Karnataka & North Kerala
Bangalore - Nagarhole - Sultan Battery - Neeleshwar - Mumbai
Duration:8 Days / 7 Nights
Day 1
ARRIVE BANGALORE
Arrive Bangalore by flight. Upon arrival you will be met and escorted to the hotel. Overnight: Regaalis, Superior Room.
Day 2
BANGALORE - NAGARHOLE
Morning (0900 hours) enjoy a visit to Chamundi Hill, the Nandi Bull and the Maharaja's Palace. Later you will be driven to Nagarhole (110 kilometres / 3 hours) for the stay of two nights. Welcome to one of the best places in the world to find the tawny, black-striped Royal Bengal Tiger, elusive and stealthy, noble and regal: Nagarhole. Karnataka's Nagarhole National Park (officially known as the Rajiv Gandhi National Park) is part of the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve, India's largest stretch of protected forest, an area which includes, besides Nagarhole, the neighbouring sanctuaries of Bandipur, Mudumalai and Wynaad. Established in 1955 as a wildlife sanctuary, Nagarhole was designated a national park twenty years later. The park today stretches in a series of gentle hills and valleys, over an expanse of 640 sq km, north of the river Kabini. The park is centred around a perennial water reservoir formed in 1974, when the Kabini River was dammed. Evening enjoy the game viewing in the National Park. Overnight: Orange County Resort, Jacuzzi Hut. BLD
Day 3
NAGARHOLE NATIONAL PARK
Morning and evening enjoy game viewing in the National Park. Overnight: Orange County Resort, Jacuzzi Hut. BLD
Day 4
NAGARHOLE - SULTAN BATTERY
Morning enjoy game viewing in the National Park. Later you will be driven to Tranquil (150 kilometres/3 hours), a home stay experience in a coffee plantation (Kuppamudy Tea Estate) few kilometres from Sulthan Battery. Tranquil is a total chill out place with 7 rooms and a nice small pool. While here one can go for many treks in the huge estate area. Each trek, varying in endurance level required, is interestingly named. Your hosts here will be three friendly dogs - Thunder, Pepper and Gunda. Overnight: Tranquil Plantation Hideaway, Tree House. BLD
Day 5
SULTAN BATTERY
Day is at leisure. You may want to visit a nearby Edakal Caves that will involve around 1 kilometre trek up a hilly terrain. Edakal caves have New Stone Age pictorial writings Overnight: Tranquil Plantation Hideaway, Tree House. BLD
Day 6
SULTAN BATTERY - NEELESHWAR
Neeleshwar Hermitage is a concept hotel constructed on the lines of a village theme. Situated in the northern part of Kerala, the hotel is reminiscent of the villages in Kerala. Closely resembling the huts found in the rural areas, Neeleshwar Hermitage is refreshingly different from the more formal places of stay. The rural designs of the hotel, coupled with the ethnic hues evoke a purely rustic mood.
The Neeleshwar Hermitage is spread across twelve acres and constructed on the principles of Kerala Vastu, a science of architecture. The science takes into account the laws of nature to bring in more blessings and goodwill. Built with wood and laterite, the hotel is structured to give the feel of fisherman's huts. With its palm-thatched roofs, the hotel imparts a very ethnic feel, which is truly Kerala. The resort has twelve individual cottages, each promising ample privacy to its guests. Of the cottages, eight of them face the sea with a garden courtyard. The cottages have been designed to let in a lot of sunlight and breeze, giving it a pleasant and peaceful feel. The four garden-view cottages have offer facilities on par with the sea-view cottages, but have an added advantage of overlooking the beautiful gardens.
Morning drive approx 5 hrs towards North Kerala to reach Neeleshwar. After arrival the remainder of the day is at leisure. Overnight: Neeleshwar Hermitage, Deluxe Garden View. B
Day 7
NEELESHWAR
Day at leisure to enjoy the facilities of resort i.e. yoga classes, meditation or Spa etc. Overnight: Neeleshwar Hermitage, Deluxe Garden View. B
Day 8
NEELESHWAR - MANGALORE - MUMBAI - ONWARDS
Morning drives 2 hrs to Mangalore airport to board your flight to Mumbai (9W 2108 at 1105/1225 Hrs). Arrive Mumbai and transfer to international airport for your onwards flight. B
