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The Wild Adventure Tour from Ooty India covers several wildlife destinations in South India, spread over the southern states of Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu. The wildlife destinations covered in the Wild Adventure Tour from Ooty India, include Bandipur and Nagarhole sanctuaries in Karnataka, and the Periyar Wildlife sanctuary in Kerala. Have a thrilling wildlife encounter with the Wild Adventure Tour from Ooty India.
Day 1 - Bangalore
When you arrive in Bangalore, 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 - Bangalore - Bannarghatta - Bangalore
After Breakfast leave for an excursion to Bannerghatta National Park near Bangalore. Enjoy the lion safari at Bannerghatta National Park. Return to your hotel to stay overnight.
Day 3 - Bangalore - 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 in Mysore. This grand palace was built in the Indo-Saracenic style in 1912, and has a magnificent Durbar Hall and grandly decorated rooms. Tour the Shri Ramachamarajendra Art Gallery in the Jagmohan Palace, which has a valuable collection of Tanjore paintings and portraits of the royal family by Raja Ravi Verma. Visit St Philomena's Church, known for its gothic architecture, and tour the Chamundeshwari Temple, in the Chamundi Hills. In the evening, tour the beautiful Brindavan gardens, where musical fountains and lights transform the gardens into a fairyland. Return to your hotel to stay overnight.
Day 4 - Mysore - Ranganathittu - Mysore
After breakfast travel to the Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary. See many rare birds, including water birds, feeding and nesting on the trees on this island on the Cauvery River. You can take a boat cruise to see the birds from nearby. Otters and Crocodiles are other attractions of Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary. Return to your hotel to stay overnight.
Day 5 - Mysore - Nagarhole
In the morning we leave for Nagarhole to the south of Mysore. On arrival check into the guest house, jungle lodge. Explore the surroundings of the camp and see birds, monkeys and squirrels. Stay overnight at the camp.
Day 6 - Nagarhole
Spend the whole day exploring the forests of Nagarhole wildlife sanctuary, on a guided tour. See many species of birds, squirrels, monkeys and mongoose. Tigers are hidden in the dense undergrowth, but their pugmarks are clearly visible on the forest trails.
Day 7 - Nagarhole - Bandipur
Leave for Bandipur National Park. On arrival check into the jungle lodge. Explore the surroundings of the lodge and camp area. Deer and monkeys feed without fear on the open spaces between the jungle lodges. Return to your lodge to stay overnight.
Day 8 - Bandipur
Spend the day exploring the forests of Bandipur. See many varieties of birds, deer, monkeys and squirrels. You could also see Gaur or Indian Bison, elephants and tigers if you're lucky.
Day 9 - Bandipur - Ooty
Drive along the scenic route to Ooty. Arrive and check into your hotel. Later you can explore the beautiful hill resort of Ooty. See the Botanical Garden, Doddabetta Park and nearby tea plantations. Return to your hotel to stay overnight.
Day 10 - Ooty
Spend the day on an excursion to a tribal village of the Toda tribespeople of the Nilgiri Hills. The Todas are a pastoral tribe that practice agriculture and shepherding. Their hand woven clothing in red, white and black colors is very striking and makes attractive souvenirs. Return to your hotel to stay overnight.
Full Day excursion to Toda Tribal village. Overnight at hotel.
Day 11 - Ooty - Bangalore
After breakfast drive back to Bangalore to catch the flight to your onward destination at the end of your Wild Adventure Tour with Ooty India.
Or Take the Extension Tour
Day 11 - Ooty - Kochi
You can extend your wild adventure tour to Kerala. After breakfast drive from Ooty to Kochi (Cochin) in Kerala. On arrival check into your hotel in Kochi and relax. In the evening enjoy a Kathakali dance performance. Return to your hotel to stay overnight.
Day 12 - Kochi
After breakfast take a tour of Kochi, 'the Queen of the Arabian Sea.' 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. The heritage ambience of Kochi is truly charming. Return to your hotel to stay overnight.
Day 13 - Kochi - Periyar
Enjoy a scenic drive up the hills to the Periyar National Park. Arrive and check into your hotel. Stay overnight at your hotel in Periyar.
Day 14 - Periyar
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 15 - Periyar - Kovalam
After breakfast leave for Kovalam on the coast of Kerala. Arrive in Kovalam and check into your hotel. After you have refreshed yourself you can see the beautiful beach at Kovalam and watch the sunset on the beach. Return to your hotel to stay overnight.
Day 16 - Kovalam
Spend a day enjoying the attractions of Kovalam Beach. Laze and sunbathe on the golden sands, let an Ayurvedic masseur soothe your stressed out body, swim in the Arabian Sea, and enjoy water the water sports facilites. You can try surfing, wind surfing, sailing, catamaran rides and parasailing. Return to your hotel to stay overnight. 
Day 17 - Kovalam - Cape Comorin - Kovalam
Take a daylong excursion to Cape Comorin. Return to your hotel to stay overnight.
Day 18 - Kovalam - Trivandrum - Delhi / Bombay
Transfer to the airport to board the flight for your onward destination at the end of your Wild Adventure Tour.
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