
SOUTH INDIA retreat
CHENNAI PONDICHERRY TANJORE
MADURAI PERIYAR KUMARAKOM KOCHI
Cost: $4,995 pp
based on double occupancy, if booked by August 31st, 2018 with a $2,500 deposit
Duration: 13 days/12 nights
Booking the Retreat:
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Fill out the Registration Form
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Pay $2,500 deposit in order to reserve the retreat. Reservations cannot be confirmed until this payment is received.
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Balance of $2,495 is due by October 15th.
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Checks payable to: Roaming Buddha. Mail checks to:
Yoga Center of Columbia,
Attn: India Retreat
8950 State Route 108, Ste 109,
Columbia, MD 21045
Retreat Package Includes:
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Luxury & boutique accommodations
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Breakfast, lunch & dinner
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Yoga & meditation practices
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All local transportation & airport transfers.
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Entrance fees to all monuments
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English speaking guide/escort
Retreat Highlights:
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Cruise on the Kerala Backwaters
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See a Kathakali Dance performance
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Attend a cooking class
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Jeep Safari Tour of the National Parks
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StoryTrails Walking Tour in Madurai
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Evening ceremony at Meenakshi Temple
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Visit to the Bird Sanctuary
ITINERARY
FEB 25 DEPARTURE FROM USA
FEB 26 ARRIVE INTO CHENNAI.
Welcome to Chennai, India! We will be met and taken to Taj Fisherman's Cove Hotel and receive a traditional welcome.
OVERNIGHT - TAJ FISHERMAN'S COVE
FEB 27 COVELONG - PONDICHERRY
Visit Arjuna Penace, Shore Temple, and Five Rathas.
OVERNIGHT - TAJ FISHERMAN'S COVE
FEB 28 PONDICHERRY
Drive to Pondicherry. VisIt Auroville, Aurobindo Ashram, and Gandhi Beach.
OVERNIGHT - THE PROMENADE, PONDICHERRY
MAR 01 PONDICHERRY - TANJORE
Visit the famous Chidambaram Nataraja Temple that covers an area of 40 acres.
OVERNIGHT - SVATMA, TANJORE
MAR 02 TANJORE
Participate in a fire ceremony & Vedic chants
OVERNIGHT - SVATMA, TANJORE
MAR 03 TANJORE - MADURAI
Witness the night ceremony at the Meenakshi Temple.
OVERNIGHT - MADURAI
MAR 04 MADURAI
Take Story Trails walking tour through the mystical town of Madurai.
Cooking class for the food enthusiasts.
OVERNIGHT - MADURAI
MAR 05 MADURAI - PERIYAR
Visit spice gardens and plantations. Visit the Periyar National Park
OVERNIGHT - SPICE VILLAGE, PERIYAR
MAR 06 PERIYAR - KUMARAKOM
OVERNIGHT - COCONUT LAGOON, KUMARAKOM
MAR 07 KUMARAKOM
Visit to the bird sanctuary
Cruise the backwaters of Kerala on a kettuvellam houseboat
OVERNIGHT - COCONUT LAGOON, KUMARAKOM
MAR 08 KUMARAKOM - KOCHI
Take an evening harbor cruise. See a Kathakali Dance performance
OVERNIGHT - TAJ MALABAR, KOCHI
MAR 09 KOCHI
City tour of Kochi, Synagogue and Sikh gurudwara,
OVERNIGHT - TAJ MALABAR, KOCHI
MAR 10 DEPART KOCHI FOR USA
Transfer to Kochi International airport