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Southern India
& Sri Lanka
16th February - 3rd March 2025
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(click for full
brochure) |
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After visiting northern India
in 2009 (which we loved), we decided that we would
one day like to return and see a little of the
southern part of the country, especially Kerala.
Remembering that our earlier land-based trip had
been quite tiring and that we had both had unfortunate
bouts of food poisoning, we were delighted when
we saw this trip advertised. Relaxing on a ship
and visiting areas we hadn't visited before seemed
ideal and being able to pick and choose what we
ate whilst ashore was an added benefit.
Visiting Sri Lanka proved to be an unexpected
delight. In contrast to the hustle and bustle
of India, it felt much more relaxed, with less
traffic, beautiful landscapes, interesting sights
and charming people.
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Unlike some of our other
recent trips, we did pretty much stick to the published
itinerary, except that we couldn't visit the port of Trivandrum,
because it is not a designated port of entry into India
and we would have been arriving from Sri Lanka. We therefore
sailed non-stop from Colombo to Cochin. |
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Our (very familiar) ship,
the Hebridean Sky, in the port of Trincomalee, Sri Lanka. |
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Taken during the last
full day of the holiday, at a lookout point in the city
of Mumbai. |
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