Day 01: Arrival in Chennai
Arrive in Chennai (the capital and largest city of Tamil Nadu) in the
late evening from where you get transferred to your hotel by a representative
of South India Travel Tourism.
Day 02: Chennai
Take breakfast at the hotel. Proceed for Chennai city tour seeing Fort
St George, St Mary's Church, St Thomas Cathedral, Kapaleswarar Temple,
Snake Park, Museum, etc. Return to the hotel for lunch. Spend rest of
the day at leisure. In the evening relax at famous Marina Beach. Dinner
and overnight stay will be at the hotel.
Day 03 : Chennai – Kanchipuram – Mahabalipuram
Take breakfast at the hotel. Drive to Kanchipuram. Visit famous Kanchipuram
Temples like Kailasanatha Temple and Vaikunda Perumal Temple that exhibit
an excellent example of ancient architecture. Take lunch at Kanchipuram
and then drive to Mahabalipuram. On arrival at Mahabalipuram, our representative
will transfer you to the hotel. Freshen up and relax. Relax at beach.
Dinner and overnight stay will be at the hotel.
Day 04 : Mahabalipuram
Have your breakfast at the hotel. Enjoy a full day city tour watching
the stunning rock carvings of Mahabalipuram. The Shore Temple is also
a World Heritage Monument. Have your lunch. Then you are free to explore
at your leisure or enjoy at the beach. Dinner and overnight stay will
be at the hotel.
Day 05: Mahabalipuram – Pondicherry
Take breakfast at the hotel. Drive to the old French state of Pondicherry.
Arrive and check in at the hotel. Freshen up and relax. Later explore
the extensive Ashram of Sri Aurobindo. Visit the Matri Mandir at Auroville
in the afternoon. Spend rest of the day at leisure. Dinner and overnight
stay will be at the hotel.
Day 06: Pondicherry – Tanjore
Take breakfast at the hotel. Drive to Tanjore. En route visit famous Natraja
Temple at Chidambaram. Also visit the auspicious Mahamaham Tank at Kumbukonam,
and Darasuram Temple on the way. Reach Tanjore, check in at hotel and
relax. Dinner and overnight stay will be at the hotel.
Day 07 : Tanjore – Trichy
Take breakfast at the hotel. See Tanjore attractions like Brihadeswara
Temple, Art Gallery, Mahal Library and Palace. Later drive to Trichy,
arrive and check in at the hotel. Freshen up and relax. Dinner and overnight
stay will be at the hotel.
Day 08: Trichy
Have your breakfast at the hotel. Explore the magnificent Ranganatha Vishnu
Temple. Visit the famous Rock Fort and see magnificent temples. Spend
rest of the day at leisure. Dinner and overnight stay will be at the hotel.
Day 09 : Trichy
Take
breakfast at the hotel. Explore some rarely visited ancient sites near
Trichy including Moovar Koil Temple at Kodumbalur. Also visit to the ancient
cave temples of the Jains at Sittannavasal and Pudukottai where a museum
houses a wide range of sculptures. On time return to hotel. Freshen up
and relax. Dinner and overnight stay will be at the hotel.
Day 10: Trichy – Madurai
Take breakfast at the hotel. Drive to Madurai – the second largest city
of Madurai. Arrive in Madurai. On arrival, South India Travel Tourism
representative will transfer you to the hotel. Freshen up and relax. Visit
the world famous Meenakshi Amman Temple and see its magnificent gopurams.
Witness Aarti Ceremony in evening in the temple. Dinner and overnight
stay will be at the hotel.
Day 11: Madurai – Departure
Have your breakfast at the hotel. On time South India Travel representative
will transfer you to Madurai Airport to board flight to Chennai for connection
flight to onward journey.