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Kerala & Tamil Nadu, South India

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Kerala and Tamil Nadu together form one of South India's most rewarding travel corridors, stretching from the Arabian Sea coast to the Bay of Bengal. Kerala is famed for its tranquil backwaters, spice-scented hill stations like Munnar, lush rainforests, and Ayurvedic wellness traditions, while its coastline draws surfers and sun-seekers to beaches at Varkala and Kovalam. Tamil Nadu anchors the region's cultural and spiritual depth, home to some of India's most magnificent Dravidian temples — from Madurai's Meenakshi Amman to the grand complexes of Thanjavur and Mahabalipuram. Travellers come for the combination of nature, ancient heritage, vibrant cuisine, and a slower, more immersive pace rarely found elsewhere on the subcontinent.

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Kerala & Tamil Nadu, South India · 14 days

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Kerala & the Tropical South — Self-Launched

A 14-day independent run of Exodus's classic Kochi-to-Kovalam route through Kerala and Tamil Nadu, rebuilt for solo travellers using trains, buses, local guides booked ad hoc and guesthouses instead of a guided group coach. You'll cover Fort Kochi's colonial lanes and Chinese fishing nets, the tea hills of Munnar, the temple city of Madurai, spice country and wildlife at Thekkady, rubber and backwater village life around Kumarakom and Alleppey, and finish with beach and temple time in Kovalam and Thiruvananthapuram — all self-bookable, at roughly a third of the tour price. Costs are approximate backpacker/mid-range estimates in GBP; book trains early on IRCTC and expect South India to be hot, cheap and very welcoming to solo travellers.

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