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Sensation of South India Tour
Duration: 11 Nights / 12 Days
Places Covered: Chennai - Kanchipuram
- Mamallapooram - Tiruvannamalai - Pondicherry - Chidambaram - Tanjore - Trichy
- Madurai - Trivandrum
Day 1: 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 2: Chennai - Tirupathi 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 3: 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 4: 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 5: 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 6: 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 7: Tanjore - Trichy 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 8: Trichy - Madurai 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 9: Madurai - Rameshwaram 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 After breakfast drive to Trivandrum and
check in at hotel. Afternoon at leisure.
Day 11: Trivandrum - Kanyakumari
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 - Chennai After breakfast transfer to
airport to connect flight for onward journey. End of our services.
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