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Originally Posted by zoomingbhat Thank You for your prompt reply guys.We cant extend as getting permission from all 30 student houses is difficult.
Ramkya sir We are booking an ac rajahamsa bus on contract basis.So we will be travelling throughout by bus.
Tentative Ideas from friends
Leave bangalore by evening and reach munnar by morning
Day 1 Starts here.We check in a room for all the morning chaos.
Do munnar sightseeing(please help me in this),And leave for any nearby destination for overnight stay(as munnar will be expensive i guess).
Day 2:We plan to cover Kochi and Alleppey.
Day 3 and Day 4 not decided.
We leave to bangalore on Day 4 night from kanyakumari and reach bangalore next day morning or afternoon
Suggestions please,along with must visit places in these region |
As you have your own transport, you can use time to your advantage. As for managing, break it up into groups of 10, 1 leader for group (time keeper if you will), brief the 3 leaders, select one trip leader, the whole thing will go like clock work. Believe me, I've been managing groups for the past 15 years +, this basic discipline and understanding is needed for everybody's sake. If you're an educational gorup, get the authorities to deputize the group / trip leaders. Have a couple of whistles ready
Zak's plan sounds good, he has listed the sight seeing places nicely too. I am suggesting a small variation.
Day1: Reach Munnar, check in (book in advance), sight seeing. Around 4 pm leave for cochin, it would take a bus like yours 6 hrs to reach there, have dinner on the way to cochin, many choices on the Alwaye, Cochin NH, check in to a dormitory (book in advance, take the booking vouchers with you) around 11-12 and crash.
Day2: Start early, go straight to Fort. Cochih, fishing nets etc, and work your way back to the city and wind-off at Bolghaty Palace in the evening.
I don't know if you'd be able to start by 3 pm from cochin to Aleppey, most of the flavor of boat rides available in Aleppey can be had in Cochin, so skipping Aleppey would give you more time in cochin.
Evening around 7/8 PM drive off to Trivandrum, this would mean sleeping on the bus.
Day 3: Reach Trivandrum, get some hotels for the morning rush, hire 4/5 rooms for all 30, bargain for usage of 3/4 hours near the railway station etc., If you have some friends in TVM tell them to fix up the deal face-to-face, fix the terms in advance so you're sure of what you're getting into. Finish Padmanabha temple, Zoo & acquarium (if all are inclined, Zoo will zap at least 3 hours, I would spend more time in Veli, there are some water scooters available still I think) and go to Kovalam, spend the evening there on the beach. Nothing much to do, just chill out. Leave for Cape, about (3 hours by your bus, I guess) 7, reach there 10 and crash. Book there in advance, TTDC is a good choice, book from their Bangalore office.
Day 4: Watch early sunrise, Vivekananda rock, temple and again chill out on the beach. This would give time for people to nap, relax or get some sleep. If you leave around 3/4 PM, next day morning you'd be @ Bangy.
Have a safe trip,
--Ramky
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