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South
India Peaceful Tour |
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Duration:
12 Days / 11
Nights |
Destination
covered : Chennai - Kanchipuram
- Mamallapooram - Tiruvannamalai - Pondicherry
- Chidambaram - Tanjore - Trichy - Madurai
- Trivandrum
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Day
01 : 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. |
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02 : Chennai (Excursion - Tirupathi,154kms/3.5hours)
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
.Legend has it that Lord Venkateswara borrowed
money from the divine treasurer Kubera for
his wedding expenses. He is still paying
back this debt which is why the pilgrims
donate generously to the temple funds. In
the evening return to Chennai for dinner
and overnite stay. |
Day
03: 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.
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Day
04: Mamallapuram/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. |
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05: 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. |
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06: 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. After lunch at local restaurant,
drive to Thanjavur (104kms/03hrs) enroute
visiting the Brass factory at Kumbakonam.
Checkin,
dinner and overnite at hotel . |
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07: Tanjore/Trichy(54kms/02hrs)
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.
Dinner
and overnite at hotel. |
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08: Trichy/Madurai(133kms/3.5hrs)
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. |
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09: Madurai(Excursion-Rameshwaram,154kms/04hrs)
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.
Return
to Madurai for dinner and overnite stay
at hotel.
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Day
10: Madurai/Trivandrum ( 329 kms/08.50 hrs
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After
breakfast drive to Trivandrum and check
in at hotel. Afternoon at leisure. |
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11: Trivandrum(Excursion Kanyakumari - 87
kms/02.00 hrs )
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.
Dinner
and overnite at hotel. |
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12: Trivandrum/ Back Home
After
breakfast transfer to airport to connect
flight for onward journey. End of our services.
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