{"id":2965,"date":"2026-02-24T02:45:52","date_gmt":"2026-02-24T02:45:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mahendraindiatravel.com\/blog\/?p=2965"},"modified":"2026-02-24T02:47:03","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T02:47:03","slug":"17-days-kerala-and-tamil-nadu-tour-kochi-to-chennai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mahendraindiatravel.com\/blog\/17-days-kerala-and-tamil-nadu-tour-kochi-to-chennai\/","title":{"rendered":"17 Days Kerala and Tamil Nadu Tour Kochi to Chennai Best Price &#8211; 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Duration<\/strong> :17 Days \/ 16 Nights<\/p>\n<p><strong>Destinations<\/strong> :\u00a0Kochi, Alappuzha, Thekkady, Munnar, Madurai, Kanyakumari, Rameswaram, Trichy, Kumbakonam, Tiruvannamalai, Tirupati, Chennai<\/p>\n<h3>DAY 1 :\u00a0Arrival at Kochi International Airport<\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 300;\">On your arrival at Kochi International Airport, you will be received and transferred to the hotel. In the afternoon, start your Kerala Tour. Visit the famous <b>Bhagavathi Amman Temple in Chottanikara, <\/b><span data-val=\"Mattancherry Palace\">Mattancherry Palace<\/span> and <b>Chinese Fishing Nets. <\/b>Have a rest in the hotel. <b>Overnight stay in<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/mahendraindiatravel.com\/\"><b>Kochi<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mahendraindiatravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Kochi.webp\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>DAY 2 :\u00a0Kochi &#8211; Alleppey Houseboat<\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 300;\">This is the day to enjoy yourself with Alleppey House Boat Tour. Finish your breakfast and drive to Alleppey (Alappuzha). Check-in to the houseboat and have a delicious Keralian lunch. Enjoy the cruise over the <b>Vembanadu Lake <\/b>backwaters. The houseboat will be stopped at one place in the evening and there itself you can have your dinner. <b>Overnight stay in an Air-Conditioned Houseboat,<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/mahendraindiatravel.com\/\"><b>Alappuzha<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mahendraindiatravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Thekkady.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>DAY 3 :\u00a0Alappuzha &#8211; Thekkady<\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 300;\">Check-out from the houseboat and drive to Thekkady, the frontier of Kerala &amp; Tamil Nadu, do check-in to the hotel. In the afternoon you can have Adventure Tour by <b>B<\/b><b>oating in Periyar lake, Guided Spice Plantation Tour, Elephant\/Jeep Safari. <\/b>It is optional for you to experience the traditional Keralan ayurvedic massage in the evening. <b>Overnight stay in<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/mahendraindiatravel.com\/\"><b>Thekkady<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>DAY 4 :\u00a0Thekkady &#8211; Munnar<\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 300;\">Finish your breakfast, start your journey for Hill Station Tour in Munnar. Drive to the most famous hill station in South India, Munnar. Do check-in to the hotel and relax. No set of activities are scheduled today. <b>Overnight stay in<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/mahendraindiatravel.com\/\"><b>Munnar<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mahendraindiatravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Munnar.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>DAY 5 :\u00a0Munnar<\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 300;\">This full day is to explore the maximum at Munnar. Visit the famous <b>Mattupatty Dam, Eravikulam National Park, Echo Point, Tea Estates <\/b>etc. <b>One more night stay in<\/b> <b>Munnar<\/b><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mahendraindiatravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Madurai.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>DAY 6 :\u00a0Munnar &#8211; Madurai<\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 300;\">Start your drive to enjoy the Madurai Temples Tour. First check-in to the hotel and in the evening you can visit <span data-val=\"Meenakshi Amman Temple\">Meenakshi Amman Temple<\/span>,<b> Azhagar Kovil <\/b>and <b>Pazhamudhirsolai Temple <\/b>(Arupadai Veedu). Rest of the day to relax in the hotel. <b>Overnight stay in<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/mahendraindiatravel.com\/\"><b>Madurai<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mahendraindiatravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/KANYAKUMARI.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>DAY 7 :\u00a0Madurai &#8211; Kanyakumari<\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 300;\">This is the day to experience Kanyakumari City Tour. Finish your breakfast and first visit <b>Thiruparankundram Temple <\/b>(Arupadai Veedu) and start your drive to Kanyakumari. Kanyakumari is the southernmost tip of the Indian mainland where Bay of Bengal, Arabian Sea &amp; Indian Ocean converge together. You can visit the places like <span data-val=\"Kumari Amman Temple\">Kumari Amman Temple<\/span>, <span data-val=\"Thiruvalluvar Statue\">Thiruvalluvar Statue<\/span>, <span data-val=\"Vivekananda Rock Memorial\">Vivekananda Rock Memorial<\/span>, <span data-val=\"Mahatma Gandhi Memorial\">Mahatma Gandhi Memorial<\/span>. Have a rest in the hotel and relax. <b>Overnight stay in<\/b> <b>Kanyakumari<\/b><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mahendraindiatravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/RAMESWARAM.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>DAY 8 :\u00a0Kanyakumari &#8211; Tiruchendhur &#8211; Rameswaram<\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 300;\">Have an early breakfast in the hotel to start the Holy Tour to Rameswaram. Drive to the most sacred land for Hindus, Rameswaram. Enroute stop and visit <b>Tiruchendhur Temple <\/b>(Arupadai Veedu). Continue your drive to Rameswaram and check-in to the hotel. In the evening visit <b>Sri Ramanathaswami Temple <\/b>and have a dip in 22 holy wells which is meant for internal purification from our sins. <b>Overnight stay in<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/mahendraindiatravel.com\/\"><b>Rameshwaram<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mahendraindiatravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Trichy.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>DAY 9 :\u00a0Rameswaram &#8211; Trichy<\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 300;\">Finish your breakfast and drive to Tiruchchirappalli. Enroute stop for Spiritual Tour at Pillayarpatti Sri Karpaga Vinayaga Temple. Continue your drive and do check-in to the hotel. Start your journey for enjoying Tiruchchirapalli Heritage Tour. Visit the famous <span data-val=\"Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple\">Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple<\/span> in Srirangam, <span data-val=\"Thiruvanaikovil Sri Jambukeswara Temple\">Thiruvanaikovil Sri Jambukeswara Temple<\/span> (Pancha Bhootha Sthalam) and <span data-val=\"Rockfort Uchchipillayar Temple\">Rockfort Uchchipillayar Temple<\/span>. Have a rest in the hotel and relax. <b>Overnight stay in<\/b> <b>Trichy<\/b><\/p>\n<h3>DAY 10 :\u00a0Trichy &#8211; Kumbakonam Thingaloor &#8220;Chandran&#8221; Temple<\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 300;\">Finish your breakfast and drive to Kumbakonam. Enroute have a Pilgrimage Tour to the famous <span data-val=\"Brihadeeswara Temple\">Brihadeeswara Temple<\/span> (Big Temple) in Thanjavur &#8211; a UNESCO world heritage site, <span data-val=\"Thingaloor &quot;Chandran&quot; Temple\">Thingaloor &#8220;Chandran&#8221; Temple<\/span> (Navagraha Temple), <b>Swamimalai <\/b>(Arupadai Veedu). Check-in to the hotel and relax. <b>Overnight stay in<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/mahendraindiatravel.com\/\"><b>Kumbakonam<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mahendraindiatravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/kumbakonam.png\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>DAY 11 :\u00a0Kumbakonam<\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 300;\">Your full-fledged Navagraha Temples Tour visit start here! This day you can cover the temples like <span data-val=\"Alangudi &quot;Guru&quot; Temple\">Alangudi &#8220;Guru&#8221; Temple<\/span>, <span data-val=\"Thirunageswaram &quot;Raaghu&quot; Temple\">Thirunageswaram &#8220;Raaghu&#8221; Temple<\/span>,\u00a0<span data-val=\"Suriyanar Kovil &quot;Sun&quot; Temple\">Suriyanar Kovil &#8220;Sun&#8221; Temple<\/span>,\u00a0<span data-val=\"Kanjanoor &quot;Sukran&quot; Temple\">Kanjanoor &#8220;Sukran&#8221; Temple<\/span>,\u00a0<span data-val=\"Thiruvenkadu &quot;Budhan&quot; Temple\">Thiruvenkadu &#8220;Budhan&#8221; Temple<\/span>,\u00a0<span data-val=\"Keezhaperumpallam &quot;Kethu&quot; Temple\">Keezhaperumpallam &#8220;Kethu&#8221; Temple<\/span>,\u00a0<span data-val=\"Thirunallaru &quot;Sani&quot; Temple\">Thirunallaru &#8220;Sani&#8221; Temple<\/span>. <b>One more night stay in<\/b> <b>Kumbakonam<\/b><b><br \/>\n<\/b><\/p>\n<h3>DAY 12 :\u00a0Mayiladuthurai &#8211; Chidambaram &#8211; Tiruvannamalai<\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 300;\">Today you can visit the remaining Navagraha Tour like <span data-val=\"Vaitheeswaran Kovil &quot;Sevvai&quot; Temple\">Vaitheeswaran Kovil &#8220;Sevvai&#8221; Temple<\/span>,<b> Sri Nataraja Temple in Chidambaram <\/b>(Pancha Bhootha Sthalam). Drive to Tiruvannamalai and in the evening visit <b>Sri Arunachaleswara Temple <\/b>(Pancha Bhootha Sthalam). <b>Overnight stay in<\/b> <b>Tiruvannamalai<\/b><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mahendraindiatravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Tirupati.webp\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>DAY 13 :\u00a0Tiruvannamalai &#8211; Tirupati<\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 300;\">Start your drive towards Tirupati today. Enroute stop for Golden Temple Tour and visit <b>Sripuram Golden Temple in Vellore. <\/b>Continue your drive to Tirupati and relax in the hotel. <b>Overnight stay in<\/b> <b>Tirupati<\/b><\/p>\n<h3>DAY 14 :\u00a0Tirupati &#8211; Day excursion to Sri Kalahasthi<\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 300;\">This is the day for you to have Tirupati Tour. Do worship lord Balaji this morning in <b>Tirumala <\/b>and start your drive to <b>Sri Kalahasthi. <\/b>Have a darshan of <b>Sri Kalahastheeswara Swami <\/b>(Pancha Bhootha Sthalam) and return back to Tirupati. In the evening visit <b>Sri Padmavathi Thayar temple in Alamelumangapuram. <\/b><b>One more night stay in<\/b> <b>Tirupati<\/b><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mahendraindiatravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Kanchipuram.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>DAY 15 :\u00a0Tirupati &#8211; Tiruttani &#8211; Kanchipuram &#8211; Chennai<\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 300;\">Finish your breakfast and drive to Chennai. Enroute have a Temple Tour and visit <b>Tiruttani Murugan Temple <\/b>(Arupadai Veedu), <span data-val=\"Ekambareswarar Temple\">Ekambareswarar Temple<\/span> in Kanchipuram (Pancha Bhootha Sthalam), <span data-val=\"Kamakshi Amman Temple\">Kamakshi Amman Temple<\/span>. Continue your drive to Chennai and check-in to the hotel. <b>Overnight stay in<\/b> <b>Chennai<\/b><\/p>\n<h3>DAY 16 :\u00a0Chennai<\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 300;\">This full day is free for shopping in the commercial malls of the city. <b>One more night stay in<\/b> <b>Chennai<\/b><\/p>\n<h3>DAY 17 :\u00a0Departure from Chennai<\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 300;\">This day you will be ended up with Kerala and Tamil Nadu Tour. You will be transferred to Chennai International Airport, Chennai as per your flight schedule back to home!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Duration :17 Days \/ 16 Nights Destinations :\u00a0Kochi, Alappuzha, Thekkady, Munnar, Madurai, Kanyakumari, Rameswaram, Trichy, Kumbakonam, Tiruvannamalai, Tirupati, Chennai DAY 1 :\u00a0Arrival at Kochi International Airport On your arrival at Kochi International Airport, you will be received and transferred to the hotel. In the afternoon, start your Kerala Tour. 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