Kerala Travels - South
India Holidays
South India Festival Tour
Duration: 07 Days
Places to Visit: Chennai - Mahabalipuram - Tanjore - Tirchy - Madurai
- Chennai
Day 1: Chennai
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 2: Chennai - Kanchipuram - Mahabalipuram
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 3: Mahabalipuram - Tanjore
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 4: Tanjore - Trichy
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 5: Trichy - Madurai
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.
Later drive to Madurai and on arrival, check-in at the hotel. Overnight
stay.
Day 6: Madurai - Chennai
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 7: Madurai - Chennai
Transfer to the airport for flight to Madras.
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