08 Nights 09 Days
Chennai- Kanchipuram- Mahabalipuram -Pondicherry- Tanjore-Madurai- Rameshwaram- Madurai
Day 1: Arrival Chennai
On arrival at Chennai transfer to hotel later sightseeing includes the Theosophical Society, Sri Parthasarathy Temple, Kalakshetra, the St. Mary’s Church, Kapaliswara Temple, San Thomas Cathedral Basilica, Mylapore, Fort St. George and houses the Secretariat and Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. The evening is at leisure.
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Day 2: Chennai –Kanchipuram- Mahabalipuram (120 Kms/ 03 Hrs)
Morning after breakfast drive for Kanchipuram, Kanchipuram is referred to as one of the 7 sacred cities of Hinduism. The Chola capital during the 2nd century, Kanchipuram today is an important place where people come to gain knowledge about Jainism, Hinduism and Buddhism.
You may visit the city’s popular temples such as Kamakshi Amman temple, Ekambareswarar temple and so on. Also visit the silk weavers of the city, residing here from past four centuries. Thereafter, continue towards Mahabalipuram. On arrival, complete the check-in formalities at the hotel.
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Day 03: Mahabalipuram
Morning after breakfast sightseeing in Mahabalipuram. Also known as Mamallapuram, it has been the ancient port of the Pallava rulers. During their reign, the Pallava rulers constructed a number of architectural marvels such as caves, sculptural panels, temples and Monolithic rathas.
One of such attraction that you will visit today includes Krishna Mandapam. Dedicated to Lord Krishna, it is the world’s largest cave-cut Hindu temple.Shore temple Dating back to the 8th century, this temple is one of the finest examples of Dravidian style of architecture. Five (Paanch) Rathas. Also called the Paandava Rathas, it is a group of 5 monolithic temples, each erected in a different architecture styling.
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Day 04: Mahabalipuram – Pondicherry (100 Kms/ 02 Hrs)
Morning after breakfast drive to Pondicherry on arrival transfer to hotel later sightseeing in Pondicherry. The attractions that you visit today include the Sacred Heart Church, the Rai Niwas and Sri Aurobindo Ashram. Apart from being a religious site, Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Jesus is an oriental specimen of Gothic style of architecture.
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Day 05: Pondicherry – Thanjavur (160 Kms/ 03 Hrs)
Morning after breakfast drive to Tanjore, Tanjore in the morning, by car. En-route halt at Chidambram. This quaint town of Tamil Nady is known as the seat Lord Nataraja, the Cosmic Dancer. Here, you visit Chidambram Temple, which is spread in around 40 acres of land Also called Thillai Nataraja temple, it has a distinct feature of 5 sabhas. Thereafter, continue to Tanjore. On arrival, check-in at your hotel. After some rest, the rest of the day is for sightseeing in Tanjore including the very well-known Brihadeeswarar Temple. This UNESCO World Heritage Site is a temple that is dedicated to Lord Shiva. The other attractions of the day include the Saraswathi Mahal Library and the Art Gallery.
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Day 06: Tanjore- Madurai (220 Kms/ 05 Hrs)
Morning after breakfast drive to Madurai, Evening Visit the local market to indulge in shopping and relishing the local food, indulge in the facilities of the hotel, have an interaction with the locals and more.
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Day 07: Madurai
Morning after breakfast visiting the prime attractions of Madurai. Placed on the banks of Vidai River, this popular city of Southern India is around 2500 years old. Visit the splendid Meenakshi-Sundareswarar Temple or Meenakshi Amman Temple. This magnificent temple is dedicated to Goddess Parvati, the consort of Lord Shiva. While the Goddess is known as Meenakshi in this part of the country, the Lord is known as Sundareswarar. This magnificiebt temple has 14 gopurams. The afternoon is at leisure. Attend the wonderful evening prayer ceremony at the Meenakshi Temple.
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Day 08: Madurai – Rameshwaram – Madurai (160 Kms/ 03 Hrs)
Morning after breakfast day excursion to Rameshwaram for darshan at the Rameshwaram temple. If history is to be believed the island and the temple got their names from the event when Lord Rama worshipped Lord Shiva to gain penance when he was coming from Lanka, after killing Ravana.
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Day 09: Madurai Departure
Morning after breakfast day at leisure later transfer to Airport for your onward destination