???????? India Ep. 1 (Varkala): A Beach on a CLIFFSIDE?! Enjoying DOSAS and OMELETTES!!

Zone #17 is Sri Lanka! Filmed Jan 2025. Here is my full Sri Lanka/India itinerary!

Day 1 (1/18) Sat ???????? (Sigiriya/Dambulla)

9:15 AM Arrive in Colombo
9:45 AM Meet Driver
11:30 AM Lunch: Amakie Cafe
1:30 PM Sigiriya Lion Rock Museum
2:00 PM Sigiriya Lion Rock
4:00 PM Dambulla Royal Cave Temple
7:00 PM Dinner: Cafe Nuwara
8:30 PM Check into Hotel (Skyloft Kandy)


Day 2 (1/19) Sun ???????? (Kandy/Nuwara Eliya/Ella)

7:30 AM Peradeniya Botanical Gardens
9:00 AM Tea Plantation View
10:00 AM Ramboda Falls
10:30 AM Damro Tea Factory
11:45 AM Lunch: Themparadu
12:45 PM Lake Gregory
3:00 PM Little Adam’s Peak
4:00 PM Zipline
4:45 PM Ravana Waterfall
7:00 PM Check into Hotel (Serenity Tissa)
7:15 PM Dinner: Tharanga Restaurant Tissamaharama
8:15 PM Dessert: Ruhunu Grand
8:30 PM Return to Hotel

What I missed: Ambuluwawa Tower and Bomburu Ella Waterfall


Day 3 (1/20) Mon ???????? (Yala/Galle/Colombo)

6:00 AM Yala Safari Tour
1:45 PM Unawatuna Beach
2:00 PM Lunch: Curry Cult Sri Lanka
3:00 PM Galle Dutch Fort
6:30 PM Galle Face Green
6:45 One Galle Face Mall
7:00 PM Dinner: One Galle Face Food Court
7:45 PM Head to Airport for India

Day 4 (1/21) Tue ???????? (Varkala/Alleppey)

6:45 AM Arrive in Trivandrum Airport
7:45 AM Temple/Village Tour
8:15 AM Chai Break
8:30 AM Varkala Beachside Cliff
8:45 AM Breakfast: Buddha Bar Cafe
9:45 AM Shri Janardhana Swamy Temple
10:00 AM Snack: Cafe Trip is Life
11:30 AM Mangrove Forest Kayaking
2:00 PM Lunch: AR Capital Restaurant
5:00 PM Alapuzzha Beach/Aquarium
6:00 PM Check into Hotel (Time Square Boutique Hotel)
6:15 PM Buy Adapter
8:00 PM Dinner: BayRoute Bistro


Day 5 (1/22) Wed ???????? (Alleppey)

9:15 AM Buy Sunglasses
10:00 AM Alleppey Backwaters Shikara Ride
12:00 PM Lunch: Dhe Vattakayal Toddy Shop
2:00 PM Speedboat
5:30 PM Inchathotty Suspension Bridge
6:15 PM Cheeyappara Waterfalls
6:45 PM THE GREEN WORLD Spice Garden/Market
8:30 PM Check into Hotel (Casa Montana Munnar)
8:45 PM Dinner: Hotel Buffet

What I Missed: Revi Karunakaran Memorial Museum


Day 6 (1/23) Thu ???????? (Munnar)

9:00 AM Gap Road
9:30 AM Lockhart Tea Estate
1:00 PM Lunch: Local Restaurant
1:45 PM 33 Waterfall
2:30 PM Perumbankuthu Falls
3:15 PM Mangapara Kudi Tribal Village
4:30 PM Anakulam Elephant Pond
8:00 PM Return to Hotel
8:30 PM Dinner: Alibaba & 41 Dishes


Day 7 (1/24) Fri ???????? (Kochi)

9:00 AM Head to Kochi
1:45 PM Lunch: Kashi Art Cafe
2:45 PM Santa Cruz Cathedral
3:00 PM Indo-Portuguese Museum
3:15 PM Fort Kochi Beach (Chinese Fishing Nets)/Vasco da Gama Square
3:30 PM St. Francis Church
4:00 PM Water Metro to High Court
4:30 PM Marine Drive
4:45 PM Subhash Bose Park
5:15 PM Centre Square Mall
5:45 PM Ernakulam Market
6:00 PM Purchase Gifts
6:15 PM Dinner: Afsal’s Rahumania Biryani
7:45 PM Check into Hotel (Noah Sky Suites)

What I Missed: Athirappilly Falls, Jew Town, Kathakali Show


Day 8 (1/25) Sat ???????? (Mumbai)

6:30 AM Head to Airport
9:45 AM Arrive in Mumbai
10:30 AM Mumbai Metro
11:15 AM Snack: Samosa Stall
11:45 AM Haji Ali Dargah
12:15 PM Gateway of India/Taj Mahal Palace
1:30 PM Elephanta Caves
3:30 PM Lunch: KFC
4:15 PM Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya
4:30 PM Horniman Square/Asiatic Society/St. Thomas Cathedral
4:45 PM Kitab Khana/Rajabai Clock Tower/Oval Maidan
5:00 PM Marine Drive
5:15 PM Head to Airport

What I Missed: Malabar Viewpoint, Hanging Gardens