South India walking, culture & wildlife holiday, India
Departures can be arranged on any day of the week.
The pricing is per person based on 2 people sharing.
Best time to travel is from October to May.
Room upgrades are available at all places.
Description of South India walking, culture & wildlife holiday, India
This Kerala walking, culture & wildlife holiday takes you on an Indian odyssey over the course of two weeks with some sublime settings, including luscious forests and mist-shrouded mountains, incorporated into a fascinating blend of wildlife, scenery and indigenous local villages.
From Mysore to Kochi on the Malabar Coast, as you’d hope from a Kerala walking, culture & wildlife holiday, every aspect of Southern India is brought into the light with heritage train rides, high altitude rain forests, tea gardens and coffee plantations providing ample excuses to rest and soak it all in.
Visits to Bandipur wildlife reserve will leave you in no uncertain terms as to the natural heritage of the region with classical dances in the shadows of temples and visits to see local people in their own homes sure to make this Kerala walking, culture & wildlife holiday about as good as it gets for lovers of all things India.
What you can expect from this Kerala walking, culture & wildlife holiday:
• Jeep Safari through a National Park
• A ride on a heritage train
• Walking through the Bio Diversity Hotspot of the Western Ghats
• Kerala cuisine with localized region-specific specialties
• Discover historic Mysore and Fort Kochi
• Transiting through the land of spices and tea
• Stay at boutique hotels and a jungle lodge.
Price information
Departures can be arranged on any day of the week.
The pricing is per person based on 2 people sharing.
Best time to travel is from October to May.
Room upgrades are available at all places.
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3 Reviews of South India walking, culture & wildlife holiday, India
Reviewed on 08 Feb 2026 by Peter Young
Active, interesting and educational . Gave us a chance to get close to and learn about local animals, birds, and agriculture. Also to find out where all our favourite spices came from. We appreciated high standards of welcome, accommodation and food each evening after a strenuous days trekking. Read full reviewReviewed on 09 Dec 2024 by Martin Holley
Fantastic, varied trip and very well looked after with fab food throughout. Read full reviewReviewed on 28 Feb 2017 by Amanda Eley
There are so many very special moments, but we feel that this holiday enabled us to become involved with local people and their culture that we couldn't have achieved independently. We also enjoyed the combination of nature, wildlife and city attractions. Read full reviewResponsible Travel
Planet
Eco and culture tours like these give an opportunity to visit people at their villages and interact with them and gives the travelers a chance to appreciate local cultures.This trip also helps in raising awareness about the unique bio-diversity of the Western Ghats which is one of the 36 bio diversity ‘Hot Spots’ of the earth. All parks in this region have Eco Development Committees and Forest Protection Teams employed in tourism related work and arranging all wildlife programmes for tourists. So when one enters the park & takes part in safaris or treks in the park, the proceeds of such activities go to the local communities directly and almost in full.
The areas that the guests pass through are parts of the bio-diversity areas, enabling them to sight wildlife, birds and flora seen nowhere else in the world. All this is done without stressing the areas environmentally. The fact that we do not have more than 6 persons on these tours minimizes any detrimental impact.
People
This trip is arranged by local operator and hence the money generated remains local. Moreover, the guides, drivers, cooks and porters are all from the local communities notably the indigenous tribal populations that have been stressed due to loss of traditional means of livelihood. Tours like this ploughs back money into their hands and is eagerly awaited by them to enhance their resources for livelihood. The local guides are knowledgeable of their terrain, flora & fauna and make great educators in the wilderness way of life.A prime factors in this holiday is the location where even today traditional ways of life & agriculture thrives. The guests would also learn more about indigenous people, their way of life and traditions. Moreover, part of the money is ploughed back into these areas where you travel and stay.
The food items are sourced locally making survival of this programme a priority for villagers who live near the camps. The eco lodges we use are also well versed in reducing resource consumption and utilizing local expertise in the day to day operations.
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