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Ooty India invites you to take the Beautiful Nest and Backwater Tour, which carries you on a scenic journey through the wildlife sanctuaries and backwaters of Kerala. The tour begins and ends in Mumbai and covers the hill station of Ooty in Tamil Nadu India. The Beautiful Nest and Backwater Tour is one of the tour packages from Ooty India that shows you the best tourist destinations of South India. Have an enjoyable holiday in Ooty with Ooty India
Day 1 - Mumbai
When you arrive in Mumbai, our representative will greet you at the airport and help you transfer to your hotel. Check into your hotel and relax. Stay overnight at the hotel.
Day 2 - Mumbai Tour
In the morning after breakfast, we begin our Mumbai city tour. See Juhu Beach, the Gateway of India, and take a boat cruise to the Elephanta Caves situated on an island 9 Km out to sea, in Mumbai harbor. Return to your hotel and stay overnight.
Day 3 - Trivandrum
Leave for the airport to catch the flight to Trivandrum. Arrive in Trivandrum and travel to the beach resort of Kovalam. Check into your hotel and relax. Later enjoy a day on Kovalam Beach. Let an Ayurvedic masseur give you a rejuvenating Ayurvedic massage. Return to the hotel to stay overnight.
Day 4 - Kovalam - Cape Comorin - Kovalam 
Spend the morning relaxing on the beach and later leave on an excursion to Cape Comorin. On your way tour the Padamanabhapuram Palace and Archaeological Museum. Return to your hotel in Kovalam and stay overnight.
Day 5 - Varkala Beach
After breakfast travel to Varkala, known for its beautiful beach. Ayurvedic massage therapy is also on offer on Varkala Beach. Stay overnight at a hotel in Varakala.
Day 6 - Varkala - Kumarakom
Cruise to Kumarakom along the serene backwaters of Kerala on a speedboat or luxury cruiser. Check into your hotel in Kumarakom and stay overnight.
Day 7 - Kumarakom
Take a tour of the Vembanad Lake and Kumarakom Bird Sanctuary. You can also try water sports such as water skiing, sailing and canoeing. Return to the hotel to stay overnight.
Day 8 - Kumarakom - Periyar
Drive up to the Periyar National Park. Enjoy the view of curving hill roads, waterfalls, streams, nature trails and spice gardens. Check into the hotel and relax. Stay overnight at the hotel in Periyar.
Day 9 - Periyar National Park
After breakfast, set out to explore the Periyar National Park. You can also enjoy a boat cruise on Periyar Lake and observe the animals as they come to the lake's edge to drink and bathe. The elephants, which arrive in groups are a delightful sight, as they drink and play in groups along the lakeside.
Day 10 - Periyar - Kottayam
After breakfast drive to Kottayam and embark on a houseboat cruise aboard a traditional houseboat equipped with modern amenities. Enjoy a 2-day long backwater cruise to Alleppey.
Day 11 - Houseboat Cruise
Experience a houseboat cruise on the backwaters of Kerala. See the verdant landscape, with emerald paddy fields and swaying coconut palms. Hear the birds calling as they fly past and see the star-studded tropical night from your houseboat's deck.
Day - 12 - Alleppey - Kochi
Arrive at Alleppey and disembark from your houseboat to travel to Kochi (Cochin) and check into the hotel. Relax for a while, then tour Kochi in the afternoon. See the Jewish Synagogue decorated with blue and white Chinese Tiles built in 1568, the St Francis Church the oldest European Church in India built in 1503, the Dutch Palace at Matancherry and the spice markets. Enjoy a Kathakali dance performance in the evening. Return to your hotel to stay overnight.
Day 13 - Kochi - Kozhikode 
In the morning, drive to Kozhikode (Calicut). Check into the hotel and relax. In the afternoon take a tour of Calicut where you can see the Krishna Art Museum, Pazhassiraja Museum and Art Gallery. Return to your hotel to stay overnight.
Day 14 - Kozhikode - Vythiri
Leave for Vythiri, 65 Km from Kozhikode and check in at the fascinating Tree House. This hotel is situated 80 feet above the ground and consists of treetop huts and cabins. Stay overnight at the Tree House.
Day 15 - Vythiri
Spend an enjoyable day wandering through the greenery around the Tree House at Vythiri
Day 16 - Vythiri - Ooty
Drive along the scenic road to Ooty. Arrive and check into your hotel. Later you can explore the beautiful hill station of Ooty. Return to your hotel to stay overnight.
Day 17 - Ooty
Enjoy a relaxed day exploring the scenic surroundings of the hill resort of Ooty, Tamil Nadu. See the Botanical Garden, Doddabetta Park, the nearby tea plantations and viewpoints. Stay overnight at the hotel.
Day 18 - Ooty - Mysore
After breakfast we leave for Mysore by road. Check into your hotel in Mysore and refresh yourself. Later take a tour of the Lalitha Mahal Palace, the Shri Ramachamarajendra Art Gallery in the Jagmohan Palace, St Philomena's Church, Chamundeshwari Temple, and the beautiful Brindavan gardens, where musical fountains and lights transform the gardens into a fairyland. Return to your hotel to stay overnight.
Day 19 - Mysore - Mysore
Complete your Mysore city tour and then proceed for Mysore. Check into the hotel and stay overnight.
Day 20 - Mysore - Bangalore
In the morning enjoy a city tour of Bangalore. See the Vidhan Soudha, Nandi Temple Ulsoor Lake and Lal Bagh Botanical Gardens. Transfer to the airport to board your flight to Mumbai. Arrive in Mumbai and proceed to the hotel to refresh yourself. Leave for the international airport to board the flight for your onward destination at the end of your Beautiful Nest and Backwater Tour with Ooty India.
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