South India Tour - T5

Duration : 20 Nights / 21 Days

(Chennai - Mamallapuram - Kangipuram - Pondycherry - Chithambaram - Gangai Konda Chola Puram - Tarasuram - Tanjoor - Trichy - Madurai - Tekkadi - Alleppey - Cochin - Ooty - Mudumalai Wild Life - Mysoor - Hassan - Bangalore 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 :

Morning drive to cochin and check in hotel at Cochin. Overnight at hotel.

Cochin Is the one of the ancient town in Kerala and one of the finest natural harbors in the world. Other attraction in cochin chine’s fishering net, Santa cruz basilica, Mattancherry palace, Dutch palace, St. Francis church & jews synagogue.

Day 14 - Cochin :

In the full day, visit and relax  in cochin. Overnight at hotel.

Day 15 - Cochin to Ooty :

After breakfast drive to Ooty, Check in hotel. Evening visit places of Ooty. Overnight at hotel.

It is known as the Queen of Hill stations. The south India’s most famous hill station establish by British. Now Ooty is especially for Honeymoon couples and life here is relaxed and just few km out of the town. You are in the very peace in the very beautiful views.

Day 16 - Ooty to Mudumalai :

Morning drive to Mudumalai wild life and check in hotel. Overnight at hotel.

Mudumalai Wildlife Sanctuary & National Park is one of South India’s most popular Wildlife Sanctuary spread across 322 sq.km in the picturesque rainforests of the Western Ghats. The sanctuary straddles the three states of TamilNadu, Karnataka and Kerala.

Day 17 - Mudumalai :

In the full day, relax in wild life and visit National Park. Overnight at hotel.

Day 18 - Mudumalai to Mysore :

Drive to Mysore.

Mysore is the wonderful historic town and evidence city to exhibit the oldest Indian richest economy. The palace is marvelous. The palaces are treasure for richness, art and architecture. The palace designed by British architect Henry Irwin.   The palace interior is miracle like a kaleidoscope and very famous for silk weaving.

Day 19 - Mysore to Hassan :

After breakfast drive to Hassan. On the way, visit Saravana Belagola and check in hotel at Hassan. Overnight at hotel.

Day 20 - Hassan :

In this full day, Visit Belur & Holebid temples. Overnight at hotel.

The temples are star shaped homogenous architectural beauty raised on a platform carved in black stone with 650 charging elephants. The elephants are different from each other and in the temple dome inside four famous figures of Shantala Devi’s voluptuous beauty, queen of King Vishnuvardhana are marvelous. The temple work higher up is unsurpassed in detail and artistes. Particularly intriguing are the angled bracket figures depicting women in ritual dancing posses. The front of the temple images from the kamasutra.

Day 21 - Hassan to Bangalore :

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