10 Days Tour of St. Thomas Trail in Kerala & TamilNadu visiting 7 and half churches he established

Day 01 COCHIN

Arrive in COCHIN - Rest of the day free to relax - Dinner and Overnight stay in Cochin.

Day 02 PALAYOOR

Afterbreakfast at 8AM drive to PALAYOOR( 120kms-4hrs)- Lunch enroute- visit SAINT THOMAS ARCHDIOCESAN SHRINE. Later drive to KODUNGALOOR – 60kms –(2hrs)-visit Maliankara Church. After spending 1hr in the church , drive to KOTTAKAVU –(15kms)-visit KOTTAKAVU FORANE CHURCH.Later return to COCHIN by late evening – It is time to relax after a tiresome day –dinner and overnight in Hotel.[ B,L,D]

Day 03MALAYATOOR CHURCH

Afterbreakfast at 8am drive to Malayatoor Church – (50 kms) -2hrs- visit St.Thomas Catholic Church.After spending sometime in the church , return to COCHIN – Lunch enroute – afternoon visit Fort Cochin , St.Francis church and Jewish synagogue. Return to hotel for Dinner and overnight stay. ----[ B,L,D]

Day 04 KOKKAMANGALAM CHURCH

After early breakfast check out at 8am and drive to Kokkamangalam –(60kms-2hrs)-visit St.Thomas Syro-Malabar Catholic Church.After spending an hour at the church drive to Alleppey (1hr) to board the Houseboat for a day cruise through the most amazing backwaters while food will be served on board. Check out at 5pm and drive to Beach - Later check in Hotel at 7pm for Dinner and overnight stay. [ B,L,D]

Day 05NIRANAM CHURCH

Afterbreakfast check out at 8am and drive to NIRANAM (60kms-2hrs)- visit St.Mary's Orthodox Syrian Church. After spending half hour in the church proceed to Nilakkal ( 90 kms-4hrs) – Lunch enroute- visit St. Thomas Nilakkal Pally.After spending an hour in the church drive to Quilon (80kms-3hrs ) for overnight stay . [ B,L,D] .Niranam Church has a rich history of being the symbol of Christian faith in Kerala.

Day 06QUILON CHURCH

Afterbreakfast check out at 09am and proceed to visit the Church of Our Lady of Purification (05kms).After spending sometime at the church , drive to KOVALAM ( 75kms-3hrs)- Check In and rest of the day free to relax -city for Lunch and sightseeing- Later at 6pm check into hotel – Rest of the day free to relax- Dinner and overnight stay in hotel. [ B,L,D]

Day 07THIRUVANCODE CHURCH

Afterbreakfast at 8am drive to Thiruvancode (100kms-3hrs)-visit St. Mary's Orthodox Church.Thiruvithamcode Arappally ("Royal Church"), or Thomayar Kovil or St. Mary's Orthodox Church, is located in Thiruvithamcode, Tamil Nadu and is believed by the Christian communities in Kerala that it was built by St. Thomas in 63 AD.

Day 08KUTHIRAMALIKA MUSEUM

Afterbreakfast at 09:30am proceed for Trivandrum city tour – visit Napier Museum and Kuthiramalika – at 1pm lunch – later visit Space planetarium and Shanghumugham Beach before returning to resort for Dinner and overnight stay.

Day 09St. THOMAS MOUNT CHURCH

Afterbreakfast check out and drive to TRIVANDRUM airport (20kms ) for onward journey to CHENNAI – Arrive at Chennai and proceed to St. Thomas Mount. After spending an hour at the church drive to Chennai city to check into the hotel- Lunch – At 4pm drive to SanThome church to see the tomb of St. Thomas – later proceed to the shopping market / mall – rest of the day free to relax- Dinner and overnight at Hotel- [B,L,D]

Day 10CHENNAI AIRPORT

Afterbreakfast check out at 11am to proceed to Chennai Airport to catch flight back home carrying fond memories of the Christian faith Tour.

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For a group of 15 Pax – Minimum number required

Inclusions:

Accommodation on twin sharing basis on FULL BOARD in Premium & Deluxe Hotels.
All transfers by Airconditioned coach .
Day cruise in Deluxe Houseboat through the backwaters with Lunch ,tea and snacks .
Vehicle interstate permit, Toll and parking charges.
Assistance of a Tour manager for the entire tour .

Exclusions:

All personal expenses like soft drinks, telephone calls etc.. etc.. to pay directly.
All Entry fees, camera charges, Tips to Guide etc.. to PAY directly.
All items NOT mentioned under the above Inclusion section .
Tea / snacks to PAY directly unless specified in the Tour programme.
Domestic and International Airtickets and Train tickets.

Please note :

Check In -2pm / Check out-11am
The tour begins on Day 1 with Dinner and end with Breakfast on Day 10.
Govt owned monuments will be closed on all Monday.

Payment Details:

50% of the cost to be paid at the time of Booking
Balance 50% to be paid 10 days before the date of departure

CANCELLATION AND REFUND RULES :

30 Days advance notice: Full refund
30 Days – 15 Days advance notice: 50% Refund
Less than 10 Days advance notice: No Refund
Peak Period: Non Refund Policy - No Refund for cancellation of Peak Period bookings, irrespective of when the booking is cancelled.