Sensation of South
India Tour
Duration:
11 Nights / 12 Days
Destinations Covered: Chennai - Kanchipuram - Mamallapooram
- Tiruvannamalai - Pondicherry - Chidambaram - Tanjore - Trichy - Madurai - Trivandrum
Day 01 : Chennai 
Arrive Chennai - the gateway to southern India, established in 1639 by the East
India Company, is one of the oldest cities of the country. Assistance and transfer
to hotel.
After lunch at hotel, half day sightseeing tour, visiting
Gandhi Memorial, Kala Kshetra, Mylapore temple and Marine beach. Dinner and overnite
at hotel.
Day 02 : Chennai (Excursion - Tirupathi,154kms/3.5hours)
After breakfast, proceed to Tirupathi. Lunch at local restaurant Tirupathi
is a temple town known for the famous ancient temple of Lord Venkateswara (Lord
of seven hills or Balaji, as he is affectionately known ) on the top of the 860mts
high Tirumala hills. The temple of Lord Venkateswara is not only believed to be
amongst the oldest temples in the country, but also the richest of them all. In
the evening return to Chennai for dinner and overnite stay.
Day 03:
Chennai/Kanchipuram/Mamallapooram After breakfast drive to Kanchipuram
( 76 kms/01.50 hrs ) - is the ancient capital of the Pallavas famous as a city
of 1000 Temples and still has 124 shrines. The first temple dedicated to Shiva
was built in the 7th and 8th century and has paintings on the walls. Temples of
Ekambaswara , Kailasanatha, Sri Kamakshi and Varadarajaswamy are of interest.
Kanchipuram is also famous for its silks. Lunch at local restaurant and later
drive to Mamallapooram and check in at hotel.
Afternoon visit the city
- built in 7th century, earlier called Mahabalipooram, this ancient Pallava port,
is today the sight of several antique sculptural marvels. Dinner and overnite
at hotel.
Day 04: Mamallapooram/Tiruvannamalai/Pondicherry
After breakfast drive to Tiruvannamallai(112kms/03hrs)- a pilgrim centre with
an ancient temple of Lord Shiva. After lunch at local restaurant, proceed to Pondicherry
(131kms/ 3.5hrs), which carries a strong whiff of the French presence in India.
This erstwhile French colony on the east coast of South India merged with the
rest of the country in 1954. Legend says that Pondicherry is the place where St.Agasthaya
settled down. Checkin ,dinner and overnite at hotel.
Day 05: Pondicherry
After
breakfast drive to visit Aurbindo Ashram, the city of dawn, which is 10kms north
of Pondicherry. This ashram promotes Aurbindo's ideas in bringing about a synthesis
of Yoga and modern science, so as to unite the spirit and matter. After lunch
at hotel, visit Auroville - a unique experiment in international living and in
creating a new environment where men and women of all nationalities live together
in harmony. Dinner and overnite at hotel.
Day 06: Pondicherry/Chidambaram/Tanjore
After breakfast drive to Chidambaram(65kms/1.5hrs) also called as Thillai,
which has the famous Nataraja temple with the root of the sanctum-sanctorum covered
with golden plates is located in the centre of the town covering an area of 40
acres. In this temple, postures from the Bharatnatayam form of dance are depicted
in sculpture. Natraja is Lord Shiva as a cosmic dancer. Checkin, dinner and overnite
at hotel .
Day 07: Tanjore/Trichy(54kms/02hrs) After breakfast
leave for Trichy, short name of Trichurapalli, situated on the banks of Kaveri
River is a blend of history and tradition as well as pilgrim centre, it is famous
for Ranganath temple at Srirangam. Checkin at hotel. After lunch city tour visiting
Rock fort and its temple at a height of over 23mts. Also visit Srirangam and Jambukeshwar
Temple. Dinner and overnite at hotel.
Day 08: Trichy/Madurai(133kms/3.5hrs)
After breakfast proceed to Madurai and checkin at hotel. The ancient city
of Madurai, some 2600 years old is laid out in the banks of river Vaigai as a
lotus flower with the Meenakshi temple in the centre. After lunch city tour visiting
- Meenakshi temple, King Tirumala's Palace, Great tank and Gandhi museum. Dinner
and overnite at hotel.
Day 09: Madurai(Excursion-Rameshwaram,154kms/04hrs)
After breakfast proceed to Rameshwaram- the most sacred temple town of India
is an island hallowed by the epic Ramayana, where Lord Rama is said to have visited
before going into battle of Srilanka. Legend has it that Lord Rama sent Hanuman
to Mount Kailash to bring a Lingam for worship when he set foot after defeating
Ravana. As Hanuman did not return when the auspicious hour was approaching, Sita
made a sand Lingam so that worship could be performed in time, which is where
the present day Ramanatha Swamy Temple stands close to sea on the eastern side
of the island. Overnite stay at hotel.
Day 10: Madurai/Trivandrum
( 329 kms/08.50 hrs ) 
After
breakfast drive to Trivandrum and check in at hotel. Afternoon at leisure.
Day 11: Trivandrum(Excursion Kanyakumari - 87 kms/02.00 hrs )
After breakfast proceed for Kanyakumari - is the land's end of India where the
water of the Arabian Sea , the Bay of Bengal and the Indian Ocean meet. An important
pilgrim centre of India , it is famous for the Amman Temples - a symbol of unity
and sanctity - deidicated to the virgin Goddess , Kanya Kumari. To its South -
East lies the famous Vivekananda Rock Memorial , a blend of all the architectural
styles of India. Lunch at local restaurant. Evening enjoy the beautiful sun set
and later return to Trivandrum. Dinner and overnite at hotel.
Day
12: Trivandrum/ Back Home After breakfast transfer to airport to connect
flight for onward journey. End of our services.
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