ROAMING BUDDHA YOGA
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
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Duration: 13 days/12 nights
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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
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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
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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
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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
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FEB 27 COVELONG - PONDICHERRY
Visit Arjuna Penace, Shore Temple, and Five Rathas.
OVERNIGHT - TAJ FISHERMAN'S COVE
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FEB 28 PONDICHERRY
Drive to Pondicherry. VisIt Auroville, Aurobindo Ashram, and Gandhi Beach.
OVERNIGHT - THE PROMENADE, PONDICHERRY
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MAR 01 PONDICHERRY - TANJORE
Visit the famous Chidambaram Nataraja Temple that covers an area of 40 acres.
OVERNIGHT - SVATMA, TANJORE
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MAR 02 TANJORE
Participate in a fire ceremony & Vedic chants
OVERNIGHT - SVATMA, TANJORE​
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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
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MAR 05 MADURAI - PERIYAR
Visit spice gardens and plantations. Visit the Periyar National Park
OVERNIGHT - SPICE VILLAGE, PERIYAR
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MAR 06 PERIYAR - KUMARAKOM
OVERNIGHT - COCONUT LAGOON, KUMARAKOM
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MAR 07 KUMARAKOM
Visit to the bird sanctuary
Cruise the backwaters of Kerala on a kettuvellam houseboat
OVERNIGHT - COCONUT LAGOON, KUMARAKOM
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MAR 08 KUMARAKOM - KOCHI
Take an evening harbor cruise. See a Kathakali Dance performance
OVERNIGHT - TAJ MALABAR, KOCHI
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MAR 09 KOCHI
City tour of Kochi, Synagogue and Sikh gurudwara,
OVERNIGHT - TAJ MALABAR, KOCHI
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MAR 10 DEPART KOCHI FOR USA
Transfer to Kochi International airport