy beach.
Tuesday, 16 June 2026
Relax on the beach
A final day enjoying the beautiful beach at Marari.
Marari Beach Resort
The Marari Resort offers a relaxing seaside village experience, set in 30 acres with coconut groves, lily ponds, fruit trees and a large organic farm.
The cottages echo the style of local fisherfolk with a simplicity, beauty and harmony that underlie Malabar’s coastal cultures. Nature and wellness are omnipresent at Marari as well as the…
Kochi (Cochin)
1 NightDay 15 - Guided tour of Kochi (Cochin)
Day 16 - Fly back to the UK
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Guided tour of Kochi
After breakfast, we drive to Cochin, the “Queen of the Arabian Sea”, the first of Europe’s colonies in India and the southern state of Kerala’s commercial capital. From antiquity the prosperous spice trade drew seafarers to Kochi: Phoenicians, Greeks, Romans, Arabs, Jews, Chinese, Portuguese, the Dutch, and finally the British.
Enjoy a walking tour of Mattancherry, the bustling part of Old Fort Cochin and the epicentre of the spice trade for centuries. We begin with the Dutch Palace, actually built by the Portuguese as a gift for the Raja of Kochi in 1555. Continue to St. Francis church, India’s first European church (ca. 1510), famed as the original burial site of Portuguese explorer Vasco de Gama, who died in Kochi in 1524 while on his third visit to India. Visit the picturesque Chinese fishing nets unique to Kochi.
In the evening, we attend a performance of Kathakali dance, where facial expressions and hand gestures combine with movement to create this highly expressive traditional Kerala art form which depicts great Indian epics. Distinct among the six classical Indian dances, Kathakali is a highly dramatic and mimetic dance depicting various stories from Indian epics. It originated in Kerala during the 17th century and has developed over the years with improved looks, refined gestures and added themes besides more ornate singing and precise drumming.
Thursday, 18 June 2026
Fly back to the UK
Transfer to the airport for your daytime flight back to the UK, arriving in the evening.
Brunton Boatyard, Kochi
Brunton Boatyard is an unlikely blend of medieval Portugal, Holland and an English village grafted onto the tropical Malabar Coast. Located in Fort Cochin, it’s an inspiring place to explore Kochi. The hotel was a boatyard under the British Raj, now beautifully converted and restored to a luxury hotel.
Twenty two rooms overlook the sea, each…
Price Guidelines
| Season | High Season | |
|---|---|---|
| Travel Dates | October - March | |
| Room Arrangement | Tourist | First |
| Multiple Travellers - Twin Rooms | £3,365 | £4,178 |
| Single Traveller - Own Room | £4,895 | £5,844 |
Prices are a guideline per person, for travel within the next year and booking early and are subject to availability. Please see below what is included and request a detailed quotation with a guaranteed price for your specific departure date and for Special Events, Summer, Christmas, New Year's Eve & Easter.
What's Included
- Guidelines prices are per person based on 2 people sharing a twin room
- 16 Days / 14 Nights
- International flights (1 overnight)
- Domestic flight from Mumbai to Madurai
- 14 breakfasts, 2 lunches and 2 dinners
- Transfers to and from airports
- Transport throughout the itinerary
- Excursions listed, all with expert, English-speaking guides
- Entrance fees
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