DAY 01: ARRIVE KOLKATA (NO MEALS)

Welcome upon midnight arrival at Kolkata airport. After meet & assist services transfer to your hotel. Stay overnight at hotel in Kolkata.

DAY 02: AT KOLKATA (B/L/D)

Breakfast at hotel. Visit Church of Christ The King - famous for its architectural beauty and religious significance.

Howrah Bridge- This is one of four on the Hooghly River and is a famous symbol of Kolkata and West Bengal. The Howrah Bridge is the sixth-longest bridge of its type in the world. Visit Dalhousie Square (BBD Bagh), the heart of Kolkata and many famous buildings, housing, important businesses and banks are located here. The tour covers Writers Building, today it houses the office of the Chief Minister of West Bengal. Visit Victoria Memorial, (Monday closed) Kolkata's imposing white marble dream inaugurated by the Prince of Wales in 1921. Evening will be free for shopping in local bazaars of Kolkata. Overnight stay at hotel in Kolkata.

DAY 03: AT KOLKATA (B/L/D)

Morning after breakfast visit Mother House & Museum (Thursday Closed) - Mother House is also known as Missionaries of Charity, Established in 1950 by Mother Teresa, is a Roman Catholic. Mother Teresa spends her crucial 17-years in Darjeeling of Bengal. Kolkata is the center of Mother's humanitarian activities. Later visit St. Paul's Cathedral Church. Constructed between 1839 and 1847 in Gothic style with stained glass windows and two Florentine frescoes, the cathedral is the largest in the city. St Paul's was consecrated in 1874. Afternoon visit College Street is an eminent center of Kolkata's literary crowd. It is second home to the intellectuals, scholars, academicians, students and book lovers of Kolkata city. Also colloquially known as 'Boi Para' (book-mart), it houses Kolkata's most prestigious and renowned academic institutions like University Of Calcutta, Calcutta Medical College, Presidency College, Sanskrit College, Hare School and Hindu School. The place has a unique charm of its own. Dotted with makeshift book stalls constructed with bamboo, wood, canvas and sheets of tin on both sides of the road, College Street is a paradise for book lovers. It is the largest second-hand book market in the world and largest book market in India. Refresh at Coffee House which is a part of the Indian Coffee House restaurant chain in India, run by a series of worker co-operative societies. Presently, the place is regularly thronged by students from nearby premiere institutions, literary intellectuals and enthusiastic tourists. Stay overnight at hotel in Kolkata.

DAY 04: KOLKATA – GOA (B/-/D) (BY FLIGHT)

Morning after breakfast drive to Kolkata airport to board your schedule flight to Goa. On arrival at Goa, check in at hotel. Evening proceed to visit Bom Jesus Basilica. Dinner & overnight stay at Goa.

DAY 05: AT GOA (B/L/D)

Morning after breakfast visit the famous churches of city. Visit Se Cathedral, Church of St Francis of Assisi, Church of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception, Church of St. Cajetan, Chapel of St. Catherine & Chapel of St. Francis Xavier. Dinner & overnight stay at hotel in Goa.

DAY 06: GOA – COCHIN (B/L/D)

Breakfast at hotel. This morning we had free time until we were taken to the airport for our flight to Kochi with a stopover in Bengaluru to change planes. In the afternoon, you will arrive in Kochi, which is located in the Kerala Region, and then you will be transferred to the hotel for the night.

DAY 07: COCHIN (B/L/D)

Breakfast at hotel. According to tradition, Saint Thomas the Apostle sailed on an Arab trading ship, is believed to have landed at Kodungallur Harbor in Kerala, in 52 AD and founded a Christian community in this area. The Aramaic-speaking Kochi Jews are known to have been in this area in the first century AD and were one of the reasons Saint Thomas, who came from Galilee, came to this place. This morning we will be invited to visit the National Shrine of Ours. Lady of Ransom, Vallarpadam, which was built in 1524 by the Portuguese who brought the statue of Our Lady of Ransom (Maria de la Merced) from Portugal to India. On December 1, 2004, Pope John Paul II gave this church the title of Minor Basilica. Next we will visit St. Thomas Syro Malabar Catholic International Shrine or Malayatoor Church dedicated to St. Thomas the Apostle of Jesus and is one of the international pilgrimage places recognized by the Vatican. After the event we will return to the hotel for the night.

DAY 08: AT COCHIN. (B/L/D)

Breakfast at hotel. Then proceed to visit Changanassery (Church of St. Thomas) return to Cochin and visit the Indo-Portuguese Museum to learn about the history of Christianity and Portuguese influence in Kerala. The museum is located near the St. Francis Church. Evening prayer at the Church of Our Lady of Hope, Fort Kochi: Conclude your pilgrimage with a peaceful prayer session at the Church of Our Lady of Hope, a significant Catholic church in the Fort Kochi area. Then back to hotel dinner and O/N stay at Kochi.

DAY 09: KOCHI – CHENNAI (BY FLIGHT) – PUDUCHERRY (B/L/D)

Morning after an early breakfast drive to Kochi airport to board your schedule flight to Chennai. On arrival, proceed to visit Santhome Church & St Mary's Church. Lunch at local restaurant. Afterwards, drive to Pondicherry (approx.3.5 hours' drive). On arrival, check in at hotel. Dinner & overnight stay at hotel in Pondicherry.

DAY 10: PUDUCHERRY – VELANKANNI (B/L/D)

Morning after breakfast visit The Sacred Heart Basilica & Lady of Victory Church. Later drive to Velankanni (160 Kms/04 hours). Lunch Enroute at local restaurant. On arrival, check in to the hotel. Dinner & overnight stay at hotel in Velankanni.

DAY 11: AT VELANKANNI (B/L/D)

Morning after breakfast visit Basilica of Our Lady of good health and other Churches in city. Lunch at local restaurant Stay overnight at hotel in Velankanni.

DAY 12: VELANKANNI – TRICHY + DEPARTURE (B/L/D)

Morning after breakfast visit Morning Star Church Velankanni. Then drive to Trichy. (Approx. 03 hours' drive). Lunch & dinner will be at local restaurant. Then transfer to airport to board the schedule flight to your onward destination.