Visit selected Chennai sights such as Kapaleeswarar Temple, San Thome Basilica or Fort St. George before travelling south on the East Coast Road to Pondicherry. Settle into your hotel and stroll the seafront if time permits.

Explore White Town’s heritage streets, Sri Aurobindo Ashram, Manakula Vinayagar Temple and the Sacred Heart Basilica. Visit Auroville’s visitor area and Matrimandir viewpoint where current access arrangements allow.

Drive inland through Tamil Nadu and the Cauvery delta to Thanjavur. Visit Brihadisvara Temple, planned around its worship hours, and consider the Maratha Palace complex or bronze-art traditions.

Travel south to Madurai. After hotel check-in, explore the atmospheric streets and markets around the Meenakshi Temple precinct, subject to time and local traffic.

Visit Meenakshi-Sundareswarar Temple and Thirumalai Nayak Palace as timing permits, then make the scenic drive via Theni and Bodinayakanur into the Western Ghats. Arrive in Munnar by evening.

Spend the day among Munnar’s tea landscapes, visiting Mattupetty, Echo Point and Kundala Lake. Eravikulam National Park or the Tea Museum may be included subject to their current opening schedules.

Travel through Kerala’s highland countryside to Thekkady/Kumily. The afternoon is free for a spice plantation visit, village walk or other locally available activity.

Descend from the hills to Alleppey. Spend the afternoon at leisure by the backwaters, or arrange a private cruise or houseboat stay according to the confirmed travel plan.

Travel north to Kochi. Explore Fort Kochi, the Chinese fishing nets, St. Francis Church, Mattancherry Palace area and the lanes around the Paradesi Synagogue, subject to opening times.

After breakfast, transfer to Kochi International Airport for your onward flight. Departure timing determines whether any final Fort Kochi sightseeing is practical.