Duration of South India Temple Tour: 11 Nights / 12 Days
Places to Visit during South India Temple Tour: Chennai – Tirupathi – Kanchipuram – Tiruvannamalai – Pondicherry – Chidambaram – Tanjore – Trichy – Madurai – Trivandrum
Day 1: Chennai: Arrive Chennai – the gateway to southern India, established in 1639 by the East India Company, is one of the oldest cities of the country. Dinner and overnite at hotel.
Day 2: Chennai – Tirupathi: After breakfast, proceed to Tirupathi. Lunch at local restaurant Tirupathi is a temple town known for the famous ancient temple of Lord Venkateswara. In the evening return to Chennai for dinner and overnite stay.
Day 3: Chennai – Kanchipuram: After breakfast drive to Kanchipuram ( 76 kms/01.50 hrs ) – is the ancient capital of the Pallavas famous as a city of 1000 Temples and still has 124 shrines. Dinner and overnite at hotel.
Day 4: Tiruvannamalai – Pondicherry: After breakfast drive to Tiruvannamallai.Check in ,dinner and overnite at hotel.
Day 5: Pondicherry: After breakfast drive to visit Aurbindo Ashram, the city of dawn, which is 10kms north of Pondicherry. Dinner and overnite at hotel.
Day 6: Pondicherry – Chidambaram – Tanjore: After breakfast drive to Chidambaram Check in, dinner and overnite at hotel .
Day 7: Tanjore – Trichy: After breakfast leave for Trichy, short name of Trichurapalli, situated on the banks of Kaveri River is a blend of history and tradition as well as pilgrim centre, it is famous for Ranganath temple at Srirangam. Checkin at hotel. After lunch city tour visiting Rock fort and its temple at a height of over 23mts. Also visit Srirangam and Jambukeshwar Temple. Dinner and overnite at hotel.
Day 8: Trichy – Madurai: After breakfast proceed to Madurai and checkin at hotel. Dinner and overnite at hotel.
Day 9: Madurai – Rameshwaram: After breakfast proceed to Rameshwaram- the most sacred temple town of India is an island hallowed by the epic Ramayana, where Lord Rama is said to have visited before going into battle of Srilanka. Overnite stay at hotel.
Day 10: Madurai – Trivandrum: After breakfast drive to Trivandrum and check in at hotel. Afternoon at leisure.
Day 11: Trivandrum – Kanyakumari: After breakfast proceed for Kanyakumari – is the land’s end of India wherethe water of the Arabian Sea , the Bay of Bengal and the Indian Ocean meet. Dinner and overnite at hotel.
Day 12: Trivandrum – Chennai: After breakfast transfer to airport to connect flight for onward journey. End of our services.