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Detailed Itinerary
 Day 01 : Arrive - Delhi
On arrival you will be met by our representative and transferred to hotel, where we will be holding the rooms on ready occupancy basis. Overnight hotel.
Day 02 : Delhi
Today full day city tour of Delhi covering – Qutab Minar, Laxmi Narayan Temple – The Place of Gods, India Gate - The memorial of martyrs, Parliament House – The Government Headquarters. In the afternoon take a city tour of Old Delhi covering Jama Masjid - The largest mosque in Asia, Red Fort - The red stone magic, Gandhi memorial – The memoir of father of the nation. In the evening visit the Church.
Day 03 : Delhi - Agra
Morning we shall drive you to Agra enroute visiting Sikandara. On arrival check into hotel. Afternoon city tour covering Taj Mahal, Agra Fort, etc. Overnight hotel.
Day 04 : Agra - Delhi - Calcutta
Morning visit Fatehpur Sikri (The Old deserted town of Mughal Dynasty. Then drive back to Delhi to enboard flight to Calcutta. On arrival transfer to hotel. Overnight hotel.
Day 05 : Calcutta
Full day city tour, which will include places from followings (On your choice).
Mother House
Nirmal Sishu Bhawan (Orphanage) near Motherhouse.
Nirmal Hriday (Home for the dying, destitute)
Nirmal Kennedy centre (Near airport)
Gandhi Prem Niwas (Leprosium) at Titagarh
Prem Dan – A kind small hospital.
Hospital for the mentally handicapped at Tangra.
Catholic Churches in Calcutta
Church of St. Francis Xavier
Church of sacred heart of Jesus
Church of St. Teresa
St. Thomas Church – Park Street
St. Thomas Church – Sealdah
St. Mary’s Church – Rippon Street
St. Mary’s Church – Baithakkhana Street
St. Anns Church at Market Street.
St. Annes Church, Khiddirpore
Fatima Church – C.L.T. Road
Queen of Palace – Tollygunj.
Christ King Church – Park circus
 Day 06 : Calcutta - Madras
Transfer to airport to catch flight to Madras, On arrival transfer to hotel. Afternoon half-day city tour. Overnight hotel.
Day 07 : Madras - Trichy - Velankanni (Flight + Drive)
Today transfer to Airport for flight to Trichy. On arrival we shall drive you to Velankanni. Overnight hotel.
Day 08 : Velankanni
Full day city tour of Velankanni also visit the Church. Overnight hotel.
Day 09 : Velankanni - Trichy - Cochin (Drive + Flight)
Today we shall drive you back to Trichy for flight to Cochin. On arrival transfer to hotel. Overnight hotel.
Day 10 : Cochin
Today you will visit with us St. Francis church, Dutch Palace – In the evening enjoy Kathakali dance show. Overnight hotel.
St. Francis Church :
Portuguese Franciscan friars who accompanied the expedition led by Pedro Alvarez Cabral constructed India’s oldest European built church in 1503. The original structure was wood, but the church was rebuilt in stone around the mid-16th century – the earliest Portuguese inscription found in the church is dated 1562. The Protestant Dutch captured Cochin in 1663 and restored the church in 1779. After the occupation of Kochi by the British in 1975, it became an Anglican Church.
Vasco de Gama : The first European to reach India by sailing around Africa, died in Cochin in 1524 and was buried here for 14 years before his remains were transferred to Lisbon in Portugal, His tombstone can be seen inside the church.
Day 11 : Cochin - Goa
Transfer to airport to catch flight (CD-468 – 1250/1355) to Goa, on arrival you will be transferred to hotel. P.M. will be free to relax, where? At the beautiful, refreshing and health prone beaches of Goa. Goa’s beaches are its crowning glory. In reality the coasting is one long, palm – fringed delight, the powdery sands – usually silver, occasionally dusted golden – only interrupted from time to time by inlets, estuaries or headlands. Whether secluded and peaceful or broad and lively, they exist for all to enjoy and for none are private. Overnight to be spent at hotel.
Day 12 : Goa
Today you shall visit the Churches in Goa.
Goa : The Portuguese arrived in Goa in 1510 under the command of Alfonso de Albuquerque. They had unsuccessfully tried to establish a base further South, but were opposed by the Zamorin of Calicut and faced stiff competition from the Turks, who controlled the trade routes across the Indian Ocean at the times.
Blessed as it is by natural harbors and wide rivers, Goa was the ideal base for the seafaring Portuguese, who were intent on controlling the spice route from the East. They were also possessed with the strong desire to spread Christianity. Jesus missionaries led by St. Francis Xavier arrived in 1542. For a while Portuguese control was limited to a small area around Old Goa, but by the middle of the 16th century it has expanded to include the provinces of Border and Salcete Despite more than three decades of “Liberalization” from Portuguese colonial rule, roman Catholicism remains a major religion in Goa.
A host of churches still cluster on Holy Hill including the restored Royal Chapel of St. Anthony and the convent of St. Monica, but Goa velha’s two great set-pieces are the Basilica de Bom Jesus and the Se Cathedral. The first is a world Heritage site, presenting a splendidly adorned facade although inside all is restrained except for the ornate marble and jasper tomb of St. Francis Xavier.
Sixty years in building, the Se Cathedral is the largest church in Goa and – it is said the largest Church in Goa and – it is said the largest in all Asia. It’s single tower (the other collapsed in 1776) houses the great 17th century Golden bell and offers superb views from the topmost story.
Day 13 : Goa - Mumbai
Transfer to airport to catch flight (CD-468 – 1425/1650) to Mumbai, on arrival we will transfer you to hotel. Afternoon city tour of Mumbai. Overnight hotel.
Day 14 : Departure - Mumbai
Today departure transfer to Airport for flight back home.
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