Mumbai (3) - Goa (3) - Hampi (3) - Malnad (3) - Bangalore (1)
Your two-week adventure begins in India's Maximum City - Mumbai on the Konkan Coast. Skip the boring car-based tours, and see urban India with all its quirks, chaos and surprises from the vantage point of crowded buses, trains, bicycles and even the ubiquitous Mumbai yellow-cab. You will experience how quickly this city comes alive in the morning, when you see it before dawn, and you will see how life carries on well after dark.
Embrace all the cliches in Portuguese Goa - beaches, shacks, parties and great food! But step a few miles inland and you see a different place - stunning churches, historic city precincts, and beautiful pousadas and villas tucked away in the verdant countryside - lovely places to stay. Board one of India's most scenic train journeys over contrasting landscapes - tropical forested mountains give way to boulder filled semi-arid landscapes of the Deccan Plateau. Here at Hampi, the remnants of a once majestic empire speak of prosperity, riches, power and wisdom. Drive south into the Baba Budan Giri Hills, where the first coffee seeds from Eithiopia were planted. Stay in a coffee estate and trek some of the high peaks with jaw-dropping views before you descend into India's throbbing Silicon Valley in Bangalore. |
An unusual Indian experience for the young at heart combines urban adventures in Mumbai, beach time in Goa, explorations of the ruins of ancient empire in the heart of the country, and walks and treks amidst stunning coffee and forest filled mountains of the South Western Ghats.
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BEST TIME TO VISIT
August - March |
IDEAL FOR
Younger Couples |
BASICS
14-nights; road-based |
PRICES START FROM
On request |