South India Temple Tour
Destination Covered: Chennai - Mahabalipuram -
Tanjore - Tirchy - Madurai - Chennai.
Duration: 6 Nights / 7 Days.
Day 01: Arrive Chennai
Arrive Chennai by international flight. Assistance on
arrival and transfer to the hotel. Afternoon sightseeing
tour. Chennai, 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: Chennai - 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 - Chennai (by flight)
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.











