That’s why I love India
India is a place of amazing contrasts, spellbinding spirituality, heritage and traditions, innovation and economic growth, wealth and poverty, crowded cities and magnificent, sprawling natural landscapes.
India makes you feel you are alive, shocks you, caresses you and seeps into your soul. There is no other place like it to navigate through her crowded cities, wonder at the magnitude and astounding beauty of her mountains, lakes, waterfalls, rivers, and beaches.
Her history, culture and contemporary living gently collide enveloped in age old traditions, spirituality, and generational respect.
Let us assist you to discover Mother India, this fascinating, challenging and beautiful land, home to more than 1.6 billion people from the northern deserts of Rajasthan to southern coastal fringes of Kerala.
15 Day tour of kerala and goa from $5999.00 per person
4 Star Boutique Hotel and resorts
Kerala is South India's most serenely beautiful state. This slender coastal strip is defined by its layered landscape: almost 373 miles (600km) of glorious Arabian Sea coast and beaches; a languid network of glistening backwaters; and the spice and tea-covered hills of the Western Ghats, dotted with fiercely protected wildlife reserves and hill stations one of which is Munnar.
Goa is a kaleidoscopic blend of Indian and Portuguese cultures, sweetened with sun, sea, sand, seafood, susegad and spirituality. Goa we can say is India’s pocket-sized paradise. What’s not to love about that?
Join That’s Why I Love India for a 15-Day Tour of Kerala and Goa specially curated by a team of travellers who have broken away from the clichés of travel and love nothing more than to help you look deep into the eyes of India’s people and thus, into her very soul.
Discover age-old traditions, the colourful Portuguese influence on each state’s architecture, history, cuisine, arts, and textiles. Savour a selection of specially curated food experiences in contemporary restaurants, with home cooks and cooking classes. Relax by sprawling beaches fringed by the Arabian sea. Step back in time on hill-top, colonial tea plantations. Visit textile studios and art galleries. Tour Kerala’s back waters by boat and talk with local fishermen. Shop for clothing, jewellery, antiques, and spices in Kerala’s famous markets and come away knowing you have uncovered a ‘secret list’ into Kerala and Goa’s life and communities.
The Cost: $5999.00 per person twin share (excluding international airfares)
(Fully escorted Group Tour for 12 starting in Kochi November 11, 2024)
Costs for smaller Group Tours, Couples and Singles available on application for travel between November 24 and March 2025
Destinations: Kerala’s capital, Kochi (Cochin as most people know it); Munnar; Kumarakom; Trivandrum, Kovalam, Kanyakumari and Goa
HIGHLIGHTS:
· A Culturally Immersive Experience
· A Food Walk Tour
· A Home style traditional Dinner with a noted home chef
· Lunch with a noted Saraswat Gaud Home Chef
· A History Tour of Fort Kochi with a local who has lived there all her life.
· A Weaver’s Tour
· Staying on a Colonial Tea Plantation
· A tranquil stay in a Riverside resort
· Visiting India’s most southern tip where the Indian Ocean, The Bay of Bengal and the Arabian Sea meet
· Goa’s Latin Quarter
· A Feni Tasting Experience
· Art Centres and Galleries
· Heritage Homes and Museums
· Verdant mountains, beaches and towns lapped by the Arabian Sea
Accommodation: 4-Star Boutique Hotels and Resorts
All experiences in the final itinerary.
Meals: Meals: All Food Experiences, breakfasts, lunches and dinners. Alcohol is not included.
A Professional English-Speaking Tour Escort throughout the 15 days for a group of 12.
A Chauffeur driven comfortable 14-seater vehicle, at your disposal from the time you arrive at Kochi airport till you’re dropped off at Goa airport for your return flight. This will include driving, toll taxes and parking to all locations for all visits in all locations.
Exclusions:
• International Flights, Visa Fees
• Domestic flights in India (these can be booked through That’s Why I Love India closer to your departure to ensure competitive fares).
• Travel Insurance to cover you against cancellations and exigencies
• 24/7 emergency medical/security evacuation services
• Baggage handling and porterage
• Shopping, Tips & Gratuities in hotels, to guides and driver.
• Alcoholic beverages
• Items of a personal nature such as laundry, telephone calls, Internet/business centre expenses, spa/salon services and room service
• Excess baggage charges
• Prescription medications
• Cost incurred due to change / extension in the itinerary due to roadblocks, bad weather condition, flight delays, vehicle breakdowns, (time for replacement vehicle to come) etc.
ABOUT THAT’S WHY I LOVE INDIA
Established in 2020 dedicated to helping clients discover India slowly with purpose and wonder. Principal Sonia Fingleton is a former journalist, travel marketer, Go Tours independent travel consultant and qualified Tour Guide.
Sonia’s wandered the world for many years, first working as a journalist and later as a promoter of many destinations (at home and abroad). She first visited India 30 years ago and fell in love. As incongruous as it sounds much has changed but little has, really. The power of the place and its traditions are still intact, much of the beauty remains and when the people smile it’s like sunshine.
India keeps beckoning her with new experiences focused on her special interests of the Arts, Textiles, Spirituality, Regional Cuisines, and India’s colourful history and traditions.
TWILI has the exceptional services of an on the ground Delhi based tour company founded over a decade ago, by a traveller who is an authority on the country’s handmade heritage, and supported by a team of wanderers who love sending travellers off as much as setting off themselves for a range of carefully curated itineraries or others especially crafted for individuals and special interest groups.
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sonia@gotours.com.au