Discount Travel with Rotary Tours

If you work with Wipro, Cognizant, Infosys, TCS, Accenture you get Half Ticket and an additional 10% off

On packages organized by Rotary Club of Kuttanad

Snapshot of a Rotary Trip: 9 days 8 night tour

2 days at Munnar; 2 days at Kovalam

1 day each at Kochi, Thekkady, Allepey and Kanyakumari

Itinerary:

1^st day – Arrive at Kochi, transfer to hotel, noon tour of Kochi, visit Fort Kochi, Jewish Synagogue, Jew Town, Dutch Synagogue, Chinese fishing nets, St. Francis Church. Overnight stay at hotel

2^nd day – Drive to Munnar. Transfer to hotel, day at leisure. Overnight stay at hotel

3^rd day – After breakfast, sightseeing in Munnar. Visit Eravikulam National Park, Mattupetty dam, old Munnar town and local market. Rest of the day at leisure. Overnight stay at hotel

4^th day – After breakfast, drive to Thekkady. Reach hotel at noon and take rest of day off or opt for a boat cruise down the Periyar river in the Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary (This is not included in the package cost). Overnight stay at hotel

5^th day – Transfer from Thekkady to Kumarakom/Allepey houseboat. All meals on houseboat. Full day and overnight stay on the houseboat

6^th day – Drive to Kovalam. Transfer to hotel. Overnight stay at hotel

7^th day – Day at leisure. On payment basis avail of the resort facilities like Ayurvedic massage

8^th day – Drive to Kanyakumari after breakfast. Check into hotel by noon. Rest of day at leisure. Overnight stay at hotel

9^th day – Transfer to Thiruvanthapuram to catch connecting train/flight back home

Package Cost:

Budget    - Rs.40,290 for two. Rs.4000 for extra person

Standard – Rs.44,660 for two. Rs.4500 for extra person

Deluxe    - Rs.65,240 for two. Rs.5000 for extra person

Luxury    -  Rs.86,235 for two. Rs.8000 for extra person

Mode of Travel: Indica. A/c Indica for Deluxe and Luxury packages

Bus tickets can be arranged on request

Other Offers

Rotary also offers discounts on houseboat packages such as 15% off on deluxe 5 days 4 nights tours and if you like them on Facebook there's a 5% discount!

Contact

Call 09349178898 or 09447776841

Vivekananda Rock

                                   

Vivekananda Rock

It is on a rock isle rising up at the confluence of the Bay of Bengal, Indian Ocean and Arabian Sea

Kanyakumari - Vivekananda Rock - sea colour change

This is the rock island is where Vivekananda attained enlightenment that propelled him on his path of a spiritual reformer in 1892.

There is the Vivekananda Mandapam (Hall) enshrining the seat of Vivekananda’s enlightenment – the famed Vivekananda Rock

Collage Pix- Kanyakumari - Below - Vivekananda Rock Memorial Above Dhyana Mandapam

There is a Dhyana Mandapam (Meditation Hall)

Kanyakumari - Dhyana Mandapam (Meditation Hall)

In 2004, this memorial saved many during the tsunami as they clung on as tidal waves buffeted them. Some of the first visuals of the tsunami came from a tourist stranded here. There’s a memorial commemorating those who lost their lives in that natural disaster. 

Kanyakumari - Memorial to 2004 Tsunami victims

 There’s also a small arch that marks the limit of India on land.

Kanyakumari - Last land tip of India in the south

A 40.5 m statue of poet saint Thiruvalluvar next to the Vivekananda Rock memorial isle.

Kanyakumari - Thiruvalluvar statue from mainland

Kanyakumari - Thiruvalluvar statue from Vivekananda Rock

Reach

Regular ferry from the mainland in Kanyakumari, queues are long. 

Walkway to Vivekananda Rock

Kanyakumari - View of mainland from Vivekananda Rock

     
            Timing: 7 am – 5 pm except Tuesdays

          Tourist Tip: See it from the mainland when lit up.  

Suchindram Thanumalaya Temple

The word Suchi means pure. Lord Indra is the Hindu God and Suchindram means "where Indira comes to be purified".

The shrine is dedicated to Thanumalaya, the Hindu God. The word Thanu refers to Lord Shiva, Mai to Lord Vishnu and Ayan to Lord Brahma. The Suchindram temple came under the purview of the Travancore kings, before Kanyakumari became part of the state of Tamil Nadu. 

Suchindram Temple Pond

Suchindram Temple

Suchindram Temple - side

Suchindram Temple

Suchindram Temple

Suchindram Thanumalaya Temple Features

• It is 7 storeys = 134 ft in height.
• The Gopuram – temple entrance is 40 m/ 24 ft in height.
• The most remarkable feature is the temple’s musical pillars. Four carved out of a single stone fan out into smaller pillars. Two of these have 33 similar pillars and the other pair have 25 similar pillars. Strike them and hear a musical note corresponding to the 7 swaras (notes). This is the best part of the temple because it’s something out of this world.
• Another sight worth seeing is 1108 sculptured women holding aloft oil containers.
• An 18 ft statue of Hanuman in the form of Anjaneya carved from a single block of granite
• A lime and mortal Makkalai, the Nandi bull of Shiva, 13 ft high, 21 ft long, 10 ft wide 

How to Reach Suchindram Thanumalaya Temple: Nagercoil is the nearest rail head. Take the time to see the century old clock tower presented by missionary Duthie to the king of Travancore. Take a Bus from Thiruvanthapuram and Kanyakumari.
Tip for visitors: All are welcome but like other temples in Kanyakumari and Kerala, men are allowed entry only bare chested.