If you were to look for a definition of South India, it would be found in the smells, sights and sounds; in its distinctive cuisine, people and temples. Women in bright silk saries, their hair threaded with white and orange flowers; the men in white dhoti – kurtas, foreheads smeared with vibhuti. The restaurants smell of curry leaves and coconut, temples of white mongra flowers and sandlewood incense; the rhythmic chanting of prayers reverberates in the atmosphere. High above the Malabar Coast, this magnificent range of hills provide a cool escape from the hot plains below. Designed for nature lovers, this tour captures the natural beauty of Western Ghats and Jungles of Nagarhole, as well as exploring the cultural richness of the land of Tipu Sultan and the sandlewood city of Mysore.