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Duration: 10 nights/ 11 days
Destinations:Colombo - Chennai - Mahabalipuram - Kanchipuram
- Pondicherry - Tanjore - Chettinad\ - Madurai - Chennai -
Colombo - Delhi
Day 01: Colombo/Chennai
Arrival at Colombo, from there you will proceed to Chennai
and when you reach, you will check in at the Trident Hilton
hotel. There is overnight stay in hotel
Day 02: Chennai
After breakfast there will be sightseeing visits to - Chennai,
the capital city, represents a culture that is distinctly
different from that of northern India.
Overnight stay will be at the hotel.
Day 3: Chennai- Mahabalipuram-Kanchipuram-Pondicherry
In the morning you will drive to Mahabalipuram.
Mahabalipuram, is the ancient port of Pallavas. The Pallavas
have created many marvelous monuments with sculptural panels,
caves, Monolithic Rathas and Temples. Krishna Mandapam, is
the world's largest bas-relief shaped rock contains figures
of Gods, men, beasts, birds. Shore Temple, a temple constructed
in Dravidian style. The Five Rathas is a group of five monolithic
temples, each created in different style.
From there you move to Kanchipuram
Kanchipuram is 70 kms west of Mahabalipuram and is the ancient
city of temples. it was the capital of the early Cholas. Kanchi
is place of pilgrimage for Buddhists, Jains and Hindus. Apart
from temples, the city is also famous for its silk weavers,
settled here some 400 years ago. There are more than 25 important
temples, a Church and a Mosque worth visiting. Non-Hindus
are not allowed inside Hindu temples Sanctum area.
Overnight stay will be at the hotel
Day 4 Pondicherry
After breakfast you will proceed for sightseeing in Chochin.
Auroville is located 10 kms north of Pondicherry town, where
people from different nationalities, faiths and beliefs, can
live in peace and harmony. Pondicherry Museum
Houses the findings of Arikamedu, the Chola bronzes and sculptures,
glimpses of French heritage, specimens of modern and traditional
handicraft, paintings, armouries, carvings and many other
things of historical interest. Botanical Garden i preserves
a large variety of exotic species of plants from all over
India and abroad. Sri Gokilambal Thirukameswarar Temple, architecturally
the finest in Pondicherry
Overnight stay is at the hotel
Day 5 Pondicherry/Tanjore/Chettinad
After breakfast you will proceed for Tanjore.
Tanjore is famous for the Brahadeeswarar Temple.The great
Chola king Raja Raja I built this temple.The Art Gallery,
Nandi Bull and the Saraswathi Mahal Library, are one of the
most ancient in the world you will be visiting.
Overnight stay is at the hotel
Day 6 Chettinad
After breakfast you will proceed for Chettinad
Chettinad is known for its culinary delicacies.. Chettinad
food is essentially spicy, with a standard full meal consisting
of cooked dhal, eggplant curry, drumstick sambar, ghee for
flavouring rice, and sweet meats like payasam and paal paniyaram.
Mansions: Chettinad is well known for its houses, embellished
with marble and Burma teak, wide courtyards, spacious rooms,
and for its 18th century mansions..
Temples scattered over the whole place, each temple has its
own tank called oorani Among the many famous temples you will
visit are Vairavan Kovil temple, Karpaga Vinayakar temple,
Kundrakudi Murugan temple, Kottaiyur Sivan temple.
Overnight stay is at the hotel
Day 7 Chettinad/Madurai
After breakfast you will proceed for Madurai
Madurai is known as Athens of the East, it is the second largest
city on the banks of the River Vigai. Madurai is proud of
magnificent of The Meenakshi-Sundareswara Temple. Of its 12
gopurams, four of the tallest stand at the outer walls of
the temple. The 48.8 m high southern gopuram is the most spectacular
and have over 1500 sculptures. In the Ashta Shakti Mandapam
inside the Meenakshi temple, the sculpted pillars tell the
story of the beautiful princess of Madurai and her marriage
to Lord Shiva.
Overnight stay is at the hotel
Day 8 Madurai/Chennai
After breakfast you will proceed for Chennai
The places you will visit in Chennai are are Kalakshetra,
a school of art and music that encourages exponents of Bharatnatyam,
Carnatic music, traditional weaving and designing; Fort St.
George; St. Mary's Church, Sri Parthasarathy Temple, Kapaliswara
Temple, Mylapore , San Thomas Cathedral Basilica There is
overnight stay in hotel
Overnight stay is at the hotel
Departure from Chennai
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