Indian Ocean Islands Tour

Tour Itinerary

Arrival: Cochin 

Meet on arrival and transfer to your hotel Arches. (Standard room)

Cochin / Agati (Lakshadweep Islands) (B/D)

After breakfast transfer to airport for your flight to Agati.

DEP: COCHIN        1250 HRS                   IT 2453 (Kingfisher Air)
ARR: AGATI             1410 HRS

Meet on arrival & transfer to Agati Island Beach Resort. (non air-con room)

Agati Island Beach Resort (B/L/D) – At leisure 

Agati Island Beach Resort (B/L/D) – At leisure

Free to enjoy the island…snorkel/scuba etc. – pay directly.

Agati / Cochin (B)

Noon Transfer to airport for flight to Cochin.

DEP: AGATI              1440 HRS                   IT 2454 (Kingfisher Air)
ARR: COCHIN          1600 HRS
Meet on arrival & check in at your Hotel Arches.  (standard room)

Cochin / Trivandrum (B) to Maldives

After early b’fast drive to Trivandrum, 4hrs to connect flight to Male.        

DEP: TRIVANDRUM         1200 HRS       IC-963 (Indian Airlines)
ARR: MALE                         1240 HRS
Meet on arrival and transfer by speed boat to Paradise Island Resort (Deluxe Beach  Front Room with breakfast).

Maldives (B) – At leisure

Maldives (B) – At leisure

Maldives – Colombo, Sri Lanka (B)

Room until noon – Transfer by speed boat to the airport for your flight to Colombo, Sri Lanka. Flight times to be advised on Sri Lankan Airlines (UL)

Arrival in Sri Lanka. Meet and assist, transfer to your hotel in Colombo.
Galle Face Hotel (Deluxe room)

Colombo / Sigiriya (B)

Morning, undertake a brief city tour of Colombo – a drive through the city taking you to the busy commercial areas as well as the tree lined residential Cinnamon Gardens.  Visit Sea Street – the Goldsmith’s quarter in Pettah, the bazaar area, a Hindu Temple, the Dutch Church of Wolfendhal dating back to 1794, the historical Davatagaha Mosque.  Also visit Kelaniya Raja Maha Vihara (Buddhist Temple) believed to be the site visited by Lord Buddha 2,500 years ago

In the evening, leave for Sigiriya to climb the 5th century A.D. Rock Fortress.  The vision of a patricidal king named Kasyapa transformed an awesome monolith into a cloud swept city.  The mirror wall, which, protects a series of exquisite murals (frescoes of celestial maidens using natural pigments) and the Lion’s Paw entrance to the ruined palace on the summit are well worth the effort of the ascent.

 Overnight With Breakfast – Sigiriya Village (standard room)

Sigiriya / Matale / Kandy (B)

Morning leave Kandy en route visiting the spice gardens at Matale.  Kandy was the seat of the Kandyan Kings from the 14th century A.D. and is a repository of Sinhala culture.

Afternoon undertake a city tour of Kandy – drive around the beautiful lake and the upper lake drive.  Visit the Arts and Crafts centre where you can buy Kandyan silver and brass ware, Metal work, Lacquer work, Wood and bone carvings, Pottery and Hand woven fabrics.  Demonstrations of artisans at work. 

Visit the Temple of the tooth. (Dalada Maligawa) where the sacred relic of Buddha is enshrined.

Overnight With Brekafast – Hotel Thilanka  (standard room)

Kandy / Pinnawala / Negombo (B)

Morning visit the Royal Botanical Gardens at Peradeniya, a formerly the pleasure gardens of the Sinhala Queens.  The gardens contain over 4000 species of plants.  The avenue of the Royal Palms, the bamboo fringed Riverside drive, the Bat drive with a vast collection of flying foxes who spend the daylight hours hanging upside down, are some of the special features of this lovely garden.  There is also an Orchid house, a Spice garden, a Herb garden and Glass house of Anthuriums, Begonias, African Violets and other greenhouse plants.

Then leave for Pinnawala, the elephant orphanage.

Afternoon leave for Negombo.

Overnight with breakfast – Blue Oceanic Hotel (sea view room)

Negombo / Madras (So India) (B)

Morning leave for the airport for departure flight to Madras (Chennai).
On arrival meet, assist and transfer to your hotel Savera. (standard room)

Madras / Port Blair (B) Andaman Islands

Transfer to airport connect flight to Port Blair.

DEP: MADRAS                     1000 HRS       IT 3633 (Kingfisher Air)
ARR: PORT BLAIR              1200 HRS      

Meet and transfer by car to boat jetty, board 2 PM ferry for Havelock island (cruise time is approximately  3 to 4 hrs). Upon arrival you will be met by the hotel car and staff to transfer you to Barefoot Resort (non air con cottage) on Havelock Island.

Bare Foot Resort  (B)  (Non air con cottage)

At leisure to enjoy the beautiful beach and amazing snorkeling and diving. 
                 
Hotel has all equipment that can be rented by paying directly.

Havelock Island / Port Blair  (B)

At leisure to enjoy the beautiful beach and amazing snorkeling and diving. 
                 
Hotel has all equipment that can be rented by paying directly.

Port Blair / Madras (B)

Early morning transfer from hotel to airport.

DEP: PORT BLAIR     0700 HRS       IT 3632 (Kingfisher Air)
ARR: MADRAS            0900 HRS      

Meet on arrival & transfer to hotel Savera

Madras / Departure  (B)  

Morning free. Room until noon.

Transfer to airport connect with flight to onward destination or back to USA.