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Day 01 Arrival Chennai
Met on arrival & transfer to hotel for overnight stay.
Day 02 Chennai - Pondicherry
Drive to Pondicherry covering a distance of 165 kms. On arrival, check in at your hotel. Rest of the day is set aside for sight-seeing of Pondicherry A French colony till 1954, this city borders the ocean & still has a distinctly french flavor to it with its mediterrain water front & cobbled streets.
Your tour takes you to the Aurbindo Ashram, Auroville & the Matri Mandir. Overnight at hotel.
Day 03 Pondicherry - Tiruchirapally
Drive to Tiruchirappally covering a distance of 196 kms. On arrival, check in at your hotel. Later, proceed for city tour of Trichy visiting the rock fort temple, which sits atop a massive rock outcrop & dominates the town. Climb the 275-ft via a tunnel to the top for magnificent views of the temple complex visit the island of Srirangam, a massive Vishnu temple with seven walls.
Evening at leisure. Overnight at hotel.
Day 04 Tiruchirapally - Madurai
Drive to Madurai covering a distance of 128 kms. On arrival check in at hotel. Rest of the day at leisure.
Day 05 In Madurai
City tour of Madurai -- your tour takes you to the shree mennakshi temple -- one of India's biggest & most important temples complexes. Built in Dravidian style -- one for shiva & one for his spouse Meenakshi. Also visit the Teppa Kulum -- a tank with a island temple and tirumalainaik palace -- 1000 pillared hall. Rest of the day at leisure. Overnight at hotel.
Day 06 Madurai - Periyar
Drive to Periyar covering a distance of 150 kms. On arrival, check in at hotel. Later, go game-viewing by boat in the sanctuary. Evening at leisure. Overnight at hotel.
Day 07 Periyar - Cochin
Early in the morning, go game-viewing by boat in the sanctuary. Drive to Kottayam. From Kottayam to Alleppey, take a leisurely boat ride; from Alleppey, drive to Cochin covering a distance of 200 kms. Arrive at Cochin late in the evening and check in at hotel. Overnight at hotel.
Day 08 In Cochin
City tour of Cochin – your tour takes you to the Dutch palace, Jewish synagouge, Chinese fishing nets, St. Francis church & Santa Cruz church. Rest of the day at leisure. Over night at hotel.
Day 09 Cochin – Bangalore 9W-3512 (0820-0940)
Transfer to airport to connect flight for Bangalore. Met on arrival & transfer to hotel. Later, proceed for a city tour of Bangalore -- your tour of the Garden city takes you to the Lal Bagh botanical gardens -- set out in the 18th century with rare trees & vegetation.
The Bull temple -- where the awesome monolithic deity Nandi draws devotees from all over the country.
The Vidhan Sudha -- with it's imposing edifice built almost entirely of Bangalore granite, is one of the most important landmarks of the city. Evening at leisure. Overnight at hotel.
Day 10 Bangalore - Mysore
Drive to Mysore covering a distance of 139 kms. Enroute, visit Srirangapatnam. On arrival, check in at hotel. Later, proceed for a city tour of Mysore – your tour of the Sandlwood city takes you to the Mysore palace -- one of the largest & most splendid of its kind.
This Indo - Saracenic biuilding has among other things, stained glass chamber ceilings, a carved silver door, a solid gold throne & a gallery of exquisite paintings. Next visit the Chamundi hills with spetacular views from the Shiva temple & the five Mt. high Nandi Bull sculpture. Rest of the day at leisure. Overnight at hotel.
Day 11 Mysore - Madras
Drive to Madras covering a distance of 450 kms. On arrival, check in at hotel. Evening at leisure. Overnight at hotel.
Day 12 Madras – Back Home
City tour of Madras visiting the Museum to see the Art Bronze Gallery, drive through the Flower & Fruit market, High Court, Fort Museum, Marina beach, Santhome Cathedral & the Snake park. Evening transfer to airport to connect flight for onward destination. |
