Palais De Mahe

A Family Friendly Holiday to South India

This family-friendly journey to South India is brimming with activities to satisfy even the most adventurous of children. A beautiful combination of private river cruising, wildlife safaris and child-friendly, insightful experiences amongst working plantations guarantees a holiday packed with variety. We have…

14 days from £3,855pp

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This holiday idea offers you the most comprehensive, contrasting and experience-led journey through Southern India’s temple state of Tamil Nadu.

South India’s Temples

9 days from £3,995pp

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Golden Eagle Madras Mail – South India by Luxury Train

Journey through Southern India, covering everything from India’s most important cities of Mumbai and Hyderabad to spectacular World Heritage Sites and the coastlines of Goa and Kerala.

15 days from £14,205pp

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A Family Friendly Holiday to South India

14 days from £3,855pp

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This holiday idea offers you the most comprehensive, contrasting and experience-led journey through Southern India’s temple state of Tamil Nadu.

South India’s Temples

9 days from £3,995pp

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Golden Eagle Madras Mail – South India by Luxury Train

Journey through Southern India, covering everything from India’s most important cities of Mumbai and Hyderabad to spectacular World Heritage Sites and the coastlines of Goa and Kerala.

15 days from £14,205pp

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Where to stay

Some of the wonderful places to stay that we frequently recommended.

Svatma £££££

India
Boutique

Svatma is a luxury, boutique heritage hotel located in a peaceful enclave of the city of Tanjore in Tamil Nadu, southern India. Surrounded by beautiful gardens, Svatma has been lovingly restored by its current owner into a beautifully designed boutique hotel.

Palais De Mahe £££££

India
Boutique

Palais de Mahe is an elegant, chic hotel a short distance from the waterfront of Pondicherry.

Maison Perumal £££££

India
Boutique

Hotel Maison Perumal is a boutique hotel located in Pondicherry’s Tamil Quarter. The heritage building features a Franco-Tamil design renowned for its use of space, ventilated colonnades, and doorways and windows adorned with stained glass.

De L’Orient £££££

India
Boutique

Pondicherry boasts stunning buildings reflecting its French colonial past, and Hotel De L’Orient offers a selection of suites in one of the old mansion houses.

Visalam £££££

India
Boutique

Visalam heritage hotel, set in a converted mansion with original woodwork and art deco artefacts, is located in the small village of Karaikudi in Tamil Nadu. Visalam is a lovely base from which to explore a part of Tamil Nadu that has many surprises.

The Leela Palace, Chennai £££££

India
City

The Palace lives up to its name, gleaming, vibrant, with the interiors twinkling with all that you imagine a palace should offer, with glass furnishings, chandeliers, paintings and sculpture. With state of the art technology in all the 326 rooms, boasting the largest bedrooms in Chennai, it is grand enough to make you feel like royalty during your stay. The ESPA spa, full gym and a 25-metre pool rooftop pool, provide all the distraction for the modern traveller. Coupled with out of this world dining, it is quickly turning into the place to be seen while staying in Chennai.