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Kerala & Tamil Nadu, South India

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Kerala and Tamil Nadu together form one of South India's most rewarding travel corridors, stretching from the Arabian Sea coast to the Bay of Bengal. Kerala is celebrated for its tranquil backwaters, lush hill stations like Munnar, spice plantations, and Ayurvedic wellness traditions, while Tamil Nadu is home to some of India's most magnificent Dravidian temples, including those at Madurai, Thanjavur, and Mahabalipuram. The region draws travellers for its rich cultural heritage, classical dance forms like Bharatanatyam and Kathakali, diverse wildlife sanctuaries, and exceptional cuisine. Both states offer a compelling mix of nature, spirituality, and history that rewards slow, independent exploration as much as group travel.

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Kerala & Tamil Nadu, South India · 10 days

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Self-Launched South India: Kerala Backwaters, Tea Hills & Kovalam Beaches

A DIY version of Swastik India Journeys' 10-day Kochi-to-Kovalam tour, swapping the private car and driver for Kerala's brilliant local transport network — trains, KSRTC buses, ferries and a shared backwater houseboat. You'll cover the same ground: Fort Kochi's colonial lanes and Kathakali, the tea hills of Munnar, Periyar's spice country, a night on an Alleppey houseboat, then lazy beach days in Kovalam and the temple town of Trivandrum. All costs are approximate per-person budgets for a solo traveller on a backpacker-plus (clean private rooms, occasional splurge) style of trip.

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