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South India Temple Tour
Duration: 06 Nights / 07 Days
Places Covered: Madras - Mahabalipuram - Tanjore - Tirchy -
Madurai - Madras
For More India Travel Packages : Taj Mahal & India Vacations
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.
Day 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. Kanchi was a
major seat of Tamil learning as well as an important place
of pilgrimage for Buddhists, Jains and Hindus.
Overnight at the hotel in Covelong.
Day 03 - Mahabalipuram - Tanjore,
280 km
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. The attraction is not for fort
itself but the temple at the summit. 344 steps hewn out of
rock lead to the top where are the inscriptions dating back
to the 3rd century B.C.
Later drive to Madurai and on arrival, check-in at the
hotel. Overnight stay.
Day 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. The city got its name from the drops of nectar (Mathuram)
that fell from Shiva's locs when he came to bless its people
for constructing a temple for him. Madurai where the people
wake up at the chant of hymns is proud of magnificent 'The
Meenakshi-Sundareswara Temple.
Day 07 - Madurai - Madras
Transfer to the airport for flight to Madras.
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