The most southern I had ever gone to ,was Goa. Yes you can laugh. And so when hubby suggested a grand south trip I of course jumped with joy!
7362Kms. Yes the total travel of the trip was 7362Kms. And it took us ten days to finish it all.
The itinerary ran as follows:
30th November- We took a night train to Delhi.
1st December- A flight at 1:40 to Tirupati
Reached Tirupati at 5:30 in the evening
Took a cab upto Tirumala
Reached Tirumala by 7 in the evening
2nd December- Got up early and lined up for the “Hari darshan”
And four hours later we finally completed the “Hari Darshan”
Hired a cab driver and went half day sightseeing in and around Tirupati
For more on hari darshan and tirupati planning read this
3rd December- Took a cab down to Tirupati
Boarded a train to Rameshwaram at 1:15 pm
4th December- Reached Rameshwaram at 9 in the morning
Checked in at a hotel
First half went in temple darshan
Second half took an Auto (*gasps*) to Dhanushkodi
5th December- Checked out of hotel
Hired a cab to go to Madurai, left by nine
Reached by one thirty in the afternoon
Checked in a hotel
Went sightseeing whole day
6th December- Checked out of hotel
Hired a cab to go to Kanyakumari, left at nine
Reached by one in the afternoon
Checked in a hotel
Went sightseeing whole day
7th December- Checked out of hotel
Hired a cab to go to Kovalam
On way went to Poovar island backwater lakes and also a lot of sight seeing
Reached Kovalam by 6 in the evening
Had a wonderful dinner on the beach
8th December- Left for allepy early morning four thirtish
Reached by nine.
Spent two hours in a houseboat
Came back to Kovalam by three
Went to the beach had tons of fun!
At six went to ayurveda centre with mother in law and experienced awesomeness!
9th December- Checked out of hotel
Took a flight out of Trivandrum to Delhi at eleven
Reached Delhi at four
Train back to Lucknow
This is just a bland teaser. More to come in next few days. Each city may have many posts. Do bear with me then 😛 Anyways, happy reading and traveling!!
I am taking part in the Write Tribe Festival of Words 8th-14th December 2013 and this post has been written for Day 5 which has the prompt as travel
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Whoaa!! Awesome trip this must have been…so looking forward to detailed post on each!
Well soon enough they will also come by 😀
we are waiting for more……………..
And your wait will last long…
Sounds like an awesome trip 🙂
It surely was!
wow! you sure must have collected so many memories within you via this trip 🙂
Yes I did Ruchira 🙂
Wow, that sure is some itinerary, from Tirupati to Kanyakumari to Kovalam…looking forward to the many posts on this particular trip of yours…
Yes, now I need to collect some energy and start penning them down 😀
Waaa – so much in so little time – impressed! But an Auto to Dhanushkodi… really!
Yes an auto because we could not get a taxi in time and it was getting late 😐
wow!! that is a superb list..
but you’ll have to plan another trip soon….there’s plenty more to see down south, karnataka (esp. north karnataka, bangalore, mysore, mangalore), Hyderabad, wayanad, allepy, munnar….the list is endless….
I was just saying the same thing to husband. He and I agree we need three four more trips at least 😀
Richa! Your travel list making me fume with jealousy..u’ve been moving a lot and that’s quite a busy holiday, always on the move:)
hehe no jealousy re call it inspiration 😀
That is a unique take on travelling, Now I will have to wait for your impressions of each of those places 🙂 And no, I cant laugh about how far South you went, cause then I will have to reveal how far North I went 🙂
hehe well well then you must make a trip to himalayas and compensate!!
Ayyooo! 😉 This is one long trip. You guys have loads of energy. I love how you’ve presented it and happy to know there’s more to come! 🙂
hehe yes we did have energy to begin with but in the end it did wane out a little 😀
Wow! You travelled half of the country. First stop at Tirupati 😉 Ahan! Lord Balaji’s blessings must for such a lengthy trip.The itinerary is a perfecto. How about sharing the experience of visiting these places Richa 🙂
Soon will share 🙂
Pics pics pics pics
Soon soon soon!!
Rameshwaram is on my places to see list. I believe it’s an amazing place.
You must must go! And it is a beautiful place 🙂
Didn’t you make a stop in bangalore? Meeting all us bloggers here would have made that leg of the trip wonderful too 😀
You are probably then tenth person to have said that 😛 Next time for sure!
Richa, Great trip itinerary! Touch and go coz South has so many places… 🙂
True. And hence many more trips will be planned hence forth 🙂
WoW! Rocking Richa 🙂 You touched Kovalam and Trivandrum, I hope my home (place) made you enjoy the visit. Excellent post!
Thanks Tara 🙂 and yes I thoroughly enjoyed the places 🙂
Sounds like awesom trip
It surely was Karanvir 🙂
I am definitely doing this trip 🙂
And taking me along too 😀
Wow! What a trip! We just did a much smaller led trip but loved every moment of it! Looking forward to reading on your trip…