South India Temple
Tour
Duration: 06 Nights / 07 Days
Destinations Covered: Madras
- Mahabalipuram - Tanjore - Tirchy - Madurai - Madras
Day 01 - Arrive
Madras
Arrive Madras by international flight. Assistance on arrival and transfer to the
hotel. Afternoon sightseeing tour. Madras, the capital city, popularly regarded
as the 'Gateway to the South' represents a culture that is distinctly different
from that of northern India.
Day 02 - Madras - Kanchipuram - Mahabalipuram,
140 km Morning drive to Kanchipuram. Kanchipuram, 70 kms west of Mahabalipuram,
this city of thousand temples lies. One of the seven sacred cities of Hindus,
it was the capital of the early Cholas as far back as the 2nd century BC. Kanchi
was a major seat of Tamil learning as well as an important place of pilgrimage
for Buddhists, Jains and Hindus.
Overnight at the hotel in Covelong.
Day 03 - Mahabalipuram - Tanjore, 280 km An early departure for
Tanjore visiting enroute Pondicherry.
PONDICHERRY - Although the French influence
is gradually fading, Pondicherry retains a few Gallic accents. Pondicherry's main
sights are the Rai Nivas, the Sacred Heart Church and the Sri Aurobindo Ashram.
Day 04 - Tanjore - Trichy, 56 km 
Morning
sightseeing tour of Tanjore. Tanjore - The home of Carnatic music, musical instruments,
dance and traditional hadicrafts, Tanjore (Thanjavur) is famous for the Brahadeeswarar
Temple. The temple constructed more than a thousand years ago by the Chola King
Raja Rajan is an architect's marvel.
Day 05 - Trichy - Madurai, 142
km Morning visit Rock Fort Temple. The Rock Fort situated on the banks
of the Kaveri river, Trichy's most famed land mark is an 84 m high rock, one of
the oldest in the world aprox.3,800 million years. The attraction is not for fort
itself but the temple at the summit. 344 steps hewn out of rock lead to the top
where are the inscriptions dating back to the 3rd century B.C.
Later drive
to Madurai and on arrival, check-in at the hotel. Overnight stay.
Day
06 - Madurai - Madras flight 1350/1445 hrs Morning sightseeing tour of
Madurai Madurai, known as Athens of the East, it is the second largest city on
the banks of the River Vigai. The city believed to be more than 2500 yeras old.
The city got its name from the drops of nectar (Mathuram) that fell from Shiva's
locs when he came to bless its people for constructing a temple for him. Madurai
where the people wake up at the chant of hymns is proud of magnificent 'The Meenakshi-Sundareswara
Temple.
Day 07 - Madurai - Madras Transfer to the airport
for flight to Madras.
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