South India Tour - T4

Duration : 12 Nights / 13 Days

(Chennai - Mamallapuram - Kangipuram - Pondycherry - Chithambaram - Gangai Konda Chola Puram - Tarasuram - Tanjoor - Trichy - Madurai - Tekkadi - Alleppey - Cochin Drop.)

Day 1 - Chennai to Mamallapuram (60 km , 1.30 hrs approximately) :

Receive from chennai Airport and drive to Mamallapuram. Check in Hotel. Overnight at hotel.

Day 2 - Mamallapuram  :

Morning, visit Mamallapuram. Visit the Shore Temple, Five Rathas, Arjuna penance, Kirshna mandaba and Butter ball. Evening relax in beach.

Mamallapuram is famous for the seven pagodas. Mamallapuram have two nice beaches, one is fisher man beach other is tourist beach. Both of very nice. The fisher man beach has very nice sea food restaurants.

Day 3 - Mamallapuram to Kangipuram :

Morning drive to Kangipuram and visiting Kailasanatha Temple, Eakkambareswara Temple, Varatha Raja Perumal Temple and Silk Weaving Center and Back to Mamallapuram. Overnight at hotel.

Kangipuram is very ancient city, capital of Pallavas. This is one of seven holy cities in India. Here, the silk is very famous. Lot of weavers, they can weave silks at their home.

Day 4 - Mamallapuram to Pondycherry  :

Morning, drive to Pondycherry. Evening visit Sri Aurobindo Ashram, Auroville and local market. Overnight at hotel.

Pondycherry call Pondycherry now. Sri Aurobindo Ashram founded in 1926 by Sri Aurobindo. Later, one of the French women joins with him known as the MOTHER. The Ashram represent yoga and modern science.

Day 5 - Pondycherry to Tanjoor :

After breakfast Drive to Tanjoor. On the way visit Chithambaram, Gangai Konda Chola Puram & Tarasuram. Check in hotel in Tanjoor. Overnight at hotel.

Day 6 - Tanjoor :

That day visit Tanjoor big temple, Palace & Bronze factory. Overnight at hotel.

Tanjoor is very ancient town and capital of Chola Kingdom. The highlight of Tanjoor is Brihadishwara Temple (Big Temple), which is the crowning glory of chola temple architecture. Specially visit this Temple sunrise or sunset time, you have more beautiful experience. The Museum and Saraswathi mahal library also very interesting to see.

Day 7 - Tanjoor to  Madurai :

After break fast, drive to Madurai. On the way, visit Kanadu Kathan village (Chetty Nadu). Check in at Madurai in our hotel. Overnight at hotel.

Day 8 - Madurai :

In the Morning, visit flower market and local bazzar. Evening, visit Madurai Meenakshi Amman Temple. Overnight at hotel.

Madurai is near then 2500 years old ancient town and is the second largest city of TamilNadu. The city situated on the banks of the Vaigai River. Madurai is the ancient capital of the Pandya Kingdom. The Sri Meenakshi Amman Temple is one of the famous temple in TamilNadu.

Day 9 - Madurai to Tekkadi (Periyar) :

Morning drive to Tekkadi. In evening, visit Spice Plantation tour. Overnight at hotel.

Day 10 - Tekkadi (Periyar) :

In the morning, enjoy wild life sanctuary & Evening enjoy the kathakali dance program. Overnight at Periyar

Wild life can be seen while cruising on Periyar Lake in a motor boat. Amongst the animals which can be seen are elephants, wild boar, sambar, tiger, leopard, wild dog, langur monkeys, etc.

Day 11 - Tekkadi (Periyar) to Alleppey :

After breakfast drive  to Alleppey. Check in hotel. Overnight at hotel.

The Alleppey is only one of the Back water paradise in south India. It’s for really nature lovers. The stunning scenarios 'Venice of the India' has more than the boat races, houseboats, beaches, marine products and the coir industry.

Day 12 - Alleppey :

Morning 11 O'clock , check in house boat.  In this full day House boating in Alleppey. Overnight at hotel.

Day 13 - Alleppey to Cochin :

After breakfast, drop to Cochin Hotel or Airport as you wish.