DAY 01- ARRIVE CHENNAI |
- ARRIVE CHENNAI AIRPORT
MEETING AND ASSISTANCE AT THE AIRPORT
- TRANSFER TO CITY HOTEL
- OVERNITE AT HOTEL IN CHENNAI
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Rippon Building , Chennai |
| DAY 02 - CHENNAI |
Kapaleeshwara Temple , Chennai |
- A.M FREE AT HOTEL FOR LEISURE ACTIVITIES
- P.M GUIDED TOUR OF CHENNAI COVERING
- GOVT. MUSEUM (CLOSED ON FRIDAYS)
- FORT ST. GEORGE
- KAPALEESHWAR TEMPLE
- ST. THOMAS CATHEDRAL
- DRIVE ALONG THE MARINA BEACH
- RETURN TO HOTEL IN THE EVENING
- OVERNITE AT HOTEL IN CHENNAI.
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DAY 03 - CHENNAI – KANCHEEPURAM – MAHABALIPURAM |
- AFTER BREAKFAST AT HOTEL PROCEED FOR A GUIDED TOUR OF KANCHEEPURAM (02 HRS DRIVE). ON ARRIVAL AT KANCHEEPURAM VISIT
- EKAMBARESHWAR TEMPLE
- KAILASANATHAR TEMPLE
- VARADARAJA PERUMAL TEMPLE
- VISIT SILK WEAVING FACTORY
- CONTINUATION BY SURFACE TO MAHABALIPURAM (1 HOUR 30 MNTS DRIVE)
- AFTER LUNCH AT SEASIDE BEACH RESTAURANT, SIGHT SEEING OF MAHABALIPURAM COVERING
- THE PENANCE OF BHAGIRATH
- SHORE TEMPLE
- FIVE RATHAS
- PROCEED TO THE BEACH RESORT. REST OF THE EVENING FREE ON THE BEACH
- OVERNITE AT BEACH RESORT IN MAHABALIPURAM
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Kailashanathar Temple , Kanchipuram
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DAY 04 - MAHABALIPURAM– PONDICHERRY |
Statue of Gandhi, Pondicherry |
- AFTER BREAKFAST DEPARTURE TO PONDICHERRY (02 HRS DRIVE). ENROUTE PHOTO STOPS AT ARJUNA PENANCE AND SMALL FISHING VILLAGES . ON ARRIVAL AT PONDICHERRY CHECKIN AT HOTEL.
- AFTER LUNCH PROCEED ON A GUIDED TOUR OF PONDICHERRY VISTING
- SRI AUROBINDO ASHRAM
- THE MUSEUM
- EVENING STROLL ALONG THE PROMENADE OF PONDICHERRY .
- OVERNITE AT HOTEL IN PONDICHERRY .
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DAY 05 - PONDICHERRY – CHIDAMBARAM – KUMBAKONAM – SWAMIMALAI |
- AFTER BREAKFAST AT HOTEL DEPARTURE TO CHIDAMBARAM (02 HOURS). ON ARRIVAL AT CHIDAMBARAM VISIT NATRAJA TEMPLE – THE DANCING SHIVA
- AFTER LUNCH PROCEED TO KUMBAKONAM, ON ARRIVAL CHECK IN AT HERITAGE RESORT SET IN TYPICAL SOUTH INDIAN VILLAGE STYLE
- EVENING WALK AROUND THE RESORT OR TAKE A SHORT RIDE IN THE BULLOCK CART. VISIT A SHOP WHERE BRONZE SCULPTURES ARE MADE
- OVERNITE AT A RESORT IN SWAMIMALAI
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Nataraja Temple , Chidambaram |
DAY 06 - SWAMIMALAI / TANJORE / TRICHY |
Gangaikonda Cholapuram Temple |
- AFTER BREAKFAST AT HOTEL PROCEED ON A GUIDED TOUR OF GANGAIKONDACHOLAPURAM AND DARASURAM ( 3 HOURS VISIT).
- RETURN TO THE RESORT AT KUMBAKONAM
- AFTER LUNCH CHECKOUT AND PROCEED TO TANJORE. ON ARRIVAL AT TANJORE PROCEED ON A GUIDED TOUR OF TANJORE VISITING
l THE PALACE
l BRONZE MUSEUM
l SARASWATI MAHAL LIBRARY
l BRAHADEESHWARA TEMPLE
- CONTINUATION TO TRICHY (1 HOUR DRIVE). ON ARRIVAL AT TRICHY CHECKIN AT HOTEL
- OVERNITE AT HOTEL IN TRICHY
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DAY 07 - TRICHY – MADURAI |
- AFTER BREAKFAST AT HOTEL PROCEED ON A GUIDED TOUR OF TRICHY COVERING
l SRI RANGANATHA TEMPLE
AT SRIRANGAM
l SRI JAMBUKESHWARA TEMPLE
AT TIRUVANAIKAVAL
l ROCK FORT – UCHI PILLAIR KOIL
- RETURN TO HOTEL. AFTER LUNCH PROCEED TO MADURAI (03 HRS 30 MNTS DRIVE).
- ENROUTE VISIT SMALL VILLAGES WHERE COIR AND POTS ARE MADE. ALSO VISIT LOCAL VILLAGE TEMPLE .
- ARRIVE MADURAI AND CHECKIN AT HOTEL.
- AFTER DINNER VISIT NIGHT CEREMONY AT MEENAKSHI TEMPLE .
- OVERNITE AT HOTEL IN MADURAI .
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Meenakshi Temple , Madurai |
DAY 08 - MADURAI – PERIYAR (THEKKADY) |
Elephants in Lake Periyar |
- AFTER BREAKFAST AT HOTEL PROCEED ON A GUIDED TOUR OF MADURAI VISITING
- PALACE OF TIRUMALAI NAYAK
- GANDHI MUSEUM
- WALK THROUGH THE BUSY BAZAARS
OF MADURAI
- RETURN TO HOTEL. AFTER LUNCH CHECKOUT AND PROCEED TO PERIYAR (04 HRS) DRIVE. ARRIVE PERIYAR AND CHECKIN AT HOTEL. EVENING FREE TO WALK AROUND PERIYAR AND FOR SPICES SHOPPING.
- OVERNITE AT HOTEL IN PERIYAR.
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DAY 09 - PERIYAR |
- EARLY MORNING VISIT PERIYAR WILD LIFE SANCTUARY, GAME VIEWING BY BOAT ON LAKE PERIYAR . YOU CAN SPOT SOME WILD ANIMALS LIKE ELEPHANTS, DEERS, MONKEYS, RARE BIRD SPECIES.
- RETURN TO HOTEL FOR BREAKFAST.
- AFTER LUNCH PROCEED ON A GUIDED TOUR TO SPICES PLANTATIONS OR JUST RELAX AT THE HOTEL.
- OVERNITE AT HOTEL IN PERIYAR.
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Lake Periyar |
DAY 10 -PERIYAR- TRIVANDRUM |
Sri Padmanabhaswamy Temple , Trivandrum |
- AFTER BREAKFAST AT HOTEL CHECKOUT AND PROCEED TO TRIVANDRUM (6 HRS DRIVE).
- ON ARRIVAL AT TRIVANDRUM CHECKIN AT BEACH RESORT.
- REST OF THE EVENING FREE ON THE BEACH
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DAY 11 - TRIVANDRUM – KANYAKUMARI - TRIVANDRUM |
- A.M BREAKFAST AT HOTEL.
- PROCEED ON A FULL DAY EXCURSION TO KANYAKUMARI ENROUTE VISITING PADHMANABAPURAM PALACE
- RETURN TO THE BEACH RESORT IN THE EVENING
- OVERNITE AT HOTEL.
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Cape Comorin , Kaniyakumari |
DAY 12 - TRIVANDRUM |
| FULL DAY FREE AT BEACH RESORT. |
DAY 13 - TRIVANDRUM DEPARTURE |
| AFTER BREAKFAST AT HOTEL TRANSFER TO AIRPORT TO CONNECT FLIGHT TO YOUR ONWARD DESTINATION. |
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