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Duration:
07 Days / 06 Nights |
Places
to Visit: 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.
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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.
Overnight at the hotel in Covelong.
Day
03 - Mahabalipuram - Tanjore, 280 km |
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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.
Later drive to Madurai and on arrival, check-in
at the hotel. Overnight stay.
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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.
Day 07 -
Madurai - Madras
Transfer
to the airport for flight to Madras. |
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