Beauty of South India
Day 01 – Arrival at Chennai Airport, welcome by staff, transfer to hotel for Rest.
Day 02 – Chennai – Visit of City and its monuments
After breakfast city visit to Fort St. George, Govt. Museum, Kapaleeshwara Temple, St. Thomas Cathedral, and evening at Marina Beach.
Night at Hotel
Day 03 – Chennai – Kanchipuram – Mahabalipuram
After breakfast drive to Kanchipuram (2 hrs drive), visit Kailash nath Temple, Ekambareshwar temple, Varadaraj Perumal temple and silk weavers working factory. After lunch proceed to Mahabalipuram (2 hrs), visit Sea shore temples, Five Rathas of Pandawas, The penance of Bhagiratha.
Night in Hotel
Day 04 – Mahabalipuram – Pudducherri (Pondicherry)
After Breakfast, drive to Pondicherry (2 hrs 30 minutes) visiting different villages on the way. In the afternoon visit Sri Aurobindo Ashram, Museum of Pondicherry and beautiful church in French colony.
Evening walk on the beach and return to hotel
Night at Hotel
Day 05 – Pondicherry – Chidambaram – Darsuram – Swamimalai – Tanjore
After Breakfast drive to Chidambaram (2 hrs ), visit Natraj Temple. Proceed to Tanjore, on the way lunch and visits to Darasuram and Swamimalai temple.
Arrive Tanjore in Evening – transfer to hotel for rest.
Night at Hotel
Day 06 – Tanjore – Trichy
After Breakfast visit Tanjore – Brihadeshwara Temple, Palace, Bronze museum. After lunch in the afternoon proceed to Trichy and visit Sri Ranganath Swami, Sri Jambukeshwara temple and Rock Fort.
Night at Hotel
Day 07 – Trichy – Madurai
After Breakfast drive to Madurai (about 4 hrs drive), on the way visit coconut farms, pot making factories, and coir making industries in the villages. Reach Madurai by afternoon and after lunch start city visit with Meenakshi temple, Palace of Tirumalai Nayak and Gandhi Museum. Free time to visit Bazars and ceremony at Meenakshi temple in evening. Night at Hotel |
